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n&M PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY THE POWMAN PUSUSHlNa eOMfANY .. . X92» DavJs Street, Evanston. ' _^ _ -^ JJ^Npl^:» f* •â- Â» ^ I ARTHUR ROBERTA, Assoeiato Miter JAMBS LEONARD LEE, qttr **!&«* ______ Wlte Decision. ft VI,,, "11 =Stt =3C SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $L0# A YEAR. ,, All matter for publication in any lot later than noon on Monday. week's turn mm reach Entered as second-class matter June 2S. Itll, at (Ms, pestoilce at »$'**J§' ton, Illinois, under the Act of March I. 1S7I. THURSDAY, ^EDEMBER 2%1912: NOTHING IF NOT OPTIMISTIC f "Have all the fun you want, but don't get gay." Thus Cm*r McWeeny to the would-be revellers, desirous of celebrating the hi*|h of the new year. Perhaps they know what it means, but to \» ti sounds very similar to the reply of #*he mother to her daughter sjre- quest, "Mother, may I go out to swimf" ' ? V Here's hoping that the merrymakers will hot venture too near the water" or, if they should by any chance be so rash, that they wp find that water hot - .. '- ' .'. » TAKE TIME FOR rat» Tomorrow is the Sabbath and fingers which have been busy all the week in the preparation of beautiful things for Christmas remem- brances will have a day of rest. In this surcease of activity, whjriiot accomplish a little task which you may have neglected hitherto, and write a check for the "Christmas Belief Fund" for the poor of the cjtyt We have it on the highest authority^that "it is lawful & do good on the Sabbath." In this ease it is also expedient, for the time is growing short in whieh you may help to make this a happy ; Christmas for some unfortunate child. • WHAT SHALL THE CHILDREN STUDY? The crisis seems to be at hand in Chicago' in the case of the ad- visability of including in the curriculum of the public school training in any subject not directly bearing upon the fundamentalsâ€"reading, writing and arithmetic with the mantle extended to geography, physi- ology and grammar. The reform promises to be sweeping in its char- acter, doing away with such "fads" as music, drawing, cooking, sew- ing, nature study and manual training. " " t " ^ : The arguments for the elimination of a part of a too full curricu- lum are sound and good. Thrinimber of hours which the child spends in school are limited and do not grant sufficient time to give in any one particular subject a long enough period for efficient work to be done. with the result that quality is compelled to gM #*y *o quantity If anything must be dropped it certainly should not be those subjects, a mastery of which is a necessary part of the foundation for qny later education or, in cases where the grammar school ends the opportunity lor study, for success in any walk of life. T^e "Jhree B>" and the other equally important subjects must not be sacrificed. "L4: There is. however, a word to be said on the other side. There are ill the grade schools all sorts of children, some of whom have ample opportunity in their homes to be taught to use their hands efficiently and who learn the sense of satisfaction and dignity which comes with the accurate accomplishment of a practical task. Such children have little need for similar courses in the schools. There are, however, two other classes of children who have a right to consideration in this mat- ter: those from homes in whieh shiftlessness and inefficiency reign, and in which the child has no hope of learning the correct way of per- forming manual tasks, and homes of luxury in which sueh training is equally out of the question. * ♦â-  â-  There seems but one way to meet the difficulty: have the extras in the course, but the classes held in time outside the usual school hours. Such work is so different from the regular class-room exercise, that it is really in the nature of recreation and so would not tax the strength of the child nor interfere with his pursuing effectively the studies recognized by all classes as really fundamental. ♦ #♦♦*> THE Y. M. C. A. ABROAD Few people realize the magnitude of the work done through the agency of the Young Men's Christian association. We are familiar with the activities of the organization in our cities, towns and col- leges, but it has all come about so quietly that the outsider^ is not struek by the extent of the good accomplished by the men in charge of the work both here and abroad. f When Americans began maJring*their homes in the Philippines the T. M. C. A. was one of the greatest factors in the moral and social life of the white man and also of the natives in the islands. With the establishment of freer intercourse with other countries in China and Japan, the Y. M- C. A. hap crept in and established branches in the various cities»of the twp countries where untold good is being done in a social, moral and physical way. , , Perhaps the greatest achievement of the association is its work in that most difficult field, the Panama canal There, in the early days of the work, the American workmen, surrounded by conditions of cli- mate, sanitation .and companionship which required the greatest physi- cal strength and moral courage to endure, were soon discouraged and ready to return to the greater comfort and pleasant social relations of the states. At this critical moment, the day was saved and this prob- lem, which was of equal, if not greater mtportance, than those of engineering, was brought to a successful solution by the establishment of the varied activities^ of the organization of young men. The wave of discontent receded and the men settled down to the completion of their undertaking. The thought of athletiea, both indoor ond out, in a tropical elimafe seems to be a form of amtisement a trifle strenuous to mv But to the men starving tor recreation and social intercourse, it appears different All the branches of regular Y. M. C A. work nourish there; educational and religions, as wett as those which are de- sighed simply "to offer amusement and icereation to Ha nsembers. there are fifteen secretaries employed in the work, men whose influ- fnry on tfo» rapid prog?*** of Jtfre VtV*~ canal can never he mcaaurod. y:M$l^fm B| RESUMED s QMrton of *«»umptlo* at Hostilities Rests on Moslem Demand for Per- mission to Revlctusl Adrl* * as <;.- snople. \ â-  ,â- â-  .... ,„ From an economic standpoint the Y. M. C. A. certainly ie a paying inatitntion, if one eotiaidera the vafae of the effect of its work on the physical and moral condition > of flie sen and the greater efficiency jrhich content with thenr enmnpaimt * London, Dec. 23.â€"A crisis -In the peace conference will be reached today at St James palace. The question of the resumption of hostilities now rests on the Turkish 4 for permission to revictnal pie. If the Turks refuse to al- ter this demand the peace negotia- tions probably will not reach consid- eration of the surrender of the fort- ress. The allies are united in the stand thai the negotiations must con- tinue with conditions within Adrian- ople as they are at present. Balkan Delegates Firm. The Balkan delegates will flatly re- fuse to allow the provisioning of Ad> rlanople. and will" declare for war un- less the powers offer an acceptable plan of mediation, giving to the al- lies the privileges and preference which they believe theirs, as due to the victors. The allies claim they are now bet- ter prepared for war than at the be- ginning of the conflict jThey claim they can muster 3.350,000 seasoned soldiers between Adrlanople and Tcbatalja. Turk Ships Attack Greeks. Athens, Dec. 23.â€"The Greek squad- ron of warships started from Lemmos In pursuit of the Turkish battleship Torgut Rels, the cruiser Medjidieh and three destroyers, which appeared off the entrance to the Dardanelles. The destroyers advanced and fired twenty shells on the Island of Tenedos and then hurried back into the Dardan- elles, followed by the battleship and the cruiser, which had remained un- der the protection of the forts. Three Turks Killed. The Turkish shells did no damage on the island but caused great excite- ment. The Greek bluejackets stationed there fired on a boatload of Turks who put off to welcome the destroy- *;», killing three of them. The Greek squadron, notified of the incident immediately got under steam and/headed by the admiral's flagship. started off In pursuit of the Turks. Porte Reiterates Its Demand. Constantinople, Dec. 23.â€"Fresh in- structions, in which it is understood the porte reiterates Its demand in most emphatic terms that the Turks be allowed to retain Adrlanople, were forwarded to the Turkish plenipoten- tiaries at London, following a meeting of the cabinet It is evident that friction has de- veloped between the ciYil and mili- tary branches of the government as to the disposition of Adrlanople. The military branch is strongly in favor of resuming hostilities. The majority of the cMl officials favor an early restor- ation of peace, although they are re- luctant to consent to the surrender of Adrlanople. lm Armistice Is Disregarded. Belgrade, Dec. 23.â€"Premier Pacb- itch supplemented his apology of Sat- urday to the Austrian consul for the Prochaska incident with the promise that the Servian officers guilty of the insult to the Austrian envoy would be adequately punished. A sensation was* caused here by a dispatch from the front stating that tiie Turkish forces are violating the armistice bv attacking the Servians. A severer engagement, in which the Servians were victorious, was fought near Scutari last Friday. Pleasure in Simple Life, "Wherever life is simple end sane tree pleasure accompanies it as fra- doiMt imr«!tiv*t*yt Islnarked by the launching ning of numerous undent] of affairs generally. This is particularly ti of business institutions aJ Slate Bank of Evanston extends its gervlces^to o may open new accounts or make changes king connections. Bt After having placed an unusually big order W^^ Orient for Oriental Rugs, Real&acm ******* Shield Silver Curios, Bri^ compelled to close ouf Evan asons. especi ft on account some unexpected very thing in the st^ holiday tradey has We beg you to realik m __ is bound to mark down your holiday expense?$& half, meantime securing you the most wefuf m$# artistic Presents. â- \Jv-M^MMi:£&;r^ Hy picj^tyt fa§j£* regardJms of jr^ffe;^: / this umque opp>ortuM0> 624 DAVIS STREET BELOIAN Oriental Rugs aniR^Lcuies Cleaning and Repairing TELEPHOU 402 Venetian Bldg., trmt^ri-^m^jB -^.;%-- â- â- â- &â-  rashingion St^&nicago reduction of all models We wish to announce from December ist. Distinctive Fnr Hats made to order. ^v Sale of French novelties for Xmas Gifts, etc* i^^?flf Restauraifts THH CLOVER 208 S. Vabash Ave. •'••> THE GURNEY, 23 S. Wabash Ave. THE HEARTH, 141 N| Wabash Ave THE CLOVER, 5^ SUTSbash A 221 W. Madiso All tinder one ownership. 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