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TOT FIRE DAMAGES LILFNT HOUSE Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chap- r House on the North Campus Gutted by Blaze. S. A^E. Frat House Damaged by Fire - ALL STUDENTS ESCAPE Some Came Down Ropes of Bed Clothes, Others Jumped. REVERSE IRE GURRIGM IN COLLEGES Glenn Frank, Alumni Secre- tary of Northwestern University, Outlines Hjs Plan. :,., m_, m ,.,..'.,Zl - -**£&* &MMM MM â€". Fireproof con§tructlon In building fraternity houses saved the live* of sometwensy-sixyoun men early Tae*. d«y rooming, when Are broke out on the main floor of the Sigma Alpha Bu- llion fraternity house op the north campus. Only One Stairway. The entire group of men who Hvo in the house were asleep in their rooms on the second and third floors when the !!re started Is the living room. They were awakened by the â- moke. The men were aroused 'and the Are department was notified. There is only one stairway leading from the upper floors and the fire was raging in the hall on the first floor. Most of the men, thinly clad, came down this way. They say now that they felt like the three boys who went into the fiery furnace. Some of those who did not relish walking down the hot path. Jumped from the second story, and several from the third floor came down to the ground via Impro- vised ropes made of bed clothing. Through some mistake in not learn* lag at first the place of the fire, the fite department arrived fifteen min- utes late. Chief Hofstetter claims that all the report which was received at the station said the lire was on the campus. The department hunted for thy blaze in the university buildings on the south campus. When they went north they discovered it. Hand Extinguish*â„¢ Vail. The men in the house in the mean- time had been trying to put the fire extinguishers In the hallways to use, but none would work. Men from other residences In the quadrangle came with their hand extinguishers, but they made no headway against the flames, which, by that time, were rag- tag through the entire first floor. The firemen made ahort work of the blase when they finally arrived, but there was not much left of the fur- nishings or woodwork on the first floor of the house when they finished. The furnishings are a complete loss, and the 92.000 worth of insurance car- ried on them will barely replace the darnlrg^ The woodwork, fixtures, win- dows and doors are smoked and burned and the entire house will have to be reflnished. This will be covered by the blanket insurance The Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter it the farthest one north on the north campus. It Is a four-story build- ing and has been occupied by the or- ganisation for a chapter house since January, 1914. It was completed along with the other buildings in the 'a group at a cost of 934,000. The woodwork and. furnishings on the first floor are a total loss. The house wss attractively furnished. The fire did not eat through the walls, because they are made of hol- low fire-proof tiling. This probably Saved the lives of the men, and alio enabled the fire department to get control of the flames so readily. COLLEGE ATHLETICS BELIEVED A FAILURE Pacific Coast Educator Con- demns Their Spirit and Effect. The most obvious fact la that our system of Intercollegiate athletics, after unbounded opportunity to show what it can do for the health, recrea- tion and character of all our students, has proved a failure. William T. Fos- ter writes In the Atlantic. The Ideal of the coach is excessive training of the few; he best attains the business ends for which he is hired by the neglect of those students In greatest need of physical training. Athletics by Proxy. Our present system encourages most Btudents to 'take their athletic* by proxy. When we quote with approval the remark of the Duke of Wellington that Waterloo was won on the playing grounds of Eton, we should observe that he did not maintain that Water- loo Was won on the grandstands of Eton. Intellectual enthusiasm is rare In American colleges and likely to be rarer still if social and athletio af- LAGER BEER RIOTS ~ AGAINST DRY LAWS Sunday Closing in 1855 Brought on Trouble in Chicago. TO AWAKEN INTEREST -A boy learns baseball by seeing the game as a whole and then learning the various details of play. If you should assign the biography of Ty Cobb to a little hoy to learn and^ask him to pass an examination on It, he would revolt. But, take him to a game In which Cobb played and/he would then alt up all night to read the bi- ography. We Learn Backwards. "If we eeuld Just forget educational theory for the moment, we would see that, in general, we learn backwards, discovering the subject as a whole first and then disclosing its elements ^Podar. our • educational- system places the machinery of a aubject before the problem* -----------------ty "I think we will reverse that process in the next 25 years; we will take all of, the material of the curriculum tbatr we have and organise it Into a real game of civilization, so that the stu- dent, without compulsion by the teachers, will be eager to learn." [Continued from Page 1.] dormitories and fraternity houses. PHsed ftelfeo Lost The chief damage to the upstair rooms la from the smoke. Many of tlie fraternity's prized relics were lost ;-'.'-â-  in the fire. The scrap books, which contained everything of importance about the chapter, Since its founding I at Northwestern university twenty- three years ago, are lost. The university authorities feel that .they have reason to be thankful that the fire was no worse than it was and that no lives Were lost. When the | houses w«re being built it was claimed that the construction would prevent - z a serious fire. The truth of the state- ment was .demonstrated last, night. In any other kind of construction the house would have been a heap of "f. ruins thia morning, and there would probably have been some lives lost. This Is Second Fire. This Is the second fire that the Blgma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has l suffered within two years. When the interests. Their dominance has given many a college faculty its character- istic attitude In matters of govern- ment. They assume that boys and girls will come to college for anything but studies. They tell new students. Just how many lectures in each course they may escape. A penalty of un- satisfactory work is the obligation to attend all the meetings on their schedule, and the usual reward for faithful conduct is the privilege of "cutting" mor« . lectures without a summons from the dean. Eseapo the Curriculum. Always the aims of the students ai> pears to be to escape as much .as pos- sible of the college life provided by the faculty, In order to indulge In more of the college life provided by themselves. Their inventive powers are marvelous; they bring forth an releasing the men on trial. Meantime the mayor strengthened hia position by swearing into service a hundred and fifty extra policemen. The-mob approached the north end of Clark street bridge, and a portion of it passed over to the south side. The mayor sent word to the bridge tender to swing the bridge at this moment, by which action the mob was divided into two parts. The police having made suitable dispositions, the bridge was again opened for passage, upon which the remainder of the crowd surged forward to join their fellows who had preceded them. As they reached the south side of the- river the police met them in a solid phalanx, and checked their pur pose to unite their forces. The lead' In College Life by an Early Introduction Into Fun- damental Things. Glenn Frank, alumni secretary of Northwestern university and one of Evanston's, Uiararyâ„¢ Jdo»h£iu^..^*asf down in Boston about a week ago.* He happened to sit next to the managing editor of the Christian Science Moni- tor, at a luncheon at the Boston City Club. The rambling conversation con- vinced the editor that Mr. Frank's Ideas on a college curriculum Would be worth printing. They appeared In the Boston paper last week and. are re- printed here. In explaining his views on the new order of education, which would neith- er take away from nor add to the raw material of the existing curriculum, and which he asserts will reverse the prevailing system in the next 26 years, Mr. Frank says: NO VOTE ON SUMMER BALL RULE AT N. U. Athletic Association Here in Favor of Abolishing T There will be no voting-on the sum- mer baseball rule at Northwestern uni- versity. It is unnecessary, since the athletic association has recommended to the faculty that the rule be abol- ished. The straw ballot idea was engi- neered by the Minnesota Dally, fol- lowing the dropping of Captain Solon from the football team on account of his having played baseball during the summer. The universities of Wisconsin and Chicago are the only two colleges in the conference which openly favor the baseball rule. The rule as It now stands Is as fol- Bidlatol !8?4 CUggigP LAPCEST BrMfKOH THEHOWH The Best <Jppo means nothinf to for the mi Begin today and deposit some^pssseJSTregularly â€"no matter how smallâ€"in our Savings Depart- ment, and you will toon have a useful sum to your credit t^ the World I jlu are nof^prepared to QJrahip^gtSod investment it' fot^wnebody'--but not a baffk account. STATE BANK OF EVANSTON OUNCEMENl Y with a display of! ourCordui RATT GOULD .Stow York. , CHICAGO. WEEK OF LUSIVEâ€"Room 116 GoWns. Negligees in SitkjrYd Wool and Robes In rinl/Tlliii sasaH"lull l we claim to have d^sssffSted If you are looking for novel tie* â- uitable for a S*RWahrtfa& '?'**"!L*j£"JfeJS' we have wme unusual onea. ORDERS by MAIL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. Warm Wrappers. High Neck and Loaf Sleeves, especially adapted for elderly people We 5ca» for You «• Though We Looe torn "la the freshman year I would have j lows: ere of the mob now urged their men fairs continue to overshadow all otherfy, attack, crylng out> ..ptck out ^9 stars/'. "Shoot the police," following their advance with a fusillade of shots. The liveliest part of the conflict took place in front of the Sherman House, Quite a number of the rioters were wounded, but so far as the official re ports were concerned only one was killed. A few days later there were several "mysterious funerals" on the north side, and it was generally be- lieved that the rioters gave certain \ictims secret burial. Ajjhe result of this action the mob vfJQp completely dispersed, but the mayor felt that this was not the end of the trouble. He therefore Issued a call for the militia, which was responded to by several companies, among them the Chicago Light Artillery under command of Richard K. Swlrt, the banker. Two Guns; Four Sides. Mayor Boone asked Swift to protect which the university carries e» the I endlesa procession of devices for evad chapter was located at 1614 Hlnman I avenue, a fire started from a grate f .that had been overloaded with coal. The men escaped then, but tbe wood „ and brick house was considerably more damaged than the present one. The cause of the fire last night has not been found. There was s Are In the grate, but it had nearly gone â€"out whep the last of The men -went to bed. Tbe screen was in front of : the grate to prevent live coals from . rolling out on the floor. Other fraternities on the campus took the members of the Sigma Alpha •" Epsilon chapter Into their homes for .the night. They are also furnishing their meals today. Ing the opportunities for the sake of which (according to old-fashioned mo- tions) students seek admission to col- lege. The complacent acceptance ot into condition " by college faculties -the pervasive assumption that students have no genuine intellectual enthu- siasmâ€"tends to stagnation. In the realm of thought some appear to have discovered the secret of petrified mo- tion. Need LaboratciUeâ€"Got auidium The educational effect t.f our exis gerated emphasis on intercollegiate athletics is shown in the attitude of alumni. It is difficult to arouse the interest of a large proportion of graduates In anything else. At one of the best of our smaller colleges, In the Mississippi valley. I saw a massive concrete grandstand This valiant emulation of the Harvard stadium seemed to me to typify tiit indiffer- ence of alumni to the crying needs of their alma mi-iei For these graduate* who ,umribute costly concrete seats, to t< used by the student body in lieu of exercise, showed no concern over the fact that the college was worrying along with scientific laboratories inferior to those of the majority of modern high schools. "What could 1 do?" the president asked. "They would give*tho stadium -and-they would not give ther laborer tories." > he was in doubt how this could be done as he had but two guns and there were four sides to the public square to be protected. The warlike mayor, Bap- tist deacon though he was, then drew a diagram showing how that by plac- ing one gun at the corner of LaSalle and Washington streets, and the other at the corner of Randolph and Clark streets, the commander of the battery would be able to rake all the ap- proaches to the square. The firmness and ability shown by the major in his preparations convinced the rioters that further attacks w^re hopeless, and bo law and order were quickly re- established everywhere. One of the newspaper writers commenting on the affair said: "Mayor Boone, being a man of nerve* and decision, took the riotous bull by the horns the moment he made his appearance, and knocked the brute Insensible at the first blow." the teachers dramatize, in a series of lectures and reading courses, the fun- damental problems of American lifeâ€" economic, political, sociological, bio- logical, etc. I would present in words of one syllable all great problems which at the present time are re- served for discussion until the junior jr senior year.' Course Would Bs Invigorating. "I would not expect the student to understand fully, these problems or to formulate valuable conclusions, but, would expect such a course to act on him as an invigorating force. It would stimulate real Intellectual In- terest, which Is the one thing the American college does not have today. "The freshman year is the most curious stage. A far-seeing educa- tional policy will capitalize- this curi- osity. The freshman year should throw on the screen a moving picture of the civilization the student will have to face In after years. History of Institutions. "in the sophomore year, after hav- ing awakened the student's interest in the various problems of life, I would lap back and give him a series of courses that Would be a philosophic history of the institutions in which these questions are found. The origin and development of the church, state, private ownership of land, methods of production, distribution and consump- tion then would, have new meaning to the student because they would ex- plain the ptoblems in which he be- came Interested in his frqahman year. "For the junior year I would give "A student shall be Ineligible to represent his college In athletic con- tests who engages In such contests as a representative ot any athletic or- ganization not connected with bis col- lege, whether in term time or vaca- tion. "Occasional games during vacation on teams not professional or semi- professional, and having no permanent organization, are not prohibited. "In the administration of the rule It is expressly understood that a semi- professional team is one any member of which receives remuneration for his services; and proof of-this fact shall not devolve on the person mak- ing the investigation, but he may ac- cept common report as a basis for action." he court house with the- artillery, but the student a series of courses In the descriptive sciences, astronomy, botany, geeto«/rwte; This knowledge will be necessary to him for interpret- ing his physical world. Senior Year of Intensive Work. "By the senior year, some one in- terest having emerged as tbe student's deepest concern, I would have him de- vote his entire year to intensive work and investigation on that, following somewhat the methods of tbe present graduate schools. "This type of curriculum would be based on the theory that the student must be interested in the whole of a thing before be can become engaged In Its parts. College instruction today Is founded on the belief that two or three years work by the student on what is called the fundamentals of the sub- ject will lead him to interest in the subject as a whole. Just tbe reverse is true. WHY CERTAINLY! RuniSpr car Into Your uwit parage THlf WHITER We make Swfcataw and stationery. and i CHICAGO PORTABLE GARAGE CO. WEST GRAND AVE. AND SACRAMENTO BLVD. Phone Belmont 1931 Open Sunday* Subscribe â„¢* Lake Shore News What Cvery Woman Should Knew. A woman la not expected to know much about Russian history or the in tsrnal workings of the Austrian em pire, but every husband expects bis wife to know right off the bat where .'he ihtpw his dress tie the last time hs ts=S it SS.â€"StSSuii Fr«*» The honors all go to the athlete who neglects his studies in order to make games his supreme interest during thst part of the twelve months which is specifically ~set~ apart for studies. â€" Games During Vacation. Far more sensible, would be an ar- rangement whereby, If we must have intercollegiate athletics at all, the the games could be schedule'! in vaca- tion periods, and as a part ot tbe gate receipts, if we must have them at all, could be used for tbe neeesaart living expenses of worthy students instead of being squandered, as much of that money Is squandered today. 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