A NEW VIEWPOINT,
Standardisation as Stagnations.
EFFECT OF AIR RAIDS,
Characteristic American
Comment.
Standardisation is A Food thing, but when it interferes with improvement it has gone too far,
"They'll get me if it's to be A standard should be a standard the way!" This is the sentiment only until something better has either frankly expresed or covertly been devised. Broadly speaking, barbeared by the 7,000,000 people permanent standards are admis in London since the hardening Bible only where there is no qose process which they have under tion of good or bad, but only of gone through the air menac, selecting some one size or Thie spirit of resignation to the type for convenience of repro- inevitable is shown in varions duction or replacement. Even ways. A correspondent of the bere there ia room for New York Herald writes; — disomasion, ae in cases where The city has many stories of speed is restly more important the odd behaviour of prominent than anything else. It has been citizens when bombs are thunder- charged, for instance, that efforts ing about the city. A poet of to standardiae completely the wide renown site in an armebsir part of seroplane motors are in his three-story home-absolute- cbird responsible for the delay y ap protection from the German in our air programme. In an article explosives-halancing a smull
on this phject in Engineering bast of Nelson on his head, defr-1 and Contracting (Chicago), the ing the Hans to "hit that mark!" writer aseerte that there is no aneb He bas never been accused of thing AB
completely mental lanes. Perhaps he got "standardized industry," and that bia inspiration from the fact that. even if there were, the stand the hoge status of Nelson on top ardisation would probably of the Trafalgar Square mond- pralvenall progres. He writes:ment has withstood all the raide.
"Problems in economice are The Earl of Dadley gets in a seldom a simple as they seem. taxicab and rides leisurely about Uenally many factors are involved the city. He bad difficulty in in each problem. It requires a finding a choffeur who would careful listing of all the factoze if brave the attacke. Now, when- eerious errors are to be avoided, ever a warning is given, the Esri for otherwise sa important factor in said to call his driver and to may be entirely forgotten in move about anywhere—autil solving the problem. Thus, in the "All clear" is given. estimating the saving to be effot- Benjamin B Russell, a packing. ed by standardising structures bouss representative, of Chicago, and machiner, the estimator may goes to bed. His room is close to easily forget that the time lost in the roof of a leading hotel, and a effecting its standardisation may "hit" would be sure to kill him. far outweigh in value the saving "My ration is," he says, "that effected, as illustrated in the the ideal system is to go to sleep; standardisation of freight-cars. then if you're killed you'll never
"There is also another factor of
know it."
The demeanour of Londoners
great importance in such sa bas changed slightly, however, economic problem, namely, the since it has been demonstrated retardation of improvement 68 8 consequence of standardisation. that no building will withstand On this point listen to what Alba direct hit from one of the Goths B. Johnson, president of the bombs. The latest form of fiend- Baldwin Locomotive Works, said shness would, if it struck the Woolworth Building, for instance, in a paper read at the recent meeting of the Chamber of Com Probably crash through ten or fifteen vars before stopping. mercs of United States:
en stories is the maximum height of buildings in London. Mat of them are five and six.
"If, however, it should be
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STARVED EDUCATION.
The New Bill Reviewed.
Sir James Yoxall, M.P., writes in the Daily New
north, the other day found himself A friend of mine, travelling
the unwilling companion of twoj
How the Germans are Embarrassed.
BATTLEFIELD.
MISSIONARIES.
A Requisite of Modera Warlare. of piety is seen, thinke the N-~
no undergradustes; no students. BELGIAN JUDGES STRIKE. THE MODEL. io-training worth counting, com- ing on to fill their places. I have done what I could to get wounded
The Kaiser's Use of Them. or diesbled teachers back from camps and hospitals in this coon-
The Kaiser's particular brand try into the schools, bat not one! A curious picture of the passive |
York Globe, in the expediente he twents that are gone. has been so returned for every resistance of the Balzian magie trates is given by the Westminster
employe to justify land-grabbing. Perhaps you haven't heard. Two missionaries murdered by The teachers themselves cannat Gazete, which telle as that thei roads can work would in the loaf own medicine. This was amusing burished Treasury notes about, teaching as being an "indispen-man" who will administer justice Chronicle, of the clay modellere Kinochow, and an eminent Ger- "bookies," who offered bete, protest against this disregard of Germans can find "no bonorable says "young Sab." in the Daily the Chinese in 1897, brought him displayed a £20 week-end botel able" occupation, of national for them
on the Western front? Yet they en is quoted as saying: "They bill, and informed the whole importare. No teacher would "Last February all the Belgian are playing a most important were very fat missionarice." The compartment that
had willingly face his boye whose magistrates went on strike 88 a part in the war. Clay modelling Globe raminates; successfully dodged the Military fathers are dead, diesbled, or protest against the deportation is the very latest thing is modern "In 1900, when the Kaiser. Service Acte and meant to do so prespectively dying, it he, of of the President of the Court warfare; it is newer than serial exhorted his troops to play the
for the duration of the war." military age, should be retsized of
Appeal. The adminie fighting. In fact it follows close part of Attila's Baza in Chins,
urged that the advantages of standardisation to which the rail.
The Han dreads a dose of his
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ran be sufficient to compensate ly illustrated in the case of a for the disadvantages of present increased confusion, then come
German aviator who, after s raid principle must be discovered by London, was brought down,
crippled. which standardisation chali avcid
respondent writes:- the ceeeation, if not the extinc tion, of improvements. Every
He was sent to a hospital, where improvement in some sense invol he bossted of the rain caused in ves the destraction of standardi London by the German bombe. sation. It would be an evil der Two nights lster s German, eix raid took place in the neigb- for American engineering Bod for American progress in the bourhood, and 20 terror-stricken art of transportation which would se the wounded German he got involve a policy of discourage- oat of bed and tried to find refuge ment to new and useful improve in the room below. He was eo ments in the art. We should frightened, however, that he fell down-eleirs and suffered fatal therefore lock carefully before we lesp, to make sure that we are injuries. not giving up the substance of continued growth is efficiency and economy, to grep tbe
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I hear that the like of those two as indispensable; and teschers tration of the law thus breame is on the heels of the war in the and von Walderese, se comman indispensables may be found in heve DOL
put forward the parsly asd, bat the Germans did air, for without the seroplane and der-in-chief of the internations! any well known public house bar. claim that they se teachers ought not dare to replace the magistrate be no war clay modelling. It ietions
the air photographer there would expedition, carried out fastrac- Mespwhile the rebcole a month to be exempt. Bat earely the by their Activist friende, sa ago 22,000 out of 42,000 element schools must go on? I do not among the latter were caly a few sa off-shoot of air recounaissance, rebuked him, the Kaiser wanted ary school head and
Beeiets anderstand why Local Education men of the necessary education An old Army dive, esked grab a new piece of Chios, bat masters had joined the forces, and Anthorities, the Board of Educs and standing. In other directions what was the most important be 89 successfully beaded cf. 5,000 more are being called option, and even the National Ser- the German Ettempt to place thing in warfare, replied, withon: Wiseionary or ambassador
do not know the figures for the vice Department, do not see and Activists' in positions of import hesitation," Reconnaissance; get grand doks, any one is good secondary and technical su
see to it that the schools for hoye suce has failed, and over thirty of to know your ground, and the enough excare for the Kaiser private schools, bat many must go on.
them baye been dismissed from ground held by the enemy," and when conquest fever reges within thousand schoolmastere bave left Women teachers cannot fill all the Ministry of Justice.
bie verdict is amply supported by bim. If no baudy assassination them for the Army or Navy. A the gape, though they are work "By a recent décree the Ger modern military text books. offers a pretext, then he is able one of the ancient seats of learning ing more splendidly than ever. A Governor-General, TJR Trench warfare unquestionably to improvise another. For ex chimers of standardisation. Es try? For from it, replied the the other day I was told by a correspondent of the Day Falkenhauses, bas instituted s makes reconnaissance dificult butple, when Lenine and Trotzky pecially should this be considered chief engineer of a great telephone a great don that the under News recently cited case German court for both civil and the flying canabine and the user-
did not immediately jump through most carefully when the world company to the query of a public graduates now consisted of "s in which two women were endea military affaire. As a result of ring eye of the camera bave over the hoop and eign the Brest- wide danger of this wer is apon utility commissioner, 'I have a few persons and pagane," the caring to fill the place of four the new regulatione, even in come the difficulty and made Lilov.k treaties, ordere were son, said the engineer, and I latter being youngsters of yellow men who had left one school. Flanders, German and not possible auch accurate observation given to tear Esthonia and Trans- It is now being asserted that entertain too strong & hope for race. The other night I address-That case is typical; presently Flemish has become the official of enemy ground and positions as Csacasis from Russia. Daring the delay in execating oor bis fature to believe that, if be ed the students of two training the ratio will be two women to language, and only German was never dreamed of in the old the two centuries of its life the sirplane construction programme follows my profession, he will colleges for schoolmasters. Before the
work of five men,
Hohenzollern dynasty has always La jadges administer justice. This days of infantry patrole. is mainly attributable to the sten have nothing new to schiera, the war each college contained the Schoolmaster advertisements arbitrary measure, although quite The days of the hepheard been able find reasons why it dardisation of the molore. But, nothing to do but maintain and abeat 120 studente. Now jointly, for teachers increase weekly; in unjustified by international law, attack are over. Every attempt should reid the lands of other whether this is tribe or not, it is operate a system that my associa- and in a building meant for the the streets the behaviour of lade is regarded by the Belgian peo to advence is preceded by the people," evident that very egon our mob. tea and I have designed and housing of theological students, deteriorates weekly. I certainly ple as a striking admission by the most extensive serial resounaise advertised Liberty motor will built,"
those institutione contain 24. do not expect the lada to be "par German authorities that theylance and most elaborate prepara probably be obsolete; for in the Is farming a standardized These colleges have been nine sone," but they will become are unable to find in Flanders tion and rehearsal behind the battle of engineering wits, con- industry'? It is among the times decimated. Of the 24, pagane" if this drain on the any honorable men willing to lines. stantly going on among the oldest of industriee, yet who three are discharged soldiers, one school-steffe goes on.
Asame the post of magistrate in The bird-men with their camers engineers of the warring nations, would dare say that progress in of them moving gallantly on two
the present circumstances. eyes swarm over the Hun trenches night and draw an imaginary the standard of to-day will it hee nearly reached an end? artificial legs; of the remaining
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matter of fact, the taking photographs which reveal, line bisecting thie are. Point undoubtedly form the Eers p-pile Lather Barbank has recently 21 some 15 will be in the Army It will be remembered that authorities are greatly embarrass-with wonderful accuracy, the de- this line towards the aus sod the few months kence.
written a twelve-volume mon- in September.
some time ago the Powers coued by the registeroe of the Belgian fensive systems of the enemy, the r will point towards the 'south." "In this connection it is perograph, the prime object of which The House of Commone has cerned agreed to revise the Chi-Courts, and the German magie nature of the ground, the best tinent to speak of a recent remark is to demonstrate that men has passed the principal clauses of s nese Customs duties on an tretes will only deal with those places for cover, and so on. These made by Secretary Lane to the scarcely began to realise what great Education Bill. Day after active 5 per cent, basis. The cases in which Germans or some precious
plates are rapidly Effect that if the Government is to can be accomplished in the way day, I have sat there eilently, revised tariff ie to be put into of their allies figure as applicants developed, and a picture is pieced tog, if you like, but one of extra- Besume permanent ownership of of improving fruits and plant partly to avoid taking time from force immediately on the concin- or defendante. Their number is together which gives a complete ordinary value. any industry the railways, for producta in general By incress- those speakers who know so much sion of the war, and it was decided still restricted by Article 12 indication of the main festures of Day after day the troops who example it should select only ing the yield of many plants more about the schoole than I do, to consider the drafting of a tarifi of the German decree, which the ground to be won and the will participate in the attack those industries that have have threefold, by inventing new but partly alto because I felt to be enforced ad interim. Ac- provides that *Prosecutions methods the Hans have taken to study the clay reproduction- become "standardiasd. Mr. Lansia species of plante, and by entirely that I was watching the pompose cording to information received against soldiers of the German or prevent its capture.
study it until every enemy trench, a lawyer, and, although su excap: changing the habita of plants, passage of a simulacrum. It was at Tokyo, it has now been decided allied armates are not admitted. The matter does not rest there. every cappier, every rained tionally able man, hit experience Barbank has forever dispelled the essential that somebody should to ebsaden consideration of the Officials eerving the German This is where the clay modellers chatean or farmhouse is familiar has evidently not been along illusion that farming can be great hold bie tongue if the Bill in not ad interim tarif, but immediately nathorities in Flanders and come in, Working from the photo them as their own line. Then scientific lines. Otherwise haly improved by mechanical to die of debate and time to set about fixing details of the Wallonia are in this case cortographs, they construct a com- there are rehearsals, with the clay. would never have spoken of a methods only.
wasting, but slee I had the permanent revision. Itie reported sidered as German soldiers." plete clay model of the enemy model as a guide. The enemy. *standardised industry.' There "No, valuable as standardisa sensation that what I watched that this is dus to cattain special "This article, bas no doubt sector which is to be attacked-position is reproduced behind our is no such thing outside of coun- tion' may be under certain condi- was a funeral, not a pageant of circumstances, which the Tokyo been added to protec: the few The contour of the ground is lines, and the atteok in practised tries like China and India, where tions, it must be remembered that inauguration. For whence are message says are not entirely traitors who have accepted accurately reproduced, Han antil every man knows exactly men havestendardised themselves it has many economic limitations, the teachera of the new schools to owing to the wishes of Japan, bnt ployment under the enemy, and trenches and strong points are what he is to do, where he will iato rigid claasba or cisten, not the least of which is the come? How are even the existing also due to the wishes of China, thus Activists' are placed above put in, woode and buildings are encounter the inoet dificult La railway transportation a tendency to ascrifice fatura pro- ecboala to be, mazned? Teachers though it ie yet impossible to give the law, although their masters do faithfully shown in their exact country, and where he is likely to standardited industry? No. Le gress in order to curtail present of 51 are this week being sent fall particulars of the said special not consider them fit to administer position. It is the ground that meet. the most determined telephony a *standardised indas-waste." /
away into the Army. There are circumstances,
has to be attacked and won. A opposition.
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the boar hand 'makes with the acon of the day-not the mid-