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its courtesy. I am sure that the presence in our midst, of members not officially identified with any national group, and who are more ever, experienced in the conduct of international meetings, will be of

great assistance.

"My second reason for mention ing the League has reference to the extrinsic valution of our own Institute. As the League grows in membership and geographical dimensione, it will presumably be compelled to conduct some of its business in regional congresses, For, though theoretically and ideo. ogically the concern of one nation is the concern of the whole world, there are, in practice, international questions that affect only restrict- ed areas. Questions of this charac ter can be best discussed by the parties interested in a regional gathering, under the general direc tion or oversight of the central "Am I too sanguine to hope that a body like this may prove a model for, or a nucleus of such a re. gional gathering? It is not my in tention. I assure you, to rob our own Institute of its unique and intrinsic importance. On the con- trary I believe that its constitu. Lion and functions are capable of exercising a wide influence upon countries that do not participate in its deliberations.

body.

Voluntary Body.

BY MAIL, WIRE, AND THE NEW SCOTTISH

WIRELESS.

Birkenhead.-A fire broke out at the shipyard of Cammell Laird & Co., Ltd Birkenhead, in a shed ward for building small craft. "The shed was almost destroyed in a few minutes.

Shorebam.-Mr. A. V. Pennifold, an inspector employed by the Brighton and Hove Gas Compand "was killed at Shoreham in crossing the railway line from one platform to another to catch a "train.

London. The Board of Architec- tural Education of the Royal In- stitute of British Architects an- ounce that the H.I.B.A. Fourth and Fifth Year Maintenance Scholarship has been awarded to Mr. G. G. Laidler, of the School of Architec- ture, the Architectural Association, London,

DICTIONARY.

INADEQUATE SUPPORT.

THE GENEROSITY OF

ABERDEEN,

OUR WONDERFUL LANGUAGE.

A FEW HINTS" FOR THE FOREIGN STUDENT.

Remember then, most care fully, said the Englishman to the The reproach that Scotland does French student, that ran in the not possesses a modern dictionary Past of run. You can say 'I am running' or 'I run, meaning you of her own distinctive speech is one that will be removed before long if are doing it now; or 'I shall run. two important enterprises come to or shall be running at some future fruition. The Brst is Sir William time. But if you're speaking about Craigie's Dictionary of the Older yesterday, it's 'I ran.' It's true Scottish Tongue," which will carry you can say sometimes I rus,' the story down to 1:00: the second which also refers to the past, but the "Scottish National Dictionary" that's getting complicated. which Mr. William Grant is editing Now if you've got that, run along, for the Scottish National Dictionary run away; I want to work."

"Pardon me, one moment," said This work will ' Association, Ltd. deal with the modern period when Scots, having ceased to he & letter- ed language, had split up into

various dialects.

since Dr. John Jamieson's famous In the century that has elapsed

the Frenchman, "did you say. Run a long way' Means the same thing."

44 No. Run aloog. Run away,

"Oh! Run a long means the

away

"Yes.

:

in a way," "In a way! What is that. I

Grimeby-An express train from London crashed through the level crossing gates on Weelsby Road, Dictionary of the Scottish Lang Grimsby The gateman, Percy White, was struck by the gate and

uage was completed an enormous flung down the embankment. He amount of research has been done am getting confused. Now I re- in Scotland. Mr. Grant's die call. A man said to me yesterday, luckily escaped with briacs and tionary alone will contain thousands There is a storm, but it is a long shock. The train was undamaged. at words that have never appeared; was a way.' But if a long is the in a dictionary before. It will be same as a way,' then what he asid Bexhill-Seeing smoke issuing

could have been expressed thus: from a room above bis flat at Bex- all the more deplorable, therefore. There is a storm, but it is a long if lack of support brings the hill, Mr. Henry Hammond, 80,

devoted labour of many unreward-long along. Or thus: There is a retired cnptain of the Mercantile ed workers to naught. Yet it must storm, but it is way way a way.". Marine, ascended the stairs and re-be-confessed that, so far, Scotland The Eaglishman put down bis moved the cause of the danger by has responded but feebly to appeals Fen throwing water over an oil stove. Shortly afterwards he collapsed and died of the sudden 'exertion.”

Manchester.-Much damage, was caused by a fire at the Crescent Cinema here.

Chard-Chard Town Council pro- poses to confer the freedom of the borough upon Miss Margaret Bond- field, Minister of Labour, who is a native of that place...

Yet another reason makes me think of the Geneva institution in comparison with ours. That is a governmental body, this voluntary, That is political and jural; this is scientific and enlightening. If that is an arena for the ventilation of state policies, this is 1 clearing

Dublin-William Murragh, aged house for educated ideas and co-three, was burnt to death, and four sidered opinionst

other persons were seriously injured, "If Genero can" boast of con- when a car caught fire at Chape stellations of the political world inlizad, near here. its assembly halls, we can. with better reason, be proud of having Norfold.-Mr. Edgar Ladas Smith, on the floor great leaders in science 40, a director of the Norfolk arm of and business. If the League calls malsters, Mesars. F. and G. Smith, for action, the Institute appeals to Ltd., was found shot at his home at Wells. An automatic pistol was near, the body.

reason,

...

"The world needs gatherings of both kinds they should comple- Bury-William Heatley, 17, of ment each other. But if any pre- Clarendon Street, admitted, caus- ference is to be made, the more ing four fires at Messrs. Samuel basic institution-ours-should have Renshaw's Britannia Works, where priority. Way is a voluntary body he was employed. He was commit more basic? The history of inter-ted to the Manchester Assizes for national co-operation or the par- trial. ratives of many an international organizations started and managed

by unofficial bodies-show clearly.

that the initiative for public inter

'

Patriotism,

national unions has often come distance should begin at home. from private institutions. These are usually meetings of private in- dividuals of different nationalities, interested in some common subject,

of Lens.'

I see your mistake," he said

for subscriptions issued on behalf of: kindly. You misunderstood me.

both projects.

The fact that

When I said Run along, ran away,! an unfortunate duplication has come about is itself, I did not say Bun a long, run a Along is one word and so due to the failure of Scotsmen to way.

is away. Long is an adjective, appreciate the importance of com-

way is a noun. Long is the pleting in an adequate way what ought to be an elementary national opposite of short. I have a long nose. Way' is something the same possession.

As path' or 'course' or 'road'."

Where Are the Burns Club7 No one regrets more than Sir William Craigie that he has had to seck American assistance." He has devoted a considerable portion of his leisure for many years to the work, and has spent his own money freely on it. But so far Scotland has only aided him with a paltry grant of £100.

The Chiengo University Press has agreed to publish the dictionary 200 subscribers have been received," "ny soon as the names of the first he said to me, when I saw him the other day in hie Oxfordshire home. Some of my students there are helping me filing and clerking work. It is, of course, a pity that Scot tish students are not doing this work, but I am assisted by a Scots man, Mr. Watson. I have been greatly disappointed by the results of an appeal I addressed to the Burns Clubs. When I left Chiengo not one of them had written to sub- scribe."

31r. Grant's dictionary is in alightly better case, for on the intest list of subscribers the name of one Burns Club (at Hamilton) figures, along with one Scottish Society (in New Zealand). The names of seven English bookseliers appear, but not a single Scottish bookseller is there. The most extraordinary fact about the list is the generosity with which the rest of Scotland given propor tionately there would have been no question-as there unfortunately is of the dictionary being in some danger.

.... ||

"A Long Way Away""" "Aha!" said the Frenchinan, now I do comprehend. I was in- formed only yesterday that when came before a word but is part of that word, is nie as 'not and comes from the Greek A Pro- fessor of Medicine did told me that his patient's ore place was ..' A- septic, not septic. And be said my meirical-a word meaning, I think, face was a-symmetricals, not sym- all on one side. Very well, then, the obe word along means short. What would away mean Run short

'run'sh

or,

"No, no," said the Englishman, "along is, well, a kind of slang, meaning-well meannig off or, well away. We have these things in our language. It would he even possible for me to say to you, Run along, long way away 31

So that would be possible," said the Frenchman reflectively. And

way means a path. It seems to me that with you all things are possible. Did I ever tell you, my friend. of the adventure I had when I made away with a girl in wood?"

3

Made. away, "Yes...I bad to make a way somehow. It was late.

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"[8462

A BROAD-MINDED VICAR.

TO RUN A PICTURE HOUSE,

The Rev. R. H. B. Butler. the She was new vicar of Sutton, a pretty little

no way out of the wood. So I tends to add to the social amenities I, even 1, feeling a demand on my of the place by running a picture manhood, I made a way with the house. Mr. Butler, writing in the girl."

"A truly international mind should include patriotism and vice zera. The antethesis of the inter Authority of Knowledge, national mind is neither patriotism hor exophiliam, but chauviniem and "They come together to CX- change views and

zenophobia. Samuel Johnson de information. They have no authority except ofscribes the international mind when knowledge. But, because they are he says That man is little to well informed, their opinions and be envied whose patriotism would Aberdonians have subscribed: had lost. Bhe clung to me. There was village in the Craven country, in- judgments are respected and even not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose picty would courted by governments. Thos they become ad advisory body. If not grow warmer among the ruins their advice proves wise, they are made into a deliberative council.

"We meet here under circum- "So, step by step, what was but stances which I hope will not strain a company of specialists develope our patriotism or overtax ou piety. into a governmental organ for de- Not for indictment of others, not ciding the affairs of the state. The for propaganda of our own faith, League of Nations was ret made in not for a passionate appeal for a a day. Groups of men bent on the national cause, not to settle a con- abolition of war had been working troversy, but for the deliberate in America, England, France, Bel orientation of problems that may Igium and other countries, and had east a shadow over the Pacific of the senior children of the Demon.

I am prepared the ground for the final have we come together. adoption of the League Covenant, aware that there are grave ques- When I conceive of the pos. tions still awaiting solution between sible development of our still com.everal countries represented here, paratively incipient organization, I

strong."

eurrent issue of the parish magazi- How did you do it"

ne, says that the villagers do not "With my boots. They were always want to go to dances and concerts or even sit by their firesides during the long winter evenings. There should also be some healthy alternative to, wandering aimlessly about the streets,, and in opening a cinema in St. Thomas: Hall early in October. he hopes to provide Sut- ton with something that will be ap- preciated.

"You trampled the near girl." mais non, monsieur, mais non!

The poor girl! - Mille diables. made a way. I trample, not on the girl, but the... the grass."

I

Fisher-Folk Help. The work on the National Dic- tionary is being carried on in a room in the Training Centre, Aber deen. Mr. Grant, with three assist ants, performs the whole labourious work of compilation and classifica. tion, assisted occasionally by some stration School, who file the word stood. But, monsieur, when next "Ah! I apologise. I misunder slips as they are received from dif- telling that story, do not say you ferent parts of the country.

made away with a girl, but you The whole of the Scotland, exfound a way. Even that would be cluding the Highland area, where "But this is no place to force Gaelic is being replaced by board, a trifle misleading, if your hearer with life as it is lived to-day, but

im appalled at the vastness of the settlement. Indeed, it is exactly task before us. I feel, at the same to avoid a forced solution of any time, the inadequacy of mere or political or economic issues that we ganization; for organization oftare now meeting. kills organism.

International Spirit.

It is trivial to remark that an International organization 'is

all.

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**Making Of

school English, has been divided remembered his Kipling."

girl."

-

"Often," continues Mr. Buller. the charge of other-worldiness is brought against Church organi sations. It is sometimes suggested that we are not much concerned

We believe most sincerely in

"But I do not say I find. For that we are more concerned with into areas roughly corresponding to the countries; each has a super-It was dark."

I made. There was no way at all the remote past. That there has been some ground for this charge visor, under whom work ministers, No Propaganda,

teachers cottar women, fisher-folk.

"And so you and the maid made cannot be denied; that it may be a way! All the same. do not say endeavour to prove.

remedied to some extent we shall And other humble but enthusiastic "Harangues, propaganda, boy lexicographers. The work of col-You made away with the girl." cott, are not the method of the lecting material was begun about For you tell me that away is the using the best tools that science,

"No... Truly. Indeed, I see now. Institute. These violent measures, twenty years ago,, but the actual

art, music, drama, or literature" good as dead, unless the interns when they are followed even out editing of the dictionary started last well what making off with to this planet gaining his know-

Bame thing as "off". And I know

can put in our hands. A stranger tional spirit is breathed into its side the Institute, do more harm year. It is already so far advanced nostrils. There are in existence at than good to the cause of inter- that balf the words under "A thing is, for when I loved my watch, ledge of our civilisation, from cur- present between three and four national understanding. We have are ready for the presa: in the case with it. Steal. It would not do for impression that we spend our lives they say,Some cove has made offrent popular films would get the hundred international unions of all to adopt a more efficacious method of Bir William Craigie's dictionary peoples to think I did steal the shooting policemen, jumping from kinds. Many of these are as good of procedure. It was Confucius" is completed, ns dead. They bold their formal himself who taught us to fight like

It is not for anyone to appeal

airplanes, running away with other "Worse than that, monsieur, they men's wives, busting sales, and meetings in ghostly fashion. They gentlemen (Kuntze) if we must appear on the stage, pass a few fight at all. We shall exercise the lightly to Scottish pride, but one would think you had killed her. weeping glycerine tears, at every" may ask respectfully if national enigmatic resolutions and vanish international mind and take up the amour propre is not bound up with And in this country you know, it conceivable opportunity. and alive and make their voice fairly and objectively with malice dictionaries. It would be a tragedy now I have catch you making error we must usually sit through a solid "Even on the rare occasions that into thin air. Others are very live programmes of the Conference the success or failure of the Scottish you kill girls you will hang."

"Will Ho! ho mister, we are permitted to see a good film vibrate to all the corners of the toward none but with charity for if the work, already hampered des globe.

perately, by lack of funds, ware

even in your own wonderful langu-hour of tripe before we can seo "Whether we make of an inter-

Over B

century ago, Words carried out in an inadequate ag! What did you tell me to re- what we came to sec. national gathering a Tower of worth sang of the spirit of the mauner, or were not carried out at kill no girls and so I will not tures available if we can afford to member most carefully! No, mister, "There are plenty of good pic- Babel or a Pentecostal Day depends mountains and of the sea as inspirall. entirely on the mental attitude ofing Liberty and Freedom. Do we Sir William Craigie's dictionary hung No, never shall I be hung have them. We shall do our best the participants.

not find the spirit of the hills and will be published in four volumes g. And now I will run a

path, to get them." "That attitude which is the the lakes as conducive to peace and or twenty-five parts, costing four short. A thousand thanks for your

The Locarno spirit is dollars each; the Scottish National so clear exposures. sine quo non undertakings like ours, is the insuch, and it is admitted that this Dictionary will be contained in ten You've not really been in the way.

of success in all good-will! ternational mind, which, detatched was nurtured on the shores of Lake volumes and will cost £15. Aub- from national egotism, views all Loman, surrounded by its hille, the international questions fairly and Jura and the Saleve. impartially, objectively and scienti "Here we meet in this ancient Scally. An international mind is city, called in olden times Heian, not the antenym of a national mind. the City of Peace and Ease, at the Association, North of Scotland words now. Do you. not think I am? Nor is it a synonym for a comme-foot of the Hi-ci range and with politan mind, which lacks a nation-Lake Biwa close by. Thus does al basis. The international mind Japan provide the Conference with is the expansion of the national: the geographical requisites for the just as philanthropy or charity-if peaceful discussion of international it not to be the kind that increases relations. May you make full and directly with the square of the satisfying use

of them." (Ap- [Continued at foot of next column). (plause.)

Bank. Edinburgh, respectively.

Not, at all, Happy, I'm sure BEAUTIFUL TENNIS STAR.

come.

scriptions should be sent to Sir But, naturally, in a way, one does

Miss Eileen Bennett, the tennis William Craigie, University of work better when one's friends are

star, created" a great sensation one Chicago Press, and the Hon. Trea-out. of the way."

at "Or out of the road, of the evening recently the Monte surer, Scottish National Dictionary

I understand all these Carlo Casino by her beauty."

Cer Anglaiser" said оде Frenchwoman, "enviously, "quand There will be those who feel that clover 1"

elles d'y mettent à etre jolies ?? works on such a scale could and no

Mies Bendett, who was with her place on their shelves, but who,

fiance, wore dark blue talle and

not nevertheless, think that fins and untions. small or large, to either of a single lewelr frustrated. They may send dona cost of the Scottish National Dice any back worth mentioning to her selfish scholarship should not be the above addresses. The estimated Not one woman in a hundred had

(Centinued at foot of next column), tionary alone is £15,000.

evening dress.