THIS WEEK'S OUTLOOK A WEEKLY OUTLINE STUDY OF CURRENT HISTORY! BY J. MADISON GATHANY SCARBOROUGH SCHOOL, SCARBOROUGH-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. At the Gate; The Incomparable FOR Migration OR what reasons do modern nations place restrictions on those who may seek admission to their shores? Must each person going out of, or coming into this country secure a passport before doing so? What new passport requirements has Congress laid down since our entrance into the war? What would be some of the most serious results of uncontrolled immigration? What are your reasons for approving or disapproving of the Immigration Bill introduced into Congress by Congressman Johnson? Why don't our immigrants go to the farms? Do you think it would be fair and just to restrict immigration to those who are willing to work on our farms? Do you think it possible to have a permanent immigration policy? If so, what would its leading features be? In determining what to do with those waiting to get within our gate, should we consider merely our own interests? What reasons have for you your answer? If immigrants are disappointed in America, who is to blame? What do you think we ought to do with those immigrants who are thoroughly dissatisfied with America and its institutions? What reasons have you for agreeing or disagreeing with what Dr. Abbott says in his editorial entitled "At the Gate"? Define accurately the following expressions: Stereotyped, anarchy, rabbis, proselytes, gullible, business acumen. Two excellent books to read on this problem are "Democracy and Assimilation," by Julius Drachsler (Macmillan), and "Schooling the Immigrant," by F. V. Thompson (Harpers). The Drama on Strings What are puppet shows? Of what value do you consider them? What does the writer of this editorial mean when he refers to " those mechanical elaborations which American ingenuity bas brought to the aid (or the suffocation) of the legitimate drama "? What are the essentials of drama? Tell, with reasons, what dramas you like best. Do you think Americans lack dramatic imagination? What evidence have you for answering this question as you do? A very good book to read in connection with this topic is that by Helen H. Joseph entitled "A Book of Marionettes" (B. W. Huebsch, New York). Democracy in the Home Is that which Mrs. Place describes on another page democracy? know of any home which is Do you These questions and comments are designed not only for the use of current events classes and clubs, debating societies, teachers of history and English, and the like, but also for discussion in the home and for suggestions to any reader who desires to study current affairs as well as to read about them. -THE EDITORS. managed as the one referred to in this article is managed? If so, compare the results with those given by Mrs. Place. What is a family budget? Of what value is such a budget? In your opinion, has the writer of this article given a good definition of the expression "the community"? Do you know of a better one? Is it easy to determine the limits of individual welfare and general welfare? What fundamental principles should determine the limits? Are you going to practice in your home the system of management described by Mrs. Place? A book worth reading in connection with this article is that entitled "Home and Its Management," by M. H. Kittridge (Century). The Turn in the Tide What illustrations can you give which tend to prove the fundamental principle which The Outlook on another page expresses in these words, "We advance by a process of approaching the mean through going to extremes "? The writer of this editorial refers to the Adamson Bill. What are its provisions? Some consider it class legislation. Do you? Was its passage a good thing? What is meant by the phrase, the labor movement in the United States? What are the aims of this movement? Do you think public sentiment at the present time is against it? Should it be? Are there any indications that business men are taking advantage of the present situation in industry? If so, are there reasons for believing that they are unwise? Would or would not America be better off with the open shop? It would be worth your while to read carefully the following books: "Citizens in Industry," by C. R. Henderson (Appleton); "Economic Principles," by F. A. Fetter (Century); "Mediation, Investigation, and Arbitration in Industrial Disputes," by G. E. Barnett (Appleton); "The Aims of Labor," by Arthur Henderson (Huebsch). The Farmers' Strike Do you blame the farmers for refusing to sell their wheat at present market prices? Would it be good economics to have the Federal Government guarantee farmers at least the cost price of producing wheat and other farm products? The Outlook sees no reason why it is not just as reasonable for farmers to strike as for bricklayers and printers. Do you agree with the position taken by The Outlook? farming in this country? What, in your opinion, is the matter with It would be well, indeed, for American citizens to read "Helping Men Own Farms," by Elwood Mead (Macmillan), and "The Place of Agriculture in Reconstruction," by J. B. Norman (Dutton). THE NATION'S INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS (Continued from page 769) as the total distances covered by the com bined electric railways of the country. According to figures compiled by Gorernmental agencies, there are approxi mately 650 short-line railways in the United States. These are roads not ex ceeding one hundred miles in length Their extent is 16,000 miles. Four hundred and seventeen are less than twenty-five miles in length, and even more interest ing is the fact that about 160 are less than ten miles in length. The investment represented by this mileage of railway construction and maintenance is greatly in excess of what truck installation would cost. That short-line operation has been a heavy millstone around the neck of the railways is an open secret. Eventually, it has been predicted, short lines will place their freight and passenger business on a paying basis by converting their roundhouses and shops into garages, scrapping their rails, and transforming their roadbeds into moden motor-truck highways. When the great road-building programme now formulating is finally launched, moter trucks will play an important rôle in building the very highways which they later will traverse as industry's beasts of burden. Of thirty thousand motor cars and trucks already serving the various departments of the forty-eight State governments in the United States, twenty-three thousand are used in carrying out the programmes of the various States for improving their highways. The State Road Commission of Utah, for example, rents trucks from its fleet of seven to counties in the State for use in road-building work.. Depreciation of trucks made to is fixed at so much per day and rental is cover depreciation only. The counties also stand the cost of repairs, oil, and gasoline during the time the trucks are in their service. The case of Utah is typical. Motor trucks help first to build the roads, then they will help make them profitable. RESINOL for a clear skin and good hair For a skin that is excessively oily, and has coarse, clogged pores, or one that is disfigured by an annoying eruption, there is nothing betterthan RESINOL Bathe first with RESINOL SOAP then apply RESINOL OINTMENT and you can be reasonably sure of a speedy and remarkable improvement. Resinol Soap used regularly for the shampoo tends to keep the hair lustrous and the scalp free from dandruff. Where there is already a serious accumulation of dandruff, part the hair and rub Resinol Ointment well into the scalp some time before shampooing. At all druggists. Established 1879 The Vapor Treatment for Coughs and Colds The time for Vapo-Cresolene is at the first indication of a cold or sore throat, which are so often the warnings of dangerous complications. It is simple to use, as you just light the little lamp that vaporizes the Cresolene and place it near the bed at night. The soothing antiseptic vapor is breathed all night; making breathing easy, relieving the cough and easing the sore throat and congested chest. Cresolene is recommended for Whooping Cough, Spasmodic Croup, Influenza, Bronchitis, Coughs and Nasal Catarrh. Its germicidal qualities make it a reliable protection against these epidemics. It gives great relief in Asthma. Cresolene has been recommended and used for the past Used Throat Tablets for the irritat- BY THE То No test the general intelligence of high school students twenty questions were asked by Mr. E. D. Martin. As quoted in his book "The Behavior of Crowds" some of the questions were: "What is the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States? What is a dicotyledon? Does the name Darwin mean anything to you? Have you ever heard of William James? What is the significance of the battle of Tours? Who was Thomas Jefferson?" There were twenty questions. The average grade in the answers given was 44.6. Probably many older persons would pass up "the questions as to dicotyledons and the battle of Tours. In commenting on family life in hotels, the author of "American Towns and People" gives this quotation from Henry James illustrative of a personal experience with the typical enfant terrible: There are long corridors defended by gusts of hot air. Down the middle swoops a pale little girl on roller skates. "Get out of my way!" she shrieks as she passes. She has ribbons on her hair and frills on her dress. She makes the tour of the vast hotel. "Once you begin to see that a little child may lead you," the author concludes, "you are its hopeless and infatuated slave "-this especially in the environment of a great hotel, where the child knows how to make the most of its privileges. But it is to be hoped that since Henry James wrote the passage quoted better manners have invaded the hotel corridor. "The Constituent Assembly set up a more outrageous tyranny than any that the Louies had dreamed of.' Is this the correct plural of Louis?" a reader asks. This appears to be a case in which a choice must be made between euphony and would grammatical form. "The Louises be correct if we follow the analogy of "the Herculeses," "the Natchezes," approved by some grammarians. The pronunciation, however, of "Louis is "Looey," and in the sentence cited this sound has been pluralized as it would be uttered in reading. If the sentence is to be read aloud, "the Louies interprets the sound desired; if logic is to be followed, the "Louises" is to be preferred. "The Irish are not the only people who make metaphorical bulls,' a subscriber writes. "A Missouri woman in our neighborhood said of a certain man with whom her husband had had a difference of opinion: He's the biggest snake in the grass that ever stood on two legs." WAY for the next five minutes. But he did not hiccough again. He was all right the next day, and when the squaw came in to his store he presented her with a big chunk of dried beef as a grateful tribute to her medical skill!" Theatrical critics who indulge in "destructive" criticism sometimes receive unfavorable comments from the destroyed. A dramatic journal publishes an illustration to this effect from a vaudeville team: one To the Editor: In a recent issue of of the guys on your paper who signs himselfsaw fit to try and pick our act to pieces. We don't know who this fellow is and, what's more, don't care, bnt we want to let you know he is taking your money under false pretension. A Hindu clerk, as reported in the "Journal" of the American Medical Association, wrote to his English employer requesting an increase of salary, as follows: "Things are dear and so dear that I cannot suffice my life in such a small sum of Rs 160 so kindly assure me sir to give me an increase in order to bring my wife; you are well aware that single life is not better, therefore take me into your hand and make me free from mental anxiety and pass me increase of pay for double life.' "Treat the other fellow rough," says the "Rural New Yorker" in what might be called free prose, "and you help to make a tough. Treat the other fellow right and he'll soon forget to fight." From a selected list of answers to school examination questions a subscriber culls these as "classics that may be worth reprinting:" Four animals belonging to the cat family are the father cat, the mother cat, and two little kittens. A blizzard is the inside of a hen. A mountain pass is a pass given by the railroad to its employees so that they can spend their vacation in the mountains. When the British got up in the morning and saw the Americans on the opposite hill they threw up their breakfasts [breast works]. Weapons of the Indians: Bow, arrow, tomahawk, and war-hoop. A curious incident in connection with the printing of a pamphlet recently occurred in England, according to the Lon"American don correspondent of the Printer." In the pamphlet the author referred to a prominent labor leader as an "old humbug." "When sent to the press the machine minders refused to print it unless the objectionable phrase was deleted," says the correspondent; "this the author refused to sanction, declining to allow the printers to censor his publication." The outcome of the controversy is not stated. The "Dramatic Mirror" has this on the Greek political situation, under the head "As the Greeks Sing It:" Oh my darling, oh my darling, Not all city landlords object to families with children. A newspaper paragraph that in a Western city a landlord ansays nounces that "whenever a child is born in one of his houses the rent for that month will be returned to the tenant." THE OUTLOOK CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION Advertising Rates: Hotels and Resorts, Apartments, Tours and Travel, Real Estate, Live Stock and Poultry, sixty cents per agate line, four columns to the page. Not less than four lines accepted. 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