An Out-of-Doors Number I T must be at least twenty years ago since the first out-of-doors number of The Outlook appeared. This summer the issue dated June 12 will be largely devoted to articles and pictures relating to travel, vacations, recreation, and outdoor sport. There is no contradiction in war time in thinking of rest and recreation. On the contrary, it would be fatal to the deep resolve of Americans to put every ounce of effort in the task of winning the war if they let themselves become worn, overstrained, nervous wrecks. The soldier and the civilian alike must get in condition and keep in condition. Long ago Hamilton W. Mabie, for so many years the Associate Editor of this journal, wrote in its columns: "Play is as much a need of the man's nature as of the boy's, and if work is to keep its freshness of interest, its spontaneity, and its productiveness, it must retain the characteristics of play; it must have variety, unconsciousness of self, joy. Recreation is, therefore, not a luxury, but a necessity, not an indulgence, but a duty." Among the special features of the Out-of-Doors Number will be: The Family Goes A-Gypsying By Mary Roberts Rinehart Mrs. Rinehart is not only a novelist of high reputeher new book, "The Amazing Interlude," has been called the best war story by an American writer-but she has long been an exponent of the Gospel of Outdoors. In this charming article she relates some of her own camping experiences with gusto and humor. "Gypsying," she says, "is a state of mind. . . . But camping is not alone a state of mind. It is an art. For, I take it, it has two purposes to make us acquainted with our souls and to renew our acquaintance with each other. And to camp badly is to frustrate both." How to do it and how not to do it is well shown in this article. Healing Streams: A Fishing By Joseph H. Odell Readers of The Outlook have not forgotten Dr. Odell's story "A Trout Stream and the Cracking Universe" which we had the pleasure of printing last year. This new story is a counterpart of that in spirit and manner. It has characters who talk and act like live Americans, and its humorous manner of treatment and true sportsmanship has a background of stirring patriotism. The Gun as a Weapon of By Edward Cave The author has been editor and publisher of "Recrea tion " and speaks with authority. His article might be described as embodying "Lessons from the Long Trail that Goes 'Way Around Beyond the Bleak and Barren Mountains of Mere Marksmanship, to the Happy Valley of True Sportsmanship." There are photographs by the author. Camping and the Motor Car By Adelaide Ovington Advice based on the experiences of a family who took a camping trip in a motor car, with photographs of their camp life. The article is eminently practical in its hints of what to take, how to camp and cook. Its information applies generally to all sorts of camping and canoeing trips. The Sportsman's Creed By Travers D. Carman By the relation of actual incidents in the hunting experience of a "thoroughbred sportsman" this article brings out the fact that good judgment, honor, and fairness enter into sport as well as into the other phases of life. The creed of a "thoroughbred sportsman" has a wider significance than in the hunting field. Extraordinary Free Trial Offer to Readers of THE OUTLOOK LEARN PARAGON SHORTHAND IN 7 DAYS SEND NO MONEY To prove to you that you can learn PARAGON in seven evenings' study at home, and at the end of that time be so far advanced as to be able to write any word in the English language in Shorthand, we will send you the Complete Course of Seven Lessons on Seven Days' Free Trial. If you are not entirely satisfied, remail the Course to us and you owe nothing. Now that the war is on, there are more things to do in this Country than there are people to do them. One phase of war-time readjustment-possibly the most noteworthy of all-is this: It is to be a second sounding of opportunity for the thousands of men and women who have never been able to find themselves. They are to have a chance in business the like of which they never saw. In every large business there are capable men and women who feel that at one or another time they have been side-tracked. They have been shunted off into a routine instead of having a chance to fill an executive position that they looked for or one that offers a good chance to reach such a position. Now, with the stripping of business organizations all over the Country these misfitssquare pegs in round holes-men and women who for some reason or another have never quite made good, are going to have a fresh look-in. Millions of people possess undreamed-of abilities-but they lie dormant for want of. an opportunity or want of will power to use them. They fool themselves into the idea that someone else is to blame for their failure. Herein lies the very core of the problem in many people's lives. Shorthand Will Help You Win! Shorthand is the greatest single instrument of efficiency in business today. It has enabled many of only ordinary qualifications to climb into positions of great promise. It has been the foundation of the wonderful success achieved by many of the most brilliant and famous men in business in America to-day. But shorthand as it is universally taught has been as difficult to master almost as a foreign language. That is what has kept so many from trying to master the art. The awful mental strain, the great memory tax and the many weary months of close application to study, to say nothing of the high cost of mastering the old-time systems, has prevented many from learning shorthand. But this has all been done away with now in PARAGON shorthand. Now Learned in 7 Days Yankee ingenuity has stripped shorthand of all of its dreaded features and made it all so simple, so plain, so easy to acquire that you can now master it all during the eve- Here It Is In A Nutshell The entire course of seven simple lessons consists of: The Paragon Alphabet 1 General Rule for Contractions That is the extent of the study you are asked to make. Surely you do not question vour ability to master so little in seven days! Used Universally PARAGON Shorthand is used in every Country in the world where English is spoken. It is used in the largest corporations in the United States, such as the Standard Oil Co., United States Steel, the largest Railroad Systems, Steamship Offices and the United States Government. Evidence of Its Merit LEARNS IN FIVE HOURS. "I received your Course in Shorthand and mastered the entire theory in five hours after I received it. There is no reason why I shouldn't be able to write 150 words a minute become expert stenographers, I commend after a little practice. To those who want to your Course very highly."-Carl A. Jackson, Shelbyville, Ill. Try This Simple Lesson As easy as this lesson is, after mastering it you will already know 5 of the 26 word signs which comprise the Course! It will not take you a whole evening to learn this lesson and yet it is one-fifth of all the word signs in PARAGON. Take pad and pencil and see for yourself how simple it is. Only $5 if You Keep It Send No Money Simply fill out the coupon below and mail it to us. We will immediately forward you the Complete Course of 7 Lessons prepaid. For the longhand m which is made of 7 strokes, you use this one horizontal strokeTherefore 1 would be Me. Now continue the E across the M, so as to add D-thus and you will have Med. Now add the large circle O and you will have (medo), which is meadow, with the silent A and W omitted. You now have 5 of the characters. There are only 26 in all. Then you memorize 26 simple word-signs, 6 prefix abbreviations and one rule of contractions. That is all. FREE EXAMINATION COUPON PARAGON INSTITUTE You may send me the Complete Course of PARAGON Name Address Outlook 5-29 175 175 New Power for the President.. 175 A New Epoch in Government Mail Service 176 The People and the Red Cross. 176 The President on the Red Cross and the War 177 Organized Boyhood 177 Cartoons of the Week. 178 180 180 180 181 182 The War: A Week of Waiting. 183 184 Is Germany a Civilized Nation ?... ..... 186 Kindergarten, Primary and Manual Training Offer many advantages in the preparation of teachers. Observation and prac tice teaching. Students are allowed the freedom of the school. For information address FRANKLIN C. LEWIS, Supt. TINY TOT STUDY An outdoor class for tiny tots. Development through play. CHARLOTTE O'GIRR. Descriptive matter mailed upon application. 50 West 67th St., New York City. PENNSYLVANIA THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY SCHOOL offers the following courses in Librarianship for the year 1918-1919: General Library Work Library Work with Children For information address the Principal, Carnegie Library School, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. BOYS' CAMPS Camp Monadnock Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Altitude 1,180 feet. Boys 9-15 years. Water sports. Canoeing. Athletics. Scouting. Mountain climbing. Fishing. Woodcraft. Tutoring. FREDERICK S. ERNST, A.M. CLAYTON H. ERNST, A.B. Directors. 34 Harrington St., Newtonville, Mass. Camp Cobbossee LAKE COBBOSSEECONTEE, MAINE 16th season. Location, equipment, supervision, food the best. Ideal boating, swimming and land sports. Experienced college men. Camp physician. Write for Booklet. R. L. MARSANS, A.B., Director, Shandaken, N. Y. CAMP OXFORD A Summer Camp for Boys, Camp Chenango Cooperstown, N. Y. on Otsego Lake. For boys. Boating, Swimming, Mountain Climbing, Tennis, Baseball, Basket-ball. Best of food. Manual training, nature study, woodcraft, farming, Character building. Moderate Rates. NO EXTRAS! Tutoring, Write A. E. LOVELAND, B. S., Commercial High School, Brooklyn, New York. Phillips Academy Military Camp for Preparatory and High School Boys, at ANDOVER, MASS. JULY 3 to AUGUST 14 Directed by Canadian Overseas Officers. Same instruction given as in France. Trench construction and manoeuvres. Bayonet fighting, bombing, rifle and machine gun practice. All departments of Military Instruction pertaining to modern warfare. Equipment and plant of Phillips Academy to be utilized. Fee, $150, including everything. For informa tion, write DR. ALFRED E. STEARNS, Principal. GIRLS' CAMPS THE HANOUM CAMPS THETFORD, VERMONT. Hill Camp for girls under 15. Lake Camp for those over 15. Riding, swimming, canoeing, gypsy trips. Our girls go home strong in body and mentally alert. Illustrated booklet. Professor and Mrs. Farnsworth, Teachers College, New York City, N. Y. A SONG FOR MARCHING MEN BY THERESA VIRGINIA BEARD (Reprinted from the "Bellman") O who will give us a song for them,- O who will give us a song for them,- A gallant song with a cheer in it, A song for marching men. O who will give us a song for them,- O who will give us a song for them,- With iron and blood and ruth in it, A song for marching men. O who will give us a song for them,- With a sacred wordless space in it, O who will give us a song for them, The silent marching men? A scorn for the tyrant's rod in it, A thought of the crimsoned sod in it, A faith in the Living God in it, A for marching men. TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED Ancient Greece furnishes a little-known parallel to our war for the sacred rights of humanity. Justly called at the time a "sacred war," it was waged in the sixth century B.C., as ours is waged, by a league of neighboring peoples, the so-called Amphictyonic League: "Amphictyon" literally means dwelling around. Larger and smaller, there were twelve states; the strongest were Athens and Sparta. All were accorded equal rights, and the League was bound to maintain certain principles of international law in observance. Its meetings were held at its sanctuaries. There at Delphi and at Anthela, near Thermopyla, deputies from each constituency assembled in spring and autumn for conference on mutual interests. Every fourth year the Pythian Games, next in importance to the Olympian, were celebrated near the temple at Delphi. If a state were convicted of violating a sanctuary or a public right, it was subjected to a penalty. Should a state refuse compliance with its sentence, the League declared a sacred war against it. The most famous of these (595-585 B.C.) avenged the extortion practiced on pilgrims and the maltreatment of women returning from Delphi by razing the rebellious city to the ground. Thus the Amphictyons enacted a history now repeating itself on a far higher ethical level. Our league of neighboring democracies is warring for the sacred rights of humanity world-wide, in darkest Africa as well as here. J. M. W. |