London Evening Advertiser
- Scientists Thrilled By Java Skulls
- DO STUDENTS RECEIVE RIGHT LIFE OUTLOOK?
- 300 Years Of Service Is Praised
The September 28, 1926 London Evening Advertiser reported excitement over a supposedly complete prehistoric skull from Java, scientists’ efforts to obtain more information, and a reported prohibition on exporting the specimen. A local educator challenged Premier Ferguson’s proposal to encourage school dancing, linking social pressures to academic failure and parents’ expenses. Brescia Hall’s formal opening brought a large congregation, ceremonial music and a sermon on guiding young women into the Catholic centennial celebrations.
This edition covers the three supplied excerpts, not a continuous transcription of the page. Merged columns, damaged Ormiston telegram lines, and cropped mining and Massey fragments are excluded. The supplied texts extend beyond the endpoints described in A’s accompanying notes: Java includes the complete Arthur Keith paragraph and ends at “who has ca—”; education includes the unfinished opening of the letter; and Brescia includes Harding’s historical discussion and statement about teachers’ greater task before ending at “teach—.” The Japanese preserves these unfinished endings and retains “ca—” and “teach—” as source fragments because their complete words cannot be established. The wider course of the dancing debate and the legal basis of the reported export prohibition are not established here.
Translation
Scientists Thrilled By Java Skulls
One of Most Important Biological Discoveries Ever Made, Scientists Believe.
London, Sept. 28. — British anthropologists were thrilled today by a despatch from Batavia, Java, which said that Professor Huberlein of the Netherlands government medical service, has discovered at Trinil, in Central Java, a complete skull of the pre-historic ape-like creatures termed by some the "missing link," and by science pithecanthropus erectus.
The despatch said the skull was found at the same place where Professor Eugene Dubois, of Amsterdam University, discovered in 1892 the upper part of a skull, two teeth and a thigh bone, from which was reconstructed the previously unknown ape-like human being designated as pithecanthropus erectus.
Professor Huberlein's specimen which the despatch says is complete and sound, will be kept in Dutch East India as the exportation of such relics is prohibited.
Sir Arthur Keith, one of the best known authorities on the subject, is cutting short a holiday to return to London in hope of getting more complete information regarding the Trinil find.
Miss Mildred Tildesley, who has ca—
DO STUDENTS RECEIVE RIGHT LIFE OUTLOOK?
Wisdom of Premier Ferguson's Utterances at St. Thomas.
TOO MUCH DANCING
Seriously questioning whether the influence and the education provided by the modern secondary school and university are contributing as they should to the formation of the best type of future citizens, a prominent educationist of this city writes to The Advertiser a thoughtful letter, in which he refers to the remarks of Premier Howard Ferguson at the opening of the Vocational School at St. Thomas last week as "an ill-considered piece of advice."
Premier Ferguson in his address on the occasion advocated making the school a social centre to the extent of providing dance halls, and encouraging dancing in the secondary schools.
Many Students Fail.
The letter raises the point that there is already far too much dancing and social activity, both in the secondary schools and the university of this city, and this is cited for the reason so many students fail in their studies or pass examinations only by last-minute cramming.
The financial side of the question is also raised, the writer pointing out that a university education, with its attendant fees and other expenses, is quite costly enough without parents having to bear the added expense of dances, dinners and theatre parties, which the present-day student must keep up or find himself or herself "out of the swim."
The letter reads as follows:
SCHOOLS A SOCIAL CENTRE.
To the Editor of The Advertiser, — The advocacy by Premier Ferguson at the opening of the Vocational School at St. Thomas the other day, to make the school a social centre to the extent of
300 Years Of Service Is Praised
Pontifical Mass—Campus Crowded.
Never before was there greater need for proper guidance of the tendencies of young women than today, declared the Rev. Michael Harding, O.F.M., former Londoner, and now vice rector of St. Bonaventure Seminary, Allegheny, N.Y., who delivered the sermon at the formal opening of Brescia Hall at 10:30 a.m. today.
The service took place on the campus of the new building. It was a part of the Catholic Centennial Week, and was preceded by solemn pontifical mass celebrated by Rt. Rev. Michael J. O'Brien, D.D., bishop of Peterboro.
Approximately 1,000 persons attended the ceremonies in front of the main entrance to the college. The altar was arranged in the doorway, and banked on either side with palms, evergreens, ferns and flowers.
The processional was sung by a sweet-voiced choir of Sisters, who used for a choir loft the balcony of the building.
Outlining the history of the Ursuline movement which had begun in Italy, Father Harding traced the growth of the order, and told of the demands made upon the teachers of the present day, who were faced with a greater task than ever before, owing to the teach—
Context
Photographs overturned the Trinil identification
The excitement arose from the prospect of adding a complete skull to the fragmentary remains associated with Dubois’s earlier Trinil discovery. By December 18, 1926, Nature reported a different identification: Dubois had examined photographs and identified the object as the head of a Stegodon humerus, an elephant bone. Nature also described earlier reports that the object had come from villagers rather than being found in place, and was not a complete skull; these details had already given grounds for caution. The September newspaper said an export prohibition would keep the specimen in the Dutch East Indies. The later photographic assessment shows how scientists could exchange evidence across borders while the original remained there.
School sociability, academic effort and family expense
The dispute presented in this article concerned how far a school should organize students’ social lives. Ferguson’s proposal, as reported, extended the school’s role to providing dance halls and encouraging dancing. The local educator answered on two connected grounds: social activity allegedly displaced sustained study, while keeping pace with dinners, dances and theatre parties burdened parents. His reference to being "out of the swim" presented participation as a practical condition of belonging to the student social circle. His objection therefore linked educational priorities with household resources: activities promoted as part of school life could, in his account, place demands on both students’ time and their families’ money.
Women’s education within Catholic London’s celebrations
Brescia Hall’s ceremony placed women’s higher education within a public celebration of Catholic achievement. The diocesan historical account identifies the centennial as the anniversary of London’s founding and lists the hall’s formal opening on September 28. It also explains that Bishop Fallon used the celebrations to commemorate 300 years since the first Catholic Mass in southwestern Ontario, providing context for the page’s overlapping anniversary language. Western’s later account of the building describes Brescia as an Ursuline foundation intended to expand women’s education and dates the hall’s construction to 1924–25. The newspaper’s formal opening thus marked a ceremonial milestone after construction. Harding’s sermon connected the order’s educational mission with his concern about guiding young women, giving the occasion both institutional and moral significance.
Original
Scientists Thrilled By Java Skulls
One of Most Important Biological Discoveries Ever Made, Scientists Believe. London, Sept. 28. - British anthropologists were thrilled today by a despatch from Batavia, Java, which said that Professor Huberlein of the Netherlands government medical service, has discovered at Trinil, in Central Java, a complete skull of the pre-historic ape-like creatures termed by some the " missing link, " and by science pithecanthropus erectus. The despatch said the skull was found at the same place where Professor Eugene Dubois, of Amsterdam University, discovered in 1892 the upper part of a skull, two teeth and a thigh bone, from which was reconstructed the previously unknown ape-like human being designated as pithecanthropus erectus. Professor Huberlein's specimen which the despatch says is complete and sound, will be kept in Dutch East India as the exportation of such relics is prohibited. Sir Arthur Keith, one of the best known authorities on the subject, is cutting short a holiday to return to London in hope of getting more complete information regarding the Trinil find. Miss Mildred Tildesley, who has ca -
DO STUDENTS RECEIVE RIGHT LIFE OUTLOOK?
Wisdom of Premier Ferguson's Utterances at St. Thomas. TOO MUCH DANCING Seriously questioning whether the influence and the education provided by the modern secondary school and university are contributing as they should to the formation of the best type of future citizens, a prominent educationist of this city writes to The Advertiser a thoughtful letter, in which he refers to the remarks of Premier Howard Ferguson at the opening of the Vocational School at St. Thomas last week as " an ill-considered piece of advice. " Premier Ferguson in his address on the occasion advocated making the school a social centre to the extent of providing dance halls, and encouraging dancing in the secondary schools. Many Students Fail. The letter raises the point that there is already far too much dancing and social activity, both in the secondary schools and the university of this city, and this is cited for the reason so many students fail in their studies or pass examinations only by last-minute cramming. The financial side of the question is also raised, the writer pointing out that a university education, with its attendant fees and other expenses, is quite costly enough without parents having to bear the added expense of dances, dinners and theatre parties, which the present-day student must keep up or find himself or herself " out of the swim. " The letter reads as follows: SCHOOLS A SOCIAL CENTRE. To the Editor of The Advertiser, - The advocacy by Premier Ferguson at the opening of the Vocational School at St. Thomas the other day, to make the school a social centre to the extent of
300 Years Of Service Is Praised
Pontifical Mass-Campus Crowded. Never before was there greater need for proper guidance of the tendencies of young women than today, declared the Rev. Michael Harding, O. F. M., former Londoner, and now vice rector of St. Bonaventure Seminary, Allegheny, N. Y., who delivered the sermon at the formal opening of Brescia Hall at 10: 30 a. m. today. The service took place on the campus of the new building. It was a part of the Catholic Centennial Week, and was preceded by solemn pontifical mass celebrated by Rt. Rev. Michael J. O'Brien, D. D., bishop of Peterboro. Approximately 1, 000 persons attended the ceremonies in front of the main entrance to the college. The altar was arranged in the doorway, and banked on either side with palms, evergreens, ferns and flowers. The processional was sung by a sweet-voiced choir of Sisters, who used for a choir loft the balcony of the building. Outlining the history of the Ursuline movement which had begun in Italy, Father Harding traced the growth of the order, and told of the demands made upon the teachers of the present day, who were faced with a greater task than ever before, owing to the teach -
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