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18 THE ATHENAEUM Wells, I agree with Friedrich Ratzel when he says: “A philosophy of the history of the human race, worthy of its name, must begin with the heavens and descend to the earth, must be charged with the con viction that all existence is one—a single conception sustained from beginning to end upon one identical law.” LEADING CITIZENS ENLIST IN TENNESSEE GOOD WILL PROGRAM Results Achieved Include Hospital, Library, Parks, Schools, Correction of Grievances. Tennersee continues to make fine progress toward better race relations and im proved conditions for its colored population, according to the reports of J. D. Burton, and R. E. Clay, white and colored secretaries of the State Inte: racial Commission. Bristol has recently opened Mercy Hospital, a modern, well-equipped institution for colored people, and in charge of a colored perronnel. The interracial committee was behind the project and Mr. Clay was especially active in promoting it. The Knoxville committee is working for better housing and health conditions. The city attorney has drafted a bill which makes it unlawful to rent out unsanitary houses. In Chattanooga another park has been secured for colored children and three colored play ground supervisors have been employed. Howard High School was aided in securing a library, and a movement is well unde.’ way for colored orphanage, for which the city and county have voted a substantial amount. In Memphis the Chamber of Commerce has a committee on race relations and many of the clubs are co-operating. A conference was held with the chief of police relative to the treatment of colored prisoners, and the street car management was asked to put a ban on discourtesy toward colored passengers. Decided improvement is reported in both regards. The Memphis committee is now planning a campaign for a colored orphanage. Excellent work is reported from Jackson, where the committee is well organized. Definite results have been achieved, also, in seventeen rural counties. More than a score) of good school buildings have been erected. Three significant meetings of the State committee were recently held, in Chat tanooga, Nashville, and Memphis. All were well attended and messages of good will and co-operation were delivered by lepresentative leaders of both races. Among the distinguished speakers were P. L. Harned, State Commissioner of Education, J. B. Brown, State Rural School Inspector, Judge John K. DeWitt, prominent attorney, S. L. Smith of the Rosenwald Fund, Mayor Paine and City Health Officer Durrett of Memphis, Bernard Cohen, president of the News-Scimitar Company, Ex-Mayor Thompson of Chattanooga, and, for the colored group, J. C. Napier, veteran banker and business man, Dr. T. O. Fuller, of Memphis, C. L. McAllister, of Howard High School, President W,. J. Hale^ of the State A. and I. Normal, Dr. L. S. Patton, Rev. J, C. Sherrill, and other#,