emn words, ecce agnus Del, a fly lit on
The Mina in the flaking " the end of his nose.... The highly
accurate pendulum clock was one o
(Continued from Page 3) tions and may in turn, under highly the later results of Galileo's discovery
ness in all decisions in which their favorable circumstances, affect the He himself was led to reconsider an
amour propre is involved. Thousands views and lives of others, even for successfully to refute the old notion
of argumentative works have been generations to follow. An example or of falling bodies. It remained for New
written to vent a grudge. . . . A his- two will make this unique.human pro- ton to prove that the moon was fall
tory of philosophy and theology cess clear. lug, and presumably all the heavenly
could be written in terms of grouches, Galileo was a thoughtful youth and bodies. This quite upset all the con
wounded pride, and aversions, and it doubtless carried on a rich and var- centrated views of the heavens a
would be far more instructive than led reverie. He had artistic ability managed by angelic engineers. .
the usual treatment of these themes. and might have turned out to be a On the 28th of October, 1831, threi
Sometimes, under Providence, the low- musician or painter, When he had hundred and fifty years after Galileo
ly impulse of resentment leads to dwelt upon the monks of Valambrosa had noticed the isochronous vibra
great achievements. Milton wrote his he had been tempted to lead the life tions of the lamp creative thought an
treatise on divorce as a result of his of a religious. As a boy, he busied its currency had so far increased tha
troubles with his seventeen-year-old himself with toy machines and he in- Faraday was wondering what would
wife, and when he was accused of herited a fondness for mathematics. happen if he mounted a disk of coppe:
being the leading spirit in a new sect, All these facts are of record. We between the poles of a horseshoe mag
the Divorcers, he wrote his noble may safely assume also that, along net. As the disk revolved an electri
"Areopagitica" to prove his right to with many other subjects of contem- current was produced. This would
say what he thought fit, and inci- plation, the Pisan maidens found a doubtless have seemed the idlest kin
dentally to establish the advantage of vivid place in his thoughts. of an experiment to the stanch busi
a free press in- the promotion of One day when seventeen years old ness men of the time, who it, happen.
Truth. . . the wandered into the cathedral of his ed, were just then denouncing the
5 How Creative Thought Transforms native town. In the midst of his rev- child-labor bills in their anxiety to
the World erie he looked up at the lamps hang- avail themselves to the full of the re
This brings us to another kind of ing by long chains from the high ceil- sults of earlier idle curiosity. But
thought. ring It has not the usual ing of the church. Then something should the dynamos and motors whic
qualities of the reverie, for it does not very difficult to explain occurred. He have cone into heing an the outeom
hov/rtshout ourrpersoalrcompdacen- found himself no longer thinking of of Faraday's experiment be stoppec
ie adhumiliatIt s sn o otmae- the building, worshippers, or the serv- this evening, the business man of to-
cies and humiliations. tt is not made ices; of his artistic or religious inter- day, agitated over labor troubles
op of thehomely decisions forced upo easscahs er sbcma gda'eatd hm ps d
us hy everyday needs, when we review ess of his reluctance to hecome a might as he trudged home past liner
our little stock of existing information, physician as his father wished. . .,of "dead" cars, through the dark
oult torconven l nce As he watched the swinging lamps he streets to an unlighted house, engag
and obligations and make a choice was suddenly wondering if perhaps in a little creative thoughtof his own
of action. It is not the defense their oscillations, whether long or and perceive that he and his laborers
of our own cherished beliefs and short, did not occupy the same time, would have no modern factories and
prejudices just because they are Then he tested this hypothesis by mines to quarrel about had it not been
our own-mere plausible excuses for f counting his pulse for that was the for the strange practical effects of the
remaining of the same mind. On the only timepiece he had with him. idle curiosity of scientists, inventors
contrary, it is that peculiar species of This observation, however remark- and engineers. .
thought which leads us to change our able in itself, was not enough to pro- The origin and progress and future
mind. duce a really creative thought. Others promotion of civilization are ill under
It is this kind of thought that has may have noticed the same thing and stood and misconceived. These should
raised man from his pristime, sub- yet nothing came of it. . . . Galileo be made the chief theme of education
savage ignorance and squalor to the may have seen that the warts on a but much hard work is neessary before
degree of knowledge and comfort peasant's face formed a perfect iso- we can reconstruct our ideas of man
which he now possesses. On his ca- sceles triangle, or he may have no- and his capacities and free ourselves
pacity to continue and greatly extend1 ticed with boyish glee that just as the from innumerable persistent misappre-
this kind of thinking depends his officiating priest was uttering the sol- (Continued on Page 8)
chance of groping his way out of the
plight in which the most highly civil- i li 1 l 1 1 lIIg i l111(Ri I leglg i 1111!!l!!1iilg t1111pg i 11i1g
ized peoples of the world now find '
themselves. In the past this type of
thinking has been called Reason. But
so many misapprehensions have grown
up around the word that some of us
have become very suspicious of it. I
suggest, therefore, that we substitute
a recent name and speak of "creative Radio OperatOrs
thought" rather than of Reason.. .O.
Curiosity is as clear and definite as
any of our urges. We wonder what
is in a sealed telegram or in a letter
in which isome one else is absorbed,
or what is being said in the telephone n protection to all concerned
booth or in low conversation. This
inquisitiveness is vastly stimulated byl connect radio antennae to
jealousy, suspicion, or any hint that C
we ourselves are directly or mndi electric light and power poles
rectly involved. But there appears toe. r
be a fair amount of personal interest
in other people's affairs even when -
they do not concern us except as a In protecion to all concerned
mystery to be unraveled or a tale to
be told. The reports of a divorce it is our duty to cut down aeri-
will have "news value" for many
weeks.. . . This is not an example al wires which are found so
of pure curiosity, however, since we .
readily identify ourselves with others,
and their joys and despair then be- connected
come our own.
Veblen, however, uses the term "idle
curiosity" somewhat ironically, as is Your co-operation is earnestly
his wont. It is idle only to those who c -p rto
fail to realize that it may be a very
rare and indispensible thing from g solicited
which almost all distinguished human -
achievement proceeds.- Since it may
lead to systematic examination and
seeking of things hitherto- undiscov-
ered. For research is but diligent
search which enjoys a high flavor or THE
primitive hunting. Occasionally and
fitfully idle curiosity thus leads to
creative thought, which alters and
broadens our own views and aspira--:YlllillillIlilllIllllllllflllillll llfllllillllilllllilll l1llllill l111!!:
Spiort
Clothes
Now that warm weather
seems to have come to ,stay
e Milady must add to her
s wardrobe certain sport ap-
parel.
e For hiking or riding on the
boulevard she will want a
tweed knicker suit. If she
is embarrassed when she
, reaches the city limits she
e
may unclasp the snugly fit-
ting cape, and presto change,
it becomes a modish. circular
iiskirt.
-V
Scarfs of silk and fibre silk in
brilliant or subdued coloring
are the latest addition to spor
costumes.
Dainty blouses are abso-
lutely necessary to wear with
the new tweed suits and sep-
arate sport skirts.
Liberty at 1amn