… FOREWORD. WALES is a land of mountains fringing the sea and divided from the plains of middle England by the Dee and the Severn.…
… FOREWORD. WALES is a land of mountains fringing the sea and divided from the plains of middle England by the Dee and the Severn. These geographical conditions explain our past history-our isolation and distinctness. We may measure nationality by racial, economic, or political standards and find Wales come short in one test or another. But no one will deny to the Welsh people a certain community of traditions and ideas and aims which are…
… that our moral and political and social traditions are a precious inheritance the loss of which would impoverish humanity; and that local patriotism is…
… that our moral and political and social traditions are a precious inheritance the loss of which would impoverish humanity; and that local patriotism is not incompatible with imperial loyalty. Holding this faith we wish in these pages to witness to the unity of our national life and to deepen and enrich it. This we would do not by refusing what other nations offer but by taking of their best, making it our own, and…
… "GOING TO WORK." (Millet.)…
… "GOING TO WORK." (Millet.)…
… THE WELSH OUTLOOK NOTES OF THE MONTH. The Living The most significant event in the Wage. religious world for some time past has been…
… THE WELSH OUTLOOK NOTES OF THE MONTH. The Living The most significant event in the Wage. religious world for some time past has been the publication of the Living Wage Manifesto, recently issued by the Council for Christian Witness. The Council draws its membership from many of the well-known leaders of the Churches, Established, Nonconformist, and Roman Catholic, who share the conviction that the spirit of Christ should rule our social practice. It represents…
… representatives from Wales we note the names of Principal T. F. Roberts, Mr. D. Lleufer Thomas and Mr. R. Richards, Bangor. We could wish…
… representatives from Wales we note the names of Principal T. F. Roberts, Mr. D. Lleufer Thomas and Mr. R. Richards, Bangor. We could wish that a Welsh edition of this Manifesto (printed in English and in Welsh) were sent to every clergyman and minister in the Principality. It marks a real forward movement. The Teachers' A new stage has recently been Register. reached in the history of educa- tion in Great Britain. After many…
… The three lowest and the two highest Counties have been selected. The figures for the Boroughs and Urban Districts are of necessity considerably higher,…
… The three lowest and the two highest Counties have been selected. The figures for the Boroughs and Urban Districts are of necessity considerably higher, though some of the boroughs such as Car- marthen Town are unsatisfactory. Barry's figures are most praiseworthy and are not surpassed in England or Wales; they present a striking contrast to the counties quoted above. Boroughs, &c. Certificated Uncertificated Supple- Assistants. Assistants, mentary. Barry 312 48 03 Cardiff 174 7'7…
… Criticism appears obvious. If the Local Authority is not to spend any money on salaries, and the government grant, large as it is, only…
… Criticism appears obvious. If the Local Authority is not to spend any money on salaries, and the government grant, large as it is, only covers the present cost of salaries, how are salaries to be increased? The position of Wales also appears somewhat different from England, it is complicated by the Intermediate Act of 1889. Unless the Act is repealed-an impossible suggestion for a Welsh Nationalist-the proposal cannot be carried out in Wales as…
… The Farmer- (1) No intention to impose the Irish system, because we do not think the English farmers as a whole are over-rented, and…
… The Farmer- (1) No intention to impose the Irish system, because we do not think the English farmers as a whole are over-rented, and a considerable fraction are paying less than an economic rent. The remedy of the real grievance that the farmer lacks ade- quate security for doing the best with and making the most of the land. Power to the large farmer to come before the Commission when it is proposed to…
… We must not omit to mention Mrs. Arnesby Brown fresh and freely handled portraits, and we note with satisfaction that Mr. Carey Morris is…
… We must not omit to mention Mrs. Arnesby Brown fresh and freely handled portraits, and we note with satisfaction that Mr. Carey Morris is developing a vigorous and interesting technique. A City of Refuge," the picture which gained for Miss Lindsay Williams the Gold Medal and Travelling Scholarship in the Royal Academy Schools, is characterised by incisive drawing and academic composition, both of which qualities are valuable assets and may become stepping stones to…
… THE RELIGIOUS OUTLOOK IN WALES. UNTIL rather recent times it has been true to say that the life of Wales has been but little…
… THE RELIGIOUS OUTLOOK IN WALES. UNTIL rather recent times it has been true to say that the life of Wales has been but little affected by contact with the great world beyond our own borders. Hitherto our language has served as a mighty bulwark to keep out both the good and the evil that the alien might wish to send to us. Fierce currents of thought and of action might be swirling without, but…
… no less than elsewhere. For the first time a country which had been dominated almost completely by the old scholastic tradition felt the stirring…
… no less than elsewhere. For the first time a country which had been dominated almost completely by the old scholastic tradition felt the stirring of the new spirit that has been working for a generation past and more in our modern theology- a spirit unconsciously derived in large part from the domain of physical science and expressed in an unfailing respect for facts and a vigorous pursuit of truth. The age-long exploitation of facts…
… Already some lines of construction and of synthesis are becoming visible, and it is our purpose here to indicate, with inevitable brevity, what they…
… Already some lines of construction and of synthesis are becoming visible, and it is our purpose here to indicate, with inevitable brevity, what they appear to us to be. (i.) The historical approach to the Scriptures has given us a truer and more fascinating understanding of their real message. Ethical and dogmatic interests are clearly interwoven, especially in the New Testament, but henceforth we are not likely to subordinate the ethical interests to the…
… ment must always be within a community, and there is a sense in which the collective religious experience of Christians is more authoritative than…
… ment must always be within a community, and there is a sense in which the collective religious experience of Christians is more authoritative than that of the ordinary individual, whatever may be said of the genius. Securus judicat orbis terrarum. A Synthesis of complementary truths is required here again. (iv.) With a view to a full religious life that shall be adequate to meet our modern need, we want to combine the deep de-…
… salvation as being necessarily expressed in terms of pure character and right action. Doing is not a deadly thing, nay, rather, it is an…
… salvation as being necessarily expressed in terms of pure character and right action. Doing is not a deadly thing, nay, rather, it is an essential expression of that life which is life indeed, if only the doing be of the right kind, inspired by worthy motive. Salvation is through service, for in the Kingdom, the greatest is he who, at the prompting of love, forgets himself in an absolute devotion to the widest service.…
… THE MEDICAL OUTLOOK IN WALES. IT is a fortunate coincidence that the subject of medical education should be engaging the attention of experts, both…
… THE MEDICAL OUTLOOK IN WALES. IT is a fortunate coincidence that the subject of medical education should be engaging the attention of experts, both in England and in America, at a moment when the organisation of a complete faculty of medicine has become a pressing problem in the University life of Wales. Recent advances in the medical sciences have been so considerable, that general practitioners require a wider and more scientific training to enable…
… each and all of these sciences afford valuable mental training, the necessary limitations of time and opportunity sug- gest, that for the medical student…
… each and all of these sciences afford valuable mental training, the necessary limitations of time and opportunity sug- gest, that for the medical student the claims, not only of the preliminary sciences, but even of anatomy and physiology must be subordinated to practical ends. Even so, there is now general agreement that a high standard must be set in all these subjects, and that the thoroughness of the teaching must not be inferior to…
… to tutorial work. The quality of the con- sultant's teaching therefore tends to suffer as his reputation increases, and unfor- tunately this is not…
… to tutorial work. The quality of the con- sultant's teaching therefore tends to suffer as his reputation increases, and unfor- tunately this is not the only ill result of the present system. The pressure of private practice gradually diminishes the energy which can be devoted to the operating theatre and hospital ward. The patients suffer as the quality of hospital work de- clines, while the students are not only deprived of competent teaching but,…
… manship is concerned with the cultivation and maintenance of health rather than with simply alleviating the sufferings of those who have actually become sick.…
… manship is concerned with the cultivation and maintenance of health rather than with simply alleviating the sufferings of those who have actually become sick. To the State therefore one can look with assurance for generous aid in the forma- tion of a school of medicine, untrammelled by mediaeval traditions and permeated by the principles of prevention. Nor should the appeal to the medical profession prove less insistent. Inevitable changes in the training of medical…
… Y MYNYDD A'R ALLOR, Llydaw, 1911 NI ddygymydd hwyliau'r mynydd, Ar foreddydd or haf rhuddem, A myfyrio chwith a chofio Y croeshoelio uwch Caersalem.…
… Y MYNYDD A'R ALLOR, Llydaw, 1911 NI ddygymydd hwyliau'r mynydd, Ar foreddydd or haf rhuddem, A myfyrio chwith a chofio Y croeshoelio uwch Caersalem. Pan ar hafddydd tua rhosydd Noeth y mynydd euthum innau, Pob dewislais daear glywais A gwrandewais gym ei duwiau, A dywedyd, Yn sancteiddfyd Plygain Ynyd plygwn innau, A thrwy'r Grawys yn nifrifddwys Leisiau'r eglwys a haroglau. Pob rhyw grwydrol nwyd ddaearol Ddofai swynol ddefosiynau Lie bai cerddor a Christ mynor…
… MODERN WELSH LITERATURE. THE literary activity of the past twenty- five years in Wales has been very great, in spite of the fact that,…
… MODERN WELSH LITERATURE. THE literary activity of the past twenty- five years in Wales has been very great, in spite of the fact that, as we are frequently told, the publication of Welsh books does not pay. Without in any way losing sight of the existence and great value of the democratic literary tradition and interest, which must really be at the root of any fairly widespread culture, it must be admitted that this…
… purpose in assisting students to form some idea of the work before them. The reprints of the Guild of Graduates followed, providing trustworthy texts…
… purpose in assisting students to form some idea of the work before them. The reprints of the Guild of Graduates followed, providing trustworthy texts of some of the Welsh classics. Other books designed for use in the study of the language do not call for notice in a survey of this descrip- tion. Suffice it to say that the lines were laid down of a scientific study of grammar and of the history of…
… in mind the genius of the two languages. As a result of this controversy, early in our period, there appeared the New Bard (Y…
… in mind the genius of the two languages. As a result of this controversy, early in our period, there appeared the New Bard (Y Bardd Newydd)," whose tendency was to reproduce the verbosity of the Cynghanedd poets without their music and skill, and to mistake the use of terms of the sublime for sublimity. Properly, this phase belongs to the preceding period, and its duration was not long. It was followed by a reaction…
… Awdl Famon touch life as it can never be touched by mere imitation. Awdl Famon is a great modern poem. This realistic tendency is…
… Awdl Famon touch life as it can never be touched by mere imitation. Awdl Famon is a great modern poem. This realistic tendency is also witnessed by the growth of the novel and the begin- nings of the drama. Daniel Owen comes partly into our period, though he owed his inspiritaon to the movement started by Lewis Edwards and Roger Edwards. As faithful pictures of Welsh life and character, Daniel Owen's stories still occupy…
… ENGLISH NURSERY RHYMES. Who wrote the English Nursery Rhymes? The early Celts. That is the discovery of a learned German whose name I am…
… ENGLISH NURSERY RHYMES. Who wrote the English Nursery Rhymes? The early Celts. That is the discovery of a learned German whose name I am not at present permitted to disclose. His life-work, entitled The Genetic Philosophy of English Nursery Rhymes," is drawing near its completion, and then the author's name will be known throughout the world of letters. In that book it is maintained that the Anglo- Saxons, when they lived in the forests…
… The Celt from the beginning noticed the solemnity of the Anglo-Saxon nature, and proceeding on the assumption that a low ideal attained is better…
… The Celt from the beginning noticed the solemnity of the Anglo-Saxon nature, and proceeding on the assumption that a low ideal attained is better than a high ideal ignored, he out of pure mischief made this inability to laugh an Anglo-Saxon standard of moral goodness A good child, a good child, As I suppose you be, Never laughed nor smiled At the tickling of your knee. Obviously the bare-legged Anglo-Saxon could not laugh even…
… ART AND NATIONAL LIFE. THE EXHIBITION AT CARDIFF. THE ARTIST'S VOCATION. The charge has frequently been made, and not seldom too carelessly admitted, that…
… ART AND NATIONAL LIFE. THE EXHIBITION AT CARDIFF. THE ARTIST'S VOCATION. The charge has frequently been made, and not seldom too carelessly admitted, that in the realm of the fine arts Wales has never taken a worthy place among the nations. Often has the question been asked How is it that a race of men living in a romantic country amongst noble hills and lovely valleys, a race with a stirring history behind it,…
… strong and resulted in an extraordinary manifesta- tion of artistic activity, an activity which was only the natural expression of this overflowing vitality. Viewed…
… strong and resulted in an extraordinary manifesta- tion of artistic activity, an activity which was only the natural expression of this overflowing vitality. Viewed in this way art must be considered, primarily as an effect, in that it is a manifestation of a rich and abounding life, and secondarily, it may be regarded as a cause in that it raises the standard and quality of life by bringing new riches and higher pleasures to…
… liest surroundings. For it is as the servant of the beautiful that he meets the deepest needs. To bring beauty into the common lot…
… liest surroundings. For it is as the servant of the beautiful that he meets the deepest needs. To bring beauty into the common lot by revealing its presence is his greatest mission. Above all we would do well to remember that however rich in promise the future may be, its ful- filment depends on the intensity of our longing and the height of our aspiration. If we would see the life of the next…
… belief that the only way of securing his profits was to keep his men down. Such a man would be auspicious of anything that…
… belief that the only way of securing his profits was to keep his men down. Such a man would be auspicious of anything that developed the intellectual side in them. Football would be all right and should be encouraged. It would occupy their minds, and keep them quiet. Debates and classes would be anathema. Above all he would object to a personal intercourse that in his view encouraged sentimental- ism in the employing class,…
… SOME RECENT WELSH PLAYS. THAT Wales is rich in the material necessary to the building up of a truly national drama would appear to…
… SOME RECENT WELSH PLAYS. THAT Wales is rich in the material necessary to the building up of a truly national drama would appear to be the almost unanimous verdict of those and they are many-who have recently devoted their attention to this subject. It is true that very little of the building is, as yet, visible, but the foundations are being prepared. The subject appears to command an increasing measure of general interest and…
… make his protest through the medium of caricature, but he should not base his protest upon caricature. These remarks are not perhaps strictly relevant…
… make his protest through the medium of caricature, but he should not base his protest upon caricature. These remarks are not perhaps strictly relevant to a review of Beddau'r Proffwydi which contains nothing of an unfair or offensive character, but one cannot help feeling that Mr. Gruffydd has allowed his protraits of one set of Deacons to be lacking in faithfulness in order that they may be made the objects of his satire. They…
… THE MINERS." Constantin Meunier. (1831-1905.) Meunier is the Millet of Sculpture, a Millet who gives us true images, not of peasants, but of miners…
… THE MINERS." Constantin Meunier. (1831-1905.) Meunier is the Millet of Sculpture, a Millet who gives us true images, not of peasants, but of miners and artisans." We reproduce above one of the four panels which Meunier intended for a monument to Labour. The other subjects are The Dockers," The Harvesters," and The Furnacemen." Since Meunier's death the four reliefs in bronze have, most appropriately, been placed on the four sides of the temple at…
… HOUSING. Among the urgent problems facing Wales to-day are the problems of the coal mine, safety within the mine and housing without. The housing…
… HOUSING. Among the urgent problems facing Wales to-day are the problems of the coal mine, safety within the mine and housing without. The housing conditions in our mining valleys are such as can only be thought of with shame. Next month we shall begin a series of articles dealing with these problems in their many ramifications. In the meantime we publish some photographs which tell their own tale. THE HUTS, SENGHENYDD.…
… HOUSING. COLLIERS' HOUSES AT WOODLANDS, YORKS.…
… HOUSING. COLLIERS' HOUSES AT WOODLANDS, YORKS.…
… The little figure study writes our photographer is of a little girl about 10 years of age washing the front doorstep at one of…
… The little figure study writes our photographer is of a little girl about 10 years of age washing the front doorstep at one of the huts. In several of the huts were dead bodies which were placed in the bedroom to the left of the doorway, and I quite failed to see what other sleeping accommodation there was unless there was a small bedroom at the back. One hut I visited contained a corpse…
… THE PERSONALITY OF TOWNS. SIR Thomas Browne in the Religio Medici," says it is the common wonder of all men how, among so many…
… THE PERSONALITY OF TOWNS. SIR Thomas Browne in the Religio Medici," says it is the common wonder of all men how, among so many millions of faces, there should be none alike. Now, contrary, I wonder as much how there should be any. He that shall consider how many thousand several words have been care- lessly, and without study, composed out of twenty- four letters withal, how many hundred lines there are to be…
… Tunbridge Wells, Liverpool and Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield, Cardiff, Newport and Swansea, and let him examine them closely; he will soon be persuaded of…
… Tunbridge Wells, Liverpool and Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield, Cardiff, Newport and Swansea, and let him examine them closely; he will soon be persuaded of each town's uniqueness. "But," says the sceptic, "this is all very well. That there is a difference between Brighton and Bournemouth and the others is obvious enough. What I want to know is how are you going to give any personality to those numerous little sleepy country towns that are…
… the past, they will doubtless tend to be archeological where a town is modern and industrial they will be treated to some extent from…
… the past, they will doubtless tend to be archeological where a town is modern and industrial they will be treated to some extent from the point of view of the sociologist. But archeology and sociology alike are only to be used as brushes in the portrait painter's box. Where he requires their aid for the purposes of his picture, he will use them, but the end at which he is aiming is neither archeology…
… years ago was the one bright spot in very deadly Paris season there were huge crowds waiting for hours outside the Cornedie KncS before…
… years ago was the one bright spot in very deadly Paris season there were huge crowds waiting for hours outside the Cornedie KncS before the doors opened, and at the end of the piece the distinguished actor was called to the footlights five times amid the most wild applause. Euripides is in far closer touch with the modern mind than his rital Sophocles. For his plots, it is true he went back to the…
… The silence of those years of pain become pregnant with their glorious end. We see just faintly what went to the makings of the…
… The silence of those years of pain become pregnant with their glorious end. We see just faintly what went to the makings of the greatest religious poet of the century. But space forbids us to linger in this fascinating country, other- wise we should like to examine with care what is perhaps the most valuable portion of this book-the chapter on Mysticism and Imagination. Mr. Meynell has carried to completion a work that however…
… The Garden City," by C. B. Purdom. J. M. Dent & Sons. 10s. 6d. net. It is said on the cover of this book…
… The Garden City," by C. B. Purdom. J. M. Dent & Sons. 10s. 6d. net. It is said on the cover of this book that it is the first authorita- tive and complete account of the Garden City that has ever been written." It cannot, however, be seriously contended that it fulfils any special purpose other than that of a kind of glorified guide book. The information supplied is in some cases very detailed…
… the notion that the truth of Christianity is bound up with the authority of a Book. For those who are still in the toils…
… the notion that the truth of Christianity is bound up with the authority of a Book. For those who are still in the toils of this error and for all whose motives are unsettled on the question of Inspiration Mr. Puleston Jones's Davies Lecture will bring great relief. In common with them and with all ministers in Wales a few decades ago our author began with the old static view of Inspiration, but in…
… prayer over particular problems of social duty. Such companies would need to be united on the most intimate religious basis. We heartily commend this…
… prayer over particular problems of social duty. Such companies would need to be united on the most intimate religious basis. We heartily commend this book to the notice of the clergy and the ministers of all denominations as a text-book for use in Bible Classes and Young People*. Guilds. Much has been written on this subject within recent years, but we venture to think that no book more admirable for its purpose has yet…
… "The Dark Ffowar." by John Galsworthy. W. Henemann. London. 6s. Galsworthy is a genius manque. His analysis of human relationship is pitiless; it frightens…
… "The Dark Ffowar." by John Galsworthy. W. Henemann. London. 6s. Galsworthy is a genius manque. His analysis of human relationship is pitiless; it frightens the reader who connects his books to life and his life to boob if this is all we feel. then life is a ghastly procession of illusory passions so transitory that they do not make impress upon character, nor even increase the sum of experience. The same bundle of nerves…
… NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES. THE FINANCIAL POSITION. The erection of the National Museum of Wales at Cardiff is proceeding steadily; the foundations contract now…
… NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES. THE FINANCIAL POSITION. The erection of the National Museum of Wales at Cardiff is proceeding steadily; the foundations contract now completed carries the building up to six feet above the road level, and Messrs. Willcock & Co. of Wolverhampton, who are building the National Library at Aberystwyth, have undertaken the erection of the shell of the southern block. Quite recently Mr. David Davies and the Misses Davies handed over to…
… UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, CARDIFF. The University College, Cardiff, is, from the standpoint of the student, rapidly approaching an interesting moment. Much is being written and…
… UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, CARDIFF. The University College, Cardiff, is, from the standpoint of the student, rapidly approaching an interesting moment. Much is being written and said of a New Medical School and it cannot be doubted that the establishment of such a School is of vital im- portance, expecially to the Welsh Medical Student. At no distant date, with the requisite staff provided and the admirable hospital facilities available the Welsh medical qualification should rank…
… THE WELSH LANGUAGE SOCIETY. Secretary-Mr. David James, Delfryn, Treherbert. The Welsh Language Society is a purely Educa- tional institution and does not identify itself…
… THE WELSH LANGUAGE SOCIETY. Secretary-Mr. David James, Delfryn, Treherbert. The Welsh Language Society is a purely Educa- tional institution and does not identify itself with any political or commercial movement. It seeks to promote (a) the use of Welsh as a means of Educa- tion, and (b) the better teaching of Welsh in the Welsh-speaking, English-speaking and Bilingual districts of Wales." When the Society undertook to carry out that programme, it found itself handicapped…