… "Banyan: Yesterday and To-day. By W. Glandwr Morgan. DoIgelWy; Printed by Hughes Bros., "Dysgedydd" Office. 1913. Pp. 80. Price 1/6. So much has been…
… "Banyan: Yesterday and To-day. By W. Glandwr Morgan. DoIgelWy; Printed by Hughes Bros., "Dysgedydd" Office. 1913. Pp. 80. Price 1/6. So much has been well-written about Bunyan that one ought to make sure before venturing to add to the literature that there is something really new to say or that what has been said before can be said much better. The present volume reminds us of the unfortunate fowl of the Hebrides on which…
… WALES AT WORK. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. During the last fifteen months considerable progress has been made in connection with the development of Agriculture in Wales,…
… WALES AT WORK. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. During the last fifteen months considerable progress has been made in connection with the development of Agriculture in Wales, particularly as regards Agricultural Education and the improve- ment of Live Stock. In November 1912 Mr. Runciman inaugurated at Aberystwyth the Welsh Agricultural Council and outlined the various schemes which he had in view for the advancement of Agriculture in the Principality. The establish- ment of the Welsh Agricultural Council,…
… THE APPOINTMENTS BOARD FOR WALES. Secretary: — Mr. R. Silyn Roberts, MA., University Registry, Cathays Park. Cardiff. With a view of diffusing information about…
… THE APPOINTMENTS BOARD FOR WALES. Secretary: — Mr. R. Silyn Roberts, MA., University Registry, Cathays Park. Cardiff. With a view of diffusing information about the movement, a booklet has been printed setting forth what the Appointments Board is, and what it seeks to do. More than 7000 copies of this document have already been distributed in Wales alone every Headmaster and Headmistress of Elementary and Secondary Schools have received copies and parcels of copies…
… year was the erection of a Memorial Tablet on the house at Caersws for many years occupied by Ceiriog and a pilgrimage to his…
… year was the erection of a Memorial Tablet on the house at Caersws for many years occupied by Ceiriog and a pilgrimage to his grave at Llanwnog, at which many distinguished Welsh Scholars and represen- tatives of Welsh Societies were present. A full account of this is given. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES. CARDIFF. From the National Museum of Wales comes the sixth annual report, a volume like its predecessors of real beauty both in…
… THE WELSH SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE. Hon. Secretary Rev. Gwilym Davies, M. A., Carmarthen. The first school of Social Service for Wales met at…
… THE WELSH SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE. Hon. Secretary Rev. Gwilym Davies, M. A., Carmarthen. The first school of Social Service for Wales met at Llandrindod Wells in the summer of 1911, and was an experiment undertaken by certain members of only two denominations, the Baptists and Congrega- tionalists. Its meetings were, however, attended by members of other communions, and so startling was the revelation of the far-reaching possibilities of thus bringing together members of…
… the College, and the success of these efforts is all the more creditable when it is borne in mind that the area accessible from…
… the College, and the success of these efforts is all the more creditable when it is borne in mind that the area accessible from Aberystwyth is, on the whole, but sparsely populated. Still more interesting is it to observe how similar ideas are pervading the student community. With the exception of some social work in the town, Aberystwyth students have not, up to the present, made any organised effort on an appreciable scale to…
… SOME WELSH GARDEN VILLAGE SCHEMES IN PROGRESS. RHUBINA FIELDS, NEAR CARDIFF. The Cardiff Workers Garden Village Society has selected one of the most picturesque…
… SOME WELSH GARDEN VILLAGE SCHEMES IN PROGRESS. RHUBINA FIELDS, NEAR CARDIFF. The Cardiff Workers Garden Village Society has selected one of the most picturesque districts near Cardiff as the scene of its operations. Lord Plymouth performed the opening ceremony last summer on the completion of the earliest batch of houses. Good progress has been made since then, and the village has now a good many inhabitants. The site is very conveniently placed, being but…
… CORRESPONDENCE. Evolution or Revolution. To the Editor of The Welsh Outlook.' Sir. I shall be glad if you will give me a little space…
… CORRESPONDENCE. Evolution or Revolution. To the Editor of The Welsh Outlook.' Sir. I shall be glad if you will give me a little space in your valuable paper to comment on the article Evolution or Revolu- tion in No. I. 1 do this for two reasons. (1) Because I believe that a Revolution is inevitable (not necessarily a bloody one.) (2) Because I am a Student of the W.E.A. and reference is made to…
… Mr. Bonner Morgan, Ophthalmic Optician, will be glad to advise upon any matter dealing with defective eye- sight and the wearing of spectacles. The…
… Mr. Bonner Morgan, Ophthalmic Optician, will be glad to advise upon any matter dealing with defective eye- sight and the wearing of spectacles. The business is confined entirely to this one speciality, and it is claimed that results are as perfect and accurate as extreme thoroughness and the use of the most modern methods of sight-testing can ensure. Cases where medical treatment is desirable are not undertaken, but are referred to an ophthalmic surgeon.…
… THE WELSH OUTLOOK, CARDIFF. TO OUR READERS. 1st February, 1914. THE reception of the first number of The Welsh Outlook has been excellent in…
… THE WELSH OUTLOOK, CARDIFF. TO OUR READERS. 1st February, 1914. THE reception of the first number of The Welsh Outlook has been excellent in every way, and we should like to take this opportunity of thanking many of our readers for their kind ana helpful words of encouragement and advice. Our reception by the press has been most encouraging, and to them too we express our thanks. The result of last month's literary competitions…
… Notes 99 Industry and Research. By Principal E. H. Griffiths 105 Pithead Baths 110 The Relationship between Poetry and Music. By Cyril Jenkins 113…
… Notes 99 Industry and Research. By Principal E. H. Griffiths 105 Pithead Baths 110 The Relationship between Poetry and Music. By Cyril Jenkins 113 Poetry: "Duwiau Dyn." By T. H. Parry-Williams 116 The Personality of Towns. No. 2. Swansea 117 The Home Stretch. By R. G. B. 120 The Present Renaissance of English Drama. By Professor Gilbert Norwood 122 (A lecture delivered to the Ladies' Cardiff and County Club. December 1913) Discussions 1 27…
… The following volumes on the counties of Wales and the neighbouring English counties have now been published:— Breconshire. By C. J. EVANS. Carnarvenshire. By…
… The following volumes on the counties of Wales and the neighbouring English counties have now been published:— Breconshire. By C. J. EVANS. Carnarvenshire. By J. L LLOYD. MA Merieaethahire. By A. MORRIS. Radnorshire. By LEWIS DAVIES. Moomoothshire. By HERBERT A. EVANS. Isle of Man. BY J. QUINE, MA. Cheshire. By T. A. COWARD. The Cambridge County Geographies form a welcome addition to the topographical literature of the day. They are not guide boob in…
… A WELSH GIPSY. From a photograph by Mr. T. J. Lewis, Barry.…
… A WELSH GIPSY. From a photograph by Mr. T. J. Lewis, Barry.…
… THE WELSH OUTLOOK NOTES OF THE MONTH Imperial The recent Parliamentary debate on and Local local and imperial taxation raised Taxation many important issues…
… THE WELSH OUTLOOK NOTES OF THE MONTH Imperial The recent Parliamentary debate on and Local local and imperial taxation raised Taxation many important issues which were discussed in a spirit worthy of the House of Commons at its best. It is significant that there was general agreement that the relative burdens of the ratepayer and the taxpayer must be speedily adjusted, and that the incidence of local burdens must be placed on a broader…
… bodies and what are best left either to the larger local authorities or a combination of the smaller bodies. In certain instances, it may…
… bodies and what are best left either to the larger local authorities or a combination of the smaller bodies. In certain instances, it may even be advisable to go further and to reserve to the central authority certain services now administered locally. Ample power should also be reserved to the central authority for combining local authorities into Joint Boards for those duties such as main drainage, and water supply which smaller authorities cannot undertake…
… It will be seen, the grants to Wales are £ 6.7 per student (or, in the aggregate, £ 8,187) lower than they would be…
… It will be seen, the grants to Wales are £ 6.7 per student (or, in the aggregate, £ 8,187) lower than they would be if Wales was treated on the same basis as England. This is a serious discrepancy. Rate Aid to The Welsh Colleges also suffer Welsh grievously as compared with their University sister institutions in England in the Colleges matter of grants made to them out of the rates. The leading County…
… a total of E106,000, and form three sides of a quad- rangle. The central portion of the front, i.e., the administrative offices, and conical…
… a total of E106,000, and form three sides of a quad- rangle. The central portion of the front, i.e., the administrative offices, and conical room, has been omitted for the present. The omission of the central portion of the front deprives the buildings of the most ornamental section, and if funds are available the erection of this and the central hall, with the approaches connecting up the entire buildings, is desirable. This a matter…
… Governors accept the county scale. When the fact is considered that Welsh counties receive a grant from the Treasury equivalent to a id. rate…
… Governors accept the county scale. When the fact is considered that Welsh counties receive a grant from the Treasury equivalent to a id. rate over and above grants paid in English counties, it seems astounding that wealthy counties like Glamorgan and Monmouth cannot establish a scale similar to those of Salop and Lancashire. Welsh politicians boast of our glorious Intermediate system, quite unmindful of the under-current of seething discontent among assistant teachers, and it…
… ately removed, represents about 85%. To show the force of the above statement, this year the writer found the nests of the wild duck,…
… ately removed, represents about 85%. To show the force of the above statement, this year the writer found the nests of the wild duck, oyster-catcher, five ringed- plovers, a lapwing, and three linnets all of which nests were robbed. Amongst the few birds successful in rearing their young were two sheldrakes, a rock and meadow pipit, the former's subterranean domestic arrangements standing them in good stead, while the latter owed their salvation to their…
… INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH* BY PRINCIPAL E. H. GRIFFITHS THE late Sir George Darwin, whose researches on the tides and the shifting of sandbanks are…
… INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH* BY PRINCIPAL E. H. GRIFFITHS THE late Sir George Darwin, whose researches on the tides and the shifting of sandbanks are so well known, and have proved of great service, told me that on one occasion, when he had constructed in his rooms in Trinity a simple apparatus consisting of a bath, some sand and a can of water, his bed-maker, on entering, found him employed in the manufac- ture of…
… Society is rendering, support given without enquiry as to what is the use of it all," support given in the belief that there is…
… Society is rendering, support given without enquiry as to what is the use of it all," support given in the belief that there is no discovery of the secrets of nature, which will not in due course bring forth fruit a hundred-fold. Such help is spec- ially needed at the present time. In this age of competition and struggle men want to see tangible results. They insist on the repetition of that hateful question…
… Hamel, in 1736, demonstrated the identity of the base of common salt with mineral alkali-as sodium carbonate was then termed. It was not until…
… Hamel, in 1736, demonstrated the identity of the base of common salt with mineral alkali-as sodium carbonate was then termed. It was not until 1790 that a practical application of this discovery was made by Leblanc. This industry, which has made the fortunes of many men and given employment to thousands, was based on the work of Leblanc-who died by his own hand, a pauper, in 1800. Chlorine was discovered by Scheele in 1774.…
… after operations has fallen from over 60 per cent to under 5 per cent, and this is the more extraordinary when we consider that…
… after operations has fallen from over 60 per cent to under 5 per cent, and this is the more extraordinary when we consider that operations are now confidently under- taken which, by the surgeons of a previous generation, would have been regarded as impossible. Had it not been for the researches of these men, many of us now living would have already joined the majority. Here the connection between the labourer and the result…
… who did not wish to go treasure hunting, and, judging from my own case, the thoughts of the seeker would not dwell so much…
… who did not wish to go treasure hunting, and, judging from my own case, the thoughts of the seeker would not dwell so much on what was to be done with the pieces-of-eight when found, as the joy of finding them. The great men I have named were men who retained this joy of treasure hunting to the end of their days and in their case also they were attracted by the pursuit rather…
… PIT-HEAD BATHS I N June, 1913, a number of workmen from the South Wales coalfield were invited to undertake a tour of inspection through…
… PIT-HEAD BATHS I N June, 1913, a number of workmen from the South Wales coalfield were invited to undertake a tour of inspection through the mining areas of France, Belgium and Germany, in order to study at first hand the operation of the pit-head bath schemes, in vogue at the collieries of these countries. Each member of the party on his return submitted a report, containing an account of the incidents of the tour,…
… Another thus In France we visited six different collieries. The buildings there are some- thing like our large halls, varied in size according to…
… Another thus In France we visited six different collieries. The buildings there are some- thing like our large halls, varied in size according to the number of baths that are required. The walls are made of bricks, the floor of tiles, the roof partly of glass, and the rest of slates or galvanised zinc. There are not many windows in the walls of these buildings. The halls are heated by pipes, which take heated…
… Wales." This writer also records that he is decidedly in favour of pit-head baths, and thinks, once the men would get accustomed to them,…
… Wales." This writer also records that he is decidedly in favour of pit-head baths, and thinks, once the men would get accustomed to them, they would value them very much, but he would not make them compulsory, for it would be difficult to get some to leave the old custom, though time and experience would convince them that the baths were a great improvement on the old method." The men are high in their…
… A Memorial Tablet to H. O. Jones will be unveiled at the Grammar School. Pengam, on March 4th (See "Notes of the Month")…
… A Memorial Tablet to H. O. Jones will be unveiled at the Grammar School. Pengam, on March 4th (See "Notes of the Month")…
… Can o SenD iw hên Feiftr TOBACCO A Gyfanroddodd Gwafanaethwr Ammodol iddo Gyn't pan doroddar ei Ammod ac ef, ynghyd a'r Rheffymmeu paham y…
… Can o SenD iw hên Feiftr TOBACCO A Gyfanroddodd Gwafanaethwr Ammodol iddo Gyn't pan doroddar ei Ammod ac ef, ynghyd a'r Rheffymmeu paham y deff- ygiodd yng wafanaeth y Concwerwr beu- nyddiol bwnnw. Ar hen Don at oedd dri- gannolyn y Deyrnas hon Lawer Blwydd yn faith Cyn Tirio'r crwydryn ynrhi ag a Elwid y Frwyner tâs, neu Dan y Coed á Thany Gwydd Y mae', 8 fylaf gynta o'r breichiau yn groes rowiog…
… "THE HARVESTERS Constantin Meunier (1831-1905.) This is one of the four panels by Meunier, the other three of which were reproduced in January and…
… "THE HARVESTERS Constantin Meunier (1831-1905.) This is one of the four panels by Meunier, the other three of which were reproduced in January and February numbers.…
… "YOUNG WALES" No. 2—Street Traders…
… "YOUNG WALES" No. 2—Street Traders…
… THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POETRY AND MUSIC NOT until quite recently have composers begun to realise that, when they attempt to set poetry to music,…
… THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POETRY AND MUSIC NOT until quite recently have composers begun to realise that, when they attempt to set poetry to music, their function is not to cover the words with a filmy garment of sound, like a woman putting on a dress, but to express the very spirit, action and innermost feeling of the verses. A century and a quarter ago Mozart was writing operas to absolutely impossible librettos; the relationship…
… French and German musicians was only in part shared by their British colleagues, for though Victorian composers reached some social eminence, their intellects remained…
… French and German musicians was only in part shared by their British colleagues, for though Victorian composers reached some social eminence, their intellects remained only half awake. To demon- strate the truth of this, one has only to examine a score or so of the cantatas, oratorios and songs that were poured out so profusely by the eminent English composers between the dates 1840 and 1880 in nearly all cases the words that inspired…
… the song, it is impossible to think of the words without the accompanying music, or of the music without the words it interprets. It…
… the song, it is impossible to think of the words without the accompanying music, or of the music without the words it interprets. It is the same with all great songs indeed, in many cases it may be said that the composer has added richness and a fuller meaning to the words he has set, he has, in a manner, explained them. Out of all the hundreds of songs that Hugo Wolf wrote, I…
… concerned with research and with amassing knowledge to have much time for original work. Moreover, most of our poetry is lacking in thought and…
… concerned with research and with amassing knowledge to have much time for original work. Moreover, most of our poetry is lacking in thought and in philosophy. There are, I am confident, dozens of Welsh poets who could write a rich and glowing description of a sunset-a des- cription, moreover, that would be full of wonderful imagery and verbal beauty; but how many of them could give express- ion to original and profound ideas that…
… THE PERSONALITY OF TOWNS EVERY parent knows that in the life of his lad there is a period when, for a while, he is…
… THE PERSONALITY OF TOWNS EVERY parent knows that in the life of his lad there is a period when, for a while, he is a puzzle and an anxiety. It is the time when his pre- cociousness wanes, when no more he says the wonderful things of a brilliant childhood, and he becomes very much as other boys. He assimilates to type. He is neither extremely clever nor a dismal dullard. It is a…
… SWANSEA CASTLE…
… SWANSEA CASTLE…
… However modern Swansea may become-and in some respects it is becoming appallingly modern- it is too much involved in its past ever to shake…
… However modern Swansea may become-and in some respects it is becoming appallingly modern- it is too much involved in its past ever to shake off its influence and live entirely in its present. Professor Lloyd, in his history, speaks of that remote period when Illtud lived in holy seclusion at Oystermouth and-permitting himself the joy of an excursion into a purple patch-" Swansea was in all probability but a stretch of sand, the haunt…
… way to villages is lined with villas. Mumbles is a township. The green fields are far from Pentre. With this growth in importance and…
… way to villages is lined with villas. Mumbles is a township. The green fields are far from Pentre. With this growth in importance and numbers, there is growing also a general consciousness that there are other things in the count of greatness. Swansea is looking in upon itself and enquiring what shall it profit it to be great in commerce and riches. if it neglects the nobler, the more gracious things of life. It…
… Nick to the farm, for back he would be in a day, now that he had overcome the geographical difficulties of the locality. Besides,…
… Nick to the farm, for back he would be in a day, now that he had overcome the geographical difficulties of the locality. Besides, Bevan had eaten the fowls and the eggs. The little cloud was distinctly above the horizon. Early next day Bevan took the dog to another distant farm, selecting the south quarter of the valley this time he trusted that Nick would take more kindly to a southern aspect facing the…
… suggested two or three ways of parrying the force of the blow but he was candid enough to admit that nothing short of a…
… suggested two or three ways of parrying the force of the blow but he was candid enough to admit that nothing short of a miracle could dodge the mighty Scot's fist. By the way," said Bevan," where's the air-gun?' Now old chap and Ned's face was grave none of that don't you go shooting yourself." Shoot myself, you ox-eyed idiot who's going to shoot himself I want a pop at the old rat I've…
… architectonic power is essential, where all depends upon the collision of genuine personalities, upon sound ethics and skill in language. Imagine the law thus…
… architectonic power is essential, where all depends upon the collision of genuine personalities, upon sound ethics and skill in language. Imagine the law thus laid down for the writer who is to practise such an art. You shall not discuss religion, though you may occasionally employ its more othodox forms as part of your upholstery. Politics are to be eschewed. unless you wish to remind your hearers of the glory of Britain-we shall not…
… facts in life, nor from the situations which he himself portrayed. Facts, it is said, are stubborn things; but their stubborness is nothing to…
… facts in life, nor from the situations which he himself portrayed. Facts, it is said, are stubborn things; but their stubborness is nothing to the obstinacy with which the average man(and the average play- wright) persists in scampering away from them. The customary procedure being to get over a difficulty by pretending that it does not exist, Ibsen, not only proves that it does exist, but also-a vital point- that it is only by…
… was that people took him for a lawbreaker of the first type, whereas he belongs to the second. Such teaching as his is dangerous,…
… was that people took him for a lawbreaker of the first type, whereas he belongs to the second. Such teaching as his is dangerous, to be sure, like all exploring expeditions a path is to be made through a jungle infested by savage beasts. And there will be camp-followers to disgrace the march, because they have joined, not for the fighting, but for the plunder. Such in brief are the doctrine and methods of…
… much intellect to be quite content with the well-nigh incredible badness of the typical mid-nineteenth century play. And thirdly, there is Ibsen to count…
… much intellect to be quite content with the well-nigh incredible badness of the typical mid-nineteenth century play. And thirdly, there is Ibsen to count with. As Mr. Shaw himself said, in that wonderful lecture he delivered in Cardiff, people may not like Ibsen, but after seeing his work they are no longer quite so satisfied with the conventional play. Hence the remarkable success of such a drama as Milestones. For the present method of…
… piece is scaffolding, and the climax itself, failing of real cogency and pathos, becomes merely sordid and vexatious. The truth is that Pinero is…
… piece is scaffolding, and the climax itself, failing of real cogency and pathos, becomes merely sordid and vexatious. The truth is that Pinero is amazingly trivial. One of his latest compositions, Preserving Mr. Panmure, is about a governess who is kissed against her will, and the whole play consists of complications, owing to the fact that she will not CHRISTIAN UNITY IN WALES-" The Welsh Outlook," February, 1914. We, as Baptists, are as keenly…
… with the express emphasis of its Lord reared ethic above ritual. To the Welsh Baptist of the older pattern- all honour to him-all this…
… with the express emphasis of its Lord reared ethic above ritual. To the Welsh Baptist of the older pattern- all honour to him-all this will sound unfamiliar and perhaps recreant, but it is what younger Baptists are honestly getting to feel. To talk of unity, without being prepared, at least by inter-communion, member- ship is another question-to recognise the true discipleship of other Christians, is to be hopelessly unpractical, and also to commit oneself…