EDITORIAL AND GENERAL 



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fection, and the respect and regard of 

 all who knew him. — "The Century 

 Magazine" for January. 



In Memory of Frank Hall Scott. 



President of The Century Company, 



New York City. 



(From the "St. Nicholas" Magazine, ex- 

 pressive of the high esteem in which 

 he was held by all who knew him.) 



It is possible to condense into a tew 

 sentences the chief events of any life, 

 but the things that count most are not 

 to be enumerated in "brief biogra- 

 phies." And no summary of Mr. Scott's 

 career can give more than the merest 

 hint of those rare qualities of mind and 

 heart that endeared him to his fellow- 

 Avorkers. With a gentleness and dig- 

 nity that were seldom even ruffled, he 

 combined a winning speech and man- 

 ner that made every one he met a friend 

 and every intimate friend a lasting 

 comrade. Fair-mindedness was one of 

 his strongest traits. His love of jus- 

 tice insured to each and all a patient 

 hearing and thoughtful consideration. 

 He was always and in all circumstan- 

 ces the kindly, cultivated gentleman. 



For his associates, and those who 

 knew him well, his own character and 

 all that he achieved are his best mem- 

 orial. He believed, with Emerson, 

 "that the reward of a thing well done 

 is to have done it." His own successes 

 were uniformly the outcome of unas- 

 suming faithfulness and quiet mastery. 

 Rut "St. Nicholas" owes him a debt 

 of gratitude ; and even if gratitude 

 could be kept from flowing out upon 

 the page, it is due alike to him and to 

 cur readers that we should here re- 

 cord how largely this magazine en- 

 tered into his lifework and shared the 

 benefits of his practical activities. He 

 had a special pride in "St. Nicholas"- 

 a real love for it — which made him a 

 tireless helper in every measure for its 

 success and betterment. 



It is one of the best rewards of a life 

 such as he lived that it leavens all other 

 lives that are in close touch with it or 

 fortunately brought within its in- 

 fluence, and lifts their thoughts to 

 higher levels. For American boys there 

 is abundant inspiration in the history of 

 Mr. Scott's progress by his own en- 

 deavor to a position of commanding in- 

 fluence and distinction in the publish- 

 ing world. And the benignant wisdom, 



sweetness, and serenity of his daily 1 

 are at once a beautiful memory and a 

 lasting inspiration to all those who 

 worked with and under him, to whom 

 he was always corteous. kindly, 

 friendly, just, and by whom he was so 

 well beloved. 



The New-Old Independent. 



It was founded in 1848, this maga- 

 zine known the world over as "The 

 Independent" of New York City. Re- 

 cently there has been a change of own- 

 ership and Mr. Hamilton Holt, who 

 has long been connected with the mag- 

 azine, has taken complete ownership. 

 It comes out, the first of 1913, as the 

 luckiest year it has ever had, literally 

 turning over a new leaf, a new style of 

 paper for the cover and new dress 

 throughout. It is readable and very 

 attractive and this old magazine has 

 now become as new and enthusiastic 

 as if it had really taken an entirely new 

 lease of life. We note with especial 

 pleasure that it is to take an active 

 interest in all outdoor and nature in- 

 terests, and as an opening door along 

 the line of greater extended scope in 

 nature we find an interesting article 

 and attractive illustration regarding 

 the kingbird by Ernest Ingersoll, the 

 well-known naturalist. \Ye are hoping 

 to see something in the magazine every 

 month regarding nature. We are sure 

 that, under the new management in 

 a more attractive form, the scope of 

 its influence will be greatly extended. 



"The Independent" has always taken 

 an active interest in educational work 

 and makes private schools an impor- 

 tant feature of its advertising pages. 

 Quite naturally it will, in accord with 

 these plans, take very active interest 

 in all things pertaining to education, 

 from university to kindergarten. It 

 aims also to make itself indispensable 

 to clubs and associations engaged in 

 the study of science, art and literature. 



1 have known farmers who, in travel- 

 ling, saw only plows and butter-tubs 

 and corn-cribs, and preachers who, 

 looking across such autumn fields as 

 these would carry away only a musty 

 text or two. I pity some of those who 

 expect to go to heaven : the}- will find 

 so little to surprise them in the golden 

 streets. — David Grayson in "Adven- 

 tures in Friendship." 



