Where Plutarch went, and Socrates,
Browning and Keats, and such as these,
Homer, and Sappho with her song
That echoes still for the vast throng;
Lincoln and strong Napoleon,
And calm, courageous Washington;
Great Alexander, Nero—names
That swept the world with deathless flames—
I need not fear that I shall fall
When the Lord God's great Voice shall call;
For I shall find the roadway bright
When I go forth some quiet night.
[WILLIAM E. WALLING]
William English Walling, writer upon sociological subjects, was born at Louisville, Kentucky, March 14, 1877. When twenty years of age he was graduated from the University of Chicago with the B. S. degree; and he subsequently did graduate work in economics and sociology for a year at the same institution. Since 1902 Mr. Walling has been a resident at the University Settlement in New York. He has contributed to many of the high-class magazines, but he is best seen as a writer in his two books, entitled Russia's Message (New York, 1908); and Socialism As It Is (New York, 1912). The first title, Russia's Message, is one of the authoritative works upon that race; and it has been received as such in many quarters. And the same statement may be made of his excellent discussion of socialism. Mr. Walling is a member of many political and social societies. He has an attractive home at Cedarhurst, Long Island. In the early spring of 1913 the Macmillan Company will issue another book for Mr. Walling, entitled The Larger Aspects of Socialism.
Bibliography. The Nation (August 6, 1908); Review of Reviews (August, 1908); The Independent (May 16, 1912).