The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-16
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Spring, Gentle Spring." by Misses
Frost and Faust, Prof Kiock intro
huccd the en- president of the Normal, j
who remarked that it gave him infinite
pleasure to be here on an occasion like
this. as he had not yet forgotten the
pleasant and happy associations of by
gone days when he was the president OF
the Institution 70 a number of whose
students and friends he wss now about
to address himself. After few COM / :
plimentary remarks concerning the Nor
NAL and our city. for buta of which he
had peculiarly warm spot in his heart,
he announced as his subject,
"Village and Home Improvement
and Adjournment" He believed that
every sane mind had an affection for the
beautiful, and that beauty refnes and
puFifies the life of every individual who
allows himself TO be thus influenced.
Beauty takes no lower rank than to min
lister 70 our comfort and happiness, and
we see its benign influences all about us
in the world of nature. But as abund-
ant and pleasing as are the beauties OF
the natural world, We are inclined TO
wish TO add artificial adornment to the
grand storehouse Of beauty which sur.
rounds Us, and We make charming pic |
lures. artificial water-courses and lakes,
plant trees and flowers about our door.
yards, Adorn and bcautify the interior of |
our homes with pictures, fine furniture |
and other devIses of the genius and taste |
Of man. The most enlightened natious, |
we plainly see, possess and cultivate
the highest types of beauty, and II was a
proper appreciation for the beautiful
which made them intelligent and re.
fined. Surroundings have everything to
do with q mans habits of life and dis.
position TO be agreeable oEsiisagrecable.
The chief end of mans earthly career Is
TO have his desires gratified; this pro-
notes and maintains happiness. II lie
impossible, however. TO satisfy mans
longings in every respect. but he may
attain to certain degree Of contentment
by pursuing the proper course. II
should be his constant aim 10 make his
surroundings pleasant and agreeable,
and this may be done with less effort
and outlay Of money than many are will.
ing to admit. By beginning and con-
tinuing in the right direction, a cheerful.
inviting abode may be established any
where. That beauty and pleasant
surroundings are refining and elevating,
we see from the spots which poets de-
light most to frequent. Their illusions
partake of their surroundings, and so
will the disposition of every man, wo-
man and Child. The low, degraded man
will not be content and happy IN the So
ciety of the refined and intelligent. and
the reverse is true. Seeing all the bene-
fits of beautiful surroundings, shall we
not endeavor to make our abodes and
dwelling places as attractive as posi-
BILE? The home, the school house, the
! court yard and even the cemetery, the
, city of the dead. which is usually q
place of so many uninviting aspects.
: should be made as beautiful as posi-
} BILE. This done, and history and proPh-
: ecy will be verified, and the desert
5 shall blossom as the rose.
But men ask, twill it pay! Will
get dollars and cents enough out of such
efforts to compensate for them" Even
: taking this sOrdid view of the situation,
: we find that we can make no invest
ments about our premises that will CON-
e pensate US better. With only few dol
8 lars expended in the adOrnment of 9
piece of property, in the way of arrang
: ing nice walks, planting out flowers, trees
i etc will often make it double the value
7 in the market that would otherwise be
!, So that we see. from mere financial
!, point of view. it pays big to beautify
J, our surroundings. Men looking for 6
l new location take these things into con
j, sideration, and give town the go-by
], even if it is q good commercial center
!, Just because it is dirty and uninviting
? Therefore, 1t pays to see that the whole
|, town or city is kept IN clean, healthy
! and inviting condition.
: The speaker dwelt at considerable
r, length upon the subject of forestry, ant
) advised that the planting of trees and
shrubbeEy be prscticed more extensively
d Forty acres of trees in fifteen year
). would yield cash dividend of $4,000
s and involve but little outlay of money
d and time.
=. One reason, thought Prof. Hoss, why
l. children, boys and young men particu
t. larly, become tired and dissatisfied with
If their country homes. was because they
e were so uninviting, as general thing
r. They naturally become tired of thei
IF uninviting country homes ami HE then
d away to the city where they
q often fall into vice ant
\. crime and make sad wreck of whs
D. might have been noble, virtuous AM
Ut happy lives. Tne speaker related the
IT experience ofsuch men as Webster. Clay
Is Irving and Scott, to show the power O
re pleasant and attractive home. Thes
1. great men were all passionately attach
e ed to their boyhood surroundings ant
le could not bear in after years to torsak
% them entirely.
p The speaker here addressed himsel
nc directly to the teachers and admonishet
D. them to forget that slckly sentimental
sp ity which forbade young man O
d, young woman from looking forward l.
vs. q possible home of their own, and ad
Nd vised them to save up their earning
he and invest them in
lie place they could adorn ant
m beautify and call home. He advocate
m organizing societies for the promotio
5. of home adornment. In Topeka,
IS. said, they had such an organization an
k, it was working good results in man
IS. quarters of the city. In COnnectlcl
ed such d society had existed for fourtee
ne years, and its influence was felt far an
". wide in that state. In conclusion, Pre-
sc Hess entrestGi his hearers to give du
Dr. consideration to the matter of HON
er adornment, and by so doing they woul
r. build monuments to themselves while
At would be more enduring to their mem
be ry than monuments of brass or marbl
of Prof. Hoss IS a very pleasing an
lrt instructive lecturer and h
ey talks can't be listened to without il
as spring the most profound admiration
lal He seems to be thoroughly acquainte
slt with whatever subject he undertakes
by discuss. He has had large experient
at as an educator, having been state supe
intendent of instruction in Illinois for
MS number of years. besides holding 9th,
Ar important positions in the education
er- world, not the least of which was b
ct connection with the Normal at til
h, place few years ago.
er- Al the conclusion of the lecture tn
we beautiful anthem, prepare TO Me
Ter Thy God" was sung with excellent e
mi fect by Misses Carrie Frost, Florent
Henderson, Callie DsrneH and Matt
Pile, and Messrs. Rufus Taylor and Wi
al Haynes, Miss Lou Taylor presiding