The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-05
BIG DEBATE IN SOROSIS.
A F0UR-sIDED QUESTION THAT TX
CITED GRhAT INTEREST,"

CITED 0RhAT INTEREST,"
| The IaAueaee OF Science. History, Fiction,
| nsd Poetry Compared-vvhieh Has HAD
the Greatest 1nAaence n the worids
| Thers was . great gathering OF the clans
Yesterday at Sorosis. The two long banquet
Ing halls at Sherry's were crowded with
| women. each wearing uron her shoulder the
mystic golden T.. and the overflow drifted out
Into tho large ballroom, whore they sat about
small tables discussing their hobbies and
husbands. while the cupids smiled to
think Of all the secrets they wore
learning. and Of what erudite little lovers
they were getting to be. All professions had
their Representatives among the fair ban
| aueters. all sorts and conditions and types
| OF women chartered about the tables. Here
Is woman doctor. with a wealth OF pink June
roses in the little bonnet above her soft gray
hair; and a trailing. beaded gown with a pink
fS zSsS M. n THE the bodice Dr. Jennie NJ De
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four question. and therei 10 0S We may
rs % Vision Sidf Seoss ws sfiss''9 sHEs
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tion. The evanescent material OF which
Thoughts, are made is changed With an endur
q! !, familiar VIZ. tSe. shiyaisSas speech he
at this end OF the line we have the opportunity
T. Judge what was been most beneficial of al
tbs ~ that l. eur
seem liks mira miracles: The historian holds up to
ssd al tSa dHwn picture Of ~ The
Sitsl , Sesss, oSn i%assS '% TSs nossiss
tho 81 calm tsss SG snd
Would 30 garden without blossom might
fancy spufseon declared that the devil Would
re 1 'SSSsS las 81 &: &:
.ssss tss sas.s 9. The
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moral; and humane, The contributions OF the
sTante Of the his. the finger marks ark * tie
Almighty which cannot islsiiy. Society as, an
OrEan;m , whSh has deys9ped from the
t aaSaod from a,,L the snalysls We are sLle t.
Seaut,ia imesery q poesy From It We learn
tnat ss earth na. G" hssvsn e the sSta
moral teachings OF the scientist are
ness. fiat saiynton is health; In tie Hrine:
Hs 1ops
the best st.S e because
ana lss ndSas sSSReSn' and In
history t. first place in the domain Of litera-
ses ancE tb. ssa be Tot Id #
terest and a%use: re historian tells o, 2
SCIENCE reveals: % We i've longer o. Sie hap:
Of little beasts waiting to ,deyour U.S.. or that
% 9a5 st dnu aSya. Of and ns2uas.
good old days when science was unknown
the years Of man wore more than threescore
even nervous prostratIon was unknown.
For history we claim the honor OF be-
ing the most ancient branch Of literature.
-Four thousand years ago. as now. history was q
delight, and history claims the utmost indie |
pendence as an art. Tho novelist and the poet
are often most truly great when they borrow
from history. Dickens almost surpassed him |
self In his Tale OF Two Cities and Thackeray
reached his highest fame when he borrowed
from the romance OF history the story Of Hurry /,
Esmond.' Even Shakespeare charms IFS most |
in his historical plays. Poetry and romance
are the blossoms. science and history the fruit |
Of tho tree OF knowledge: science is the hard !
winter apple. grown on the shady side of tho !
orchard. history the sun-kissed peach ripe |
ries Of mankind"
Miss Georein Cayvan was greeted with en- |
applause when she took her place !
among the fair dehaters OF the Soross senate !
to cha ~ pion the cause Of tho novelist. She said:
Who Is tho best contributor to literature, |
the scientist. the historian. tho novelist or tho |
poet2 What q question to present to a dazed |
the best contributors has boen for some
to the Actors Fund fair. But we have a !
we'll defined object. to raise money. We know
what wo want. the earth and the funess
thereof. and the hest contributors are those !
who bestow most literally OF this fulness to !
our cause"
Mrs. Augusta Kidder gave first place to tho |
poets because poetry was longer lived than |