Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-20

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out even this year as regards finance
for the first time in the history of the
organization.
The last days program was the best
of the session. 1t began with the reg
ular class work in the morning, which
was more than usually interesting, get
ting and more SO until the climax
was reached with the lecture of Chan
cellor Hancher in the evening. At $50
in the afternoon Chaplain Irish gave
his lecture on 'France Through u Con-
sul's Glasses" which was u pleasing
picture of French life, told in narra-
tive style, with descriptions here and
there that were Instructive; the result
of the chaplain's own observation.
Chaplain Irish presented his lecture in
a scholarly manner and vas much APP
preciated. At 4 o'clock came President
George Hindley of Ridgeville, Ind, who
is president of the Chautauqua at Long
Pine, Neb., with his lecture on "Who's
Boss" The title caused much c~onjec-
ture as to what the lecture would be
and there were many suggestions as to
what is a It proved to be a very
original talk ON muscle and brain. It
was full of striking and illustrative in.
cident, with a subtle humor which
sometimes took the audience more
than a few seconds to see through.
The almighty dollar was spoken of as
the BOSS of many people and this spirit
was condemned by the lecturer. Brain
and muscle properly used is boss and
are the prime elements of perfect man.
hood. The lecture was much appre-
ciated and illicited much applause.
The drill of the children by Mrs. Cos
sage of Rapid City at the beginning of
the evening program spoke we'll for
that lady's work during the session.
With little time and the constant
changing of the members of her class
she succeeded in her instruction so
we'll that the drill and singing of the
little ones wa quite a feature of the
program. Then came Chancellor Han
cher's lecture. It was only by the
urgent solicitation of a number of
his townspeople that Chancellor Han
cher consented to appear on the pro-
gram. The title of his lecture was
sour Daughters" and is one which he
delivered at the Florida Chautauquas
and other places last winter, where it
was we'll received and widely COM
mented upon. AS a platform speaker
Chancellor Hancher is perhaps at his
best, and his audience last night, which
was large, were at times wildly enthusi-
astic and demonstrative. seOur daugh-
ters," he said, like our sons are not
ideal" They are kindred in DISPOSE
tions, tastes, inclinations and general
characteristics. A comparison was
drawn throughout the lecture between
the boys and girls. The girls dislike
the use of tobacco by the boys, while
the boys have the same feeling because
the girls use cosmetics. The boys are
familiar and noisy and the girls senti-
mental and affected. Surliness and
amiability are common characteristics.
Sex enters here but by no means makes
a division. Where it does the reason
is in the distinction of home life rather
than in the natural characteristics.
Both have hearts big with susceptible
ity if you touch them. The daughters
have ambitions, aspirations, heart-long-
ings and hopes as high and as great as
any of the boys, and when you get
close to their hearts you meet in
finite intelligence. The boys have
the physical and the girls the spiritual
advantage in the difference of sex. In
tellectuallyth the favors r about equally
divided. The daughters are too weak
generally for great undertakings be-
cause of narrow, heavy skirts, high
heels, tight laces, breathing through
the bronchial tubes only, improper use
of the organs of the voice, irregular
meals and many other acts of negli-
gence and indulgence. The lecture
then turned upon the proper care of
the body and the necessity of a more
careful observation of the rules of
physical department by the daughters.
A number of instances were cited of
women in public life who were able to
stand the strain of continued work
only because these laws we're strictly
observed. A few very terse and well
turned sentences followed on the duty
of the parents to make the home the
safeguard of the purity of the daugh-
tiers by exercising great care as to who
entered it. Another parental duty was
in directing the selection of suitable
husbands, in keeping the daughter in
refined social environments. The edu.
cational phase of the comparison was
then dwelt upon and the speaker ad.
vocated the admission of the daugh.
tiers into any schoolin competition with
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