The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-26
MEN Do NOI LOVE
Stormy Scene in a Congress
of Mothers Meeting.
PROF. CHRISMAN KISSED
That's One Story--ChriSman's
Is Quite Another.

Topeka. Kan. May 24-Prof. Chrisman
Of Kansas has the world interested in
him Just at present because of paper
he read before the meeting Of the con-
gress of mothers at Des Moines Tuesday.
Oscar Chrisman is professor of child
study in the Kansas Normal school at
Emporia. He made an address in which
he said that men never love. What is
called love in men is simply physical
passion" The 5000 women who were lis
tening at the Auditorium began to hiss,
and it was several minutes before the
speaker could proceed. He continued TO
say that women were made for love and
men for reason. This was greeted by an
indignant protest from 1850 throats. The
professor dropped this branch Of the sub
ject and went on with his address. AT
It's conclusion dozen women leaoed to
their feet and demanded recognition.
Mrs. Birney, who was presiding, gave
othe floor TO Mrs Winfield S. Hall OF Ber-
wyn, ILL.,, who cried in voice that reach
ed the street, Men do love!" Mrs. Hall
then gave Prof Chrisman a tongue lash
ing for fifteen minutes. When she ceased
man ana fifteen women jumped up.
The man was recognized 1T is Ease
he said Men do love. 1t is a slander
that the professor has given you. He
ought to be ashamed Of himself for
standing before this audience and say
ing such things. Men do love their sweet
hearts and wives. AS boys they love
hoip Ac Iowa
families. Prof Chisman has queer ideas
for an educator OF the young. He has no
business telling this congress of mothers
that men do not love. They know better,
and 1 am glad of this magnificent rebuke
the speaker has suffered justly at your
hands" The man closed, and the women
cheered for three minutes
who are you? asked dozen women in
a breath. Mrs. Birney said from the
platform that the congress would ike to
know the gallant mans name. Your
name!" called half hundred.
My name is Smith said the speaker.
The women refused to believe it. They
insisted on "a serious answer. He finally
Convinced him that his name was Thomas
II. Smith. of Harlan, Iowa, a politician
wife was with him.
Yesterday at EmDoria Prof Chrisman
said:
That report is certainly overdrawn.
There was not storm of Kisses and l
didn't know there were any until 1 saw
the reports. / did read every line of my
lecture and even put in some remarks
on the side. The first part of my lecture
was somewhat Introductory in character
and in it I told how 1 conceived the lea
of pathology. 1 have not been well and
was saving my voice through this part
and did not TAX very loud. More than
800 peopie were present and during this
part 1 heard a number of calls of louder
/ began TO talk louder and from that time
on I never had a more attentive audience
in my life. The silence was intense, but
I was interrupted once. Mrs. Birney, the
president stopped me and said: There
are hundreds Of people on the streets
clamoring to get in and we simply must
open the doors to them. or they will
break them in. 1 sat down and waited
until the doors were again closed and
things became quiet, when 1 again re
sumed my lecture. Once I did think l
heard some one hiss but 1t was so slight
that I was only reminded of the fact by
the reports sent out.
Il made the remark concerning man
and love. in connection with the theory
that too much devotion to higher educa-
ton has a tendency to unfit woman for
home life. I spoke from a biological
sense rather than the everyday stand
point, and I did make my remarks pretty
strong. 1 did so in order TO provoke
spirited discussion and to set people to
thinking. I succeeded. The discussion
was most lively and l admit that some of
the women threw it into me pretty heavy.
but after it was all over. the Mothers
congress, by a unanimous vote thanked
me for the lecture. After the meeting I
took dinner with some Of the officers
of the organization. 1t was a pleasant
hour and the kissing episode was not
mentioned The thing is simply a case OF
garbled report and yellow journalism.
Dr.. Chrisman allowed a reporter to
make extracts from his lecture which will
show the trend of his argument lie
said
Il heartily believe in co-educational in
sttu,ions but this does not neees zastly
imply that one has TO believe in the
course Of study being such as always
shall be fer both sexes 10 take. believe
/ that no course Of study should be offered
in college that any young man Or any
/ young woman may not enter thu classes
! in them. but I do hold that courses SHOULD
/ be established which are mapped cut
solely for the wants Of the young men
! and others solely FOR the wants OF young
| women. The first is done and I am sur
! that the latter viii be done in time also.
/ This is a great country where cur
/ women can study and prepare them
s Ives for Just such duties in future If
as the young men; revert heless the fact
remains that man mas bread shoulders OF
which to bear the burdens Or lie. aud
I woman IS strongly butt 10 bear Oh ldren.
( Il is remarkable how many courses our
( universities are offering 20 young men 70
i prepare them TO take u9on them seive
( the burdens OF life, but where Is there a
/ university that trains f0r mo,heraood2
IN the training for home lie and
motherhood. many courses IN college
should be offered 10 young women. ba,
such courses must have as the.r base the
Atfs W ui4- -ei e-i-t-+- -4- - -f.eSss-- SIC
courses offered have resSoa tor ii /
bases. This Is right. too. Tor man IS ard
must ever be q reasoning creature bu:
WOMAN IS ard must ever Be q loyiag sad
lova5,e creature
II the young wohlsa's mined each day
sha Is n eo-lsge dwell. en- ch ID lie 81
some Of SIS phases this mother love s.
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