Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-20
IURN[D'OU'
Kansas Professor Who Startled
National Mothers Congress
aides Moines Loses Job.
His Peculiar Ideas About Love
and Education We're Not
Acceptable.
Sensation Chrisman Lecture at
Des Moines Caused Is Re.
called..His Statement.

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Emporia. Kas., April 2o-Dr. oscar
lHChrisman, the founder OF the science of
child study, who a year ago created a
great sensation before the National
Mothers Congress by the assertion in a
lecture that women alone We're capable
to love and men were incapable, has
lost his chair in the Kansas State Nor
NAL School. His relations with the
president and faculty have been
strained ever since his notable lecture
and it is thought influences were
brought to bear on the regents against
him.
Or. Oscar Chrisnan, who failed of re-
election as professor by the regents of
the Kansas State Normal School. made
the following statement concerning the
matter:
~ have nothing 10 retract. said
what I said as a scientist. believe
that nothing of purity is lost to either
girls or boys by Drurient modesty. L
believe that certain facts become dam
Eerous only by consciously and immod-
estly ignoring them. have discovered.
"a great scientific and religious truth, i
think. about the tenderness and femi-
finity of Christ. In his character the
feminine predominates. have proved.
the story of immaculate conception by
showing the fact that Christ's character
was such that He could nave had no
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nal chapel and in the class room be-
cause believe that the normal students
are young men and young women who
are cognizant of life and are not prud-
ish to hear any fact of life scientifically
and reverently discussed This did not
please President Taylor. He takes the
ether view. He grants me honesty of
opinion: grant him the same thing
Des Moines. April 2o.-The address
which cost Prof Oscar Chrisnan of the
state Normal School of Emporia, Kas
re-election to the chair Of paidology was
delivered before the national congress
OF mothers in the Auditorium at Des
Moines. May 92Fof last year. In his ex-
PLANTATION quoted in the Emporia dis
patches printed above Professor Chris
man refers 10 his teachings in the class
room as having been objectionable. but
other dispatches from Ernporla make tt
clear that the real cause for his being
dropped was the Des Moines address
which attracted national IL not world
vide attention to the professor and his
peculiar views. However. the theory
which he speaks of teaching to his pu-
pills is but one phase of his system Of
philosophy. of which the DEG Noines
address was another.
Professor Chrisman at Dea Molnesl
elaborated upon his claim that mani
can not truly love, that he only reasons
while woman does the loving While he /
vas delivering his address only part of
the audience caught the full import Of 4
his remarks. but to enough they came
with such force that he was roundly
Kissed. The people of the entire United
States made a seven day sensation OF
the address and II was discussed by the
Iiress in the pulpit and on the street
corners for this length of time only TO
be forgotten until attention TO it was
revived by his dismissal from the nor
NAL school.
Professor Chrisman was speaking on
education ard had referred 10 the fact
that the great majority of students in
colleges and universities are men. The
college. he said. is almost entirely for
young mem Then he added:
The young woman who wants TO fit
herself to compete in life's struggle
with the young man in most of our in
stituttons finds plenty Of opportunities.
and for such the college offers ample 4
work. But man is reason and the coll
lege courses are for the training Of this
rea son. For the. W0rraa n who yyapt n, !,