The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-11-13
SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB
Race Question the Topic Of:
Discussion.
New Members Admitted and
Years Program Settled.

iSEW NtCtibGIS sAuttAittSu diiu
Years Program Settled.
Social Science Club occurred on Mon
day evening of this week. The pre-
liminary business transacted by the
| club consisted in the consideration
of = tentative program which Presi-
dent Koehler, chairman of the excu-
| tive committee, was authorized to ar
range definitely; and the passing upon
the report of the executive committee
as to the admission of candidates pro-
posed for membership. The following
persons were reported favorably and
duly elected as members at the club:
| D. Cuyler Washhurn, j. G. Bassett, d.
G. Mclaughlin and Samuel Lovett.
The regular program fors the meet
ing was the reading of a paper by Rev.
| j. Y. Montague, entitled "The Race
Problem" and the discussion OF the
/ same by the club. The race problem
under discussion was that of the
negro and how best to avoid or
remedy { the evils now resulting
from the presence in this country
of many millions of people of
African descent. Five different
solutions were enumerated as having
more or less advocates. The first,
wholesale exportation, sgwas declared
/ visionary. ais these people are with us
to stay. The second, disfranchise-
ment,==enutu= =npt|be se;-iosissi5y uoiisiss-
cred. The third, subordination, teach
4 ing the negro to adjust himself perma-
nently to17an inferior condition, was
not considered promising. The fourth,
j the elevation of the negro to the plane
of social equality with the whites, did
not meet with approval The speaker
was more inclined to look hopefully
to the assimilation of the race through
the benign influences of education,
i religion aud thrift. He believed
/ Booker T. Washington to be working
in the right direction, and closed by
saying the South must solve the prob
Hem. and that the North was learning
to trust Ill 9t.;sslSztn them with more
a and more forbearance and sympathy.
The discussion that followed was
4 led by Rev, M. F, Montgomery and
joined in by c. G. Burnett, W. f.
i Mason and Chas. M. Stevens, who al.
ways makes a pointed speech, delight.
fully concise and clean-cut
I The following is the program for the
balance of the year:
i Nov 23-The Value Of the Clas.
:. sizes in Education, R. L. Brown. Lead
ers in discussion, w. T.. Cochrane, G.
M. Stevens.
Dec. Money, It's Origin and
!, Functions, w. E. Mason. Leaders; in
discussion, A. t. Green, ]. NJ. Lawson
. Dec. 21-The Social Function OF
Banks, Banks, j. =Bassett. Leaders In dis
/ cussion, H.sA. Way, Geo. B. DAILY.
Jan. The Indian Problem, M. F
Montgomery. Leaders in discussion
20 Glesne, r.. w. Smith.
Jan. 1S-Mission and Purpose d
Public Libraries, Chas. T. Koehler
Leaders in discussion, G. M. Stevens
Doane Robinson
el Feb. TRUSTS and Monopolies, S
H. Cranmer. Leaders in discussion
e e. G. McCauley, w. H. Morgan.
t Feb. 15-The Civil War-Real Issue
/ r. L. Kirk. Leaders in discussion,
G Y. Montague, T. B. Wells
: Feb 29-Social Settlements, r. i
= Granger. Leaders in discussion, Jo
t seph Meyer, S.. C. Hedger.
e Mar. Immigration, Willis Z
81 Johnson. Leader in discussion, G. G
e Burnette.
e Mar. 2S-Public Land System as
t Social Factor, Geo. B. DAILY. Leade
in discussion, A. g. Hunt.
e Apr. 11--P Penology, Chas. M. Stevens
q Leader in discussion, A. c. Clark.
g Apr. 25-Taxation, j. M. Lawson
Leader in discussion, ]. G. Kinney.