The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09

glance AZ the century In which he
lived. He was known as the most
learned man of his aye, and when il
Is known that Angelo, Titan, De
Vinci and Raphael were the great
artists of that time-which also pro-
duced Luther, Zwingii, Savonarala,
Sir Thomas More, Copernicus and
| COlumbus-it is easy to see the great
ness of Erasmus. One of his friends
! Was CoIet, who founded the first pub
lie school, which has blossomed into
the modern educational system. An
other was Liuacre, who founded the
first medical college.
! The program was in charge of Mrs.
| u. l. Painter, whose absence made
a substitute necessary.
| At the close of the regular days
work each club woman made a wish
for l9O3, each woman telling why, il
her wish came true, the world would
te d happier and better place to live.
Mrs. .Cormack set the ball rolling by
wishing that every person in the
| world might be able to do the work
| he loved TO do, believing that all
| work would be done better because of
| the love for it.
Mrs. Hills Thought that inasmuch
as every one today read the news
papers her wish would be that they
mis ht omit everything suggestive OF
evil and print only news that had a
| tendency to uplift.
Mrs. Hine wished every person
would look for the virtues of every
other person instead of the faults,
and speak always of the good in them
especially when the ''other person.
is absent.
Miss Bidwell, believing that educa-
tion along right lines would produce
| better world, wished that all nations
might have good schools and com
pulsory school law fully enforced.
Mrs. S'rong's wish WAS that each
lndlvidu, Il might realize his world
was what he made it. She quoted
from IL selection ''If love am low
ed, If hate I am despiseti'', aud her.
plea WAS for each Individual to make
the world better by making himself
better
Mrs. Smith wished that all the chill
dren born iuLo the world might be
desired and find II loving welcome
| awaiting them in their earthly abode.
Mrs. Tubb-, feeling it to lie an i'm
possibility for every person to visit
beautiful art galleries. hear fine music
| and lectures, or help in all the great
movements of the world, wished every
person might read abOnt them and
give of what had been read To family
| and friends.
Mrs. Merryman wished that in the
year To come kindliness and charity
toward every other person might be
| unbounded, and every club woman
knew, that would almost bring the
| millennium.
| Mrs. Sellers Wish was that every
human being might be able To have
time to- adjust his life to proper
balance having three departments,
work, play auu meditation
Mrs. Blanchard, who had provided
herself with II variety of wishes for
the world, found they had been ex-
pressed 10y other women.
Mrs. Schnatterly's wish for the New
Year,was that more men might find
their amusemenLs in the evening at
home giving their children the benefit
"f their companion snip and guidance.
|, One club woman irreverently re-
mai keC that some families were fortu-
nate to be rid of the influence and
companiunship of some men
She was only s1bdued by having
the ruins of Con,tantiuople hurled at
her, and the unanimous uproar in de-
feuse of the men proves the loyalty of
tue Woman's Club to the sex.
As usual, however, Mrs. Schnatter-
ly's talk held the close attention of
every one. She believes the home to
be the center of radiation for all
good: when that is purified and
unified the world will be better and
happier.
The president. Mrs Higgins, thought
if all unkind thoughts conld be ban
ished from human hearts and love
take its place il would make the
race hanpier.
Another member wished that all ig-
norance might be banished- at one
s.fell sweep" because she believes
that all suffering and wrong-civic,
social. physical and spiritual-comesl
from lack of knowledge of social !
and physical and spiritual law.
Mrs. Merrymau and her guest. Mrs.