The San Francisco call., 1905-08-25
TEACHER STARR
OF CHICAGO MAN
OF SENSATIONS,
TIT HEN Professor Frederick Starr. of

wv the university OF chicago, declared
to his class in anthropology that
women are responsible for more
oarbarism in the world than are men, he
aoded another to his unique collection of
theories. Professor Starr is taken to task
periodically bp preachers. scientists, and
especially by women; but he goes his way
convinced that he is right in his views
on human impulses and foibles
Professor Starr is a bachelor. Accord
ing TO his own statement he never has
Deen In love, and never expects to be.
With complacency he declares he does
not understand the divine passion. He.
does, however, believe in congeniality of
souls, and not long ago devised a "matri-
monial party to demonstrate some theo-
ries regarding the attraction which one
person has for another. He gathered to-
gether his students and promised to pick
out their affinities from the crowd. The
idea of a public mating of students did
not appeal TO some conservative members
Of the university faculty, and much or
the professors demonstration was carried
out in private, to the amusement and
embarrassment of the students enlisted
College students love Professor Starr
for his eccentricities. He is one of the
interesting figures on the campus. Pedes-
trians who meet the professor must take
core of themselves. He assumes that
part of the sidewalk is his to walk upon
and that those going in the opposite d.
rection intrude on his domain at their
own risk.
Professor Starr disappears from the
haunts of the white man every little
while and spends his time among Indian
tribes into several of which he has been
initiated.
1t was Professor Starr who brought the
Anus from their native islands to the ST.
Louis Fair, after learking their language
and habits He studied them carefully
and then announced that the heather
races are in many respects superior to
the civilized people.
The American people, he declares. are
gradually taking on the characteristics OF
the Indian. Professor Starr has exam
ined thousands of whites and found that
their cheek bones were becoming higher
and their hair was becoming straighter
and blacker.
Two or three months ago he intro
duced what the students were pleased to
call the Mexican dope party" The weed
marihuana, which is alleged to produce
strange visions and feelings not cata-
logued in the books on physiology, was
passed around among willing subjects.
DEFENDS CANNIBALISM.
Defending cannibaIsm, he says it is
all right to eat healthy companion
to save oneself from starvation. He
draws the line, however, on killing the
companion for that purpose. He thinks
the support of foreign missions is
waste of money, because much of the
funds contributed therefor are injudi-
ciously spent, or not spent at all.
Remembering these theories of Pro-
fessor Starr, Chicago was not greatly
surprised when he said that woman's
guidance of the young tends to pro-
mote barbarism.
When man alone wie1ds an influence
over the child, he says, the. result is
more in the directiorl of refinement of
character and the development of man
hood.
Professor Starr cited himself as liv
ing example to demonstrate the, truth
of what he said Thare was buzz of
interest and a smile, that narrowly
missed being audible. when the profes-
sor reached this point. The students
thought there might be no room for
argument, unless 1t was to call atten-
tion to the logical fallacy Of arguing
from an individual case to a general
conclusion.
Il was brought up by my mother,
but if L had been brought up by my
father | would not have been so bar
barous."
Professor Starr used the words bar
barism" and "barbarity'' in a scientific
sense He did not intend, according to
those who heard him talk, to convey
the idea that the animal instinct or the
impulse of brutality is stronger in
woman than in man, but simply that
the personality, intellect and force of
the man, broadly speaking, have more
powerful, uplifting and developing in
fuence than the same attributes of
woman.
Mrs Laura Dainty Pelham, an en-
thusiastic champion of woman, listened
to what the professor had to say and
remarked: Il cannot agree with Profes-
sor Starrs views on tRis subject While
it is traditional with US that we get
the best guidance from our mothers. I
believe the result is better where the
direction of children is equally divided
between the father and the mother.
There are influences a mother can
exert over a child which the father
cannot, and in turn there are infiu-
ences which the father can bring to
bear which the mothsr does not pos
sess. / think an 'all-Inother' child or
an 'all-father' child is wanting in some
thing"