Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-14
AL JOIN N PRA|S|NG
S[[R|EYS LECTURE
Closing Number of Y. NJ. c. A.
Course Monday Night Will
Be a Treat
TALK ON AMERICAN SCHOOLS
President of Iowa State Normal School
Will Deliver Same Lecture, "The
American Schools and the American
People," as Given Before Search
light Club Two Seasons Ago.

president Seerley, Of the Iowa State
Normal School. Is to deliver again In
MarShalltown his most excellent lee
ture upon the" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and the
American People" This is the lecture
that captivated the business men of
it a year ago. | remember saying at
the time that Seerley's lecture was
equal In its interest to anything Con-
we'll had ever delivered. | shall go again,
and hope that every man and woman
in Marshalltown who has boys or girls
to rear and educate will hear Seerley
explain why it is that the great men
of this nation usually comes from the
farm. i have heard orators and edi-
tors innumerable say that this was so.
but Seerley comes forward with the
first reasonable and intensely interest
ing explanation of why it is so, and, as
president of our state normal school,
he has undertaken, in this lecture, to
tell us how our boys and girls can con-
tinue to become great men and women
altho deprived of the essential farm
environments more and more with each
succeeding generation. I hope every
body will hear Seerley.-Ed.1
President Seerly's address will be
the closing feature of the associations
lecture and entertainment course, and
will be given at the Odeon Monday
evening So many favorable comments
were heard when Mr.. Seerly first gave
the lecture here that it was decided to
have him repeat it for the benefit of
those who did not hear him before the
Searchlight Club.
Members of the Searchlight Club are
enthusiastic in their praise of the lee
ture, as is evidenced by the following
expressions:
President T. ]. Fletcher, of the
Searchlight Club: Il was not in the
city when Mr.. Seerly delivered his lee
ture, but am going to hear him Mon
day night. l have never heard any
thing but the most favorable comments
on the lecture"
r. r. Lay: lone of the best argu-
ments that l have ever heard on man
ual training. President Seerly is
man who knows exactly what he is
talking about, and he tells it in way
that makes great impression on all
who hear him. No one can afford to
miss this lecture"
A. G.. Click: THE lecture was fine,
and pleased everyone who was there.
l think the lecture is especially timely
just now, in view Of the adoption of
manual training and the erection of the
new building for that purpose. The
lecture is fine thing, practical and
full of good, common sense. and every
man, woman and child who is inter-
ested in the schools of Marshalltown
should hear it,"
George A. Turner: II thought it
excellent in every respect, and can adj
vocate every point made by Mr.. Seer
ly. l wish everyone interested in the
schools here could hear it,"
Charles C. Urine: "The lecture was
fine and one of the most enjoyable we
had on the entire course I think that
no one should miss it,"
A. f. Balch: "It was a fine and in
structive lecture Mr.. Seerly is a
strong and very interesting talker"