Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-23

lamentations For Chickenpox" to the
young woman who would trace the
slow progress which medical science
| has made in mastering common dis
eases and the crazy ideas of the past?
| And so it would be with any prac-
| teal, common place subject. Any
bright boy could prepare almost ro-
nance upon "Flour-Thru All the
Ages and when he had finished he
would have gained a fair conception
Of the problem of existence which
man has had to meet since the dawn
of creation. Origin and Use of Cof-
| fee as a Beverage" would send him
coursing thru the pages of history and
to travelling over the plantations OF
strange and remote lands, until he
would have taken trip around the
world in his reading. "Roads--AncienI
and Modern" ought to absorb the at
| tention of any kid who rides bicycle
or whose father owns an automobile.
| Roman roads, African roads, Persian
roads, French, German, English and
New England toll roads would all
flash before him in research, and when
he came to write he would have be-
come so interested that he would give
real life to his composition.
And why wouldn't some young mu-
| stefan of the high school take real
| interest in an essay upon THE Music
of Many Races" or 1.-The Musicians of
the Ancients"? How many girls or
| women ever traced the Evolution OF
a Hat" or know anything about The
Hats of Ten Centuries"? Let some
mothery young girl write to the vari-
Gus public charities and read the pub
| LEGATIONS of social science literature
and discuss "The Cry of the Child"
giving us picture of home environ
| ment in the crowded districts of our
cities.
Then there is the bankers son. Let
| him tell us when Money Loaning Was
a Disgrace" He can go back to the
days before the discovery of the dig
nifty of capital Let the son of the
clothing merchant answer the ques-
ton "Who Are the Greatest Mer-
chants?" and if he does his work well
he will get a lasting, liberal education
upon the manners and customs of all
nations. The lawyers son should dis
cuss 1.-The Rise Of Law" and get an
understanding in his research of the
fundamental reasons for the exist
| ence of law among men. "Salt-the
Friend of Man." would make most
interesting, scientific, historical and
commercial thesis. THE Potato and
It's Origin might attract the attention
of some rising Burbank and give him
the inspiration to future greatness
! ANY farm boy could entertain his au-
dience and instruct himself if he
would tell us of the "Origin of the
Horse" and give us description OF
the process of selection which has de-
veloped domesticated animals into
distinct breeds for various useful pur-
poses.
Essays upon subjects of this kind
would contain live interest to the
Young folk Each writer would gather
a fund of information which would
remain with him thruout his life. The
essay experience would serve to bring
the student face to face with the &C
Qualities of life. When he had fin
ished his writing he would know
something about the things with
which he was to come in contact
THE Destiny of Man" would far bet
ter give way to the experiences of men
and the Sphere of Woman" woulo
come nearer being properly occupied
by the next generation if the girls OF
the present were informing them
selves upon the actualities of exist.
ence while at their essay writing
ESSAYS could thus be made daylight
low in place of nightmare.