The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-21
A FALLEN STAR


Far worse, because more general,
than the troubles which Prof Foster
stirred up in ihe University of Chicago
are those in which Prof. Frederick
Starr OF the same great institute has
involved himself. Prof. Foster only
attacked religion, but Prof Starr has
nssailed women. He called the modern
woman a barbarian and a savage and
said lot of other unpleasant things
about the sex as whole. Starr is a
learned professor, a famous scientist
and explorer, and a middle aged
bachelor. 1t IS safe Ito say that he will
never get a chance to be anything
else. 20 lazy, rich or poor, erudite or
simple, would now have him as gift,
or as much as give hlm stable room
around her premises. He gruled the
sex To his heart content in an article
he wrote for the current number OF a
monthly magazine and today he hasn't
a friend AMONG the folty-iiye million
women in the United States.
Mrs. J. Ogiea armour and Miss
Jane Addams could not De induced 10
80 into discussion oI Prof.. starr >
views. Miss Addams remarked also
Inat 1t could De easily understood
wAat sue Thought oi a man oplnIons
wnen she would not discuss them.
Mrs. Heurotln considered Prof. starr
amusing ana expI essed a fear tnat ne
was ABOUT 70 Lane Mark TwaIn's place
as America leading humorlst. Dr.
Julia holmes smith, being scientific
herself, charged the professor with
ignorance upon a very important de-
tsli. ...e SAID: professor starr says
that modern women continue TO en-
pioy the paints and powers OF sava-
bery. he does not know what he Is
LaIRing about. II is indeed absurd to
suppose that the modern woman does
not employ 4 better grade OF paints
and powders tnan are used by the
savage ladies' OF the wilderness. The
rcsuorces OF civilization have given
the woman OF culture articles for the
toilette that are infinitely superior to
those employed on the banks of the
Congo or near the head-waters OF the
Amazon. The glaring red and bright
pea-green OF the tropics would be en-
tirely out OF place on Chicago COM
plexion and are never seen on the
lake front of the noble city. We do
not believe that Professor Starr is a
complexion specialist. Did the man
ever keep drug store? Anthropology
pauses for a reply.
Mrs. Edward l.. Lupton, president
OF the Chicago Womans club, says,
PROT Starr must be "out of his head"
or he would not have written such
stuff. She is probably right, as 1t is
popuiarly believed that man can't
hold down a chair in the University of
Chicago unless he Is out OF his head.
When new professor is sought, the
university authorities inspect him
thoroughly and II he is suspected of
being sane they do not hire him. Mrs.
LupUon incidentally remarkes that
Starr has not logical leg to stand
upon. AS Prof. Starr has always kept
his logic in his legs this is a pretty
serious charge. but we are prepared TO
believe 1t. Some day, in the jungles
which he frequents for the purpose OF
discovering mean things about women
lion will eat of both Professor
Starr's legs and he will have nothing
left TO think with except his head-a
roor enough affair, and probably bald.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi-
dent Of the National American Suff-
rage Association says 1t is true
enough that women like bright colors
as their savage sisters do. but declares
1t Is false to assert that men have
evolved beyond this point Mrs. Gait
goes on; "Nine-tenths of our women