The Mankato free press., 1911-06-09

graceful as we'll as an accomplished
player.
"Problem of the Cities"
Miss Carolyn Vogel spoke upon "a
that she referred to was the indis.
Criminate coming of aliens to this
country, who fill the slums of the
large cities and are a menace
to the country politically, morally
and as regards health" She described
the crowding of the tenements, and
| the unhealthful conditions under
which these foreigners live, and the
high mortality of infants. The home
life of the country is the means of
| tiOnal life. The morality of the
slums is so low as to afford another
menace. What is needed is a help
ing hand and square deal for the
slums The speaker told what Jane
Addams is doing in Chicago for the
slums with Hull house.
"Science and Civilization"
Elmer Wiedenmann told Of "Sci-
ence and the Progress of Civiliza-
| tion." He compared the past ages
with the present to show that prog
ress has been made along various
lines, and he mentioned some of the
principles that have been discovered
| by science. He spoke of how modern
farming is carried on, and the va
riOus uses of motor driven vehicles.
The telephone, the telegraph. the
railroad and the newspaper were CIV
en- the greatest credit as civilizing
agencies. Mr.. Wiedenmann predicted
that scientific discoveries will in
the future as in the past tend to
make mans life more pleasant and
useful
The chorus advanced and sang
Gypsy Life" from Schumann.
Miss Marjorie Gerlach read an es-
say of absorbing interest on Madam
Roland" one of the notable charac-
ters of the French revolution She
said that Madam Roland personified
the spirit of the revolution, and she
told of her great genius and courage
business, and of her remarkable love
for humanity. She told of her in
fuence in national affairs and the
sad story of her Imprisonment and
execution. Madam Roland had died
on the scaffold in all the glory of
her beautiful womanhood, with these
| tu
how many crimes are committed in
thy name"
! Raped the Press.
I 'The License of the Press" was
the subject handled by Fred Mott. He
referred to the great influence that
the press has come to WELD, and of
the value of having a free press, but
said that the press must be watched
to see that it remains free. There
were two classes that were harm
full to the country, subsidized press
and the yellow press, as their ten
dency was to debauch the country
Trusts have gained control of the
great papers of the country, and
many papers are controlled by politi-
cal parties. The subsidized press
will go to any extreme to influence
the people in favor of the interests
that they represent, and will tear
down a good mans reputation for in
| tegrity and morality. The influence
on public officials of the subsidized
! press is harmful, for those who start
out trying to do right will meet such
opposition that they will probably re-
! sign or comply with the wishes of
the subsidized press. The yellow
press, by reproducing all the mi.
mute details of horrifying crimes and
giving them extreme publicity, leads
others to emulate the criminals and
! thus encourages a spirit of lawless-
ness. The trouble does not lie with
the papers, or with the people alone,
but both must share it. Not until
the public raises it's voice against
such abuse of the freedom of the
press will it be stopped.
| A twopart song, 81 Would That
My Love-" by Mendelssohn, was pre-
sented by the high school boys glee
club and upon being encored present
ed song with Miss Mildred Oleson
doing the solo part.
Beauties of Minnesota.
! Miss Leila M. Black gave an ad.
dress on "The Beauties of Minneso-
! ta." She described in vivid language
the varied character of the seen
cry of the different sections of the
state-the forests in the north,
abounding in wild animal life-the
ten thousand lakes that fill the gla-
ciated depressions and abound in
the best of fishing-and the prairie
of the south and west. She told of
our own Minnesota river valley, and
of MankatO, with it's Indian legends
and its beautiful location, of it's innu-
merable drives, of which the Fletcher
road is one of the prettiest, although
those to the lakes are the most ira
veled, of the city park and of Min
neopa. She urged that all residents
lose no opportunity to present and
uphold the grandeur of our state and
beautiful city before the world.
Demands of Modern Democracy"
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