The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-11
DR.. Crafts Delivers Lecture on
THAT Boy and That Girl Of
Yours" Audience is
Appreeiative
PLEA FOR THE BEST
MORAL INFLUENCES
Home is Best School and Movies
Great Educators Wipe Out
Evils 10 City, State
aud Nation

To an audience that packed every
foot Of space in the Methodist church
last night Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, sup
erintendeat OF the International Re.
form Bureau, with headquarters in
Washington, D. G.. delivered his lee
ture entitled. That Boy and That Girl
OF Yours" II was the second Of his
lectures in Chickasha. the first being
given al the high school Wednesday
afternoon and the third at the wo-
mems College this morning DR.. Crafts
left this afternoon for Kingfisher
where he Is scheduled to speak this
evening and from there he will 90 to
Guthrie, winding up his present Okla
homa trip at that point Distinguish
ec as lecturer and social reformer.
Dr. Crafts is the author OF 35 books
and has written II laws that have
been enacted BY congress.
Although the lecture last night dealt
with the problem OF surrounding that
boy and that girl OF yours with
wholesome influences. the title gives
little idea Of the scope OF it. Instead
Of being a formal lecture, it was In
reality straigh.from.the-shoulder.
practical talk, covering a wide range
Of topics pertaining to the family. the
city, state and naticn. all treated from
the viewpoin, Of individual and social
morality.
Twice during the discourse, the
speak took vote OF the audience upon
pending issues Opposing the Christ
enlng OF the new battleship Oklahoma
with champagne. according to the time
honored custom. Or. Crafts asked the
audience TO approve his suggestion OF
releasing dove as a symbol OF peace.
and the vote was unanimous. After
the lecture he sent telegram to Sec.
retary OF the Navy Daniels reporting
the wishes or the people here. The
crowd also endorsed legislation for
wiping out the red light district In
Washington. d. G.
The speaker grouped the thoughts
contained ~ his lecture IN six circles
OF lovev-,he family circle the neigh
borhood. the city the state. the ma.
ton and the world "ccd constantly
leads us out Of self.hood till we love
the whole world, said he Selfish
ness IS a vice but selflove is a divine
command seIfishness is selflove out
OF place. We are taught to love Cod
and our neighbor and the third com
mand is, BE good TO youhself
whole brood Of evils result from our
not being good TO ourselves. Teach
the young man'to be good to himself
by being pure and doing right Self
denial is self.love living for the future
A good time is one that doesn't go off
ar the handle
Taking up his first circle of love.
Dr. Crafts declared the family to be
the unit OF society Bachelor girls end
bachelor men were frequently useful.
but after all a bachelor was only half
Of hinge but better to be half
hinge than a misfit." The first great
purpose Of the family was the train
ing Of parents by children. what
father and mother do for the children
is not equalled by what the smiling
cherub does for its parents The sec
ond great purpose OF the family was
TO enable children TO train each other
In the relations of children to each
other in the home was the training
for citizenship. 4 am always sorry
to see just one boy in family because
we have enough monopolists now and
this means that another is coming on
The home is the best of all schools.
At this point the speaker discussed
the press as an educational influence
and took occasion to pay his repects
to the Daily Oklahoman. which he Sc
verely criticised for not publishing
statement signed by Gov. Cruce. de-
signed to discourage the use Of liquor.
and also resolutions passed at a mass
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