The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-19
LAFE YOUNG TELLS
. OF THE WAR ZONE
GIVES HIS EXPERIENCES WITH
EUROPEAN ARMIES.
GREAT CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM
Excellent Attendance Tuesday De-
spite the UnfaVorabIe Weather
Bryan Will Be Here Tonight
Stockholders Meet Tomorrow.

Tuesday, in spite of the threatening
weather, was great success in that
practically all sessions were largely
attended. EX.U. S, Senator Lafay.
cite Young of Des Moines, in the ev-
ening, was one of the big drawing
cards of the assembly and naturally
claimed the largest attendance But
the morning sessions were unusually
well attended and a good audience
came out in the afternoon. The
morning sessions are perhaps more
lhomelike and informal and are large
ly of an educational character and
deal with the practical issues of ev-
cry day life.
Prof. r. II. Sylvester of Iowa City
gave a preliminary talk, explaining
his methods and the way in which
the various tests were given, the most
satisfactory and efficient being taken
in private. The tests are taken to
indicate the conditions of the child's
mental health and are valuable to the
teacher or educator so that they can
the more readily reach the weak spot
in their nature and effect a change
LOT the DeILeT. lie I6SIS OF SAdIllU-
atinos are particularly effective and
valuable in the Juvenile courts of Chi
cago and other large cities. Several
children from the classes of Miss
Lillian Newton were brought to the
stage and a practical demonstration
made Of these tests, the youngest
child being two and a half years old
and so on up to seven or eight years.
Or. krebs' Lecture.
DR.. Stanley LaFevre Krebs talked
: of the Laws of Suggestion" and in
this was indicated the science of cur
| ing sickness and disease without
drugs, the proper modes of dealing
with children, the difference in hyp-
notism mesmerism and also sugges-
ton. All OF these subjects were full
OF practical suggestions regarding the
best modes Of living and how to deal
o,,aeaae,f..II, s..iA is.stlsc'
usual duties of the day. HypnO-
tism is a condition of sleep. either
natural or artificial. and is used to a
good advantage in severe cases OF in
sOmnia or other kindred diseases.
THE hypnotic influences that are fire.
quently used in public shows and eX-
! hibitions, were denounced as being
harmful to the subject, and as only
good subjects are used, u continual
repetition of these tests, works in
jury to the physical and nervous sys-
TENS, sometimes producing invalid
ism or if carried too far, insanity.
Mesmerism and suggestion are also
valuable if used wisely according to
proper laws.
Chicago Concert Company.
The entire afternoon session was
taken up by the Chicago Concert Trio
Co., comprising Mrs. Marjorie Dodge
Warner, soprano; Mr.. Lacey Coe, VIC
lmist, and Mr.. Albert Fox, pianist.
This is the first time that these art
lists have appeared in Oskaloosa and
their previous reputation was fully
sustained. Mrs. Warner is gifted
with a voice of great beauty and her
singing has considerable range in
that she is clear and distinct in the
higher tones as well as those lower
in the scale. Her control ard artic-
ulation were perfect and she sang
with an ease and naturalness that
made her work delight to all. Mr..
rCoe on the violin and Mr.. Fox at the
piano were also efficient in their
parts being widely known as distin-
guished musicians and each strong
factor in the expressive interpreta-
ton of our best music. Their work
was varied, they giving vocal and in
strumental solos, duets, as well as
trio work. During the AFTERNOON
Mrs. Warner came out and going 10
the piano, she played and sang
choice selection, particularly for the
pleasure of the children who were
present. They received repeated en-
cores during the concert.
LATE Young's Address.
The, prelude OF the evening was CIV
en- by the Chicago Concert Trio Co.,
and their success of the afternoon
was repeated Their work was
somewhat hurried and they had to
leave at an early hour in order to
catch a train for their next engage
ment Following their prelude the
moving pictures were put on IN order
Ito Ill in the time until the arrival OF
Hon LAFAYETTE Young. the speaker
of the evening. Mr.. Young was IN
Knoxville in the afternoon and so
could not reach Oskaloosa until quite
late on account of bad roads annd de-
,layed trains. In the meantime IN
addition to the pictures, Miss Jennie
Fry rendered several piano solos
most acceptably, and Mrs. Roxie Mag
nus Cournyer by request gayes a
reading, telling about some OF Bits
IStories." These flights of boylsn
Imagination kept the crowd in good
humor, until Mr.. Young arrived and
almost Immediately he was intro
,duced and in his characteristic man
ner began his talk, on
"Fcur Months in the War Zone"
II was about $3.50 o'clock when MT