South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-17

ing when ne appeared in his lecture.
The Man Who Can opening South
Bends seven-day chautauqua II the
repeated applause which punctured
Mr. Benefits snappy epigrams may
be taken as criterion, ne gave his
audience Just what il wanted every
time he rounded off sentence. His
talk was directed more particularly
10 the Young men and the young wo-
men whose latent ambitiOn-the
genius which ne declares sleeps in
every individual-he endeavOrs TO
awaken. Mr.. BENEFITS lecture was
preceded By delightful program Of
music and readings presented by the
Killarney girls. charming group
Of young women who appeared in
irish costume and sang Irish melo-
dies in an Irresistible manner.
Opening Day Success.
The opening day Of the chautau-
qua was an unqualified success. The
concert in the afternoon by the Kill
larney girls was delightful in every
respect. Their ensemble work was
excellent and the violin and vocal
solos were OF exceptional merit The
act was featured by the child i'm
presentations Of Miss Rita Rich who
convulsed her audience with her
clever selections.
Roosevelt a Type.
Roosevelt is energy lifted 10 the
nth degree" declared the speaker
in opening his lecture last evening
III
of al ardent newspaper correspond
ent. When Mr. Roosevelt was at
the height Of his meridian.
am not here to talk politics.
sad do not claim TO know
whether Mr.. Roosevelt fulhns this
definition. but I do know he is one
OF the greatest personalities that has
ever existed. and whether we like
him or deny him. he's still on the
map. You can knock him down but
YOU can not KNOCK him out. He's
like the 29th day Of February. quad
rcnnial. He refuses 10 take the
count
This brings me TO the core Of my
subject-No mans down and out till
he admits ito himself. Roosevelt
mas never admitted it, and never
will
Again let me say il:
NO mans down and out until he
admits IT, You can come back. You
can make good-nOt only good but
great.
Brain UnplOwcd Field.
In every brain is a slumbering
genius. This can be awakened We
have untrapped reservoirs Of power
within us. The brain is an unplOw-
ed field No person has ever yet
sounded the depths OF his soul. nor
measured the fight OF his magma
ton. nor spanned the breadth of his
intellect.
Not only is this the age of the
young man but It's also the age of
the young woman if YOU cen ind out
her age. And it's a practical age.
The economies Of the home are
urgent Every woman's education
should include a course in useful
work But the girls come back at
me and say We don't want to learn
TO cook: we want TO paint-We
want To be artists Now listen. Art
is useful work done in a fine way.
And it's just as big a piece Of art to
bake loaf Of bread beautifully. as
10 paint a cow switching her tail in
stream OF water.
Believes I'm Woman.
Il believe in woman. have
fought her fight for fifteen years.
The woman's movement is the big
gest movement Of the age.
Il she must have the privilege
Of marking her own ballot and get
ting il counted
-. She must have the power To
write her own check and get it cash
ed, even though she's married.
"S, She. must have equal wages
for equal work with man
But success comes through power
plus personality and intellect Per
sonality is the souls atmosphere
It's the mysterious power that radi-
ates from the individual. Ii plays a
great part in craftsmanship. law
me,t:cine. ministry and business.
1t can be developed. n YOU have
a poor personality today you car
change it.
The great person has a profound
faith in self The Man Who can
/ believes that ne has q right 10 be
on earth and begs nobody's pardon
/ for existence. He's unfraid he
walks like "a son Of q king. for ne
is You have this heritage. Act
upon IT,
Pour your personality into what
ever falls your lot 20 do. and il vii
glow. Fill your job SO full OF en-
thuSiasm that YOU fioat out other
wise YOU will drop out.
| Cynicism suicide.
And finally always keep faith
/ with your people. Cynicism is sui
eide
/ Intellect is the sum total o.
( mental Development; ard viii in
clude always brilliant magma
/ ton. an indomitable will. aud "a sen
sitiVe conscience. TIE imagination
Is like searchlight on ship. Tn,
viii power is like the engines. an,
conscience is the captain
! Each normal human brain has
J searchlight that cuts the darkness
4 like a knife and paints brilliant pic
lures OF our possibilities on tn
clouds ahead 10 gives wings 20 tn
mind II multiphes the size am