Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-01
Report Of Federation
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4 Then followed another treat in
Professor 'Sweetzer's address He
was booked to speak on Some Micro
scopic Friends and Foes of Every Day
Life" but his main theme was "The
Mechanical Basis Of Heredity" Illus
trated by slides. The question was
not taken up in the old statistical
manner, but an attempt was made in
which he nobly succeeded in showing
what the present century had con-
tributed to the biology of the subject.
1t has been pretty definitely shown
where the characters in living things
reside, and when the egg of the plant
Or animal has been energized, or fer
tilted, there is blending of these
characters. Environment can not
add to these, but may accelerate or
retard their development; hence the
Importance of good environment.
New characters are not gradually
acquired, but are introduced by the
new combination of these hereditary
carriers.
We may choose characters in the
plants and the animals and blend
those we desire, but in man blind |
chance controls, and the problem of !
eugenics seems too difficult for us
to solve or control. We are not the |
victims of fate, but we do inherit pos
sbiities, and what we become de-
pends upon our own energy or iner-
tia within those potentialities. If the
man recognizes his limitations and
confines his energies to those limits
he is less liable to discouragement.
Hence the value in our listening to
such lecture.
The discussion on Medical Inspec-
tion in Schools" led by Mrs. Noblit,
was almost crowded out by the late
ness of the hour and should be given
place on our next annual program.
Then we had a surprise in store for
us. Many good things came to us
Unexpectedly during this convention,
as the attendance of Mrs. MacMath
of Portland and of Miss Wills of Bos-
ton. The latter is the scientific tenn
perance lecturer for the educational
department of the National Anti
Saloon League and assistant editor of
the Scientific Temperance Journal. :
She is at present touring the state
with the Social Service Exposition,
which is holding forth at present in
Medford. The only way for the read
ing public to reap the value of her
address is to have it reprinted in full.
Miss Wills entire lecture will ap- ,
pear in the next issue of the Tidings.
Announcements followed, commit
tees were appointed, and We ad-
journed for dinner. o,,
At the evening session the visiting
club members were thrice welcomed
first by Mrs. Lamkin, then by Mayor
johnson and then by V. o. N. Smith,
president of the Commercial Club.
Mr. Smith, who is a popular young
speaker, was felicitous in his choice
of language and made every one live
ly and happy. ,
Mrs. Candy of Grants Pass re-
sponded in pleasing manner, and
then it was our privilege to be enter
tanned by classical music, both instru-
mental and vocal. Those who fur
nished us this great pleasure were
Miss Alice Vandersluis of Talent and
our own Doris Bagley of whom we
are so proud, and Mrs. Sylvan Pro-
vost, who has accomplished so much
for our musical department and who
graciously responds and always
pleases.
We then adjourned for a social .
hour and gave ourselves up to the
of a banquet, of which
he most refined in taste could but