Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

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| ness. make the one coincident with the
| other and find as the net result that
| one can live longer and feel better all
| the time, was forcibty impressed upon
! the minds of several hundred high
school pupil. and nearly 100 teachers
today and Tuesday by Dr.. Charles E.
Barker. OF Washington. D. c.. physical
efficiency expert who opened his cam
paign OF Health and Happiness" in
the city yesterday.
Those who have heard DIR. Barker
speak have already been Impressed
with his personality, and know that
he has the happy faculty Of making his
hearers follow him and think with him
as he talks.
Good Advice to Students.
How to Make the Most Out Of Life"
was the subject Of the doctors address
TO all the high school students this
morning at mass meeting held from
to $3.50. Besides impressing the young
people with the value Of being good
natured and pleasant all the time, Dr..
Barker gave them three points to re-
member and carry with them in order
TO make the most out Of life.
These three were physical strength,
a clear head, and brave heart. With
these attributes any one can go thru
life and get the most out Of it, de-
clared the speaker. DR.. Barker's per-
sonality got hold Of the students this
morning. and he kept them in good
humor ali during his speech.
Teachers Also Hear Him.
Personality. the greatest asset there
is in the teaching vocation, was taken
up by Dr.. Barker in his address to the
high school teachers Tuesday after
noon. DR.. Barker asserted that the
power of personality makes or breaks
a school teacher. No matter how much
education has the man or woman who
aspireS TO teach, no matter how long
ne has studied educational principles
il is his personality which determines
mis- success or failure.
Any one can have a good personal
ity if one wants IT bad enough said
the doctor. You can actually change
your disposition il you only go at II
in the right way" Then the teachers
were enlightened upon methods which
the speaker absolutely guaranteed
would produce happiness. The main
point in DR.. Barker's receipt for hap
piness is TO look on the bright side. He
maintained that by looking on the
bright side and being satisfied that the
place each person was filling in life
was just the place ne should be IN.
more happiness would result all over
the world.
A!tho DR.. Barker's lecture on per-
suggested that he also give the teach
ers his talk on health, as many OF them
would be in Des Moines Friday and
unable 10 hear him, his audience set
tied back and listened to him for an
other hour. ...
Health For Women.
In his second talk DR.. Barker spoke
10 the women teachers. He gave them
sound advice on the care Of the BODY,
and had them take down simple physi-
cal exercises. and how best to keep
them up and benefit by them. He also
gave his own prescriptions for the more
common ailments. They were not di-
rections TO take medicines, but sugges-
lions regarding diet, sleep, and exer-
else. This was practically the same
talk which will be given to all women
in the city al the Methodist church
Friday afternoon on How Woman
Can Find and Keep Good Health Dr..
Barker illustrates his lectures by strik-
ing stories of mis- own personal expert
ences, and also shows his audiences
how the exercises ne recommends can
De performed by getting down on the
floor and carrying them out himself.
Mothers Meeting Today.
At ; O'Clock this afternoon DR.. Bar
ker addressed the mothers of the city
On a Mothers Relation to Her Daugh-
ter" Altho this lecture deals with sex
questions. they are treated in a way
which can be understood by all, yet not
miscOnstrued.
In order to have plenty OF time Tor
Ills lecture to members OF the Search
ligh, Club tonight an How 20 Live
One Hundred Years DR.. Barker Will
address the Y. NJ. c. A. boys at the
grade school social while the Search
light members are at supper, and will
then start his address to the club i'm
mediately after the meal.
Thursday will be Y. W. G. A day for
the doctor He speaks at noon, in the
afternoon, and in the evening at the
Y. w. c. A. on health for busy women,
happiness for all women, and how they
may attain and keep it.