The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
A GOOD LECTURE
BY DR. S1ARBOCk
Teacher of Philosophy Speaks Last
Evening on the Subject, "When
Life Comes to Its
own"
PROBLEMS NOT SOLVED
Good Doctor Says Frankly That He
Does Not Know the Best Method
of Teaching Young
Peope.

I,r. Edwin B. Starbuck, who holds
the chair of philosophy in the Iowa
State university, under the auspices
of the Keokuk Teachers association
gave a lecture last evening at the
high school auditorium, entitled
when Life Comes TO It's own.
Preceding the lecture Mrs. Starbuck
PLAYED at the piano very beautifully
a slumber song, and received an
encore.
DR.. Starbuck's lecture was ON the
old, old boy problem and girl prop
lem, but he handled 1t in new man
ner. which was full of interest, and
his diction is poetic. Just few OF
the thoughts expressed are below
outlined:
OF all the pretty creatures OF eartn,
the most beautiful is a girl blooming
into womanhood. The delicate colors
of her cheek are not to be compared
TO the rarest flower or the sun-k1ssed
fruit, and the sparkle of her eyes Is
better than the glitter OF diamonds.
Her moods are like an April Gay
when the sun is hidden beyond the
clouds for just little while, then
shining forth in splendor.
A boy growing into manhood is a
different kind of a creature. he ID
really several personalities In one
Bkin, during the time intervening
between boyhood and manhood.
These changes, in which the boy ha-
many disagreeable traits, battle
teachers and parents. Between his
moods of moroseness. irritability ana
dullness, at times his good nature
prevails and he shows a disposition to
- to Nd fn ~ nfcf mr.
but like the prospector who searches
surface indications for guide to the
mother lode, so we, If we try har
will find the true gold in the boy:
disposition.
The problem of guiding our boys
and girls Alright has not yet been
satisfactorily solved. Only in PAL
have we reached the proper methods
OF dealing with our young. So faI
the home, the school, have not vet
round way to work in the greatest
harmony to develop the child. YeI
this Is very essential, and without
the closest ,co-operation of these we
can never hope for the greatest suc
cess.
DR.. Starbuck said. if he were asker
the proper way to best teach the
young people he would answer frank
~ that he did not know. All he
would say along these educationa,
INES would be mere suggestions with
no claim of finding the correct wav
In every respect.
we cannot expect to change th,
disposition of the child, but take him
Tor granted as he is, and strive I
guide him after we have studied hi~
nature and know his requirements
Inc speaker said there is no bet
Ter study than history to bring to
the surface the best in our bows and
girls. To make them see and feel
the actions of great men and women
should challenge their best endeayor
10 emulate these characters.
we cannot treat all children alike
out should try hard to understand
them, and herein lies our greatest
task. We must realize on the start
that no two individuals are alike.
Ihere never was and never will he
out one Shakespeare or one Lincoln.
ana II we try to have pupils like
them we shall fail We can, how.
ever, guide them in proper channels
IL we understand their individuality
Alright.
1t is essential to try to give the
Doys and girls right motive. In
TINS we can learn from certain In
dlan tribes. Before young man can
become warrior he must take the
sun VOW" This ceremony is i'm
pressive. On the day when he is to
become warrior the tribe has
meeting. The young man is given a
bow and arrow and is directed t.
shoot toward the sun. When the
arrow reaches its highest point. thel
the youth makes a vow that he will
harbor no thought lower than the
sun.
How well it would be If our Won,
men and women would take such a
VOW and live up to it through life