Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-19
Elton Raymond ShdlU
Delivered Lecture

| at the Presbyterian church by Mr..
Elton Raymond Shaw, entitled, "Hit-
ting on all Fours," was we'll attend
ed and exceedingly worth while, for
Mr.. Shaw succeeded in sizing up in a
very straightforward pointed way
many of the folles which today are
menacing our country.
He began his lecture by stating
that "Man is a universal puzzle diff
cult to analyze, impossible to under
stand. The chemist defines him as
an organism made up Of certain pro-
perties, the sociologist defines him as
bundle Of activities. The principle
human interests Of man, however,
may be summed up in four words,
eating, earning, loving, learning.
eating was the only human inter-
est for hundreds of years. Now we
are making a scientific study Of it
and discovering many amazing things
about it. Old ideas are being discard
ed People as rule eat three or
four times as much as they should.
In the last twenty years chronic di-
alone. The insane and feeble-mnded
are increasing rapidly because we are
not taking proper measures TO pre-
vent this sort of thing. Last year
| 100000 children were suffering
from tuberculosis, 100000 of which
died from this cause alone, all under
10 years Of age. Yet tuberculosis
can be cured if taken in time and
treated intelligently. Four things are
necessary to effect cure; fresh air,
proper diet, freedom from worry, and
plenty Of rest. 100000 children in
the United States are suffering from
some physical defect
money will do many things. 1t is
The love of money which is the root
Of all evil. Money is stored up hui
man energy. A woman who had had
experience defined money as some
thing which will buy everything ex-
cept health and happiness, something
which is a passport TO every place
except Heaven. Uncle Sam has been
putting ON great thrift campaigns
and has been urging economy but has
not eset the people Of the country a
very good example. The cxpendi-
lures Of the government, much of
which has been wasted in graft, have
exceeded since the beginning Of the
war, all governmental expenditures
since the beginning Of its history pre-
vious to the war.
eve spent So 100000 last year in
Injuries alone. We spent 5000, 900
more for cigarettes than for educa-
ton. 400 cigarettes for every man,
woman and child in the H.. S. were
smoked last year. We spent as much
for prefume and cosmetics as we did |
for education We spent 5nore for
candy than We did for education, We
spent millions Of dollars FOR styles,
millions more Tor jel%lry, millions
moro for chewing gum, etc. Real JOY
and happiness, however, 10 not. come
from these Expenditures. Rather we
should get the, vision of what home
should mean to Us, ard find pleasure
Of the right sort in cur homes.
There should be but one standard
IF justice in America whereas we now
seem 70 have two. one for the poor
man and one for the rich.
Loving is the greatest thing in
the world. 1t cannot be defined or
comprehended, but is an emotion
which can be felt We now have in
the L. S. one divorce out of every
ten marriages. There must be some
thing radically wrong. Young people |
should be given the right kind of |
companionship in the home. Clean, |
pure, sociability i'm the home and the |
church is greatly needed We need
to get a right conception Of beauty
Beauty of character shining out
through the face is better than mere
facial perfection arrived at through |
the use Of cosmetics.
Eve need to learn, to be taught to |
discriminate and weigh the value of [
things for, ourselves. A crying need
Of the age, is for clear analytical
thinking, the education Of the head
and heart as well as the intellect and |
also of the moral character. We
should find some way TO blend scien- |
tific and religious education. rs per
cen tof our young people are now out
side Of the Sunday school, 60 per cent |
have no religious instruction what
ever. Education TO be valuable must |
train for citizenship. Mere know
edge must be turned into power to be
valuable. Thousands of fools are
turned out of our colleges every year
because they cannot turn their knowl |
edge into power. The new education
should be absolutely arrayed against
law violation. We do not need more
laws but we do need enforcement of
laws already enacted. Eternal vigil
lance is the price Of liberty. We
need new vision Of Christ on the
Gross Of Calvary, a revival of the
religion"
Mr.. Shaw closed his lecture by ex-
planning that he represented the only
organization in the country which has
for its object the capturing Of col
Iege students all over the country for