The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-03-21
INTERESTING TALKS
BY DIR. BARKER
Rotary Club Undoubtedly Did the
Community Service by Bring
ing the Doctor to Ocala

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The addresses OF DR.. Chas. Z. Bar
ker, OF Grand Rapids, Mich, given In
Ocala Sunday night anu MONDAY un-
der the auspices OF the Ucala Rotary
Ciup, were pronounced success. Ev-
cry lecture was attended by q large
crowd. Dr. barker Is the only lecturer
VINO mas ever been lndorsed by Inter
narlonal Rotary. Un Sunday night IN
the auditorium or the Methodist
church, ne gave ms widely known adj
dress. "Ihe koad to Happiness" That
lecture assured attendance at the lee
lures that followed, SO much were
those who heard him Sunday night
impressed with DR.. Barker's message.
On Monday morning at nlne o'clock
DR.. Barker addressed the students of
the Ocala high school on How to
Make the Most Out of Life" The stu
dents were crowded into one of the
class rooms and it was more than evi-
dent. as Miss sheppard. principal of
the school, pointed out, that there is
great need for an auditorium. Dr..
barker told the students of the i'm
portance of having sound bodies, of
the necessity for concentration of the
mind and the avoidance of distractions
and of the need for q brave heart that
can say mo" when the occasion de-
mands it. A large number of men
and women fall he said, because of
poor health, and he said that no per-
SON need have poor health. Dr.. Bar
ker said that Theodore Roosevelt was
the most active and strenuous presi-
dent that the country has ever had.
Up until the time he was fourteen
years of age. Roosevelt was sickly, had
a sunken chest, weak lungs and .
weak heart. He suffered with asthma,
a very unusual thing for q child Of
that age. Dr.. Barker said that Roose-
welt built himself up by taking a GER
tain amount of physical exercise each
day, after he was told by physician
that he could do so.
Monday afternoon, DR.. Barker ad-
dressed large audience of women in
the Methodist church on "a Mothers
Relations to Her Daughter and Mon
day night addressed a large gathering
of men in the same church ON "a
Fathers Responsibilities to His Som"
He made profound impression upon
both audiences.
The doctor was especially emphatic
is calling attention to the dangers
that have beset young people in this
country since the close of the world
war and to the general lowering Of
moral standards. He named as the
crying evils that have produced the
social conditions existing throughout
the country today unchaperoned au-
tomobile rides at night, the sex pic
lures shown in movie theaters, jazz
dancing and the extreme styles OF
dress affected by a large proportion Of
girls and women. He placed responsi-
bility for these conditions squarely
upon the shoulders of parents.
At each of the meetings DR.. Barker
was introduced by Rotarian Jake
Gerig of the committee on arrange
ments for the lectures. Both DR.. Bar
ker and Rotarian Gerig spoke most
appreciatively of the splendid crowds
that gathered for the lectures. They
thanked the principal of the high
school and the Methodists for the gen.
erous use of their church. DR.. Barker
spoke appreciatively of the fact that
the Baptists who are having a revival
had arranged for the attendance Of
the women and men of that church
upon his lectures. The Rotarians be-
lieve that they have performed real
public service, as Mr.. Gerig pointed
out, in bringing Dr.. Barker to Ocala.
DR.. Barker left Monday night for st.
Petersburg. At the close of his talk
that night, he expressed himself as
greatly delighted with ocala and with
what he saw of Marion county while
here and said that he proposed coming
back to this section of Florida. He
was especially carried away with the
beauties of Silver Springs and said
that the springs should be more wide
ly advertised. He was much impress
ed with the fact as he stated it, that
enough water flows out of Silver
Springs every twenty-four hours to
provide over fye gallons apiece for
every man, woman and child In the
United States.
EIGHTEEN GOT OUT