Show GI THE SOCIETIES P ee e THERE was no program rendered in inthe inthe inthe the Edina on Monday April 2nd which t was very much regretted The next meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing will dou doubtless he a very interesting one Miss Larsen will deliver an address on Early Social Life in Utah A A. recitation by Miss Bowman and a vocal selection by Miss Wade constitute the program THOSE who listened to either of the previous lectures delivered in this city by the Rev Mr N of India were delighted to learn that he had consented to speak to the students ts last W Wednesday y evening The lecture was in some respects respects respects re re- more interesting than any of the previous ones The learned and eloquent eloquent eloquent elo elo- quent speaker contrasted the oriental and the occidental civilizations showing showing showing show show- ing their resemblances and their differ differ- The western mind is analytical and the eastern contemplative tive and intuitional the one investigates investigates investigates gates outside phenomena the other the inner the spirit the self The tendency of western science is towards materialism towards a deprecation of intuition that of eastern philosophy t towards wards dreaminess and too little regard for the external The opinion of Mr N is that each contains characteristic truths which are absent in the other and that each includes errors that can only be corrected by fusion with the other He repudiated the stories about the so- so called occult powers of Indian Indian expounders expounders expounders ex ex- or mystics as they have been called said they were vulgar fallacies manufactured by those who claimed to have witnessed ed them On the whole J c Mr lecture is one which will willbe willbe willbe be long remembered and the effect of which will be to divest many minds of numerous false conceptions and preconceived preconceived pre pre- conceived d errors concerning his native land of India that fabled land of magic and mystery Notwithstanding standing the unusual and disconnected disconnected disconnected dis dis- connected state of affairs last Friday afternoon the Normal Society convened as usual Room 28 being cleared for forthe forthe forthe the Delta Phi ball of that evening the society convened in room 32 The first article of the program was a comic reading reading reading read read- ing by hy Miss Ekman Mark Twains Twain's delineation delineation delineation de de- lineation of the the Italian Guide was the selection chosen and it seemed to have havea a counteracting effect on some cases of spring fever Prof Stewart then addressed addressed addressed ad ad- dressed the society for a short time The speaker briefly summarized the pessimistIc land and the optimistic views of life rife With this introduction the free public schools were spoken of with a view of bringing vividly before the minds of the future teachers the necessity of avoiding the superficial the formal and the jarring jarring jarring jarr jarr- ing modes of instruction The theory of concentration the dependence of civilization upon education the natural result of more happiness from a more perfect civilization the happiness sure to follow a harmonious adjustment and the inevitable ble pain that is sure to follow immediately or otherwise the transgression sion of natures nature's laws were all presented in an easy and interesting manner Following Following Following Fol Fol- lowing the Professors Professor's remarks Misses Windberg and Cooper rendered a vocal duet which for the time seemed to establish that harmony for which the soul yearns Mr Decker a former graduate being present was then re requested requested requested re- re quested to address the society His remarks were brief but of a very practical practical practical nature 0 tJ tA 1 t H i |