Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-12-19
NO 2I96


We're especially good in cas4s whief,
frequently occur in the household. She
closedher argument on the preparation
OF food for the sick, oy urging the
daughter TO be sent to the cookina,
school and learn all that is possible
about this important matter
! In speaking of what to eat. in good
health, she covered the whole ground
In TINS one sentence Eat whatever
you If like, you know uy exp-rience.
that 1t agrees with you. Eat it at the
right time, and take time enough to
do 1t. She was outspoken in her
denunciation of the Compelled hard
work directly after eating She said
Some years ago visited my dangh er
at a certain boarding school in Bridge-
ton, and directly after the meal rpcita
tlons were begun. What is the Use of
pupils studying hygiene wren they
were thus compelled to violate one of
Its important rules" She also urp etl
that to keep the air we breath pure is
part of good housekeeping, aud to
nave pure air we must look especially
to our mode of heating rcoms. The
greatest trouble was in having the air
too dry. Have a moisture if You are
obliged to keep water Oh the stove.
We also must look closely to the water
we drink.
She gave her views of beauty in the
home, and while space forbids an
extended mention, still there Was not
a lady present who cannot tell all that
was suggested by this lady toward
making home beautiful.
Ali who joy would win.
must share it
Happiness was born twin"
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting in Grosscup's Hall last
evening was of highly in eresting
character. The hall was pretty wen
filled with an intelligent audience Of
ladies and gentlemen, as Well as also a
good number of children The Board
of Education and City School super
intendent Sharp having hurried
through short meeting OF the Board,
were also present. Mr.. Thos E Hunt
presided.
Prof. A. E. Prince, of the Bank
Street School, had the singing class Of
that school present, which in erspersed
some delightful school melodies, one
of the most prettily rendered being the
familiar The Campbells are Coming,
0 ho y The:dumb bell class of the
same school, comprising sixteen Of the
pupils, were also present and gave a
splendid exhibition drill, which was
very much enjoyed by the audience.
The first speaker of the evening was
Prof. W. McGeorge Jr., of V,neland,
who discussed the question rs the
Public School paying Investment"
He commenced by alluding 10 the oft
heard complaint of the taxpayer
about.the burdensome school tax; but
he said that the question to be consid-
cred needed no discussion, for he
thought If it was put to vote whether
or not the public school was a pay ing
investment, every one in the Hall
would unhesitatingly say vote" He,
thought it was well, though, TO stop,
and look into those common things
which related to the question. He
then proceeded to discuss the subject
as he said, from the standpoint of the
father, the citizen and the school trus4,
tee. The sweetest gift OF heaven, he
said, little child; and they do not
come as little devils neither, are
they little angels but they come
laden with possibilities, and upon. the;
family and the school rests the respon-
sibility of developing these possibilities.
"tis developement we Call education
-.he drawing forth of ali that is COCO
or bad in them the training of the
mental, the moral and ply steal facul-
| ties ; and no education can be called
| education which does not develop ALI
these faculties. The best bequesb that
can be made to children, he. argues.
was not millions of money, but good
education. The boy may be given
wealth, and he may lose it, and he may
lose character. but good educatTon is
inalienable, and from an economic
standpoint it is the best paying invest
ment. The speaker had four chIlciraD 8.
and if he could send them torth with
all their faculties trained, and well
equipped in mind and will and physic-
ally strong, he had made the best be-
quest that is possible for them.
Does the public school do this, ne
asked, and if it does not he declares n
the fault was not in the public sctUol
system, but in the shortcomings ea,the
school trustees. Whenever defects
were discovered they should be rem.
edied, even to the tearing down of old
school houses and building lew, or the
electing OF better trustees in the place
OF inefficient ones or the substituting
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