Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-17
Second Letter FrOm Our Special Cor.
respondent at ST. Paul.

hygiene and physical culture may
develop wonders of muscles and
grace, but what comparison between
such development in spots and that
coming through the enthusiasm and
hearty applause and appreciation
which has made each session of this
united assemblya a palpitating, living
reality, renewing youth and gener-
ating sympathetic cooperation of
fellOwmen. One good round ring of
spontaneous applause ,ur the involun.
tary uuiting Of thousands to sing an
old familiar Sweet Home ballad
eclipses all the text books on methods
and benefits Of physical culture.
One evening program Of the n.
+. y. was given over entirely into
the hands of the majority on We'd
nesday evening,-that is, into the
hands of the ladies. The program
represented two striking and antip.
odal views of the SAM great ques-
ton, the morals of education. The
Peoples church, equal to admitting
under pressure four thousand people,
was literally packed, and thousands
were turned away,a ,as the doors closed
at s o'clock. Five illustrious teach.
ers of art filled the first part Of the
program with earnest discussions Of
the moral education in art, and, as
was before said, another contrasting
phase of the great moral question,
that of the sanctity and purity Of
the home, took up the last part of it.
The first five plead most fervently
in behalf of the localities of life, the
poetry of being, declaring beauty to
be its own excuse for being. They
dwelt with all the loving enthusi-
asm of the true artist upon the Won
derful works of faith, for a teacher
could only teach what she believed
and believed heartily. These artists,
fair but not frail, represented the
great educational centers of our
country: Miss LaughlIn, of st.
Paul; Mrs. Carter, of New York;
Miss Sullivan, of Cincinnati; Miss
Hicks, of Boston, and Miss jose
phine Locke, of Chicago. The lat
ter won the hearts of the entire AS
sembly by taking ~ her illumina-
ting text the following;
Mahomet said: "If | had two
loaves l should sell one and buy hy-
acinths.n Miss Locke's appeal for
hyacinths as the idealisns of life
was like the handwriting on the
wall-startling in its vivid reproach.
The ladies all spoke in the noble ell
oquence of conviction, and the audi
ence which came out for TO hear
was satisfied. Miss Francis F.. Viii
lard was then introduced by Presi-
dent Caufield as the queen of wo-
men and as such she was received
by the association. The white cross
work was the subject of Miss Viii
lard's address, but the previous earn
6st words from the hearts of noble
women warmed her own TO an elo-
quence which does not rise to the
lips Of every reformer. Appreciat-
ing the smallest effort of the OBJ
scurest worker, Miss Wizards heart
is large enough TO take unto it all .
the noble aspirations of woman
hood, whether in art, dress reform,
or home making. Her address has
been published in full, yet scarcely
does justice to the author, whose
calm warm voice and hoIhely but .
happy manner help impress every .
utteranoe of tongue indelibly up
on her hearers.
The women of the y. +. \. swing
out a banner not only for liberty I,
ana union for all, but education and .
art for all, homes and happiness for
all.
Not more psychologically did the
great professors of the science Of
mind, Mr.. Brown and DIR. Harris
handle their great abstruse subjects
than did the ladies. \ little faith
gOes y long ways toward psychological
or soul development. These gentle
men urged the need of more study
OF mind, that mind might know
how 10 teach mind and make mind.
Among some Of the thoughts your
browsing correspondent nibbled
here and there are the folio wing,
which are offered your readers at
their own risk:
The bundle Of habits commonly
named character, are not character.
There are numerous methods in
the educational world which have
no ideas involved. h
The study OF mind is older than
the study Of nature, and the special
ist who comes To this study with
proper equipment, may reasonably
expect 10 discover much Of educa.
tional value 10y an observation Of
the effects OF the different studies
upon pupils.
The methOd OF observation must .
bc the method OF all scientific dis /
covery-ViE; from hypothesis to
Neuhcation,
Language Is the highest psyoO-
logical distinction between man aud
beast.
Know Ledge Is ever present PCS
session-not past OF hiture aoQuisi-
ton, and stands for external nature