St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-28
WOMEN IN COUNCIL.
The Temperance Union or
Ramsey County in Annual
Convention.
Several Interesting Papers
Read and New Officers
Chosen.
Sibley Street Will Not Be
Paved, Third Street in
Doubt.
The Police Matpon Surprised
With Both Her Pay and
Discharge.

ster, and she led the devotional eXer-
ciSeS. Mrs. SOule is the county presi-
dent, and at this juncture she assumed
charge of affairs, and upon instructions
being so voted. she appointed these
committees: Committee on credentials,
Mrs. q. b. DoTan: committee on resOlu-
tions, MesdameS TimmonS, Buckelow,
Bartholomew, Webster, Paden and
Flagg.
Miss May Valentine. the county secre-
tary, read the official report, which was
followed by the reports of the local
unions Como, Lady Somerset and St.
Anthony Park.
An address was made by Mrs. X. f..
Webster on "Women's Commission" A
very fine paper was read by Miss Franc
Decker, of Hamline, entitled The Value
OF the Pledge"
A Very Excellent Paper
was read by Mrs. j. c. Bryant, wife of
Prof. Bryant, superintendent of the
Humboldt school. The latter paper ill.,
Dictated study and thought. 1t empha-
sized in the outset the Importance of
beginning training the mind of the child
Just as soon as the child cali
comprehend the meaning of words.
The esSayiSt urged that mothers should
study FroebeIS instructions to mothers
upon the care of children. That philOs-
oDher found no human plant too young
to profit by training.
Prior to the age of six, recites the
paper, the normal child has added to
the mental chart the faculties OF con-
ceptiOn, action, Self-prece ptlOn, cosmlc
emotion, and the choice is usually about
in the order named. This was logically
and SeQuentially fortified by quotations
from DR.. u. Stanley Hall. president OF
Clark university, Worcester, Mass;
from DR.. Harris. the United States COM
missioner of education, who is also ed
itOr of a series of psychological and his
tOrical works upon pedagogy, and ether
eminent writers.
practically every faculty of the six
year-Old child is developed enough to be
appealed to, and thus exercised to some
extent" pursued the speaker. From
this point training is merely supplying
the proper material for the exercise of
each faculty and care to keep the facuI-
ties in normal condition. Aside from
the physical development, which is Wit
ally connected with the mental devel-
opment. and needs as much care,
the instructors duty is to SOW
good seed in this fertile soil and know
that evil seed is kept rooted out. his
is the age when children are nuisance
and allowed to playall their time away
about the house or on the streets with
other children similarly cared for. Be-
fore the parent IS aware of the fact he
learns by some accident that the soil of
the mind of his youthful son or
daughter is thoroughly Soured or
corrupt by noXious influences that
were allowed to spread their tOadstool
grOwths in the absence of wise and
careful gardener. From this time on
until the child has grown to maturity,
and has gone out from under the
parental roof, the parents heart IS
lacerated with the wicked ways and vile
habits of his offspring-and he attrlb-
utes this to the natural deprayIty OF the
human race"
The essayist then proceeded in an
analytical and methodical way to the
end of her theme. She gave practical
hints from time to time as she led her
hearers from year to year in the Sc
quential development of the child's
mind up to the age of maturity. Pro-
ceeding, the advice was:
Training the Child.
"The most approved methods of read
ing should be taken up at six years of
age by a skillful teacher, and such read
ing material should be employed as will
best meet the needs of the child mind.
At this stage we come to the tests as to
whether the concepts i'll the child'S
mind are right, for if he does not readily
grasp and enjoy the reading OF good
books, we may know that evil thoughts
have already taken root in his
heart, and the uprooting must divide
the time with the training. If his facul-
ties have been normally developed he
will read with pleasure the truth of ma
ture, and through nature will lead up
to natures God. From this time Oh
| those concepts in his own mind will
seek like concepts that are external tC
him. If his training then has been cor,
rect be will rapidly develop elements OF
character that will easily withstand
temptations as they naturally come tC
him. His mind will not be in that morbid
condition which has a greater affinity
| for things that are destructive and i'm
| moral, but his normal development will
| rejoice to conquer-the attacks of evil
and his mind will early become strong
! enough to study and find out what
| things are hurtful without feeling ar
| inordinate desire to indulge in Them"
This paper was followed by discus
sion in a desultory way, from the floor
of scientific instruction in public school:
and upon purity in literature and art.
Following upon this came an eloquent
| address by Mrs. d. G. Reed, secretary Of
the conference, upon the salutary effect
| woman suffrage would have upon the
! temperance question. She held that the
drink habit would be eventually over
come, and Mrs. Warren required to the
| subject of the paper upon Juvenile
training.
New officers.
At the afternoon session the report,
| of the local unions, st. Paul Central
| Hamline and West st. Paul Willard
we're read. Legislative Work" wa
the subject of a paper read by Mis-
Lucy Robinson. Mrs. Mae Staebecl
rendered very fine vocal solo, afte
which the county president, Mrs
c. A. SOule made her Officia
report, indicating that the county
| organization had accomplished worl(
of good the past year. This was fol
flowed by the election of the followin!
officers for the following year:
President, Mrs. Soule; vice president
Mrs. William Nicholas: secretary, Mrs
p. l.. Uttley; treasurer, Mrs. l.. w
| Irvine.
A resolution was passed thanking the
singers for their services and Mrs. War
rem for obtaining the church for the
meeting. Mrs. Fanny l.. Ames, STATE
organizer, delivered an address at thu
evening session.
The work of the convention was com
pleted in the evening. The devotional
exercises were led by Mrs. Florence A
Poo, and then several interesting anC
Instructive papers were read and adj
dresses were made.
Among the delegates present were
Willard UniOn-Mesdames Timmons
| R0wSiicld. Hare and Doran. Hamline-
| MesGames +. Z. Watson, Barkaloo
Butts anu Botkin. Ceutral-Mesdame:
Paden, FarnswOrth and Perry. Lady
Somerset-Mrs. Rogers; Como-Mes