The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-01

ter figure for a general composition that
would have captivated painter.
On the platform with Mrs. Cheney were
to be seen Miss Edna Rich of Santa
Bar bars. Rev. Ada Bowles of Pasadena,
Mrs. Mary Newberry Adams of Dubuque,
Iowa. Mrs. S. Shepard Of Ventura. Mrs.
Elmira T. Stevens OF Los Angeles, Mrs.
Eliza Upper Wilkes. Mrs. Margaret Upper
True, Mrs. John G. Bidwell, Mrs. Char
lotte Perkins Stetson, Mrs. Frances Fuller
Victor of Portland, Or. Mrs. T. B. Walker,
president of the Woman's Council. Mime
apolis, Mrs. Alice Moare McComas of
Los Angeles, Mrs. Kate Upper Galpin.
Mrs. Mia Upper Maynard. Mrs. Walter
Magee. Mrs. Sarah &. Cooper. Miss Nora
a. Smith. Mrs. Georgia A. Watfeld of
San Diego and Miss Margaret Schellen-
berger Of Stanford University.
The theme set for the day was that of
Education" Mrs. Vance Cheney called
the congress to order at 10 O'Clock and
made the opening address. The speaker
said they had gathered together TO take
council as women, as men and women had
not yet learned to meet in joint council.
I'VE are not here" she said. "to tell
what man has or has not done for US, but
to confess with humiliation how little We
have done for ourselves, and to try TO 90
better things in the future"
Mrs. Cheney concluded by intr oducing
the various speakers of the day, announc-
ing the first speaker, Mrs. Sarah B..
Cooper.
Mrs. COoper's subject was Relation of
the kindergartens to Manual Training"
She thought that the education of the
people should be such as to develop their
industrial capacity. They should be
taught how to work. The schools should
teach the children how to earn their
living. It is fact that when the majority
Of the pupils leave school they cannot earn
their living The boys who go to college
have four years more. but those who do
not go to college should be trained so as to
be able to earn living. What thew need
Is manual training. Il want to say" went
on Mrs. Cooper, that this discrim nation
against those who earn their living nv the
labor of their hands is very unjust. There
is no degradation in labor, because il is on
production that the world depends and
production depends upon the labor of the
hands. The work of finding out what is
in child should be begun as early as
possible-from The very beginning. The
Kindergarten. | contend. is the only true
foundation for this Industrial training. 1t
teaches the little child to teach himself.
The kindergarten is devoted TO ideas-not
to words. The children are taught words
too much. The world does not need
rhetoric. held, as much as Ii needs useful
ideas"
According to the speaker more than
Dlne-tenths OF the criminals of this eoup-
try had never learned a trade. The pre-
Ventlon of crime Is the duty of society and
society las no right to punish crime at one
enc when IL does nothing TO prevent crime
a. the other.
In the discussion that followed Mrs.
NARY NJ. McRoberts declared that the kin
oergarten training failed in doing as much
Rood as IL might as that principle was not
carried oul III the succeeding grades of the
puohe schools. There should be no divorce
between the kindergarten and the public
schools.
Professor J. C. Pelton praised the kin.
dergarten system.
Mrs. Z. B. Walker of MinneanoIis
thought that mothers who did not know
what 10 do with their children sbould dron
a parlOr and make workshop. The chill
oren should be taught TO work.
The next paper was then called for. and
Miss Nora Fl. Smith. principal of the Cali
fornia kindergarten TraiDing-school. read
a paper on The Art of Storytelling"
which she aptly illustrated by relating
the story OF "a little girl who wanted 10
make a piece OF toast for her mother"
According TO the speaker, truth should be
a component part CT the narrative; it
should be- told in attractive language,
though falteringly told crude tale is bet
ter than an absence OF all storytelling
from the child's life. The awakening of
the imagination through storytelling was
aso advanced as beneficial for little pee
pie.
Miss Smith. who has had much expert