The Washington times., 1895-02-24
EDUCATION THE THEME.
Formed rhe Central Idea of All Subject.
Discussed By the Council.


Formed the Central Idea Of All Subjects
Discussed By the Council.
At the morning session Mrs. WiIIoughby
Cummings, fraternal delegate from the Ma
tional Council Of Women of Canada, Of
which the Countess of Aberdeen is president,
and who will be here next tuesday, spoke
greetings from the Canadian women.
The relation of the higher art in education
to the common people through the influence
OF the common homs and the common
school, a paper by DIR. Julia Holmes Smith,
OF Illinois, was read by Mrs. Clara C. Colby.
Dr. Smith declared every opportunity should
be afforded each child in the common schools
to study music, sculpture, art, and other
higher forms OF education. at least their
formative principles.
The discussion OF the subject was by
Sarah A. Stewart, OF Pennsylvania, proxy Of
the president of the International Kinder
garten Union; Mrs. Virginia Z. Graeff, Miss
Foster, Mrs. Nichols Of Indiana, and Mrs.
+. L. Bagley Of Michigan.
At this point President Sewall introduced
Mrs. Lula NJ. Gordon and Mrs. William N.
Dickson, OF Atlanta, Ga. who brought fra
ternal greetings from the women's board OF
managers of the Cotton States and Interna-
! tional Exposition to be held in Atlanta In
September next, and extended welcome for
the national council to meet at Atlanta dur
! ing the exposition.
Women rs directors in education" was
the the subject of a very able address by Mrs
Louise Parson-Horkins, OF Massachusetts.
Among the women eulogiZed were Miss Will
! lard Lucretia Mott Harriet Beecher-Stowe,
and Dorothy A. Dix.
| This subject was discussed by Mrs. E. 8.
Taylor and Miss Isabel King, formerly of the
| United States, but now OF South America.
TEACH CHILDREN HUMANITY.
| "Humanitarianism in education" was the
subject of the next address by Mrs. Caroline
White, OF Pennsylvania, representative Of the
American Anti-viyi-section Society. The
/ idea of the Anti-vivi-seetion Society is that
! the children OF the public schools should be
! taught to be kind to lower animals. Mrs.
/ White said il the national council wished
! bull fights, dog fights. cock fights, and SINH
lar sports to cease they should do everything
| in their power 10 encourage the establish
ment OF these school bands of mercy.
! The subject so ably discussed by Mrs.
| White prompted quite number OF the men,
/ bers 10 speak their minds. Miss Susan B.
/ Anthony gave special caution TO mothers
and fathers TO prevent their children unin-
tentionally, but carelessly, hurting pet ami
mails.
Mrs Isabel Davis. of New York. thought
the best remedy for the prevention of cruelty
| TO animals. birds, and insects is 10 teach the
/ CuLlOGEu Al lu6lI early JEdf5 10 10 mum huc u
dumb beasts. Further discussion was by
! Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery, DR.. Green, Of
/ Michigan, and Mrs. Nichols, of New York.
! The usual announcements were made. The
morning session adjourned at 1:15 .. m.
Organized work in politics. patriotism, and
| the education OF children was discussed at
/ the afternoon session.
! Mrs Sarah A. Stewart spoke on the theme
| of 1.-The International Kindergarten Union. :"
| The work OF organizing nationally began at
| the'World's Fair. The aims OF that year
were somewhat higher than could be real
| lied.
Their idea Is to assist in the home. but where
the children are orphans they are sent to the
State homes, that of Ohio being described as
an ideal home. There the boys and girls are
| taught practical requirements.
/ AS to the future work. we are trying to fix
/ upon central thought which shall bind all
| interests together.
| ORGANIZED WORK IN PATRIOTISM.
Organized work in patriotism was dis
cussed by Mrs. Kate Brownlee Sherwood. She
spoke OF the banners and emblems of the W.
r. C. Its mottois is fraternity, loyalty and char
ity. Its scope includes more than the G. a. r.
Mrs. Sherwood spoke OF the difficulties ex-
perienced in the formation of the corps,
which began with membership of forty-one.
but which so commended itself to the G.. A. r.
that it was Indispensable.
In answer to a question by Mrs. Bradley
as to what had been done in the District of
Columbia. Mrs. Sherwood said that she had
discussed the question only in its national
phase.
Mrs. Caroline Earle White, of the Anti
viviseetion Society of Pennsylvania. said at
teniion was first drawn to this subject in
1868 in Florence.
| GREETINGS FROM CANADA.
The presiding officer read greetings from
the International committee OF the Young
Women's Christian Association of the United
States and Canada.
With the greetings came also brief his
torieal sketch OF the association, including 6
that of the associations school. 1t was
transmitted through Miss Annie Ogden West
Mrs. 1. G. Manchester spoke for the Ma
tional Association of Loyal Women Of Amer
lean Liberty, organized in June, 1886. The
society, she said, indorsed the proposed six
teenth amendment to the Constitution. 1t
| opposes the appropriation of money for Sec
tartan schools. Politics and religion should
be divorced. The pyramid Of our social sys-
tenn, the people, should be educated IN
American principles, and immigration should
be restricted.
WOMEN AS VOTERS.
Mrs. Thomas W. Chase's paper was on the
"Women's Republican associations of the
United States These organizations as
sumed shape in 1885, The work is grand
and its possibilities great. Ignorance only
thinks that women have no interest in poll
tics. They are really an essential unit in the
life of the country. Women at present know
less of politics than of anything else. Yet
the cry from all the political ranks is that
their best men take no interest in politics.
This could be obviated by good work by
women.
An announcement was made by the presid-
ing officer that reception had been ten
dered to the council by the social and al
fiiiated women's club of the District of Co.
lumbia, at the Ebbitt House tomorrow
afternoon, from to 5 o'clock. Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey is the chairman of the com.
mittee on arrangements. The council. after
making some announcements, adjourned
till s p. m.