The herald., 1896-10-14
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Another Series of Interesting Papers.
Topics Discussed

The afternoon session was opened at
? o'clock and was characterized with an
elasticity in direct contrast to the
weightiness of the mornings proceed
ings. A very charming quartet, sung
by Mrs Loeb Miss Loeb, Mrs. ]. B.
Brown and Mr.. Evan Evans, made a
fitting prelude. Miss Matilee Loeb also
gave a, cornet solo in her own finished
style.
The theme of the afternoons session
was the care of children which with two
charming essays, animated discussion
where everyone had something to say
and wanted to say it, proved to be a
most interesting Entertainment combin-
ed with plentitude of new ideas and
lessons
FROBEL'S MESSAGE TO MOTHERS.
FROEBEL'S MESSAGE TO MOTHERS
"Froebels Message to Mothers" was
the subject entrusted to Miss Elsa
Hasse, bright and very charming
young woman of Santa Monica who
discharged her trust with distinction.
A review was given of the two books of
the apostle of children, Mother Songs
and the Education of Man, bringing into
prominence the point in which these ex-
positions of kindergarten philosophy
nave dPpcdlGu " tIlc 3 udIuldHS VI tLS
young-the development Of character
from earliest infancy. The Song Book
was described to have been written to
teach mothers the sublimity and i'm
portance of conscious motherhood and
to systematic the means of develop
ing infant power, founded on love and
sympathy
Miss Harrison, superintendent of the
kindergarten schools of Chicago, fol-
lowed with an exhaustive discussion of
the science as laid down by Froebel, in
which she drew from actual experience
the parallel deductions that the edevelop-
ment of individuality, self-activity and
the power to take to itself the growth OF
others were the fundamental factors of
the child's character.
Miss Harrison spoke at length and
extemporanh hously on this Sosorbing
topic. Later she was again called upon
to talk on her "hobby," which proved to
be system of circulating pictures in
series Of seven on subjects designed to
inspire love of the beautiful in the
young, hay the public schools. 1t had
been done with the greatest success In
Manchester, England, and was now be-
ing introduced into the schools of Chi
cago.
HOW BEST TO HELP THE SCHOOLS
The second paper of the afternoon wa:
How May Mothers Best Help the
Schools? by Margaret Mogeau, superin-
tendent of schools in San Bernardinc
county. How May the Teacher Help the
Mother was argued to be better ar
rangement of the title. This paper was
full of valuable thoughts, beautifully
expressed, of, first. the relationship OF
the child to it's mother, the character
that can only be properly developed
through help of the co-opeSation OF
mother and teacher, resulting in the ideal
training through home and school influ-
ences. 1t was also stated that the study
of human nature should be found in the
curriculum of the school course. The
practical aids from mother to teacher
in the interest of the child were said to
be the teaching OF duty, punctuality
regularity, caring for its physical COM
fort. cleanliness, studiousness and fidel-
ity to the teacher. A statement that So
cial acquaintance between teacher and
mother was Of the highest consequence
made a marked impression on the audi
ence and was productive of much discus
sion.
Mrs. Galpin, at the close of the paper
essayed a few remarks on the same
idea that teacher and mother should
frequently come face to face. Mrs. Gal
pin in most felicitous little speech then
introduced an old friend and school
mate, Eecta Oherwood Campbell of Long
Beach, who opened the discussion of the
afternoon. This proved to be of such q
Fascinating nature that it was diff
cult to draw it to close.
Mrs. DIR. Reed of Pasadena whose ap-
pearance on the platform is always
hailed with delight, was next request
ed to address the parliament In hel
own inimitable way Mrs. Reed tangled
the teachers and mothers, and the moth
ers and teachers, believing in conclusion
that the best mothers were those who
had also been teachers.
The man of the day. Mr.. Jas. H. Hoose
superintendent of education in the I'm
iversity of Southern California, was the
next speaker, and had the distinction OF
being the only male orator who ascended
the platform of the woman's parlia-
ment. With all due regard for the de-
velopment of character Mr.. Hoose feared
that such physical gymnastics as fight
ing out lifes battles with the fist might
be going out of fashion among the boys
He believed that there was no style oi
argument to compensate a boys ag-
grieved honor as a hand to hand fight.
Mrs. Bulla, Mrs. Lawrence OF