The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-30

accepted an invitation to meet next
year in Winona.
A very interesting programme was
rendered at the evenings session, sew
eral valuable papers being read. THE
Sense of Personal Responsibility was
the subject of thoughtful paper read
by Mrs A. P. Washburn, of Duluth in
which she said that one of the lessons
so necessary to be learned, and which
we all were so slow to learn, was that
of our individual responsibility. If we
owe debts they should be paid, either
financial obligations or duties we have
assumed in church, social or club life.
If we have made engagements they
should be kept punctually. Many a
meeting has been kept waiting because
some one came in late-and this the
speaker considered to be downright dis
honesty. We should beware of promis-
ing more than we can perform, lest we
become involved in bankruptcy-and
there are moral and social bankrupt
cies as we'll as financial. The lesson of
personal responsibility is only thor
oughly learned and made part OF our
selves in the school of life, but many
of us. alas, have never learned it with
all our schooling.
Mrs. Elaine G.. Eastman spoke of
the duties of motherhood. The young
married woman absorbed in society,
the happy mother of one child and the
mother of a large family all complain
of their family cares, which leave them
no time for church work-as If COO
had any better place for work than In
the home or a better field of labor than
that of the mother. Women should not
regard marriage as a sacrlnce' r ar
from it. 1t should be considered, ratn-
or as a surrender of self and self-in-
tereSts.
In short address, State Superin-
tendent of Schools w. w. Pendergast
smoke of the relations of the federation,
and women in general, to the pupnc
schools. and how the women can help
along the work. In this state women
have or can have just as much to do IN
selecting members of the school poards
as the men; they should attend school
meetings and see,-that only the right
men or women are put in these places
of trust The educational influence
nust he extended over the communl-
ties. The mother must look after the
education of her children; the older
brother and sister, the father and
mother. must be imbued with the spirit
of education. The parents should visit
the schools, going as friends and CO.
workers. 1t is their duty, and they
can help the teachers by pointing out
matters the latter cannot see so well
as the parents can, from the outside.
FducationaE work must be done sys-
tematically. There must be a purpose,
next plan. and finally perseverance.
We want our children to be strong
morally. physically and mentally.
Miss Young, principal of Albert Lea
college. read az paper on the necessity
for a unity in the factors of education,
the mother. the teacher and the libra
rian. They must work together for
the general good. o
The programmed was enlivened by
three delightful Numbers. piano solo
by Miss Peck. "a vocal solo by Mrs. D.
F. De Wolf and ar violin solo by Miss
TAYLOR, all of which were encored.
The committee on resolutions recon-
rlended the appointment of state
committee tor further the study of
household economics for the purpose
of promoting throughout. the state
more scientific knowledge of the prin-
ciples of honemaking. Also that
state committee disappointed to further
the establishment of mothers clubs
and thereby cooperate with the edu-
cational committee Also a vote Of
thanks to the members of the st. Paul,
Hamline. Merriam Park and st. An
thony Park clubs, and all others who
assisted in making this convention a
pleasant and successful meeting. The
report was adopted.