The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
The Meeting at Unity Church.

The meeting which was held at Unity
| church Thursday afternoon, conducted
1 by the Federated clubs was one of the
most interesting sessions yet held; the
small church was filled to OverffoWing
with teachers and club women from all
I over the state. The papers and discus
siOns We're unusually interesting while
the excellent music received much ap-
DiauSe. The meeting was conducted
by Mrs. J. c. McCHntOck who made q
| bright address of welcome. The fol-
lowing programme was given:
Good Night Beloved" ......-. Pinsutti
Miss Mabel Huey, Mrs Frank Wear,
Mr.. Won Dahlen, Mr.. Jas. Moore
Physical Culture in Common School.
...... Mrs. H. NJ. F. Bear, Wellington
Piano-Waltz-C Caprice II...-..... Tausig
Miss Gertrude Tracy.
Manners and Morals .....
Mrs. Lillian w. Hale. Kansas City, Mo.
Discussion. Mrs. Hill P. Wilson, Lawrence
Soprano solo-Samson and Delilah-.
Saint SaenS. ........ Miss Mabel Huey
Art in the School Room ..............
... Mrs. Waterman Stone, Lawrence
Discussion -.....M Miss Jean Hay, Topeka
Travelling Libraries .-................
Mrs. w a. Johnston, Topeka
Discussion ....--...... ......--........
........ By Teachers and Clubw9men
Mr.. w. Won Dahlen.
Violin obhgatO, Miss Marie Norton
The paper on Manners and Morals
was well written and contained great
deal of truth She says, a child should
The mother who submits to blows from
tiny baby fists with a smile and re-
mark of. oh isn't he cute is commit
ting an outrage against society; what
will that child be when ne is grown?
Too many children are sent to school at
an early age, primarily to get them out
of the way and incidentally to learn
something. They are bound to come in
contact with all sorts and conditions of
children. and evil communications cor
rupt good manners. 1t is a indisputa-
hi F1a hot 10 inT- of T1- fer
a smooth, polished, immoral william to
the uncouth individual who is contin-
ually committing some breach of polite
society, even if he possesses all the vir-
tues; so let look we'll to the manners as
we'll as morals of our children"
Mrs. Hill p. Wilson of Lawrence
opened the discussion of this paper
with bright and sensible talk I did
not know" she said, that 1 was on the
programme until 1 read it in the paper
a week ago and then 1 was Mortified for
I had nothing to say on the subject and
I have nothing to say now, but not
withstanding she made some very in
teresting remarks While fully recOg-
nizing the necessity of home training,
she paid the teachers a tribute when
she said: The teachers occupy so i'm
pOrtant a factor now in forming
childs morals and manners that in
time, they Will not need parents at
all"
The subject of Physical culture in
the common schools was ably treated
DX Mrs. II NJ. r. Bear OF W eII1DSLOn
and her paper called forth several ami
mated discussions. She says in part:
Due attention is not paid TO physical
culture in the common schools and that
fact alone is responsible for many
round shoulders, hanging heads, un-
gainly carriages and so many glasses
before bright eyes, True they get ex-
ercise on the way to and from school
and on the playground but it is not the
systematic exercise they should have.
1T used to be the three RS we edu-
Gated, now it is the HIS head hand.
and heart and every teacher should be
required to take a thorough course in
physical culture before he is qualified
to teach. The system is wrong when
five minutes out of the day is devoted
development of the mental faculties. A
go together"
Mr.. II. G. Larimer who has devoted
much time and study TO this subject
and strongly advocates the use of it in
the public schools. says that one great
obstacle is that both the boys and girls
are improperly clothed for the work.
Miss Stone, the physical culture di-
rector of the state normal says: Every
graduate of that institution is com
PEELED to devote so much time to the
gymnasium and also TO teach q certain
number of weeks. and so long as I oc-
cupy this position and so long as my
graduate shall leave without a good
Understanding Of this all important
subject
Mrs. Waterman Stone Of Lawrence