The morning news., 1897-02-19
with her remarks the morning work was

with her remarks the morning work was
ended.
Mrs. Hearst, Mrs Margaret Sangster and
Mrs = Henroten of Chicago, president of
the Woman's Federation.
When Mrs Birney, president of the con-
gress, called the meeting TO order this af-
ternoon, Notwithstanding the fact that the
morning session had adjourned only an
hour before there was a noticeable de-
crease in the number of attendants.
Miss Frances Newton of Chicago de-
livered the opening address, on "The
Mothers Greatest Needs" Miss Newton
is an experienced kindergarten teacher.
and her address dealt with what home
means for the child
Miss Constance Mckinzie of Philadel-
phia, the next speaker, delivered an in
teresting address on play Grounds"
DR. G. Stanley Hall of Worcester. Mass,
followed Miss Mackenzie, and was the
last speaker of the afternoon session. He
delivered an address on Some Practical
Results of Child Study"
Dr. Hall. enters school when about or
years of age, and over 9 per cent. have
a defective eyesight All tests show an
alarming increase in defective sight dur
ing school life. A great many often have
defective hearing, which causes general
stupidity and sometimes results i'm chill
dren being sent to school for dullards,
when, IL they had their proper hearing
facilities they would undoubtedly be as
bright as the average child of the age"
When school work undermines the
should not be educated as the good ac-
complished will not be sufficient to off
set the harm done"
In conclusion, DR.. Hall spoke of religion
as the study which must be taught to
bring the child in closer relationship with
nature.
The evening session of the congress was
held in Central hail. to accommodate the
enormous audiences which had been at
tracted to the earlier sessions.
The report of the press committee was
prefaced by a statement from it's chair
man, Miss Isabella Tyson of Baltimore
regarding the impure press and its bane-
full influences.
The following resolution, offered by
Alice G. Robinson of Baltimore, was
adopted, by practically unanimous vote:
Realizing the almost limitless power,
for good or for evil, exerted by the daily
press, and that the proper education of
the youth of our land is of vital import
ance to the future prosperity of the state,
Resolved, That we will admit into our
homes only those papers which inspire to
noble thought and deed, and that our in
fiuence shall go towards cultivating the
public taste until it shall demand from
reines.
York delivered an appreciated address on
the subject of reading matter for mothers
and children. replete with advice on the
character of volumes that should besfound
in the library of every Well-regulated do
mestic circle, particularly the class of lit
erature that ought TO be placed before the
youth OF all ages. She mentioned num-
Der of biographical works and some fic-
ton that should be used in courses of
reading for months, and made a strong
plea for fairy tales for chldrens reading
during the forma tive period.
The final address of the session was by
Anthony Comstock, who cited sensational
instances OF his experience, showing to
what an extent obscene literature was cir
culated in the boarding schools and col
leges for both sexes throughout the coun-
try, and the need of effective cooperation
ft.rNf1, .Nt al, 1faa
the population of the United States. In
conclusion, he proposed action by congress
supporting national and safe legislation 10
prevent the publication and distribution
of all kinds of literature OF the dime novel
variety, and 20 prohibit the printing of
murder trials and other descriptions cal
culated to inform children of criminal
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