The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-01
MOTHERS CONVENE.
Fourth Annual Convention of Moth
ers Assemble in Chicago.

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! Chicago. Oct. 1.-The first day of the
1ourth annual convention of mothers
/ is over All day Handel hall, at 40
randolph street, was filled to overflow
1 ing with mothers, and lovers of kinder
! garten work, who had come to listen to
! addresses made by prominent men and
women on the child and nature study.
! AS early as 10 o'clock every seat was
! occupied, and the success of the day
assured.
The convention, being under the aus
p1ces of the Chicago kindergarten col
1ege, brought many of the students to
| the scene, and the young women, eager
Tor new IDEAS and questions, promptly
settled themselves nd opened their
notebooks in a businesslike way. They
We're there to profit by the words ut
tered by the experienced, and they ac-
cordingly set about doing SO.
Mrs. ]. N. Grouse called the meeting
70 ordef ana invited any teachers in
the the nail to come to the platform. Mrs
Grouse stated that Mature Study
would be the subject of discussion for
the morning session
BEAUTIES OF NATURE.
The question, How Can the Mother
or Teacher Not Scientifically Trained
open the Child's Eyes to the Beauties
of Nature Surrounding him?" was
dWeIt upon from three standpoints Mrs
Andrew MacLeish spoke from the view
Of mother; Miss Bertha PAYNE from
her observation as kindergartner and
Miss Flora J. Cook from the Standpoint
Each address was concise and TO the
point, dealing thoroughly on the i'm
portance of nature being brought to
the enid where opportunity failed to
allow the child action to grasp if Mrs
sara A. Hubbard later gave a brief
sketch on the birds in a CITY ward.
which thoroughly delighted her audi
ence.
In the afternoon the proera n,r,7a 1,as
more varied, though still dealing on ma
Iufe study. Miss Mary Miller read a
paper on What Added Power Does the
Child Gain Through Learning to Love
Nature?' Miss Miller plead for a moro
comprehensive view of what is nature
and emphasized the fact that children
must gam happiness, for it was in that
that the child learned to observe the
beauty of nature. Miss Miller took
Froebel's words as an illustration. his
theory being that children learn and 90
ron opJects to pictures, from pic
lures 10 hgureS, from figures to ideals
HUMANITY AND SCIENCE
Dr; ) ohn M. Coulter of the University
OF chicago followed Miss Miller's re-
marks with chatty address He spoke
on the increasing need of looking into
the daily contact with nature. EXPRESS
ing the right every child has of devaI
opIng its own character Humanity
and science were given as the two dis
t1nct types of study, and these were
dWeIt upon, with sketches of child ma
ture.
How Parents MAY Assist Their Chill
dren in Nature Study was the subject
chosen for a paper read by Professor
Wilbur s. Jackman of the Cook county
normal school. Professor Jackman
said children should be allowed to seek
the beauty of the woods and fields. wa
ters and mountains. Rev L. P. Mer-
Ger closed the session with remarks on
How Does Love of Nature Aid in
the Development of True Religion %
DR.. Mercer spoke earnestly. aiming TO
impress the audience with the fact that
glan must realize in nature that which
TO "a lfzea
At the close of the meeting an in
formal reception was held on the plat
form for the benefit of those in the au-
the SDeak erS ~