The herald., 1897-02-03
Several Instructive Subjects
Were Discussed
THE WOMAN'S PARLIAMENT
Opened Yesterday at Riverside With
q Good Attendance
Interesting and Instructive Papers on
Women's Clubs. Manual Train-
ing and Practical Drawing.
Special to The Herald.

session or the WOmeme f6rNdHfent OF
Southern California opened this morn
Ing in the First Presbyterian church,
with a good audience present, the in
clemency of the weather considered.
The first business of the morning was
the reports of county officers and dele
gates. In the absence of the secretary,
Mrs. Bulla of Los Angeles, Mrs e. j.
Davis of Riverside officiated.
The president, Mrs. Kate Tupper Gal
pin, then gave an informal talk upon
Woman's Clubs, Their Mission and Uni
formity of Design, whether they are
called parianients, congresses or simply
clubs. All tend to the elevation and
broadening Of women's thoughts and
lives Whatever makes a better woman
makes q better wife and a better mother.
This parliament has no policy or special
object. No one is responsible for any
paper read here save It's writer. If We
differ from any thought given 1t Is our
responsibility to speak and see if more
light can be thrown upon the subject.
All criticism, however, should be kindly
and courteously given; fault finding
never tends to Improvement. The spirit
Of love should rule these meetings, an i
to further emphasize this sentimen.
Mrs. Galpin very beautifully recited
part of the thirteenth chapter of Corn-
thians-"The greatest of these is char
ity."
MANUAL TRAINING.
Mrs. Wood then read thoughtful pa
per on Manual Training:
Manual training" said the speaker,
SIS centuries old. In the eighteenth Gen.
tury 1t was considered a necessity for
boys to learn trade. OF all forms of
eloyd wood sloyd has come to be the
most important. Today the teaching of
a trade in school for the benefit to be
derived in after years is less thought of
than Of the broadening and elevating
effect which Is gained by manual train
ing. Sloyd embraces a. number of kinds
of hardicraft, such as basket weaving
paper and leather work. brass and iron
fashioning, turning and wood work,
bookbinding. In the schools of Sweden
and Germany, where manual training
has formed large part of the education
OF children for many years, experience
has shown the superior advantage OF
wood sloyd over all other kinds, it be-
ing easily obtainable, cleaner and sus-
cepttble of such infinite variety. 1t
teaches the proper use of a grea ter num-
ber of tools A child must work from
the more simple to THE complex A
model may be simple and yet be very
difficult of execution. Care should be
taken lest the patience of a child be
.over-taxed and thereby cause him 70
lose his interest in the work.
or all the exercises which f1rst-class
wood-worker must have in his mind,
ninety have been selected and embodied
In this series The aims of Sloyd are
divided into two classes-formative and
utilitarian. The formative aims are
saven in number-to instif taste for
and love for labor. to inspire respect for
rough, honest labor, to develop independ-
ence and self-reliance, to train in habits
of order, exactness, cleanliness and
neatness. to train the eye and sense of
form, to give general dexterity of hand
and to develop touch, to promote the de-
velopment of physical powers.
The utilitarian aims are to give dex-
terity In the use of tools, to execute ex-
act work. Sloyd does not aim to pre-
pare for any particular workshop or
trade, but 1t doec prepare for all
workshops or trades as no other forms
of instruction. At the close Of her very
excellent paper, Mrs. Wood exhibited a
number of models made by herself and
her little son, who took course of Sloyd
together.
A general discussion on the subject
followed, as to the age when children
should begin to learn Sloyd. and the
great advantage it is to them in their
educational training. In the interval
between the papers two beautiful solos
were rendered. soprano. with organ
accompaniment with violin obligato
by Miss Maggie Gage, contralto solo,
Good By. Sweet Day, by Miss Norma
Rockhold.
PRACTICAL DRAWING.
The next paper of the afternoon was
TO.r@ @&t- H. L.
Miss Ada NJ Laughlin OF Los Angeles.
Drawing is the one language which
mankind has retained in common. Even
music is q less universal language Ed
ucation In beauty is desirable for ALL IL
beauty be good In itself. The drawing
adapted to attainable ends is i'm the
proper province of a common school ed
ucation. 1t is neither right nor just to
put the receptive faculties of the child
to the utmost tension while the creative
ones are starved. We should do all
that Is possible to develop and, preserve
the dignity of manual labor.
A man never falls so low but that he
may be dignified by some kind of man
ual labor. Every child that comes UP
before you has hidden away somewhere
in its being this precious capacity for
something creative. Let us, then, un-
fold the whole nature of the child, not
little corner of it. Taste does not come
of itself; the power Of selection should be
dwelt upon as all-important A child
must learn to distinguish between good
and bad art. 1t is thing that must grow
into child's life, 1t can seldom be en-
grated In later years. Place around the
school room beautiful statues that chill
dren may learn to respect and care for
their bodies as the veritable temples of
the immortal soul. This will be saving
grace to them In after years. Let them
see beautiful pictures and hear fine mu-
sic and write upon the walls the living
words OF our great poets This is the
true education that we are longing for
and striving for, and 1t will produce great
artists and great order of manly liy
ing. The speaker then entered into the
details OF system of teaching drawin,y
and presented an exceedingly able and
interesting paper.
A RECEPTION
The ladies who arrived on Monday
evening were fortunate In being present
at the very enjoyable reception rendered
them by the ladies' of Riverside at the
Rowell hotel. Though the rain poured
In torrents all day the parlors and two
rooms adjoining were beautifully dec
GRATED with Ivy, smilax and flowers, and
, delicious collation. was served.
The ladies of the city braved the
stormy weather and were present in
large nuberms. This morning the
visitors will be taken for a drive
through the beautiful orange groves OF
sar-famed Riverside. The following is
? list OF delegates present:
Dr. Helen DensmOre, London, Eng:
Mrs. w. H. Barnard, Los Angeles: Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Iveson, Santa Bar