The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-19

laborions study. Men and women are
often influenced by trifles light as air in
entering upon marriage. \ girl ought.
before allowing herself to love, to con.
sider the health, mental constitution, DO
sition IN life and means OF support of the
man she Is to marry. Also she must con-
sider herself The first consideration is
heaith. Woman ought first to he eman-
clpnted from the doctors. Mother love
ought to he exercised before maternity il
entered on: after, it is too late to remedy
many Ills. Right thinking md right
living ought to complement each other in
the man and woman who take upon them
selves the duty OF paternity"
Mrs. Helen H. Gardner, of Boston, read
paper on The Moral Responsibility of
Women in Heredity." She said:
''Self-abnegation, subServieucy to man.
whether ne be father. lover or husband.
Is the most dangerous theory that can be
taught to her whose character shall
model the next generation. She has no
right to transmit II character that is sub
Servient, subject. inefficient undeveloped
in short SlaviSh character which is
either blindly obedient or hlindly REBEL
ious. and is, therefore, III either case, set.
as Is Il time lock, to prey or to he proved
upon 10y society III the near future If IL
woman Is not brave enough to demand
and obtain personal liberty and entire con.
trGl ct her great and race endowing func
don of maternity she has no right TO dare
to stamp upon IL child and to curse IL race
with the descendants of such n service. a
dwarted II time and master serving char
acter. Subject mothers never will pro
duce Il race of free, we'll poised, justice
practising children
With her remarks the morning work
charge of Mrs. Hearst, Mrs Margaret
Sangster and Mrs. Hem otcn. of Chicago.
president of the Wcman's Federation.
When Mrs. Birney, pre- sdent of the
Congress, called the meeting to order this
evening. Notwithstanding the fact that
the morning session had adjourned only
I'm hour before, there was no noticeable
decrease in the number of attendants.
Miss Frances Newton, of Chicago, lie
livered the opening address on 1.-The
Mothers Greatest Needsn Miss Newton
is IN experienced kindergarten teacher
and her address dealt with what home
means for the child.
Miss Constance Mackenzie. of Ph'ladcl
phia, the next speaker. Delivered IN in.
tcresting address on "Play Grounds
DR.. e. Stanley Hall, of Worcester. Mass.
followed Miss Mckenzie and was the last
speaker of the afternoon session. lie de.
livered an address on ''Some PRINCIPAL
Results of Child Study"
"A growing child in Germany" said
DIR. Hall, "enters school when about five
or Sin years of age, and over nine per
cent. have defective eycsight. All test,
show an alarming increase in detective
sight during school lie. \ great many
often have defective hearing, which cause;
general stupidity, and sometimes results
III children being sent to schools for the
billiards when if they had their proper
hearing they would undoubtedly be rs
bright us the average child of the aye
When school work undermines the health
the child should not be educated, rs the
good accomplished will not he sufficient
To offset the harm DONE
In conclusion DIR. Hall spoke of religion
rs the study which must be taught to
bring the child ia closer relationship with
nature.