The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16

the poor botanist, who in the dainty flower
bending on It's slender stem at the sligges-
ton 81 the passing breeze. sees only
collection Of sepals. petals. stamens and
confined entirely 20 nature, bat human IA
ture should he viewed with the apnrecia-
tive eye. Children must be observed ana
poets who have sympathetieaIiy under
stood child nature will be found very help
ful TO those earnestly desiring a symp,i-
the',c knowledge of child life
A wel-render piano duet. by Lou Gaines
and Anna Barthrop. Was next given.
In the Relation OF Home to school," by
Miss Olga Davies, the necessity Of hearty
cooperation between parent and feather
was emphasized.
Wherever this work has ben tried Us
success has been Inspiring, whethe- ~ tee
giriish teacher in the little countrs - = Vi
by the cross roads, by the over-n O. rA,:d
and undsrpaid primary teacher, or by the
well-ren1unera;ed assistant In high school.
il has proved that all may put their work
on more scientific basis and gain from
the sympathy and help of the parents an
inspiration which enables them 10 sur
mount all difficulties that may arise III
the daily routine of their worK.
The Alchemy of Inspiration. an ora
ton. by Stella Farnsworth. was an nspi-
ration in itself. In the development OF her
thought examples were cited of the lives
OF some of those men who by the power
Of inspiration were able 10 overcome
seemingly insurmountahle difficulties.
Horace Mann lived life of political
success for work which promised no i'm
mediate recognition. When he spoke or
political questions he spoke 10 crowded
houses and enthusiastic audiences When
he pleaded for a better school system IL
was 10 address an apathetic handful OF lis
teners
Mary Lyon was another who was en-
abled by her Inspirations 10 overcome
many difficulties which lay in the path OF
aweman OF her time who pleaded for high
er educa ton of women. We see her going
from town TO town asking for funds 10
carry out her project, ridicuied and even
called an unwomanly woman by those for
whom she was working. BY the force OF
inspiration was Gushing Eells enabled TO
live on 3 cents a day. 10 give up his home
to endure the hardest kind of toll for the
sake OF commemorating the name of him
who saved Oregon. All hardships, all the
priyations counted with him for Daught;
he had a high and lofty purpose to fulfill"
The Miller's Woong," a well-drilled
chorus, closed the mornings programme.
At y. m. in the large and pleasant
gymnasium of the normal were held gym
nastic exercises of the afternoon. The
Young women. under the able direction of
the teacher of physical training, executed
with skill and precision and grace The
various intricate movements, They were
enthusiastically arplauded by the appreei-
alive audience.
To give In detail the best features of the
afternoon would be impossible for oacn
one Of them was declared best by the de-
lighted spectators.
In the evening a joint programme by
the two literary societies was rendered,
closing with a beautiful cantata. THE
Garden of Singing Flowers" The adj
dress by Rev. A. Bard. Realism ana
Ideal!sm,' was one OF the features OF the
week.