The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-18
Interesting Address Before the Wo-
mans Club by Mr.. Page. .
WHAT CHILDREN SHOULD READ
Rocks That Arc Clean and Written IN
Good English; That are Neither He-
Ucous Nor IrrcligOus and doNot
Teach This OF That Philosophy

one OF the most dcilghdu evenings ol inc
entire season in shat OF yesterday when
the subject Tor general pre- entauon was
"cbudren's Literature" Mrs. Dashieh
who MANNED tho entire programme. took
no part in So beyond ths n'Io"u'uo" o'
the speakers. each 81 Whom 'A-i-r' VIC
unbrokou interest az large anoiehce.
Miss Vlrc.nia Peasants was the hiat OF
these. and read thoufliim ana a"ii"-
rable paper devoted 90 comment on M'ih-
or Goose. Hans Andersen and Rev 1h1a'
1. Dolson. Mrs Christopher Ioml Nlhs
next read pretty little poem ent'.e"
The Fairies. "luth l7 e77e''l"".
chHd's poem. Third ia order came Mss
Lucy Coleman, whose A"c o-Is'iA b"Po4
was loudly apDlauded.
Last upon the programme was an ao-
ar.sa on "Richls of Infants lu the I4eld
~ Literature" ly Mr. Roosevelt Page,
which no Intervals was appauocd "hen
fhe sentiment OF the writer made spc-
cial appeal 90 Tho audience. lie stated
fhqt DE had intended to make careful
examination OF various children books
in the library OF his fathers home, but
inst as De was considering ,he preparation
of his pancr. he received news That the
Diare was on fire. and upon DIS arrival
fouud AN the books lost in the flames.
HIS paper Was written on the &. q.
train. an route from Charlottesville $50
Richmond and De lauehingiy told Of how
De- had been taken for "a "parsOn' intent
uqon a. sermon. by "a fellow passenger
on the train
"But." said he. I'm part. should
child read novels?' You ask. 1 answer
unhestifatlngiy. ycs-thoee of the right
sort. But what are those ~ the right
eorg Those that are clcan-thDsc that
n~e written I'm good English and bound
in a good binding. Those that arc nelth-
or religious nor irreiigl1us. Those that
DO not teach this or that philosophy.
Those that picture tho life 81 people
whom you would not bee ashamed to visit
either socially or help because OF poverty.
misfortune or distress. Not those that
make women and men say things that
would make a boy or girl blush 81 they
were said IN their hearing. Not the
ro0dvgOOdy books that are as iusipii
a. stale water. Not those that treat or
lords and ladies' written by thoss who
perhaps know the mcn-servants and
rnald-servants Of such lords and ladies
and get their ideas from them.
Let the boys read good. strong stories
Of adventure; let them read the liVes OF
soldiers and men OF lctters-of those
who have conquered others and conquered
themselves. or ~ conquered hy other
have al loat conquered themselves. Let
girls read whatever boys read. book
that a girl ought not 10 read boy ousht
not 10 read prolonged app'ause)
The printing press = the tree of knowl-
edge Of goN and "a IL is for you TO
see that thb good goes TO those whom
you know.
After the addresses tea and light re-
treatments We're served and the meeting
became purely social.
The guests OF tne chairman were Mrs.
Oliver Herbert tuusten. Mrs M j.
Peasants. Mrs Charles Washington
Coleman. Mrs. y. v. Randolph. MIS-. a.
y. Coleman. ana Miss carrie coleman.
Among Tie gentlemen present were Alr'
Jean knaiz. oi Iail-, ftthtc. ana AIT.
W. G. Stanard.
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