Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, I

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do, it is self-appointed, and has no
authority But it takes our house,
keepers eyes in these schools to see the
/ things men do not see. The roll of one
of these schools is 63, the seating
| capacity 40. The buildings are cleaned
once during the year; they may be
swept out occasionally; one could
hardly walk in them If they were
not. but they are scrubbed but once.
Think Of the joyful dance Of microbes
in that air The furniture is miserable.
the children must sit in unhealthy
positions; some have no desks at all
there are no sanitary arrangements, no
conyeniences, no shades to relieve the
eyes; there are no maps, or only anti
quated ones soiled by generations OF
fingers. How the teachers appreciate
visit, who have no visitors except
the superintendent who is paid to call.
Let us each make it our work to visit
and help school. We cannot expect
pure politics or public life until we
educate our boys and girls ard have
right to hope for a better product.
Mrs. Warner remarked that the
schools of Massachusetts, were in as
bad condition as ours till Horace Mann
began his course there; let US initiate
him in Delaware. Mrs. Prettyman of
London, o., related the methods of
their club ON civic questions. At first
the men did not unite with them. but
now heartily sustain their efforts to
improve the town. No paper is allowed
to be thrown on the streets and the
men have acquiesced in the rule that
if they wish to expectorate they must
go out of town to do it, or at any
rate not use the streets thus. If a
horse is left standing unfed all day on
the street it Is taken 10 stable and
fed and its owner must pay for its feed
before he can take it away. If IL is
! refined too tightly the rein is loosened
and a tag attached warming that il the
offence is repeated fine will be i'm
/ posed. Children are not allowed to be
, set to work too young and school for
, servants is established in which each
} housekeeper teaches the thing she
knows how to do best. The girls find
( it so interesting that they have con-
/ cluded it is better to work in some
one's home than in factory. BY the
, help of the school board a free library
/ has been founded for young men. II
women have tact in carrying out their
: good aims men will help them do all
4 they want.
0 Mrs. Mumford Of Philadelphia said
/ lit seems ungracious to say that the
: imperfect and slow progress in our
' educational methods is chargeable to
4 parents, but it is true. Not to the
!. poor unlettered immigrant, but tc
4 good American citizens. with ira
o ditions of culture and boosted pre-
!, eminence in education. When they
Q send their children to school, % year.
@ have passed since they left school, anc
it distinct progress has been made, bu'
Al. Il ~ A. i,
n in use they look with distrust at tbs
spelling book and they think the onl,
way to learn to read is to spell first
10 so when children are taught to throw
Il aside books and come in contact will
a things, to grasp sentence as readily a
: detached word, it brings a protes
~ from the parents: or else they leave al
= to the school. II have turned my bo
~ over to the feeling machine; / expec
/ it to return him to me tiniske,
= nroduct' Political school boards us
Il our money and children to furthe
/. their own ends. Women should hav
n school suffrage and then If they prov
!. faithful in little they may be mad
= rulers over more. If they addres
60 political power can Withstand them.
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If the New Jersey State Federation
II. said; MEN are willing and glad I
q. support women in all good works. Thi
ss banding of women together for purit
an and better conditions is the creates
Il. thing Of the age; there is immens
power in organization. While wome
a should have suffrage in school matter
hv l believe our influence today is great,
re- without voting, but there is no reaso
70 why we should not be getting ready
10 vote, nor why We should not know I'll
laws that govern us; it is our duty
VI know: that is civic housekeeping. b.
-, do not act until you know SO we'll Thu
ny when you send a committee to IL
'so what you want and need. Do yc
an women of Georgetown know what Il
~ inside Of your Jail is like? In Cinci
III natl | was asked, Have they dol
1rs anything in Delaware yet about the
~. jails?' / told them about New Cast
nv county, but would have liked 10 ausw
w for all the State. | hope you will Wis
lt9 your iails and learn if you are satisfi
~ with their condition.
W " Tho three leafed clover was adopt
ol as the State emblem of the Fcderatio
w A vote OF thanks was given to t
Itn ladies' of the Georgetown club for the
- | generous hospitality anu W lIie Spehht
10 who entertained the meeting. A p!easa
NY feature of tho occasion was the inter,
ers shown by the men of the communii
Iesu some of whom attended all of {
tno sittings and came in numbers to I
oks reception on Wednesday evening. I
Federation was cordially invited
ION the Milford club to meet there M
SO May. Tho meeting closed with
rrcs' singing of the new Federation song.
and ais Cue.
q in Miss Jones twho has kindly offel
ing to hear Mr.. Green his part for
ool- coming theatricals Now, what's "
hey cue, Mr.. Green?
m Mr.. Green tbewlderedl My cue?
her. Miss Jones Yes, your cue wi
II a they say just before you make "
Met entrance, you know.
her, Mr.. Green Oh, | see. They alw
rider say, Come on, you silly ass, ca
ers, you?''-Punch.
When n Woman Faints.
man To care for a person who has faint
aa;d lay the person down, keep the h
ron low, loosen the clothing, give plenty
,e,se fresh air and dash cold water in
oary face. Smelling salts and stimuli
,ncb should only be used when console
,om. ness has returned. May Ladies' He
bmt journal.
giad The men who have made noise
II IL the world have not used their MOT