The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-23

Mrs. Lowe is OF medium stature
slender and the embodmcnI Of grace
az person and manner. She is the wte
OF William u. Lowe. a retired capital
list of Atlanta. and has a large fortune
in her own right which she manages
herself Mrs. Lowe appears scarceN
forty ,ears OF age. yet she has mar
ried daughter and son grown 10 man
hood. Mrs Lowe is "A product OF the
South. "A true Southern Lady, as
writer OF the feminine Southern type
of womanhood would express IL.
She has Travelled abroad widely ana
In a. woman of broad culture ana uls-
nity: yet-w -withal-possessing all the
attributes necessary for successlul
club leader.
Mrs. Lowe is. moreover, an excellent
parliamentarian and while she makes
no prctensions 10 being an orator, shc
Is a good clear speaker with voice OF
large CARRYING range-regarding her
connections With the Womans Ciup
Movcment-it'is enough to know that
she organized the Woman's club OF At
lanta which now has 800 members--an
exceptionally large club for the SOUTH
one year later. she organized the state
federation of Georgia, which has now
forty clubs with 5000 members.
She has broadened the work OF the
clubs from purely literary lines To
those OF philanthropy and educatlon'
The Woman's club Of Rome. Georgia,
supports a hospital. the state fedora
tion has introduced bill into the leg
islature 10 give the women or Georgia
equal educational rights with men. tne
end i'm view being the opening OF the
state university TO them.
Travelling libraries too. have been eX-
tensively introduced into the rural ais
frfcts bv the Georgia federation.
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should come from the South. at present
the weakest section--considereu IRON
a club point OF view.
To enter the realm or Rhode islan'
clubs we may first mention the eNcep
tionally interesting meeting or I'M
..Xoonsockct Fortnightly Clup nep
on Friday, January 10Th. when MIS-
Anna Mctcalf. n valued member of IN
club. addressed them upon the proliti
subiect-"Morality in the PuDii
School'-Miss Metcalf was. until re
Gently. a resident of Woonsocket,prom
inently identified with the best socia
and intellectual life OF that city, there
fore twas not strange that large an
representative audience should gree
her on her native heath. MoreoNe
since Miss Metcalf was formerly
teacher in the Woonsocket high schoo
her subject was one OF which she coul
speak from a personal KNOWLEDGE
the same.
In beginning Miss Metcalf emphs
sized the fact that questions relatll
10 the public schools occupy much a
tention at the present time. and anon
those--not the least important or inte
esfipr are those which relate To the r.
suits of the education which they fu
nish--
.sThis discussion; said she. relate
only TO the moral results OF comin'
school education and Is limltcd
showing what the schools are doing
teach morals or TO form the oharact
Of the pupils" -
Continuing, the lecturer said: IT
rchools are the main hope OF the n
ton and have much to do with deci
inc what sort of men and women W
undertake to solve the future probleT
Of the nation.
IN the homes Is unfortunately low. al
the churches can reach but limit
number. but the public schools wi
their millions OF pupils have rre
responsibility and II they are not "
ducIng a moral as well as an intell'
tuaI development they are false To
trust which the people repose IN then
At this point the lecturer proceed
10 show some OF the ways In Will
the pub'ic schools effect character. ~
sbc--.asft ~ rftt-ehafseter building "a
which tea~hers have TO 10. so much
choractc- development AM trainir
guiffr~ frs directing a growth,
courpe-i~~ ord REFRESHING. and gr'
ua,iy lnduo'rg habits 81 self govel
mept. which shall make Of their
n''s men IN women trustworthy
Al their relations. confederate OF oth
ana loyal 20 what is true and right.
.,,rht earliest eyDer encc Of On
eoterirx a public school said NJ