The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-04

pie apply acquired knowledge to the
emergency and bear themselves to a
victorious climax.
Manual training is the one essential
in the development omitted from the
curriculum of our common schools.
Many college and university graduates
have yet to decide upon their vocation;
the professions are crowded to suffoca-
ton, and why?
Because, forsooth, our system of ed
ucation leads people to believe that
there is no dignity in labor.
when a little child is started to
school it should be primary object to
ascertain what he is best fitted to do.
With a judicious system of manual
training in the common schools, with
certain hours devoted to different lines,
as in other studies, the simpler and
easier ones first, often in the first few
years of school life his predominating
characteristics are evidenced.
THE tendency of present methods is
toward the aristocratic. 1t has a bear
ing toward the impractical and vision
airy.
I'm the name of civilization, in the
name of a higher science, a purer liter
allure and a finer art yet to be, I ask
for broader culture, a fuller recogni-
ton and a closer sympathy with al
that is pure and noble and manly in our
individual life.
"A sound heart, a clear head and a
skilled hand give US the nearest ap-
prOach to a perfect
The report of the library department
was read by the chairman, Mrs. w. A.
Johnston of Topeka, who said: I'VE
have been asked to make our report
brief, and we might say, more than
two-t thirds of the books pledged, have
been received, the money carefully ex-
pended, the legislature successfully be-
sieged, a commission appointed and
$4,000 appropriated by the state, and
close our report, but you have proven
yourselves so heartily interested in this
movement. that we feel it our duty to
report in detail.
1.-The club women of Topeka from
the first and all the way through have
been enthusiastically helpful in the
work.
ION the first day of July the first Ii
brary was sent out and since that we
have sent out &C. The reports from ev-
erywhere are encouraging and we have
the most grateful letters from sections
where the libraries are.
lone of the cases full of books was
on exhibition and was of great interest
to the club women who had not seen
them. The accession number is now
$500 volumes, 1000 of which were given
by Topeka.
Colonel Rossington. Superintendent
Stryker and Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon have
donated from 10 to 25 each We would
woman and child who have given books
but we cannot for there are hundreds
of them"
Mrs Johnston spoke of the great
help she has received during the win
ter and spring. from Miss Mabel Hills,
who has devoted much of her time to
it.
At the close of Mrs. Johnston's re-
port, Mrs. w. A. McCarter submitted
the following resolution, which was
adopted unanimously:
Whereas, By a recent act of the
state legislature, the directors of the
state library were empowered to ap-
point three persons, who, together with
the state librarian and the president
of the K. S. S. S. F. shall constitute a
board known as the Kansas travelling
library commission: and
Whereas, The K. S. S. S. F. recog-
whose ability qualities her to ably fill
the position and her untiring energy
and abundant interest and sympathy
for the women of Kansas. entities her
to honorable recognition; therefore, be
it
Resolved. That the K. S. S. S. F.
in convention here assem- bled, heartily
endorse and recommend her to the di-
rectors of the state library as the
choice for a position on the state trav-
cling library commission; and
Resolved, That a copy of these res
olutions be sent to each member of the
state library and that they be added to
the minutes of this meeting
Owing to the absence of Mrs D. w
Nellis, chairman of the committee of
legislative work, her report was read
by Mrs. Hill P. Wilson of Lawrence
The afternoon was perfect for the
drive to Fort Riley, which had been
planned long before At the close of the
meeting at half past three, the streets
around the club house were thronged