The times., 1899-06-12
TO TEACH CHILDREN
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
Meetings in the Interest of
the Junior Republic.
Girls VIII Be Permitted to Par
ticipate in tht Government.
Exercises Held Last Night at Foun-
dry VI. T.. and the Eastern Pres
byterian Churches.

Two meetings held yesterday in the in
terest of the founding of an American
Junior Republic" one in the afternoon at
the Eastern Presbyterian Church, and
another last evening at Foundry NJ. E.
Church. Both meetings were well attend
ed and great interest was manifested in
the establishment of the new republic. -
AS has heretofore been stated, the peo-
pie of Baltimore and of Washington are
acting in conjunction for the success OF
the affair, and it is the understanding that
the colonization of the junior "citiZsns'
of the American Junior Republic will be
made at some place as nearly as possible
equidistant between here and Baltimore.
Another announcement which will be
pleasant news TO the people of this city
who are interested in this kind of phil
anthrophy is that girls as we'll as boys will
be admitted into the new republic. When
the movement was first called to the at
tention Of the residents of Washington, il
will be remembered that it was said that
girls would not, at least, for some time, be
admitted. The Rev. DR.. Lawrence Hunt. W G
is the moving spirit in the establishment
OF the American Junior Republic stated
last evening at Foundry Church, that it
has been decided to admit girls.
Still another interesting piece of infor-
nation in connection with the affair is
that in All probability the location OF the
new republic will be chosen during the
coming week.
The exercises last evening were conduct
ed by the Rev. Lueien Clark, pastor ol
Foundry NJ. E. Church, who presented
Prof. Thsddeus p. Thomas, of the Women
College. Of Baltimore, as the first speaker
Prof. Thomas said that he had given the
subject great deal of thought and is
satisfied that the founding OF Junior
Republic by the people OF Baltimore ant
this city Will be a great benefit not alone
to the young people who are to receive the
immediate benefits but also the two com.
munities from which they were sent ant
to which. in all probability, they will re-
turn. The prime object of the scheme, ht
said, is to prepare young people to b,
able to govern themselves and in this way
be competent TO rule others. No one he
said, however, can govern himself or an
other unless he has been given the oppor-
tunity TO learn how TO do so.
The six cardinal principles which are in
culcated into the citizens of the Junior
Republic, Prof- InOnaS SAID, are Sell
control and obedience to law. self-support
and self-dependence, the value of thrift
the value of education, the value of good
government and good citizenship, and tbs
value of brotherly love. He then explained
how ali these virtues were taught to The
little citizens.
So far, he said, experience has taught
that experiments in the establishment Of
junior republics have been successful
this, he said, is because they have beer
founded upon the right principles, the samt
as those upon which our national Republic
is founded.
The Rev Dr.. Hunt also spoke briefly OF
the subject He said the founding of sucf
an institution as is proposed would have
the effect of removing from beneath So
ciety a great deal of the dynamite which
threatens its existence daily and yearly
The two classes which it is intended 10 aie
are the dependents and the delinquent:
which are and always will be burden ant
a menace to the great structure of society
The care of these, he said, must, OF conse'
quence, be great benefit to all communi'
ties.