The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24

ney that last year that Mrs. Dubois,
Dakota, attended the congress and was
unmarried. She had, however. met eX-
Senator Dubois here at that time, to
whom She was subsequently married.
This little Incident seemed to interest
the ladies very much, and after the
laughter and applause had died away
Mrs. Dubois went on to speak of what
was being done among the women in
S)utlt' Dakota.
One of the ladies suggested, after
Mrs. Dubois had concluded. that other
mothers might initiate the example of
Mrs. Dubois mother, and bring their
unmarried daughters to tue meetings
of the congress, and a JUNIOR branch
might be organized.
The mothers and delegates generally
seemed to think this was an amusing
suggestion, judging from the ripple of
laughter that ran over the audience.
was much pleased with the paper
read by Mrs. Mary E. Green. president
of the Nat. Household Economic Assn.
She beloved, she said. that modern wo-
men, members of numerous clubs, are
familiar with about every art except
the art of living. Many women take a
lively interest in the cleaning of the
streets of cities, while the sinks at their
homes were neglected. She spoke of
the encroachments of boarding house
life upon home life, and said there was
Il growing ignorance OF how to manage
a home.
Environment versus Heredity'' was
the subject of the paper read by Hast
ings III. Hart of Chicago. He said that
the general consensus at the present
time is that while heredity controls GER
tain abnormal members OF the human
family, by incurable disease, feeble
mindedness or moral imbscllity, and
while it influences favorably or unfav-
orably all members of the race, yet in
the great mass of humanity. environ
ment overcomes heredity, either for
good or evil.
Mrs. Numford read a splendid paper
on Parental Duty in Education, y she
said that the ordinary parent usually
knows very tile of his own offspring.
He Can usually tell the teacher whether
the child has had the mumps or the
measles, and " neither he has been vac
cniated. but as to physical AID moral
tendencies, who're he should be guarded
there is lutte suggestion from those
who brought the child into the world.
Instances of this ale given from kinder
garten up to college life. Parents are
also Indifferent They turn their
children into schools and, unless they
prove troublesome, never darken the
school room doors again. So that the
teacher comes to think of parenthood
as connected only with trying scenes of
! complaint and reprimand This in
difference allows poor teaching also,
and evil administration of the whole
school system. AS Il beginning of
: remedy for these parental shortcom-
: lngs 1T Is suggested that every young
S woman should have at least one wears
e training in the theory and practice of
I the kindergarten, as capstone of her
e education. This fits her, in some de-
S gree at least, for motherhood, TO which
t 80 percent OF all women are destined
e Attention was called to the presence
IN the audience of the child whose
t picture appeared on the program, and
X "lo' 1t was said, was really the in
;. splratlon OF the congress. This refer
ence was made to the little girl of the
v president of the congress, Mrs. Birney.
g and one of the delegates stated that
thanks were due to the grandmother
! Mrs. McClelan, whose care of the
e child had made it possible for Mrs.
n blrney to give SO much time to the work
OF the congress. "A vote of thanks TO
/. Mrs. Mcclellan was adopted and the
little girl and younger sister were
; brought to the platform by their grand
mother. The proceedings went ON and
the little ones remained as spectators,
9 hnally, however, going to their mother
j and the youngest one climbed upon her
q lap. The scene was looked upon as an
proprlate in congress of mothers.
: The display of books, practical for
a mothers, in line of the nursery, child
0 culture, home training, etc, was very
i large, said to be second only to the col
;. lection in the national library. have
' given only few crumbs, but the feast
: spread before the congress can be faint
| ~ guessed. Allow me to tender nv
thanks to the Round Table of Denison
f lor The honor they conferred upon me.
e q. L M.