Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-25


8kusical and Literary Program Par.
tioipatsd in ~ Visitors From
Abroad
Wednesday was an ideal day for a
gathering OF any kind and for that rea :
son, perhaps. an unueually large num-
fber was In attendance At the meeting
OF the women's Club. The home and
education department had the program,
Mrs. w. B. Hawkins. chairman. Dr..
Mary stanton, OF Warrington. D. c.,
who Is visiting in the city. opened the
program with vocal solo. her husband.
DR.. L. ]. Stanton, playing the violin OBJ
Sligato and Mre r. W. Mcbride the pi-
aano accompaniment The song was
E Happy Days, by strelezski, and was
beautifully rendered. The encore was
a serenade by White. DR.. Stanton and
his wife are practicing physicians Of the
capitol city and yet find opportunity TO
devote great deal Of time to their mu-
Mrs. Stanton'e voice u very clear and
che controls 1t well.
Mrs. N. VanZandt read Sheltered" a
pretty poem Of woman who cared for
"a hunted criminal during the long night
in which he found rest at her firefide.
Her rendition was without the rant
which 50 often mars a reading and
which sometimes marks the amateur
from the professional. Her encore
showed her Versatility for 1t wac com
ic little selection. Lown to Grandpa's."
THE Real, Hence the Ideal, Educa-
ton. was the subject Of the paper by
Mre. c. n. VanLaw. When a woman
reads paper on an educational theme
there IL apt to be one Of two criticisms
made. Either the woman has had no
children and 70 can not know how they
should be reared, or II she have family
che knows nothing OF educational meth
ode and SO can not tell what they should
be taught, nor how. Neither OF there OBJ
ljections could be made to Mrs. VanLaw,
for she Is mother and was for num-
Der OF years succersful teacher. The
| first point touched upon was the influ-
ence OF the mother. who should plant
the rudiments OF all the education that
is to develop during the years that fol-
low. There Is never a mother who does
not want her child we'll informed, yet
how often Is the child discouraged In
asking question: obviously the best
way he has OF learning. Theharmony be-
tween the home and the school should
be perfect that the mother may help
the teacher and the teacher be OF Assist ;
ance to the mother. The effect which
physical deficiencies have upon the
ability OF a child to learn il just coming
to be understood. The advantages Of a
college training as a completion OF the
days spent in the school room are very
apparent TO Mrs. VanLaw. who be-
iieves that the training there received IL
almost invaluable. There were many OF
those who heard the paper who were
rather surprised at what waf said con.
corning the kindergarten. Mrs vanLaw
did not deny all the claims which the
enthusiast makes for the Kindergarten,
but she did say that in many cases the
child was put therein too early. The
acquiring Of knowledge thru play IL es-
sentiaily correct In theory. but some Of
the customs of the kindergarten can not
be considered perfect. AZ An instance
Of this, Mre. vanL,aw told how the little
ones would be busted with drawing
worsteds thru cord board. or even In
pricking. at regular irtervals holes In
the, card board. THE IL done at q time
when the larger mueclee Of the arm
should be exercised rather than the
smaller oner Of the fingers. Likewiee
the eyes should be trained to zee OF and
mark the rela tive value OF obtecte rath.;
er than to be used to make the accu-
rate incisaons. It was to be regretted
that this phase Of Mre. VanLaw'e paper
was not discussed. for II was the most
original Thought that II contained and
there were probably many present who
could have talked on one side or the
other and told many helpful things II
is subject which has probably been
little thought on, FOR since the kinder
garten has come to be an. established
fact In the school system there have
been few who have opposed 1t In any
thing like q thoushtful,wayo or who have
pointed out any small deficiencies. i3
A di4cnssion Of the topic was called
for. Mfe e. Lee ana Nrp. Il Nv. Rob-
bins saying Z few wofde. The program
was closed by = trio on the mandolin
and guitar ~ Ida. Marie ana Henry
Shove: = eoltan Harp Sounds, "
Pomeroy. vas their nrrt number, and
their second wac The Lord 10 Ny ohSp.
herd, npoed ~ 81. n. ratsiek, under
whosp dissssion thsy pisysal,