The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-15

ris Nhistiing SOLO Graceful Dance"
Miss Virginia Anderson: recitation.
"Serena's Sacrifice" Miss joy: tam
BOURNE solo. Miss Doane: harp solo.
Gavotte. saint Saens." Miss Lillian
Boyle: trio. Loves vserenade. As will
be seen the program was varied and
wisely chosen. The solos by Mrs. Har-
ris Were exquisitely rendered Miss Joy.
as usual. charmed her hearers with her
elocutionary work. The solos by Miss
Berry and Miss Anderson were exc
cuted with especial musical taste and
feeling. Miss Williams, Miss Doane.
Miss Boyle and Miss Brownell also
contributed largely 10 the enjoyment
and success OF the musicale"
At the close OF the program the hos
tess led the way to the dining room.
where an elaborate pink tea was.
served.
Mrs Kelton was assisted in serving
by the Misses Atkins. Miss Blake and
Miss Jor. while Mrs. Theodore ". Fos-
ter presided at the tea urn.
The Providence Fortnightly club met
at the residence of Rev Willard G..
Selleck on Tuesdaw afternoon. jan
uary eighth. The president Mrs u
leck. conducted brief business meet
ing and announced that owing TO an un
fortunate chain OF circumstances the
fun program could not be carried out.
\ number of papers, therefore. were
necessarily postponed.
Two interesting papers i'm connection
with the general subject OF English
history were given. however the first
being entitled Government or Board
schools Established" This paper, by
Mrs. Harry Gregory. clearly brought
to the minds Of her hearers the de-
graded condition OF the poor children
of London before the accession OF
Queen Victoria to the English tnrone.
After describing the limited educa-
tiOnal advantages OF those times and
the consequent dcpraved conditions
OF society. Mrs. Gregory called atten-
tion to the great changes wror ght in
educational reforms during the Vic
torJan reign. referring particularly to
the establishment of school boards. OF
which she said that Before the es-
tablishment OF school boards Parlia-
mant passed an act called The Industral
School Act. School boards had and
still have power TO establish industrial
schools. and children are oommtsfe1
to them by the courts sometimes be-
cause they are the children OF Grim
snals. sometimes because they have
committed crimes. but The greater
number because they have no parents
or their parents are not worthy guard
live at these schools and their educa-
tiOn and training are such as will st
them TO earn an honest living. At i5
they are found some occupation. Some
times the boys Join the army or navy;
the girls are fitted for domestic SER
vices. and thus much is done 20 solve
the perplexing servant question Many
emigrate TO Canada. and the various
colonies
Another form of Industrial school
is where the children 70 home at night
They are however. fed. bathed and
So strictly looked after that they are
not eF.her kept or allowed 20 stay at
homo during any school session. o
Mrs. Gregory concluded her paper
by calling attention 20 the striking re-
suits Of these reforms. one OF which is
seen i'm the great decrease of crime.
The second paper OF the afternoon,
by Mrs. Waterman. gave most in
teresting account OF Thomas Hughes.
the author OF tom Brown ~ Rugby"
After referring 10 tire birth and
childhood OF Hughes the paper turns
10 his school life AZ Rugby. az follows:
His first school days were spent AT
Twyford. and after about three years.
at the age Of ten, he with his brother