The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-20
"A MOTHERS Meeting
Instructive and Interesting Discus
sion of Lies Problems.
MANY VIEWS ARE GIVEN
Gathering Under Auspices of Mothers
Round Table at the r. A.
Romans Home

1aCherihs Under Auspices of Mothers
Round Table at the r, A.
Romans Home.
The most interesting session of the
Mothers Round Table ever held in
Denison took place at the home of MIR.
and Mrs R. A. Romans OH Wednesday
night. There were nearly one hundred
present and before the evening passed
the discussions developed many inter
esting and instructive features. Dur
ing the assembling of the guests, music
was rendered by Misses Pearl Ley and
Garnett Romans.
The principal paper of the evening
was given by Prof. j. ii Holmes. The
central thought of his article was that
environment meant much 20 child life.
That as the conditions of home grew
better the children grew better, that it
was the duty of every man to succeed,
to make money, in order that his home
might be bettered, and that he might
surround Lis children with those things
which lead to better aud more useful
life.
Judge Conner urged that the child
rem be given an ideal to follow, some
person whom they could endeavor to
''live up to-" Great care he said must
be exercised, however, in selecting this
| ideal as to find out the falsity of one's
ideals. is one of the great sorrows of
life. He said, if the boy is doing we'll
on the farm let him stay there. DO not
try to make a lawyer out of d merchant
or merchant out of farmer. Let the
boy stay IN the work he likes
Mr.. b S. Pllmpton spoke of the re-
spcnsibility OF parents. that the parents
should be the companions Of theil
children not their ''bosses" but that
nevertheless, obedience should be
taught and maintained.
j Mr.. Lally spoke in an intensely
American vein. He said that to APP
i preciate the opportunities afforded
American youths one should be borl
under another sky 1t is a mistake 4
think that the youth OF twenty year.
ago had greater opportunities than thu
youth of today. Mr.. Lally urged the
study OF American literature, giving az
one reason that he believed American
! writer's averaged higher in morality
4 than those OF any other country.
/ JudgeZ q. Church made brief bu
! interesting talk, saying that he was {
hereto to the public school system
3Thatshe believed the pupils to be over
worked and he cited examples to show
where they were pushed beyond thei
years and ability. He favored tn,
q Swiss system where teachers had til,
right, when they thought best, to Civ,
the children half holiday and to g,
with them and let them out in the ope1
to study nature instead of books. Judge
+ Ghurch's remarks elected an earaes
discussion which was participated in by
: Messrs. Plimpton, Kuehule, Healey
Failor and Rev. Harris. Mr.. Plimptol
called for vote on the Swiss system
and fully two thirds of those presen
responded favorably.
At the close OF the discussion ligh
refreshments were served and will
music and sociability the evening end
ed. While the fathers seem to hav,
doIe the talking, the mothers deserv,
great credit Tor bringing the meeting
about and especially are Mr.. and Mrs
Romans to be congratulated upon thei
public-spirited hospitality. The occa
sion will long be remembered as enc O
the most notable OF it's kind ever bel,
here
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