Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-18
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The grand concert yesterday af-
ternoon was one of the two main
features of the day. The other was
the address on Purity in the Pub
lie Schools" by Mrs. Unruh.
The concert program consisted
of number of amusing selections
by the Dixie Jubilee concert sing
ers, and two solos by Miss Lind
sey, one in response to an encore.
DR.. May also recited by request,
"That Man Who Laughs"
Mrs. Unruh spoke at the close
of the concert. She started out by
saying that the public school is
peculiarly an American institution.
We are proud of it. but still do not
appreciate it as we ought. She
had not come to speak of it in a
critical spirit. There are faults in
it, but they are not due to the sys-
tenn, but to the fact that we are
not carrying out the System as we
ought.
Mrs. Unruh believes in high
ideals in the school room, and be-
tween the teacher who can give
thorough text book instruction and
the teacher who can set high ideals
before the children, she would
choose the latter, even though he
might be inferior in mere learning.
It is necessary to the success of
the public school system, Mrs.
unruh contended, to have good
school officials. They should be
men Of high moral character. She
was very emphatic on this point.
Then the teachers must be of
clean and pure habits. She would
not permit child Of hers to sit
under the instruction of man
who was a violator of the laws of
health and good morals.
Mrs. Unruh insisted that the
women should vote for school Off
GERS.
How many of you women here,
she asked, have the right of the
elective franchise? Please stand
up A number arose and sat down.
"How many Of you voted at the
last school election? Please stand" :"
A few arose.
"Shame on you women" ex-
claimed the lecturer. She then ad-
vised them to inform themselves
as to the character of the candi-
dates for school offices and to al
ways vote at school elections. If
no man fitted for the Office be
numbered among the candidates,
then perhaps a woman fit for the
place might be found.
Touching impurity in the schools
Mrs. Unruh said that unclean
pictures and unclean letters, OBJ
scene words and mentionable vile
nest was no uncommon thing in
the schools. One unclean child
would spread the disease through
out the school like a moral leper,
and she dare not tell the things
she knew about the public schools
along the line of impurity. The
audience would not believe her, she
declared.
The condition which she de-
plored was due, Mrs. Unruth said,
largely to the fact that the chill
dren do not receive positive teach;
ing concerning purity while& at
home. She deplored the false
modesty which withheld this, and
urged that parents visitthe schools
cooperate with the teachers, and
that every possible effort be put
forth to elevate the standard of
purity among the school children.
Last evenings exercises con-
sisted of a concert by the talent
and an address by Mrs. Holley, of
Bismarck, on ''The Daughters of
the American Revolution" The
concert was as enjoyable as any
yet held. The Dixie Jubilee sing
ers gave a number of plantation
melodies and campmeeting songs
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