The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-09
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The delightful spring days OF the
past week brought out large gathe
ings of club women at the several
meetings of the week. Among the
Monday meetings the first report at
hand is that OF the Travellers study
club. which reads as follows:
The regular meeting OF the Travellers
Stuoy club on Monday was very full
and interesting one. First on the pro-
gram was paper entitled "rhe Ex-
pusion of the Jews" The history OF
this peculiar people is full OF sadness;
they have suffered more from the per-
secutions OF so-called Ithians than any
other sect. and even in these days OF
broad religious views there is stigma
attached to their names. Driven from
pillar to post they have found their
safest refuge among the Anglo-Saxons.
and. in a certain sense. rule the world
by the power OF their immense wealth.
The tenets OF their religion and the
principles of their daily life are worthy
OF Imitation. The second number on
the program, "A Talk on Seville" led
US through the streets OF this quaint
old city. giving us glimpses OF fascinat-
ing senoritas, at the windows
and on the Roman balconies.
We visited the grand cathe-
dral OF Seville. gazed upon the pic
lures Of the great master, Murillo,
whose remains find a fit resting place
in this Gothic temple; climbed the beau
tiful Giralda, the MueZZin tower of the
Moors: bade farewell 10 this ancient
city to follow Cortez in his conquest of
Mexico, a tale OF the most thrilling ad~
ventures and wonderful escape. This
indomitable leader crossed the track
less Atlantic with a goodly number OF
brave men determined upon the con-
quest OF the empire OF Montezuma, ru-
mors of whose fabulous wealth had
reached the land of Spain. After over
coming almost insuperable difficulties.
Cortez and his followers ruled the land
OF the Aztecs. whose advanced civiliza-
tion was great surprise to the Span
iards.
The Providence Mothers club met In
the Classical High school on Monday
afternoon with the president Mrs.
James M. Southwick, in the chair. Miss
Abby l.. Marlatt. teacher OF domestic
science in the High school. gave a most
Interesting address on THE Crucial
Period in a Child's Mental Growth"
Among the many points which Miss
Marlat brought out were the follow
ing: The mental growth OF child's
brain is completed at six years; the
growth after this is more a develop
ment OF the connecting parts of the
brain centers. The time To carefully
instruct a child is before years OF
age, and their questions should be
most carefully answered and an OPP
portunity given for the widest possible
range OF thought before the child
reaches the seventh birthday The
child cannot have a curiosity for things
which he has never heard OF. therefore
h is OF the greatest importance that he
should hear of and see every branch
or knowledge. The growth after this
early stage Is simply development OF
these early Impressions. which arise
before him as an old friend"
Children should be with other chill
dren or different ages. but should not
single out one for a particular 'chum
Cumming should be avoided as much
as possible. as IL tends to narrow
child's range of thought. Children
should not room with one another. as
they are so inclined to copy one an
other. The child is very plastic and
accommodates himself TO his surround
ings. He is a memory copy OF the one
who stands nearest him. Every child
passes through this is'imitative period.In
their play they initiate their elders so
closely that il is often comical The
child should have the right kind OF a
copy. as he is constantly making COM
PARSONS"
Miss Marlatt did not advise sending
children to school before seven years
of age. unless IL should be the highest
kind OF n kindergarten. where a broad
range of subjects will be presented to
them in very suggestive way.
The Edgewood Mothers Club met on
Tuesday afternoon, when Emily Pouls-
sons article. From Play to Earnest"
was discussed with much enthusiasm
by the mothers present. The points of
this subject watch received special
emphasis were the following: lis the
play even Of young animals merely the
empty exuberance of physical strength.
with no effect and TO no end? Decidedly
not. say the learned men of science.
Froebel says that Play Is the great.the
serious game OF life I'm its beginnings:
the preliminary practice which prophe-
sizes and cultivates future power Plato
was probably the first to discern the
value OF play. Philosophers and educa-