The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-20
AID FOR CITY school, s
WEBSTER SCHOOL UNION WILL,
WAIT ON CITY FATHERS

Inc webster School union held one of
us regular meetings last night and CON
sldered several important matters SchooI
inspectors II. c. McNair and ]. w. L.
corning were among those present.
one or the first things up for considera-
tlon was the matter of lighting in the
schooL According to the teachers ON
dark days it has been almost Impossible
Tor the pupils to see well enough to read
lhelr lessons. On several occasions II
mas even been necessary to close the
school sessions. The matter was taken
UP some time ago and referred to the
school board, but nothing has been heard
OF II since that time. Mr.. Corning stated
that defects, such as the one at the
Webster school, were being brought to
the attention Of the school board almost
every day, but that the matter would.
IN que course OF time, receive considera-
ton, especially if sufficient funds were
secured.
IL was then moved by member of the
union that committee of three be ap-
pointed to confer with the aldermen n
the city and with the conference COM
mlttee and ask that the full budget de-
manded by the school board he allowed.
IL is the intention of the board to have q
certain amount for maintenance Of the
schools, for building purposes, for re-
pair work and for the building of new
schools. 1t was also taken as the sense
OF the meeting that every one interested
In the schools OF the city should attend
the open meeting Of the conference com
m1ttee, to be held soon, and bring their
influence to bear on the school fund cues
ton.
DR.. c. E. Riggs gave lecture on sThe
Child He said that he had often
watcher printing presses in motion and
.LnarVeled at their wonderful mechanism.
n
anu II look d genius almost 70 under
stand them
But" said he, comparatively speak
iEg, these machines are simple Take a
child, for instance. There you have a
problem worthy OF your mettIe. It does
take genius to understand a child as
he ought to be understood And it takes
genius to teach one as he ought to be
taught. The child and his or her educa-
ton is the chief worry of the parents,
and well it might be, for what more grand
and inspiring than the full, healthy de-
Velopment of the child, mentally, morally
and physically "
He then described the growth of a
child's mind. There are 125. 900 0GO narva
cells in brain. A-ehiIds s. brain ceases
to grow, in certain sense, after the age
OF seven The rest Of the time after the
age Of seven is taken in the DEVELOPMENT
of the various channels of the brain.
While talking in this strain he said:
Just stop to think a minute. You
nave all heard of, cases of senila de-
mentia in CID age. The person forgets
The past and lives in the immediate pres
ent. He only thinks of what is around
him if he thinks at all. At the same
time he remembers his childhood. He
remembers who were his friends in his
school days lie remembers his parents.
his teacher and few others who sur
rounded him in the days of his youth
Ihis shows what influence can be
brought to bear upon the child and how
forceful these influences are. He forgets
all else, but not his youth 1t was too
bright spot in life, too firmly fixed
upon the mind, and the nerve cells can
not be destroyed"
He then referred to the second nrecarf-
Gus age Of life, after the age of seven
teen, when the world begins to open uD
lie SAID that 1t was dangerous to send
boy or girl to college where thew wee
out OF reach OF parental influence A
Watchful eye should be kept upon young
students at all times, their power OF re-
sfstence to physical and moral evils being
undeVeloped.
Several musical Selections were rap-
dered by double quartette, all of which
were entertaining
At the close of the meeting the COM
mlttee to confer with the Conference
committee was appointed, as follows.
5 Z. Olmstead, Thomas Cochran r.
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