The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-23
1T MUST. BE TAUGHT
COMPULSORY SCIENTIFIC TEN
PERANcE INSTRUCTION
National w. C. T. U. Convention Also
Passed Resolution Yesterday Ex-
pressing Their DisapprovaI of Some
Recent Remarks of President Elliot,
of Harvard University.


PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. %. : Much
time was devoted to two important
resolutions by the National w. c. T..
U. here today Both were adopted.
The first was in effect:
That we stand committed to the
principles and practice of compulsory
scientific temperance instruction for all
pupils in all public schools Of this
country.
we urge our organization every
where to work for good, we'll graded
text books on this subject and to OPP
pose books that fail to teach total alb
stnence as revealed by modern seize
ence."
The second was:
That we respectfully differ from the
statement of President Charles w.
Eliot, of Harvard university, that at
tempt to teach total abstinence in the
public schools has been an injury to
the teachings of science inasmuch as
IDEAS concerning the effect of alcohol
were taught which could not be prov
ed and remind the public that the
teaching on this subject in our public
schools has the approval of men Of ac-
knoWledged eminence in science and
has never been proved false. We be-
would be a national calamity, which
we pledged ourselves to do everything
in our power to avert"
F'raternal# greetings from the su-
prenle grand eemmandery Knights Of
Malta werexexchanged. Invitations to
hold the next Snatienal convention at
st. Louis We're received.
Mrs. S. Il. Oberholtzer, of Pennsyl-
vania, superintendent of schools saw
n fn1
lowing report:
Thrift Isl the ability to spend time
and money wisely; to get the best re-
suits from both; hence it antagonizes
1ntemperanee, waste and vice. School
savings banks is the most systematic
and general method Of intoxicating
thrift known and has proven itself
worthy of extension as a reform phil
anthropy and educational measure by
all who would lift humanity from the
slough of intemperance, impure and
idle thoughts that lead to worthless
ness. The school savings banks has
become a feature of 1000 schools
(scattered through Northwestern East
ern and Middle states), and the pupils
in these schools have saved and de-
posted to their credit $1,350,611.
Hawaii has it's school savings bank
system and it is anticipated that the
coming year.
ID Mrs. E. B. ingalls,, superintendent of
the department of anti-narcotics, sub
mitted a report, which was, in part, as
follows:
I'm circular sent out at the begin
ming of the year 1 said if we worked
quietly, easily and kept at it, the CT
garette would be driven out of exist
ence in ten years. A large number of
of
up the study of this question and the
results are marvellous. Meetings have
been held, lectures given and sermons
delivered, and educators of the young
have drawn attention to the habit.
This table shows the average efficiency
of nom smokers is 95 per cent-that is,
95 per cent out of 100 would probably
acquire good education. On the
other hand, only 6 out of 100 cigarette
smokers could hope to battle success
fully against the mental inefficiency
produced by the cigarette habit. Of
smokers so per cent had poor MEM
cries; 40 per cent were untruthful; 60
per cent had bad manners; 80 per cent
were slow. Our rallying cry Is: Five
million boys pledged against the to-
bacco habit before November, 1909
This year we have pledged 40,932 boys
and many girls"
The report of Mrs. A. E. Carman, Of
Illinois, superintendent Of medal con-
tests, set forth that nearly 1000 medal
contests have been held during last
year. The young people have given
Rotations on prohibition, total alb
stinence, narcotics, mercy, franchise
and Christian citizenship during the
year numbering $4,000. 1t is estimated
that through this agency, with an av-
erage attendance of 500 at every sin
gle entertainment, the principles of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
have reached 100000 people. Thou
sands of dollars have gone into the w.
G. T. u. treasury this year from the
proceeds of medal contests. Contest
classes of colored women and one of
Indian women have been reported.
Miss Elizabeth w. Greenwood, of
New York, superintendent of the
evangelistic department, said, among
other things:
"This department is yearly assum-
ing larger, hobler proportions. Figures
do not tell the whole story, but they
serve to show the ever growing de-
mand for the uplifting work Of the
evangelist. The past year shows rec
ord (and only sixteen states give fig
ures) of 26,260 evangelistic meetings;
14,485 visits; 5,268 pledges; LOGS con-
versions; 1853 addresses before socie-
ties, on ships, in lumber and in min
ing camps, coffee houses, gospel mis-
sailors rests, rescue homes, settle
ments, etc. The figures given should
be multiplied by ten to even approx
mate results. The banner states are
New York and Missouri"