The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-06
The CRESCENT Cry News.

God. No matter how poor or rich
Il home he comes from, whether he
has been taught to pray at a mothers
knee or not, in the true kindergarten
he is made to realize that he belongs
to God, and that God loves and cares
for us all; that everything in nature,
birds, flowers, trees all, are cared for
by his divine hand. The child is
taught to love all these, to be kind
and thoughtful of others, to exercise
self control, unselfishness /; to give
willingly, and all the attributes of
character that mould and shape his
little life. Five days in the week
this is instilled into his little mind
in Il clear, sweet childish way, that
he can comprehend. The priest said,
Give me a child until he is seven,
and | care not what you do with him
then.
early education and impressions
are lasting Then through the child
you reach the home and parent, and
we cannot tell how far this in
fluence may reach or the good we
may accomplish.
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING.
"Many of the state declarations are
asking for compulsory education and
manual training in the schools. The
latter must be brought about by ed
ucating public sentiment. For the
majority of children, especially boys,
there is no school life after fourteen
years of age. Many children leave
school for lack of interest in the
purely educational course which
alone is offered.
There are many boys and girls at
tending our public schools who will
end their school days there, and af-
ter that engage in work for their liv-
ing. Some spend months of study
on French, German and other
branches that they will never use in
after life. | believe that this higher
education is right and that the very
best should be taught in our public
schools, but | plead for the boV who
will have to make his way in the
world-he should have the opportu-
nifty of receiving good practical
education.
"Instead of working all head and
no hands, let us have the child using
both head and hands in every grade
from kindergarten to high school. If
the public schools turn out youths
with trained hands and trained
judgement, the danger of multiply
ing criminal casts will be reduced.
The nation will be what the children
make it, and it will be largely what
the schools make them.
1.-THE public school is second only
to the home in it's influence upon in
dividual and national life.
1.-The higher education of women
in the twentieth century is great
necessity, and we must begin with
the child.
1.-THE Woman's Club has been an
educational element, for it
has enabled woman to continue her
education and to turn into action the
knowledge acquired. 1t is impossi-
bic, however, to weigh the value of
club life, and each member must
draw her own conclusions as to its
worth to herself.
1.-THE cultivation of all the virtues
that ennoble life is to a great extent
in the hands of the women in our
homes and schools. In these i'm
portant positions as mothers and
teachers, the women of today and
those who will follow after will give
their greatest influence.
"In conclusion, thank you for the
many kind words and courtesies eX-
tended to me, and trust that we may
have y profitable gathering and a
successful club year."
Tho rapnrt IF tho educational ao,,
mittee contained some pointed para
as follows: "If intelligent
could be induced to investi-
gate the present conditions, they
would be surprised to see how little
Florida is actually doing for her pub
lie schools, in comparison with other
States. These conditions are seri-
Gus, and the women of Florida can
no longer remain apathetic, for our
state superintendent says, and the
teachers of Florida know, that the
public schools have reached the limit |
Of their growth, unless more funds
can be obtained. Legisla- |
latiOn will be necessary before in |
creased taxation for school purposes
can be imposed. Here is work for
club. = Later on we |
hope that there will be women on
every school board in the state"
Mrs. Hill, chairman, of Orange City |
reported that her committee ON So
cial purity, with the cooperation of |
throughout the state, had |
in having passed by the |
legislature of 1901 the amendment to |
section 2598. which raises the age of |
protection to girls to eighteen years. |
The amendment was approved bg |
the legislature on the last day of it |
The report was received by |
the convention with vote of thanks |
to the untiring chairman of the COM
mittee.
Delegates from the various club |
made report of work done in their
various communities.
On Thursday morning an open dis
,ussion was held on the benefit club
women might derive from a study of
economies and child
study, and it was decided that each
,lub belonging to the Federation
should appoint a committee to pro-
note interest in these subjects.
Delegates were elected to attend
he meeting of the gederal fedora
ion to be held in Los Angeles, Cal,
n May, as follows: Miss Thorpe of
Oaytona, Mrs. w. w. GUNNER and
Hrs. Lawrence Haynes, of Jackson
lille, Mrs. Horace Shaw of Orlando
md Mrs. Hamilton of Green Cove
springs.
Mrs Hill of Orange City read an
EXCELLENT paper on The Advantages
# Club Life, and Miss Livermore of
freen Cove Springs one on "Mes-
age of Froebel." Professor Bier
US lecture on Child Study afforded
many new ideas to the educational
Committee.
The committee on resolutions did