New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-15
FRESH ATR CONFERENCE.
Scientists Not Needed SO Much as
FROGS.

Frogs.
I've often wished we could turn things round
and have city week as well as a country week"
said Mrs Anna Gariiu Spencer at yesterdays con-
ference on fresh air work in the building Of thu
Society Tor Ethical Culture a week n q city
would be quite as uu-h OF peep into fai-ylaud
for The dUeler IN the lonely crossroads farm as
week ia the country is 20 the child OF the
te-'ilelts. haven't felt this so -auch iu New
YORK as do other critics. There are so many people
here as II Us. and fresh air Is at such "a premium.
hut do think the fHhabitant OF the country
would feel o. great thru from visit % the city.
know only one woman who feels as 7 do she
IS one who explores country Gyvav=. and she
not only meets lots Of country people. but gets
acquainted with them and invites them to her
house in the winter"
But all this was said after the others had pre-
scented their different phases Of fresh air work.
First had been the Society for Ethical Cultures
own summer work. which Charles Lehman. pres
i1ent Of the Young Mems Union of the Ethical
Society, was 20 have spoken on. In his absence Dr
=. l. Elliott Or. Adlers associate. told about
the fresh air homo at Felicia about three miles
back Of Cornwall. where eighty children can be
accommodated ar one time
what we need" hn said els some one with
knowledge. skill tact love a good body and sound
pair Of lungs Il think I have mentioned most OF
the requisites, TO carry our fresh air work
year in and year out At present you can't call
Felicia place OF peace and quiet. The severest
the storm that RACES within the house when eighty
children have to ue c0rralIed there or course.
you can take key and Mickey AID sit them down
there Or Elliott went through the motion Of taking
small person by both shoulders and forclbly de
posting him the floor. but even then the storm
viii break out IN another section and. anyway. il
still RACES IN keys and Mlzey's hearts. and that's
a bad thing.
Then another thing-at Felicia we spend consld-
eraby more per capita feeding the children than At
any other place Of the kind know about, and
ne question comes Up whether Il IS wise 10 give
IeIn SO much better meals than they have at home
~ meals that are eft for them Fifty-three meals,
uitE-tWo meals. and so on.
give-I stand for just the 10Y of the thing. These
are me nest two weeks OF the chll9s lie. be
itt and happy and giving them the very best time
~EED or TRAINED WORKERS.
IT, Elliott said they were trying the George
Junior Republic system Of self-Eoverument with
Feul success. I'VE need trained workers at Fe-
Ue.a.' ae continued, but ] hope there viii never
Boz amy scientists there. The last thing IN the
world s~r children is "a scientist. We don't want
people 70 -i.e us rals baked facts. but somebody
who could li,e us frogs would ua fine. These city
children are long way from nature. We want
people 90 f.u them about frogs and turtles and
birds
Mrs Helene Ingram and Miss Alice Page Thomp-
son followed speaking OF the fresh air work con-
Quoted by the Association for Improving tn" Con-
diion Of the Poor Mrs Ingram said the assooia-
ton had entertained -,4 Individuals for am aver
age stay OF ten days during 1898 az fits home az sea
Breeze. and 1853 10 day excursions. I'VE believe
IN taking the whole family she said. "5ecaure we
take the family as the unit of our work. Many
little ones and many SICK or , can , {aIs go VINO
The mothers themselves need rest. Tecre.ti. ON
4l-- 10 ~ mos r--lr- place Is under the seem
cry as the children call it-under the trees, When