Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-11
BIENNIAL AT WATERLOO

knowledge of it's benefits should be
part of the study of every club woman
just as much as it is becoming wall
liable part of their daughters educa-
ton. She stated that housekeeping is
the great industry of the present age
and to it all other industries must pay
tribute. Women are responsible for
bringing this work into line ethically
therefore the necessity of knowledge
of household economics. Mrs. Neville's
address was largely of a scientific ma
ture, but was given in a way to rem
der it both interesting and Instructive
She dealt also somewhat with the way
in which club women are to study this,
altho leaving it for the most part to
be brought in the most interesting dis
cussion which followed
AT o'clock Mrs. Fletcher, presid-
ing, the educational committee which
is composed Of Mrs. P. ]. Montgomery
Of Council Bluffs, chairman, Mrs. w. L.
Eaton, of Usage, and Mrs. N. o. Law
ton, of Cedar Rapids. took up the
program. An encouraging report was
given by the chairman, on the status
of schools in Iowa and subjects of in
1erest pertaining thereto. The report
heartily endorsed among other things,
manual trainig, naming it as the next
important step to be taken education
ally. Eight schools are reported as
teaching this branch more or less
completely, with eighteen or more
others already taking it up in an ele-
mentary way. The wages paid teach
ers was another phase Of the educa
tional work taken UP in an instruc-
tive manner. Failure was reported in
the campaign by clubs to put women
on the school boards in several Iowa
towns. 1t was recommended that each
club create an educational committee
to, visit the schools OF its. city,
Mrs. A. j. Barley, OF Boone, was
next presented, to give her report as
delegate to. the G. r. w. G. biennial at
St. Louis May 1904. She selected one
of the many good papers she heard on
Character Building in Education"
with especial regard to the study Of
history and art, as her subject to
present to this state biennial
The remainder of the educational
session was in charge of Mrs. Mont
gomery, it's chairman, and consisted
Of very excellent address on Man
ual Training" with practical demon-
stration which proved one of the best
features of the educational session, by
Professor William l. Crane, superin-
tendent of the Marshalltown public
schools, who was flatteringly intro
duced as the master mind, so recog-
nized. over those schools. Prof. Crane
paid a noble tribute to the quicker
sympathy and the ability to see things
valuable to the progress of the world.
of women. Taking up the subject Of
fads the speaker asked, us manual
training a fad?" and in answer to his
own query went on to prove the dom
mating power Of purpose. He noted
with regret the stand taken by
Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York
Tribune and others equally prominent,
against manual training as a fad.
Professor Cranes efforts were devoted
to showing the relation of manual
training to life, and his arguments
We're most interestingly illustrated by
specially prepared charts. and work
done by school children in designing,
making baskets. pressed leather work,
etc.
The records of the credential COM
mittee at the close Of the first days
afternoon session. showed over 300
club women in attendance at the bien-
NAL, and that number of course will
be increased with each incoming train.