Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
DR.. Kline Of Mt. Pleasant Hos
pital, Scores Temperance In
struction In Schools
is TAUGHT TOO INDIFFERENTLY
Or. Kline Says Frequently the Sub
ject Is So Presented That the Pupil
l. Led to Make Personal Inves-
tieation, Just the Thing That It Is
South to Prevent.
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Des Moines, June 17.--Judge kinne
of the board of control, believes that
the paper read before the superintend-
ents at the recent conference by DR..
George NJ Kline of the Mt. Pleasant
hospital, on the temperance instruc-
ton question, is paper of the first
Importance and should be given the
closest attention by the educators OF
the state. In connection with the pa
ser, which was read at the conference.
DIR. Kline left some statistics which he
had gathered showing the age at which
number who had incorporate parents.
Dr. Kline believes that the great off
ficulty is the Indifferent manner in
which the teachers have approached
the question of teaching temperance
.an believes that they have, taught
the subject because it was required by
law rather than because they felt any
Importance for the subject. Further-
more, he says in his paper that the re-
vision of the text books to meet the
needs f the law was overdrawn and
often times to please the temperance
societies the text books We're so writ
ten that only an exaggerated idea OF
the evils of intemperance and the use
of alcohol was given the pupil. The
text books the most extensively stud-
led, he says, are the most unscientific,
Frequently too, he says, the subject
is so presented that the pupil is led to
make personal Investigations, just the
thing that is sought to prevent.
I DR.. Kline points out many defects In
the test books, one being that it argues
for exercise that it stimulates the cir
culation Of the blood and argues
against the use of alcoholic drinks for
the reason that they stimulate the cir
culation of the blood He shows fur
thermore, that of the first 500 patients
admitted to the inebriate hospital In
Mt. Pleasant 393 had but common
school educations and Of these 22S had
parents who were Incorporate. He
points out that the text book by CIV
ing extrayagant statements of the ef-
feet OF drink even when used in mod
GRAFTON is in conflict with what the
child sees in it's parents who use liquor
in moderation, and hence the child is
lead to disbelieve the text book. DR..
Kline says that this condition of af-
fairs places the child between the
devil and the deep sea-
very unsatisfactory results have been
obtained from the teaching of temper
ance in the schools and while the tenn
perance societies have been rejoic-
ing that temperance is required bylaw
to be taught in the public schools OF
most Of the states of the union, the
teaching itself has in many cases been
responsible for making drunkards. The
statistics gathered by DR.. Kline show
that of the first 500 patients admitted
at Mt. Pleasant 393 had but a common
school education and Of these LOB had
temperate and 228 Incorporate par
ents! forty-five had high school edu-
cations and of these twenty-nine had
temperate and sixteen intemperate par
ents: fifty-one had college educatlons
and of these thirty-three had temper
ate and eighteen intemperate parents.
Charles Aldrich has letter from
Chicago friend which furnishes fur
ther nroof that buffalo at one time in
habited this state: The writer states
that in 1850 he was resident OF the
northwestern part of the state ana
that he saw a herd of forty or fifty
buffalo roaming over the prairie in
wild state.
The pictures of the judges of the SUI
preme court have been removed from
the court room and for the present at
least will be hung in the portrait hall
of the historical building. The pic
tures were originally secured by MI.
Aldrich for the historical building, but
for lack of space to hang them they
were removed to the supreme court
room and have remained there to this
day. Some of the judges desired that
they should remain in the court room
nermanently. The court room, how
ever is not lighted for the display of
pictures anu lIley Nledy DC ASAt SAs sAAS
historical building from this on.
The decision of the supreme court
in the charter city railroad assess
ment cases presents situation that is
unknown heretofore in the history OF
the state. The situation is such that
legislation will be necessary to re-
lieve the situation. The matter viii
without doubt come up next January
According to the statutes when the
supreme court is evenly divided on
case the action of the lower court is
affirmed In this case, however, there
were two cases and the lower courts
decided exactly opposite. The Scott
county court held that cities can as
sess at the full value all railroads, and
the Linn county court holds that they
cannot. The case is important as
there are several cities like Davenport