The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22

walks of life. and how it has brought a | living interest. acquaintance and fellow l ship between the women of the various 1 states of our land.
 "To the conservative woman the fed
 eration brings the gradual breadth of | mind; to the radical woman it brings the
 knowledge of the individual point of view. | the best lesson ever learned; to the lone- | ly woman it brings friends and fellow
 ship; to the unhappy. useful work and | forgetfulness of self; to the poor 1t has brought genuine help and uplift in multi , tude of cases. No longer is the south | unknown to the north, or the west to the | east; no longer does any state stand alone, | the federation makes the interest of one the concern of all. And at the biennial | in St. Paul next year, when cultured and | representative women of our own United States meet together with delegates from | the clubs of far England and Old Mex | ico, I trust that Alabama may be the l first name to head the roll call of states. "All honor to Cadmean circle. that pio- l neer of the Alabama Federation of Wo- mems clubs, and when we meet next | week in solemn thanksgiving for the man. | fold blessings of the past year, let us' l through the principles Of truth, rlght l thinking and right living. consecrate our
 selves anew to the work Of bettering the | condition of the weak and uneducated and so fit us and them for the existence into
 which we must all some day pass Miss Knowles Address.
 l Miss Neale P Knowles gave an inter | esting talk on the work of the Camp Hill school. Among other things she said; 1T look upon industrial education as a most efficient factor in the growth and development of the student and In no sense as A make shift which Is the stu , dents only resource because or tinanclal conditions. Industrial education leads to- ward the great end of all education, the development of the student morally and mentally, and also adds an opportunity | for physical development and growth. l By the union of mental and physical powers work is made matter of some satisfaction to the student and not mere drudgery Physical labor performed In
 a careless, mechanical manner and with very little mental guidance becomes joyless task, the performance of which kills all enthusiasm and makes life dull existence.
 "On the other hand, If the student can be led to work with mind and hand In unison, results will follow which cannot fall to create In him real delight Tn work we'll done. When that point IS reached the student has an equipment which will fit him for useful and suc- cessful life, for real pleasure in work well done cannot mean other than a successful life. This alone opens to the student the greatest avenue to success l that he can possibly have. Work Is not 6 misfortune, but 8 direct blessing which
 brings contentment. self-respeot' a | feeling of self-reliance and strong self control which together, results in the most perfect manhood and womanhood. Tn my opinion nothing is so good | test of the students real strength of char acter as industrial education. The energy required brings out all of his reserve | force of character and shows whether I he is really weak or strong. VIII he give | up because the task is hard or will I he buckle down to his work and make a success of 1t? That is the question that | comes to mind as each new student en- | ters.
 Every industrial school will always have both classes of students and the strong will never fail to work bravely on to the end. while the weak will almost as surely fall by the way The great l key-note of success fin life is self-con-
 trol and here again that self-controi will | be put to the test.
 ",The farmer increases his crops by con- ! stant fertilZng, just so the successful man or woman strengthens mental and physical powers by constant fertilization. What Is that fertilization but the energy and self-control put forth fin the honest | preparation of his tasks. Good results can only come through great efforts and things really worth doing are not gained easily. Growth then is in direct propor- tion to the energy and effort put forth to attain the end and my earnest plea to | each student is, be deligent, be energetic, i be self-controlled and be satisfied with | nothing but your best efforts"
 | Programmes,
 The programmes for the federation are l the work of the Boys Industrial school and reflect great credit upon their ef- forts in the printing department. The out.