Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-19
\ BACKWARD CHILDREN
HELPED
BY Successful School Conduct.
ed Especially to Meet Their
Peculiar Needs.

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One of the most interesting institu.
lions In Springfield, the "City Of Spe-
cial Schools described by Marion
Mclius in the September Everybody's.
Is thus pictured:
when II was first announced that
school was TO be started for peculiar
or feeble.minded children. there was
a storm OF protest II was hailed as
Ounce school, and parents declared
Indignantly that It would be crying
shame TO send boy or girl to such
place. The educational authorities
did not insist that any child should
be sent to this special school. but they
quietly began work with few pupils.
Shortly these children proved so much
happier In the room set apart for
them, where they were not bul'ied by
The bright, normal children. and ben.
Gifted so noticeably by the individual
attention given them. that all proju.
dice against the school vanished; and
parents are now gladly sending there
such children us TALL far below the In.
telloctual average. whose presence In
the regular schoolroom is q burden to
themselves and to their teachers. Boys
predominate: not more than two girls
have ever attended In one year."
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Modern Mexico" for July contains
besides many good Illustrations. Eng.
fish and Spanish matter pertaining to
Mexico.
Organized Labor In Mexico" Is an
editorial that win interest Hawaiians,
The country is growing very fast, and
with the completion OF the railroad
connecting Mexico City with the sea,
will begin IA new era for the west.
coast country.
This strip of land. as well as that
continuing down through the Central
Americas has been In the background
owing TO lack of transportation. This
railroad and the opening of the canal
lower down will change things not
only for Mexico, and the Americas, but
for us all, even to the far-away isles
of the sea.
As for the natural resources OF Mex.
leo. II equalled, they are certainly not
surpassed anywhere.
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y CONGRESS ON TUBERCULOSIS II
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We have received several circular
letters and notices regarding the meet.
ing Of this important congress In New
York city In November next. To DR..
Clark Bell, treasurer and honorary
president lalso president of the Med.
lco.Legal Society OF New York; is duo
much OF the credit for the successful
organization ana maintenance OF this
most important Congress.
The following Is from advance
sheets OF the September "MedicoILe'
gal Journal:
"Mr. Root is making history for
both our Government and for our peo'
pie. The language employed is wor'
thy of the cause, worthy Of the occa.
sion. Mr.. Secretary Root says:
I'm lnstructing the diplomatic Off
GERS to give their support to a SINH
lar Invitation extended by the Con
gress for their s.. Louis meeting, In
1904, my predecessor, Mr.. Hay, said:
THE humanitarian object which
this Congress has IN vlew-to reach
by tho discussion OF scientific men
some result In arrestinS the spread
and ayerting, so far as 1t may be
found possible, the ravages OF this
dreadful disease, which now falls
,gfth utrah arrthIp fat aI ttx
upon the people of the Western Hem
isphcre-cannot but enlist the sympa
thy and approval OF the Government
to which you are accredited.
'rhe Department will. therefore, be
pleased to have you say to that Gov
eminent that. this Government is In
entire sympathy with the work of the
proposed Congress, and would be
pleased to learn that the Government
Of ......... took like interest In IL
success by the acceptance of the com,
mittees invitation and the appoint.