Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-18
Social and Personal

breathlessly received, but the en- core, "Rig-a-gig- gig" seemed to touch the right chord.
 "Old Folks at Home" and Even ing's Twilifht'' were well sung.
 hir. w. Nj. Lewis, recently come to Bisbee from St. Paul. has established a name for himself as yiolinist and will no doubt give pleasure in many | of the Y. M. c. A. concerts.
 The Thinkers Song" nearly | brought down the house with their improvised instruments and costumes which were unlike David's or Solo mons.
 Solomon Levi' and "The Bull Dog on the Bank" reminded us once more of the college days when you and l were young. MT. Pollard is to be congratulated l on the success and popularity which | Is gradually coming to the Y. M. c. A. | The young men and boys have begun | to make 1t their own, and are taking | pride in it because 1t is their own. What a blessing it would be if the | ladies and young girls could have | something all their own. Perhaps | in time we may have Y. W. c. A. | With good churches, schools, kin ldergarten, manual training, new libra ry, Y. M c. A. paved streets, gas. sewer(?). Woman's Club, Chamber of | Commerce Bisbee is getting to be a city not to despised by East or West. Young men especially may feel safe in coming to a Western city where the environments will lead to better ideals rather than to degrading ones. Long live the Y. M. c. A. and may the membership increase to a thou sand before another year begins. On the 26th of this month, Presi- dent Taylor, of the Flagstaff Normal, will address the teachers on the sub ject, Essentials" Prof. Philbrook extends a courteous invitation to all who desire to hear this lecture, which vii be held in the high school room.
 On next Friday afternoon the Shakespeare Club of the Woman's Club will finish the reading of Rich ard III.
 This class has been one of the in lteresting features of the work planned for the past year. Those attending have been desirous of continuing next year.
 The members of the cooking Class have also been successful in their department Others of the club have taken pleasure in the social life and passed many hours with cards and dancing.
 1 The Woman's Club building is a popular place of meeting for young people and old. Card parties, danc- ing parties and parties of all kinds are in evidence. Because of this popularity the house committee has made some new rulings in regard to the use of the building which should be studied well before asking use of | the same. The grounds around the Central School building are being rapidly put into condition for the planting of 1 flowers and shrubbery.
 Principal Philbrook, of the public schools, addressed the Woman's Club Friday afternoon on the subject of Manual Training In the beginning of his address he spoke of the success derived from the kindergarten estab- lished in the Central building and of the necessity for one in each end of town. He also expressed his appre- citation of the interest taken by the club in the art exhibition, The Prof. did not discuss the question whether the manual training should be estab- lished here, since it is well known that the boys ought to have some thing besides the school books to oc- cupy their hands.
 1 Everything used to be made at home. The hand was trained to la bor. Whittling was used for cary ! ing out toys which now may be bought for little or nothing.
 The rural boy who comes to the city usually keeps to his job and iworks up because his hand had been trained to hard work. While the city boy may have no exercise before go- ing to school and therefore is not capable of doing or thinking. This influence is gradually going into the country and affecting those out of town.
 | Manual training does not teach a boy trade. but it does give him an idea, a taste to do something or be something.
 It is foolish thing for parent to force a trade or life work on a child.
 /! Teach him manual training, and his eye. brain and hand will learn to see, think and work of themselves. Boys in school are interested in chemistry because they can see results and can help to make the results. l The carved statuary and magnif- cent paintings by the masters were works of the hand obeying the com l mands of brain and eye. Manual training benefits not only the hand. eye and judgment, but has influence on the morals. When boy has his eyes on something going on in his hands under the desk in 1 stead of on his book something is needful to that boy which the book does not supply. His hands are not busy enough.
 Manual training requires perfect work Every piece is turned out of the hand with an eye to perfectness The effect will be noticed in the boys apparel, in the way his clothes are put away and in many other de- tails.