The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
GENERAL CLUB NOTES.

| The sixth day OF June has been set
| apart as General Federation day at the
/ jamestown exposition The council of
{ presidents will convene in Norfolk, Vfr-
/ gfnia. June s. This council is the -'off
/ year" convention OF the GenerafFedera-
/ ton 1t is composed of the presidents Of
| all the clubs federated with the G. F
W. C and the general and subordinate
| federation's officers, but all clubwomen
| will be welcome and are urged to at
4 tend II possible The Innsids Inn will be
| the federation headquarters for Fedora
ton day and club women desiring &C
commodations for that day can engage
| them now.
Mrs Sarah Plat Decker has been III
/ at her home in Denver and confined TO
her room for two weeks She is in the
care Of nurse and is not allowed to see
visitors Under these circumstances her
| request to the club women to send her
! their visiting cards, or a letter or post
| card during the month Of AprtI-her
month at home"-makes al especial
appeal to which all the club women Of
Kansas should be quick to respond
From Mrs Kate Arlington, Council
Grove. superintendent travelling art
gallery. K F. W. C.:
The state travelling art gallery with
Mrs. Arlington as lecturer has visited
Beloit and Kirwin in the last ten days.
At BeIoit 1t Melted a very fine sum
above expenses for the P. E o. chapter
that had it in charge; and It was very
enjoyed by all Both nights there was
standing room only There was a pre-
Iininary special session for the teach
ers SO that they might be ready to ex-
plain the pictures to the pupils on the
following day. A large proportion Of
the pupils were in attendance the Cath
Ole school sent many pupils, and sew
enty-f1ve of the girls from the Beloit
Industrial school were allowed to come
to Beloit to enjoy the gallery.
wonder IL in the United States there
IS an institution for the retaining Of
Maynard girls that can compare with
the one that We have in Kansas.
1t Is worth a trip across the state to
visit this Industrial school The super
intendent, Mrs. Perry, was for many
years a teacher in the Newton high
school; devoted to her work, using every
opportunity to inform herself as to i'm
proved methods. This same spirit she
has brought into the Industrial school.
Remember that these girls are in
school from IN the morning till II
o'clock and this six days out Of every
week and every week in the year, and
and remember that they have one of
the finest teachers in the state at the
head Of things and # will not seem so
strange that the work done here IS so
good
Grade for grade, and class average for
class average there probably is not a
school in the state that can show SO
fine record
A single visit to the school will con-
vince you that this statement is a con-
servative one
These girls are being trained in the
prettiest Of manners" They serve
meals in a most deft- and dainty way.
They are skilled cooks They under
stand all the points Of housekeeping:
they can cut and lit and make and
mend their own clothes, are trained to
habits OF neatness and punctuality-
They read good books They may learn
stenography. drawing, fancy needlework
and music
In short they are trained to be agree
able, desirable inmates OF q home
There are only a few Of them but have
relatives or friends anxiousIy awaiting
the time when they will have the proper
number Of credit marks. 50 that they
may come home"
When you see that the greater num-
Der OF these girls are under sixteen,
and that there are many under twelve
years OF age you can but feel that
these children are not tncorrfgfbles-"
They are neglected and uucared for
till the state takes charge OF them, but
they can not for a moment be classed
as fncorrfgibIe Not 5 per cent Of them
are inherently depraved and ire
cIafmable-
The institution IS no prison; there
are no walls about the grounds The