Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
W. B. Patterson's Theme.

was read by w. B. Patterson, superyis-
ing principal of the public schools of the
District of Columbia, who has charge OF
the disciplinary school and the atypica
schools here. He said that for the first
time the Congress Of the United States
had appropriated money-$5, OOO-to equiv
these special schools in the District. In
about ten years. There are now twelve
such schools here. six colored and the
same number of white schools. Many OF
the children, Mr.. Patterson said, had
been forced into the schools under the
compulsory education law, and these are
now being given the special instruction
they need. The children are being train
ed SO as to bring them back as far as
possible to normal conditions.
An entertainment to Washington chill
at 2:30 o'clock at Stoneleigh court, under
the auspices Of the Congress of Mothers
The program embraced games, songs and
other forms of amusement. The enter
tainment will be repeated from to II
o'clock this evening.
Program for Tomorrow.
The program for tomorrow embraces a
Sunday school service, to begin at j
o'clock, in charge of Rev. William Loring
Worcester of Philadelphia. The addresses
will include subjects by Rev. Jacob E.
Werren, Mrs. ]. w. Barnes. Rev Robert
G. Boville. Rev. Richard NJ. Hodge anG
Rev. Josiah Strong.
There will be memorial service for
Mrs. Theodore w. Birney at the Shore
man, beginning at 8 o'clock pm. tomor.
from President Roosevelt There will
be addresses by Rev. William Lorinr
Worcester. Mrs. David O. Mears of AL
bany, n. Y: Miss Janet Richards. Mrs
Robert r. Cotton and Miss Frances New.
ton. There will be appropriate musica,
selections.
Strikes the Popular Chord.
Mrs. Henry T. Hersey of Denver. whose
address on ''The Spirit of the Home,
was SO highly commended Thursday
morning contained the following verses
which members of the congress received
with applause:
., THE ANSWER.
as nosdes budding 99d
I'm growing"
And what dost thou" 1 asked a child who
The cup of joy. '.to help the worldr' He laughed
I'm growing"'
4 laden apple tree. old. gnarled and sere,
'en' o0"n anu ! Keep s sD5siY n my ear
An aged man, with child upon his knee,
Echoed again the wisdom Of the tree:
Keep growing!'
What shall do" asked an angel bright
when age draws nfghT Then smiled he from
Keep growingv'
Reach ont to pastures new. where the soul feeds
Reach out and up-God knows sthe spirits needs:
keep growing!'
Afternoon Session Yesterday.
The late afternoon session Yesterday of
the congress was given over to discussion
OF the moral training of the child. and
two eminent speakers addressed them
selves to the subject. Mr.. Webster Barnes
OF Lake Forest ILL.,. took for his subject
Moral Training Through the Agency OF
| the Public Schools"
Mr.. Barnes said that children should be
taught less arithmetic and mere morals
and to do that the teacher would have
to become better acquainted with the
pupil. He said the schools should use
every effort to teach morals: that 1t was
the early teachings tat made the most
impression on the child
Miss Jane Brownlee was the next spea
er. Miss Brownlee is principal of the La
grange School of Toledo Ohio and eo,1in-
ped herself for her work in Boston train
ing schools. Miss Brownlee first described
| the Lagrange School building, which .she
considered almost ideal.
Thoughts are things" Miss Brownlee
stated. and so she set about making her
pupils think.
From this thought she said. there grad
ually evolved q plan for q series Of i've