The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-21
THE MOTHERS CONGRESS-
\ Meeting Which Deserves something
Nov. Than 4 Mere Passing Notice

Sffrt | han Were H~~'''G 4N''''''
Nov Orleans state February 10 \
meeting winch deserves something more
thar = nttre passing not'cc Is tue Ma
tipral t,rlr,ess IT Mothers. now h"'d
nle III tl,,, city ,ts twelfth annual 60"
ic,..ree here are any runhet ct ma
~ md patlttit. which have he'"
,,oiy,d h< tn, wisdom "f the ages
hearfng upon tie important part VIC
mother play, ~ The economy OF the M
man race
fine distinguished lados who have
come among IL tu consider the many
we1ehty problems relating I" ch''" NE.
and to the care and rearing ol CF,'dtcn,
would not t,n,l td,ticas,nu. perhaps. ~
mere Hattet,ug words OF sounding
phrases They haze assembled 'ot Sc
t,n1e prtnnee. and they bring WITH them
| com. IT the fruits ~ ripe experience
cvtcnoi,e observation and exhaustive
scientific ,cseatcl, ~ connection with the
subject which most interests them
Il. time Is not We. d,stan, when the
WI, r,r.n IT the dav devoted hv tar the
crt atrr part III ther attention 7" the
problems which concern adult ii'e ana
thu ch,iI problem was neglected Now
aud then some clear visaged age arose
among mon and d,scc,ned the fact that
tn. hnv Is father Ia the man. but tor
the most part the struggle Of the soc'ol
uvi@t. the sc.entrs'. The religious teacher
and mankind generally was tor those
thing which should make fnv the I'M
proyen1ent ot the adult doubtless upon
,hr assumption, that # the parent were
provided for there need be no concern
about thc child
! h trend IT nnderu thought has been
along radically different lines 4 fact clio
urcntly attc1ted hy the establishment ~
MANY State IT i,,v,nlc co,,rts. rctorti'a
tprlee. eh'd t,a'niny institutes, n,un'c'
Ipal playrfn,,,lds and such other l,'noya
ton he signed IL rplrsteract the evil N
Hurnce1 which en.letv has crowded SO
L
closely about The chrd More and more
the truth X leug borne INTO the minds
1T the thinkers of tins 1pe that the most
effective work that can he done III the
elevation ct the human race j. that done
Among the children. for It Is under such
/ instances that thes ma xinrtn result
can he obtained from the minimum ui
effort
| It Is FAR less difficult and n,,l, cheap
81 ia reform the child than II is To re
form, the adult. and II Is cheaper and less
difficult still to prevent the necessity for
reform nv proper early training than it
Is tn reform the child after it shall have
gone astrav Therefore. while reform
work among the adult population is a
work Of vast importance. the supreinely
important task Of the social reformer
| and the lover Of men IS to I've found
among the children: first in the way of
child training in order that no native
force may be lost and second. in the
way Of retaining those who. through
neglect or improper training. may have
been forced into false attitude to-
wards society and human destiny
Therefore the foremost social prob
lens Of the present day are those prob
lens that relate To children The adults
are mere .phemera. children are eternal
and upon their proper care and training
hang The most vital issues that bear
upon the destiny Of the human race