The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21
OUR EDUCATIONAL Department

er since the world began. needed only
articulate expression to impart to ed.
ucation an impetus that has been gath.
ering momentum ever since. It re.
! late a kindred impulse in the Parent.
/ Teacher Association. whose motive
may be expressed in let us work
with the teachers Of our children" II
| the child is to be seen whole he
must be viewed from two stand.
points-that Of the parent and that OF
/ teacher The teacher should direct
. him in the light Of knowledge Of what
demands the home makers upon him
and what helps and hiuderances he
/ there encounters. The parent should
/ know how he reacts on the teacher
and the school and what the school
/ expects from him School and home
ought not TO be names for two unas.
/ sociated realms. Rather they must
stand for places in which the child Is
equally and happily and naturally liv.
ing
/ This in brief is the history Of The
ParentTeacher Association movement
which the National Congress Of Moth
crs is fostering and TO which It hopes
to help in every possible way through
/ The Parent-Teacher department The
national congress hopes to see parents
associations in every school and it
aims by this TO give every parent the
opportunity to come in touch with all
that will aid in physical mental and
moral development Of the child. II
will give TO every such organization
suggestive courses of reading. valu-
able loan papers and Il can promise
some illustrated lectures on home
topics which will be valuable in
making up the program for a season.
The congress of mothers work is TO
/ provide opportunity for education in
child nurture in home and state and
in doing this It has the cooperation Of
various departments Of the ovcrn-
mcnt. II is. in facts a national uuiver.
sity and directory for parents with
branches in many states, which should
and will extend into every country.
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misery and 10 apply the remedies,
and also 70 find the influences that
should best counteract evil and its
attending suffering There seemed TO
! be a new, wondrous ever permeat-
ing light, the glory of which cannot
attempt to put in human words-the
/ light of newborn hope and sympathy,
/ blazing. The source of this light was
/ human endeavor, immortal purpose of
countless thousands of men and wo-
men who were doing their part in the
world ! saw the men and women.
standing side by side, shoulder TO
| shoulder. common. lofty and indom-
liable purpose. lighting every face.
/ with a CORY not of this earth. All
We're advancing with one end in view,
one foe to trample. one everlasting
goal TO gain
And then saw the victory. All OF
evil was gone from the earth. Misery
was blotted out Mankind was emanci-
pated and ready to march forward in
new era OF human understanding
all encompassing, sympathy and ever
present help. The era OF perfect love-
OF peace. passing understanding
Yes. dear Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
we are now in the midst Of your
vision; men and women are standing
side by side, (when the men are not
backed up by the women). We have
our shoulders to the wheel. pressing
I forward and onward working and
striving together united in aim, in
purpose and determination one end
in view. one everlasting goal to gain,
and victory will he ours.
How can we fail? With 100000 am.
bilious club women. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers; these and
many other organizations of similar
character joined hand and heart with
many thousands Of men, each feeling
in a great measure responsible for
the deeds OF future generations and
grasp!ng opportunity by the forelock.
Mothers are made 10 feel and know
that the time 10 mold a character is
not alone in infancy, but the unborn
babe is influenced by the deeds and
thoughts Of the mother. and she II is
whose duty shall be to first educate
herself 10 her great responsibility,
Her every thought then and ever az
forwards. The welfare of the child
Such organized efforts self-sacrifice