Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
The heavier work of the program

was in four papers.
Mrs. Krumm deduced argument to
show that the wife of a farmer need be
none the less lady, second nor infer
ior to any in the land. She can possess
the best character and her privilege is
to bring her environments to the stand
ard of her high moral attributes. Mrs.
Krumm spoke impromptu.
DR.. Almonds paper treated from
professional standpoint of the proper
care, clothing and diet of the infant
and growing baby to secure best re-
suits in developing healthy, happy,
normal child.
Mrs. Livingston commenced with
children at school age and plead for in
dustrial education in the common
schools.
When "might was right" the COM
mon man was counted with his cattle
as part of the spoils of conquest. In
those days both education and religion
were separated from the world but
there came change, a revival of
learning. Now the passion of our age
is education in all branches and Mrs
Livingston would have the passion per-
meate the rural schools in which all
useful activities should be developed,
including the vocational or earning
powers of both boys and girls. Along
with the great modern movement of
industrial education she would have
agriculture taught; knowledge of soil,
fertility, labratory fields in crop pro-
duction, uses of farm machinery,
classification and principles of feeding
live stock.
Mrs. Chas. johnson spoke on Scien-
tific and Religious Eugenics.
She broke down the bars of false mod
esty and discussed frankly and sensi-
bly, not only the child in the home but
the child expected in the home. If a
small fractional part of the time, en-
ergy and money spent on improving
the farm stock could be expended or
the human species created in Gods
image, the country would not be del
uged with immortality and crime as il
now exists.
Eugenics is defined as "the science
of generative and provocative develop
ment, the doctrine OF progress or evo
luton especially in the human race
through improved conditions in the re
lation of the sexes
South Dakota has passed laws re
quiring a person expecting marriage tt
pass physical examination certifying
exemption from hereditary insanity
tuberculosis, dipsomania and disease
due to immortality.
The governor has added to the de
partment of agriculture a branch o
Eugenics. ~
Mrs. Mary E. Geats is superintend
ent of correspondence course on th
subject.
At the Friday evening program tn,
high, school orchestra was represente,
by the Misses Maude and Marjorie
GoocheI, Lillian St. John, Helen Kes
sci and Harley Gill; Ruth Converse
organist. The orchestra introduce
the program with Loves Whispe
| Waltz.
The other musical numbers were voca
solo, Happy Days." by Miss Neis
hem, musical instructor in the higl
school,
Mr.. Lyon, solo, Good Bye, Swee
Day." Miss Laidlaw accompanist. MI
Lyon responded to an encore
At the close of the program pupil
of Miss Gager's school sung ''Thre
Maids from lJapan," in costumes
They We're the Misses Elsie and Esthe
Bigalk, and Carrie Batter.
Miss Marguerite Monahan thirtee
years old of Elma, entertained very de
lightfully with reading, "How Nj
Simonson took care Of the Baby" Sh
was heartily encored and amused tn
audience with ''The Crooked Mouthe
\ Family" This only enthused tn
house the more and she was kin
enough to enumerate the trials of tn
family When Pas Around. Her gil
and naturalness are fascinating.
DR.. Benefits address was aboy
criticism in manner and matter ar
inspiring to all who heard it but man
could not gain access to the room
Every available foot of standing roo
J in the rear and entrance was occupie,
|. The DR.. said the greatest product
men and women from boys and gir
and the best place to raise boys al