Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-13

| lie cullCatlOldl WOIk VI Tue league
has BY no means been neglected Sew
cral very interesting papers and talks
have been given at its regular meet
ngs. Such men as DR.. Van Is of the
agricultural college of Fargo. and Dr.
Rudiegcr of Grand Forks university,
! have addressed its members. as we'll
as members of the faculty Of the local
normal school.
A baby show" was given recently,
(which proved to be a novel and amusing
way of raising funds. An article, How
to Kill Flies" taken from the Worlds
Work. was printed in handblll form
and distributed over the city. One
member OF the league gave talk i'll the
| public schools of the city and also had
this article put into the hands of every
pupil.
At l'cs>cnlcn a public playground
was established. and it was a decided
success. The citizens endorsed the
movement and the arrangements were
perfected by some ladies of the Satur-
day club committee on civic improve
mcnt and two or three gentlemen. \
large part OF the money necessary to
carry on the enterprise was raised by
popular subscription.
The Urls and boys alike en- Dyed cv-
cry minute of the time they spent on
the playground, which was fully
equipped with swings. 4 yian, stride.
horizontal bars. spring board. ~cr->aw>,
together with big sand pile Tor the
smaller children. ARRANGEMENTS were
also made for tennis. quntS, basket ball
and baseball. \ competent director
was employed BY means of <ntertain-
mcnts of different kinds and other
means of raising money. $5l1.Sn was
raised on, of which the basket ball
team purchased suits. which cost $66."o.
$3394j was expended for running cN-
pc,scs and a balance Of $ll2H' is left
in the treasury for future work.
State Engineer T. r. Atkinson was
scheduled for an address on "First
Aid to the State" but was unable to
be present, much to the regret of
the members of the federation.
Legislative Report.
Mrs. Minnie c. Budlong then pre-
scented the report OF the Legislative
committee, the substance of which
was as follows:
This is, of course, not year III whlc
our committee can report on legislator
accomplished. We can only give 4 sum
mary of present conditions and suggest
changes desired. Appeals for co-oprra
ton have reached MS from the spetla
committee on a uniform child labor la"
appointed by the national conference I"
commissioners and from the Ealiona
| S. Il, II h ~,
dcrgartcn Education.
, The national committee appeals to on
state committee to help secure the en-
actmen, of this law i'll North Dakota
AN investigation of the 1909 laws OF nul
state shows this law almost word fo
word already on our statute books, hav
ing been enacted by the last legislature
Another appeal from outside the STATE
comes from the National Association
,, for the Promotion of kindergarten
Education They notice that our Schoo
age is six years, and want to help u
promote kindergarten education III TN
! state. They offer to send leaflets AM
lists of books to any club that wi>he
to begin active work along this line
,, Reference to the laws of 1909 show
that the school board of any school dis
trict in the state upon petition signe(
j, by a maj ority of the legal voters IN tn
district may establish and MAINTAIN tree
-, kindcrgartens.
1t seems in all these cases to be
question not of legislation. but OF CT,
y forccmcnt, and that is one Of woman
l most important duties, to keep INFORMED
;. ON the provisions for administering
law and to help in forming public sen
. timcm for it's enforcement.
Committee Names Changed.
l The report on standing committee
Y was submitted by Mrs. r. M. POllocl
I of Fargo. In conformity with tn
S names and terms used by the Gene1
. al Federation, it was decided that tn
c standing committee be hereafte
] DESIGNATED as Department of Work
. The names of the various committee
: were unchange save in one or tW'
c instances. The industrial arts com
+ mittee will be called the committee OF
: arts and crafts, thereby combining fin
arts an industrial arts. The COMMITTEE
on libraries will henceforth be KNOW
z as the committee on literature AM
! libraries. The forestry committee VIII
! be known as the conservation com
? mittee combining forestry and water
ways, while new committee ha:
: been added to the list which will b.
, known as the industrial and socia
| committee. The press committee ant
, the health committee, both Of which
have been special committees were
, changed to departments of work. I'm
der the department of public health
: one sub committee was added. the
committee on food sanitation Future
: sub committees may be appointed a.
, need may arise for the same.
Criterion Home.
Miss Lillian Topping of Fargo has
charge of the work of the Critter
ton home, was then given the floor
and she spoke briefly upon the work
and prospects on the institution tc
which she is deyoting her time, and
which is dong so much good for the
care and protection of the unfortunate
girls and young women of the state
She said that the women of the
state had given the home much
sympathy and help which was greatly
appreciated She urged the establi'
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