The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-18

either for the good of the child or
for social welfare.
DIR. Ryan suggested that the friends
of the law should make change with
regard TO this matter for fear its enc
rlies make changes which will render
it still less desirable.
Better Pay and Longer Terms.
a. j. Eckstcin, in the closing dis
cussion advocated the plan of choos-
ing county commissioners for term
long enough to enable them 10 accom-
plish something. and of paying them a
slaray which would make it possible
for them to devote all their time to
their official duties. lie further adj
yocated the abolition of a host OF
petty officials and the placing of their
iduties in the hands of strong CEN
ltraiized board of commissioners.
The Country School.
/ At the evening session were given
two very interesting papers. The first
i by Mr.. Frazier, assistant state superin-
tendent of public instruction, on The
School and the Farm" Mr. Frazier be-
lievcs that the great trouble with coun-
try schools lies with the teacher. In
choosing Il teacher too little is de-
manded along the lines of training, cX
lperience and interest in the work.
Another thing which is keeping the
country school from being what it
should be, is the tendency TO educate
away from farm life rather than for
lit. This could be remcdied by bring
ing the school work into d closer re-
lation with the community life; by
basing problems on crop yields; making
inventories, etc. Mr.. Frazicr'5 paper
was a very helpful one.
The Body Polite
The next address was given by Al
bert Earnest jerks, professor of An
thropology at the University of Min
lnesota. In this he traced the various
races which have come to America and
become Il part of the body polite,
describing what mental, moral and
physical characteristics each had con-
Itributed and stating how successful the
Americans have been in assilnilating
these races. These people have not
all become entirely American; some
iliave contributed most undesirable char
actcristics. yet on the whole they are
mot Il group of unassimilated races,
hut Americans. Considering these facts
he prophcsicd that the American of the
future would possess il splendid
ply dark hair and skin and the
characteristics which have been essen
influx OF alien races. Among these
characteristics will be found stubborn
courage and independence, optimism,
Iaationa altruism, honor and respect for
IWomen, love of wealth, idcai,m and
liability to assimilatc foreigners. Pro
fessor jerks paper was most excellent
land it was unfortunate that so few
were present to enjoy it.
The nti-Tubercular Movement
The theme of the Sunday afternoon
Isession was The Anti Tubcrcular Move
Incnt" This is a movement which is
Receiving as much attention as any
one subject of public welfare today
land the discussions offered were per-
maps the most helpful of any offered
Iduring the conference
Those who took part in the discus
sions were Dr. ii. A. Tomlinson OF
ISt Peter. president of the State Asso-
Iciaton for the Prevention and Cure
Iof tuberculosis, who spoke on The
Anti Tuberculosis Movements Mr.. j.
IRosng, executive secretary of the st.
Paul Tuberculosis committee. Miss
Minnie Paterson of Minneapolis. super
Iintendent of visiting nurses of Assccl-
lated Charities, and Christopher Easton,
secretary of the state association for
the prevention and cure of tuberculosis.
THEY all emphasized the Importance OF
1.-THE visiting nurse as the most effective
Iagent in checking tuberculosis and ad-
Ivocatcd increasing the number of these
nurses and charging the scope of her
lduty One of the greatest difficulties
to be met i'll checking this disease is
1.-The ignorance of how to care for those
unaffected so that they may not con-
tract it and for those already affected
that they may not infect others. The
facilities for caring for tubercuar pa
ltients in the state are very Inadequate.
Those who are in the sanatorium are
loften turned away before they should
be in order to accommodate those VIII
iarc in worse condition, and these DIS
charged patients so back to thci
homes, where the surroundings al,
most undesirable and soon lose all they
have gained. The visiting nurse can
do much for this by educating The
family in the care of the patient by
iheping to create the proper environ
Inent in the homes, by establishing
IDEAS OF cleanliness i'll its broadcast
Address By Governor Eberhart.
The big meeting Of the convention
Twas held Sunday evening when Cover
nor Ebcrliart addressed very large
audience OH the subject OF Civic Re
jsponsibilty.'
The Dangers of Peace.
State Commissioner OF Labor T.. w
!, McEwcn delivered Il very fine address