New-York tribune., 1911-02-12

Once. twice, thrice. the visitor made the
rounds of the great circle Of the list Regi-
ment Armory. where the Child Welfare Ex-
hlbit was in progress. The demonstrator.
having noted that she had done the same
thing on several previous occasions vent
ured 10 ask il she was engaged in any par
ticular line Of philanthropic or educational
work.
Dear me. no. the woman replied. II
am an old maid and have always disliked
children: they annoyed me terribly. I
have been interested in foreign missions.
but'-she put her hand confidingly on the
explainer's arm-"do you know, this exhibit
has entirely changed my view of things. I
have been studying and studying. Each
day when go home think and think. and
scon / find myself up against a blank wall.
Then ! come back and-well, I am con-
verted. The hope Of the future surely lies
in the child and not in the heather. ana
this exhibit. why. it is wonderful! Do YOU
know what It has done for me?
"One day when ] went away from here
I said 10 myself Why, the world could not
go on were it not for us women. I had
read all the eugenic placards over and
over again. and / saw the power Of women
to bring this better crop into the world.
They could refuse TO be the mothers OF
children less moral. less healthy than
themselves
Then ! began to see what was being
done for girls Everywhere ] seemed TO
hear only about boys-boys' clubs. boys
gangs, Big Brothers for the bad boys.
Now, I have decided TO be a Big Sister to
some Of our wayward girls. / shall have
some others TO join me. and we hope that
some big woman with organizing ability
will form Big Sisters association that
we can belong to. You will forgive me IL
have taken ND so much of your time, but
had TO- I feel that l am just beginning
TO really live Such a change in three short
weeks
The demonstration was not surprised at
this confession, for she had talked 10 many
other visitors to the exhibit From every
country on the globe they have come. rep
resenting every religion. every form Of gov
ernment or political theory. They have
come with notebooks in their hands and are
going back 70 carry the ideas they have
CLEANED to the uttermost parts of the earth.
No less interesting than the exhibit. in fact.
have been the visitors, and 10 most OF the
visitors the eugenics exhibit seems to
have been the most interesting. Once after
the demonstrator had conducted the editor
OF one of the largest magazines in the
country round the building. she asked him
which exhibit he considered most worth
while.
"The eugenic," lie answered at Is the
most representative OF extreme modernity
and of the most serious scientific thought
Of the century. We must first have
higher type of man. and then all things
will be given unto u.s.
Most Of the visitors said nothing, but
they read and reread the placards. and oc-
casionally they made remarks that the
demonstrator overheard.
"Epileptics should not marry" read one
buXom woman with an encourage OF five
happy children. Gracious she remarked
to her companion. isn't that plain speak
ing? 1t seemed Just terrible at first, but
| think there ought 10 be more OF them
signs around. 1t would do us folks good.
because some Of us don't think about those
things and there is a terrible LOT OF sicky
children around this town. And terribly
sickly parents they come from. too, /
reckon"
Another thing which interested a large