The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30

She dressed as II hoy. was trained and
educated as A hoy. and for the eigh-
teen years her father held an official
position she acted as his secretary. At
her fathers death she mourned him
the full three Years required for a
son. After this period of mourning
she founded the t'hcn-I school for
girls. her purpose being to train a band
of educated ono teachers who will
spread throughout China as Confuc-
ianist missionaries.
The influence of Col, James Hamil-
ton Lewis will probably he felt in the
mothers congress for many Il long
day. The measure which he suggest
cd to the wolncn of Illinois ON their
trip To tho national convention. nov
drawing to a close in st. Louis. a
passed III the form of a resolution and
will be one Of tho principal measures
worked for during tho following ycar.
y woman should he in tho cabinet
of tho president of tho United States,
i'm tho opinion Of Col. Lewis and of the
women of the convention, and the lat
ter will 81 notify the government i'm
Washington and the candidates in
coming presidential nomination.
She should have charge of the hui
rean "f health aud general we'll being
Of children. which in the further opin-
ion of rho women should be establish
ed in Washington.
Col. Lewis suggested il incidental,
in conversation when on tho special
train from Chicago. and the women
took it seriously, with the above re-
suit.
Other recommendations of the NO.
men arc that the mothers of America
work for a simpler industrial and
business life SO that the fathers may
have o leisure and peace of mind
in which to participate in the pleas
ures Of family life and bring their d.
rect influence TO bear on the charac-
tiers of tho children.
We believe that the Office of ia
therhood is more important" said
Mrs. Ortillc Bright, than n amount
of wealth that could be amasscd or
than tho small comforts that can be
supplied ny long and rigorous applica-
ton to business. SO if we have to do
without the Injuries or the fathers,
choose to omit the %luNurics."
Another popular recommendation
vas that the mothers should work for
a simpler life for children, doing
everything in their power to eradicate
the evils of nerve stimulating amuse-
ments such as evening dancing and
theatrical entertainment, moving pic.
lures, etc, which tend to make neu-
rasthenics of the young Americans of
today.
Miss Gertrude Van Hoosen. sent as
a special delegate by the school OF
education OF the University of Chicago
to discover. in behalf of educators,
whether the congress was d valuable
ally of educators and ought to on
tinue to have a representation from
them. will report to the university
that h kinks it thoroughly worth
while.
~ belonged to the first parents and
teachers organizations" observed Miss
was Q organized by Francis w,
Parker. lie said that the real stimu.
luS to the movement would come when
the mothers and the fathers them.
selves organized voluntarily and not al
the suggestion and under tho supervi-
sion of the educators. The time has
conc the movement is organized. II
is tn" mos, important movement in
education. ! think. of years. Not that
it is now. but it is just growing into
its full ~ " and consciousness.
Tho women represented arc not
like II women of the Clubs and the
s~rffragists. They arc literally the
ONE in the home Club women
have gone To the clubs and have ask.
cd for admission. for recognition in
some activity outside the home.
"A few people have gone into the
home after these women and have or
ganized them into the n activit,
they have ever undertaken outside
their families. This is the first rec.
ognition m the part Of the rank and
file of motherhood that the good
mother is the mother Of the com
mnnity and the state. and not the one
who concentrates all Of her thought
and are on her own children and her
W dwelling place."