Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-25

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DR.. Van Duyne referred to in
stances in which the teaching of sex
hygiene in the schools has met with
failure, and advocated that for the
present efforts in this line of work be
confined to normal schools and col
leges and the careful and conscien-
tious preparation of the future teach
ing force that it may, when occasion
arises, present these matters in the
tactful and intelligent manner which
the Importance of the subject de-
mands. She emphasized the fact that
teachers should know more than they
teach.
Mrs. William P. Martin, who spoke
on the Education of Defective Chill
dren,," told of the work done in the
schools in this city, emphasizing the
practicability of the instruction which
is carried ON for the most part along
the lines of domestic science for the
girls and manual training for the
boys. She declared it to be a crying
shame that the State has provided nc
place for these children after they
leave school. She advocated simple
Dr. Herbert L. Wheeler, VINO has
done extensive work in the dental elm
les Of New York city, emphasized the
Importance of caring for the teeth
of children If the children are to be
able to develop normally. He pointed
out that in these days of storage
meats and prepared foods the teeth
do not get the exercise necessary to
keep them in good condition and that
therefore extra attention should be
given to them. He declared that
with the possibility of disease that
turks in the human mouth the great
wonder is that diseases having their
origin in unhealthy teeth are not more
prevalent He pointed out that pnen-
nonia, diphtheria and tuberculosis
germs develop very rapidly in the
mouth and that poisoning far worse
than ptomaine can result from care
lessness about the condition of the
teeth.
Miss Florence Hague made a strong
plea for an industrial school for girls.
She pointed out the necessity for re-
lating school work to industry. de-
claring that many girls leave school
and enter the industrial world with
absolutely no preparation for the line
of work they arc to follow. She said
tn :. tn girls who have especial need
o. 1, Custrial schools are the ones be-
~ fourteen and sixteen, as is
shown by the great exodus from
school of girls of those ages.
She emphasized the great advan-
tage of an Industrial school over a
trade school by pointing out that
while the former trains in only one
line, the latter has a more general
scope, co-ordinates the academic
training and offers cultural as well az
vocational training.
Mrs. William Shipman Douglass, of
Jersey City, chairman of the State
College for Women committee of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs,
urged the support of the club women
in this movement pointing need of
some institution provided by the State
at which ambitious young women may
continue their education. She re-
ferred to the fact that the best po-
sitions in the State require the SER
vices of college graduates and thus.
by lack of training, New JERSEY girls
are unable to fill these positions
which. with the accompanying large
salaries, go to college trained women
from all over the union. She pointed
out the advantages of having such
an institution co-ordlnated with Rut-
gers College.
AT the close of Mrs. Douglass's talk