Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-23
First Ward Reception

teachers of the First Ward
School, with Miss Bird, the
principal as chairman, gave a
reception to the mothers and
patrons of the school. The
many guests were assembled in
Room II and entertained in a
most instructive and interest
ing manner with the following
numbers, constituting q splen-
did program.
DR.. R. D. McEvoy was first
called upon and gave a most
sensible talk on Oral Hygiene,
limpressing on the minds of the
mothers the Importance of the
care of the teeth in the main
tenance of health in the child
and strongly advocating the
early correction of dental de-
fleets which lead to future de-
formities.
An Oriole Song was sweetly
sung by the little girls of Room
~, of which Miss Cecil Faith
lis instructor. This was follow
ed by a graceful and welltrain-
ed figure march given by the
pupils of Room Ill taugh hit by
Miss Graham.
An exceedingly we'll written
paper, "Mother's Relation to
the School," was read by Mrs
Mathews. This paper contain
ed many beautiful original
thoughts and also quotations
from Charles Dickens and the
Bible. The growth of the
child from the time it listens
at it's mothers knee to the
teachings Of the Savior,
through, to the developement
|of it's love and respect first, for
the Sunday School teacher and
later for the Public School
teacher, was traced by Mrs.
Mathews. Parental duty and
the proper preparation of nour-
ishing food was also dwelt upon.
Rev. David Miller very ably
spoke upon the great question
of the twentieth century, "The
Boy Problem" citing instances
|of the ambitions of mothers for
their SONS, the influence of the
"Sacred Shrine" home, and the
Co operation which should exist
between the minister, pare mt
and teacher.
Mrs. j. B. Barrett addressed
the guests most elcquently on
the subject, advantages of
High School Training" The
deplorable fact that so small a
percentage of the pupils, es-
pecially the boys, who finish
1.-The grammar department enter
high school, was discussed in
detail and the main reason
given-that these young boys
and some girls leave school to
become wage earners. Con-
vincing statistics were given
showing that, while the boy
out of school earns first, the
boy who finishes school earns
most. The average trained
man will demand a wage Of
$1,000 per year and the untrain-
) ed man, $3.50. In forty years
the former has earced $4,000
and the latter $4,000, giving
the first mentioned a balance
J of $22, 600 which, when divided
by the number of days in
twelve years of school, means
$40 for each day so spent.
Mr.. j. S. McGavren talked
I on the subject, what the Bus
> mess Man Expects from Our
Schools" and condensed this
into the few we'll meaning
words, "Well trained, EN-.
bryonic citizens"
Supt. Graham spoke shortly
on, "The Child and His Educa
e tom using as a smile the
n growth of an acorn to a giant
:, oak if placed in the proper sur
t roundings, which is indeed ap
plicable in the case of the child
Mrs. English, the lecturer
who was also present, was call
ed on extemporaneously ant
responded with the though
that there must be a goal t.
d bring success. Miss Bird thel
. Invited all to Room l where re
= refreshments were served buff
- fet style, after which informa
y visiting and inspection of tn
: different exhibits of the pupil
= work were engaged in until ST.
: O'Clock.
: The teachers in this war
! are the Misses Bird, Scburtz
8 Graham, Faith, Evans, Hurl