The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-07
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house last Friday evening" bee. 4' In spite of the indictment weather there was good sized crowd in attendance. Those who did venture forth felt well repaid for the effort they made, for it was most enjoyable evening. one of the best, if not the best the society has hela since it was organized.
 The following standing commit tees were announced to the so- ciety, the chairmen having choSen their assistants for the ensuing year,
 Program committee; MT. W. c. Blanchard, chairman, Mrs. Su1fecool and Miss Maloney. HorticultuTal committee; Mr. w. c. Blanchard, chairman, Mr. P. H. Ganty and MT. H. D. Clark. Motherhood committee; Mrs. Ped ersen, chairman, Miss Keenan, Mrs' Martin Conway.
 Mir Pedersen, as chairman Of the manual training committee re- ported that work had been started in his department that afternoon when twelve or thirteen boys from the five higher grades, had had their first lesson in carpentry. The class had been held in MT. Peder- sens study, but but owing to the need of more space than his room afforded, the organization decided to give Mir. Pedersn the use of the school assembly room for the. Fri days on which manual training was given.
 On behalf Of the domestic science committee Mrs. Reinert reported that this same afternoon she had Iheld her first class in sewing in her own home, and that already inc girls had started to work on thelr caps and aprons which they were to make.
 From all reports given the chil- dren are highly enthusiastic oyer their manual training and domestic science work and with proper en- couragement from the homes This work may become tho most ertec- I,tive in the entire course of study
 Early Childhood" was tho theme of the program which consisted Of three especially entertaining num- bers, two papers, one by Mrs Blanchard, tho other by Mss Ma loney, and a reading by Mrs. sure cool, Mrs. Kirmse waS to have sung but at the last moment Tss unable to do so.
 Mrs. Blanchard's article on "Wha' things children should know hefore ithey enter public schools" waS keenly enjoyed by everyone. The Isubject itself is most interesting, es- pecially to parents, and Mrs. Blanch' ard handles the topic so well that it becomes Of interest to even those who have no responsibility whatever in the rearing of children. She maintains that the rreatest thing which children should learH at an early age Is obedience. When this great lesson has been taught it is a comparatively easy matter. to aid the child in acquiring habits of truthfulness, frankness, nsatnesS, cleanliness, and self-reliance. Furth- ermore, he should be taught to do things for himself; to hang Up his wraps, put them on, etc, all Of which mean a great help to the busy teacher in her round of school duties.
 Of no less interest was Miss Ma- loney's paper on "The value Of Fairy Tales" Through the fairy l tale is opened up a world of imagin- ation, that state of mental activity which Is Of utmost importance in all intellectual life. Her argument 1 in defense of fairy lore being gtv- en to children, was very convincing stipulating. only. that ths reader use discretion in the selection Of the story.
 The reading by Mrs. Suffecool was the opening chapter of "Miss Minerva and Wm. Greenhilr' by Calhonn. The book itself Is very keen little story and Mrs. suffecooPs clever interpretation Of the story made 1t just that much more inter- esting. The society Is eagerly looking forward to the reading of the entire book by Mrs. Suffecooi at different meetings this winter.