The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-24

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Mitchell.
TIE movement for the conservation
OF childhood, especially in co-opera-
ton with the educational system, has
been officially launched in South Da-
kota. The meeting closed this morn
ing the child welfare conference,
held under the auspices of the Nat
n Congress of Mothers and Par
ent-Teacher association, at which the
state organization was perfected.
The first state officers were chosen
in the business meeting Wednesday,
afternoon.
In the reports Wednesday of the
work done by Darent-teacher Cir
cles of South Dakota, Mrs. Frank NJ.
Byrne. wife of the governor of the
state, presented the report from
Pierre. She depicted the need of the
personal touch to arouse the interest
and enthusiasm in the state. Mrs
w. III. Hart. of Salem, reported on
the work in that city and its en-
~thusiastic growth. Mrs. Meade, OF
Alexandria, reported the hope OF
forming an organization.
On the Mitchell circles, Mrs. V. b
Diehl first presented the report of
the Central school and Mrs. S. II.
Scallin the Eugene Field school. Mrs.
Il. A. Zangle told OF the intense in
terest which had been taken in the
vicinity of the Longfellow school
MIS-. Scallin that every teacher lad
been present at every meeting in the
Lincoln school.
Chain of Sympathy.
That mothers some times let tho
detailed work of the home break thai
sympathy between them and children
was suggested in the paper given yes.
terday by Mrs. w. S. Hill. She de,
clared that the par~ent-teacher circle
would be of great assistance to heir
mothers to work together and give
them added strength for their re.
sponsibilities as mothers. Her pane,
was warmly receiva4 sn1 reertiap an.
p)allded-
Louis fovinger sang Mother O
Mine as the opening number of the
AFTERNOON session Wednesday, re
spending to an encore. Miss Dorf
Butler was at the piano. Then fol
lowed the formation of the state or.
ga%nization.
Work of Organization.
Mrs. Frederick Scnoff. of Phila.
delphia, president of the Nationa,
congress OF Mothers and Parent.
l~eacfers association, gave the first OF
tie Iormal addresses of the Afternoon
on the subject, The Homes Place
in the Education of Children {" The
address Impressed itself deeply or
her hearers and came to them as ar
inspiration.
The speaker showed the relation q,
mothers to every proplem of civiliza.
t'on ana the development of the new.
sr n greater conception of mother.
nood. The great possibilities in al.
and the opportunity that is
presented to every mother through
thelr plastic and receptive minds was
emphasized.
mat all programs of parent-teach
er circles should be helpful to parents
teachers n children was brough,
out in the address by Mrs. Orville T.
Brlght, of Chicago, national vice.
president, in her address,, "The
Place in the Education of
Children"
Wrong Topics Hurt.
MRS. Bright urged that much care
be taken in the selection of wrong
topics. She suggested symposiums as
one mode OF making programs inter
esting, with every member assisting
IN some way. This was followed by
fdiscussion.
Gov. Frank M. Byrne was the first
speaker of the evening. following the
invocation by DR.. w. G. Seaman, pres
ident of Dakota Wesleyan, and a
solo by Miss Vesta Murray, who
responded with an encore.
The state executive declared that
the debt the state owed its children
was a large one and in which an
active part had been taken in South
Dakota. He especially emphasized
the need of educational advantages
;1n the rural school districts and de
clared that the state should make pro
visions where the districts were un-
fable to do so.
Prevention. rather than care later
Pon. was touched upon by Mrs Schoff
in the closing address of the evening
Her subject was Guiding and Guard
ling the Children of the Nation. AL
ready much money is being spent j II
the care OF detectives, she declared.
which could have been avoided with
proper preventative measures. More
efficien tcare of the children was
pleaded for throughout her most able
address.