The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL, Oct. 20, 1915.

4 the attic Of the school might be ser
aside for a gymnasium; no need for
a special teacher, and no great eS-
pense need be involved, but great
amount Of good would be accomplish
/ ed, and those hollow chests and stoop
shoulders would be cured. Other
schools have such an adjunct, why not
Warsaw!
| The first OF the permanent pub
! lie mems meetings of the season
at Evangelical hall last Sunday was
IA manifestation of the increasing in
terest in this social center Of War
saw, and of the spread of the mems
movement, there being guests present
from the vicinity Of Mallard, Suffer.
Hamilton. Elderville and Burlington.
&C. F. Kopp of Hamilton, member Of
I. the committee, opened the meeting
with prayer. Rev. e. H. Jagdsteln
gave short report in behalf Of tho
committee which was charged to draw
! up and present petition to the board
of education. This committee was
composed OF the former, of Rev.
Risto and E. Grimpe. In this petition
the board was asked to install instruc
ton of vocal music as part of the
curriculum of our public schools
This petition was endorsed by Prof.
/ F. e. Cook, Judge c. Young and Rev.
Geo. Long, ccncurred in at the mems
meeting in March, and presented by
Rev. Jagdstein to the honorable board
of education In session. The chair
pressed his thanks for the interest
shown, and assured the committee
that the matter would be taken up be-
fore the beginning Of the new term.
Mr.. E. Grfmpe, who In the meantime
was elected a member Of the board,
supported the petition, and the result
was that the board complied with the
wishes OF the mems meeting by max
ing instruction in vocal music once
more part of the curriculum of the
public schools. Rev. Geo. Long offer
ed his assistance to the school board
to avoid the employment Of music
teacher Judge Crawford, chairman
| of the mems meeting in Hamilton,
expressed his congratulations as to
the result accomplished by the mems
meeting Geo. Hemper then spoke
on the vital subject: THE Safe
guards OF Our Country" The differ
| ent races, many parties, various re-
iligious views show the completely of
our great nation. But, however, the
| book shows us some of the funda-
mental safeguards, which should be
recognized by everybody. Labor is
one OF the safeguards OF the people.
! The study Of the ages is: What is
the will Of God? And in regard to Ia
| Dor we find the divine will, the regu-
llation OF the labor question. express
; ed in the commandment: six days
thou shalt labori" This means every
body, who is capable. should share in
labor. The system Of slavery was q
idisrespect OF the divine law OF labor.
which demands, that everybody shall
work. But by the term Tabor" we
must not understand manual labor
exclusively. Any human activity for
1.-THE moral, religious, social and intel
! Iectual benefit Of the race is entitled
to the name of honest and productive
labor. The press, II inspired by the
highest ideals, is another safeguard
| of the nation The speaker made an
Interesting historical excursion and
maintained, that our country needs
! strong army and navy as safe
guard. Ten speakers took part in
the discussion: Judge Crawford
Geo. Hempen, ]. Fasthoff, S. P. Wal
lace, C. F. Kopp, A. Derksen. O. Col
iHher, Mr. Nelson, ST., Conrad Schmitt
and Rev. K Brunn, OF Suffer. After
the close OF the meeting the discus
sion was still continued by several
groups