The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
Views Expressed By Women
As 10 WAT City Should
10 This Year
rrom Eriday.s palIs.

. MAKE hankat0 Sp0fieSS City,
such is the ideal note struck by
the fair hands of the ladies.
A number of club women OF Man.
kato we're interviewed today in re-
gard to what they thought would be
the best things to urge for Mankato
during the year 1916. The Free Press
recently interviewed the business
men. and they talked of their fact.
DRY projects. white ways. extended
railroads. etc. The opinion OF the
ladies' OF the city is OF equal value.
as they aim to reach the heart OF
Mankato and make IL worthy of its
ultimate upbuilding.
Mrs. J. X. Brandrup, president OF
the Art History Club: Il believe Il
would be a good thing for Mankato
during 1915 to have closer co-opera-
ton between the producer and the
consumer. along the lines commenced
by the club women n year ago.. such
as the inspection of dairies and
creameries. The importance OF clean.
pure food cannot be too strongly EN-.
phasized.
The next thing that appeals to
me is the use of our school build
ings as civic centers. They should
not be used solely for the education
Of children, but for the education of
the community The school building
should be a place where the neigh
bors may meet TO discuss the prob
lens OF the day, outside of school
hours. There is no reason why the
school buildings should remain closed
from p. m. until 3 a. m, and dur
ing the entire summer vacation OF
three months. They should also be
n place for community recreation.
where all the fathers and mothers of
the neighborhood might meet all the
children of the neighborhood for So
cial intercourse. Among other amuse-
ments that could be held in the
buildings would be social folk dances
amateur theatricals, moving picture
lecturers, political rallies. and moth
ers' meetings. There is no reason
why these fine buildings, which be.
long TO the people and are run at
their expense should not be used.
Police the Parks.
ITO me, one of the greatest needs
of the city is, better policing Of the
parks. No city has the right TO main.
tain q park which cannot be properly
policed. All who are acquainted with
conditions in this city will agree,
am sure. in saying that the public
parks are a menace instean of a
benefit. Next in importance believe,
Is the employment of one or more
police women for the protection OF
the young people. Safety first Is the
slogan OF a police woman. She labors
TO keep young people in the straight
and narrow path rather than To ap.
prehend them after they have wan.
dered into crooked ways. I'm speaking
of the four police women Of st. Paul.
Chief OF Police O'Connor said: We
could not get along without them.
They solve problems that no man
would attempt TO straighten out.
and are the best opponents we have
of the idea that police exist mainly
TO keep people out of Jail. Women and
girls have been kept out of the di-
vorce and police courts and children
out of institutions by their efforts
Our need Is great, indeed, for the
help a police woman could give our
young people"
Guide For Young Folks.
Mrs. c. ]. Holman: you ask me
20 speak OF the needs of Mankato
You probably think OF clean streets
and uniform house frontage. But
there is something closer to my heart
than things material. think of Man.
kato as an educational city, and of
its young people which scatter to
the four corners of the globe, and of
this question, Are we doing as much
for them as possible?' Yesterday on
the train | studied a crowd of young
people. How / wished that they
might see themselves through the
eyes OF someone older than them
selves. ! do not refer to department,
but to the little things that go to
make up character. The unpleasant
mannerisms of one. the slang ex-
pressions OF another. and in the third.
and We regret to say that she was
school teacher. the habit of finger
nail biting. We wondered how 1t was
possible for any child in her room
to avoid contracting this habit. The
question arose, why certificates are
given only on a credit basis. Why
could not Mankato arrange n series
Of motion picture shows with as
broad n scope as possible. pictures
that would show our young people
the foolishness OF dress. manner
isms. and habits. think II would be
OF value"
Campaign BY Civic League.
Owing to the absence from the
city OF Mrs. J. w. Andrews II was
impossible to interview her personal.
~, but 1t is known that the Civic
league, OF which she is the head Is
planning some vigorous campaigns
for the welfare OF the city during
the year just opeed. The fly cam
paign, which was such a success
last year, will be begun earlier this
year. and the inspection of markets,