The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-17
HELPFUL ADDRESSES.
Representatives OF National Congress
OF Mothers and Parcnt-Teachers'
Association Are Heard in Lanras.
ter by Interested Audience.

school problems heard two excellent
talks Wednesday afternoon when
Miss Lucy Wheelock. OF Boston, and
Mrs. Milton p. Higgins, of Worces-
ter, Mass. spoke on matters affect
ing child welfare, the home and the
school, Through the instrumentality
of the Parent-Teacbers' association,
of which Mrs. Walter p. Davis is
president. these speakers were Sc
cured and the messages they brought
were well received. They were in
troduced by Chalmers E. Wessinger,
of the Lancaster
graded schools. Miss Wheelock, the
first speaker. is travelling in the in
terest of the International Kinder
garten association, in conjunction
with the National Congress of Moth
ers Miss Wheelock spoke of edu-
cation as the most important con-
cern in the community, the begin
ming as the most important part OF
education and the kindergarten as
the best part of education. She de-
clared that children like the kinder
garten because they find there the
things that satisfy them. She spoke
Of how the kindergarten helps to
form good habits. and right atti-
tude towards life. provides song. 1.-The
language of the heart" as we'll as
social companionship to which every
child has right: that it recognizes
the advantages of play and teaches
children how TO play. Miss Whee-
lock brought out the fact that chill
dren who have had kindergarten
training go into tho GRADES having
formed the habit of attention and
concentration, the habit of industry
also, and find Joy in their work.
"They have learned obedience"
said Miss Wheelock, land this as the
fundamental virtue OF childhood"
She touched on the value Of social
cooperation. SO necessary in school
as in the community The speaker
stressed the importance OF training
children to be constructive forces,
incidentally that those
who are a menace to society are the
neglected boys and girls. eff you
plant a child garden in your commu-
nifty" said Miss Wheelock in con-
clusion. "you will have planted tree
which shall be for the making Of
the nation"
Mrs. Milton p. Higgins. one of the
vice-presidents OF the National Con-
gress of Mothers and president of
the Massachusetts, Parent-Teachers'
association. was the next speaker
and she welcomed the local associa-
ton into the National organization,
inviting them to send representatives
to the National association which is
to meet in Nashville, April 40, in
order that they might get the scope
of the organization. its aims and
''why we feel that it is good to have
these in every school" Mrs. Hig-
gins first emphasized the matter OF
mutual heipfulness Of Parent-T CHI
er associations. She explained that
the meetings are held in the school
room because the rich and poor NAV
come together on an equal footing
rs the school belongs to the public,
and further the parents by meeting
there may see the physical needs Of
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the parent she knows what to ex-
pect from the home and knows bet
ter how to treat the boy and girl.
Mrs. Higgins mentioned that the
feeling OF loneliness which many a
teacher feels disappears when she
knows the mother and father OF her
pupils She begins TO feel that she
is doing something worth while for
them. Mrs. Higgins complimented
Winthrop College, calling It Zone of
the finest normal schools in the
whole country" She explained that
to-day is better than in
our grandmother's time because our
opportunities are greater She men
toned the representation plan, by
which the grade that has the largest
number of interested parents and
friends present at given meeting
is awarded a picture or other tro- /
ply to keep till the next meeting.
Mrs. Higgins urged that education I
in its right development be made to
keep place with the vast mills and
various other industries. The