Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-05

need. To suggest how the CLUBS may c'
onerate with the educational comIhi.'eo
IN this work and also TO iliustFate "h"'
the methods used by some OF the coi'-
n,ttee have been I will quote from
r,,ost excellent report of her work. sent
me by Mrs. L. s. Chitcott OF Bangor =
have taken up the matter WITH oofies'
tin scjerce teacher OF a certain city ana
az soon az we can materlail2e our ioed'
so as TO have something Tangible IN
tend TO extend them 10 other places. inc
ninth grade does not have sewing so we
are going to make sentiment for miadF
hlouses for graduation costumes, ana
think that could be the greatest economy
as they adopted that idea last year IN
Palm street and somewhat in this side
If the city. Many OF these blouses had
heen worn many times and yet the girls
looked very pretty in the uniformity Of
dress. For the High school graduation
I am going to ask the mayor or the CITY
if he will give The pupils who graduate
a splendid concert and dance if they in
turn will have but one muslin dress for
all the festivities attending graduation
where they formerly have had three. In
every way we are going 10 aim to re-
duce the expense.
Suggestions for Conservation
Under the head Of suggestions for
the conservation department of Maine,
said Mrs. J. H. Knowles in her report
~ wish to emphasize three subjects,
education, national park projects and
good roads. Our natural resources ara
the foundation Of our State, and our
greatest asset. The subjects of soil,
forests water and the uses of bird
and animal life are OF great import-
ance to say nothing Of the wonderful
natural scenery in Maine, which is
certainly not the least Of all it's
natural resources. We are all depend
emf upon these resources for our exist
ence and yet. it is safe 10 say that a
large percentage Of the graduates OF
our schools know almost nothing of
them Ever since 7 have been men,
Der Of the Conservation committee, We
have tried TO have the subjct OF Con-
servation introduced into the public
schools This work has been done
chiefly through the various clubs of
the state, cooperating with the teach
Ars in offering prizes yor bird houses,
school gardens, and For essays on sub
,ects pertaining TO conservation. T
suggest that we go a step further this
year and that We present the matter
10 our state superintendent, and to our
district superintendent and principal 5
Of our schools. urging that the subject
Of natural resources be given place in
the regular curriculum Of the public
schools
"Son1e progress has already been
made looking toward two great nation
a parks in Maine. one known as the Nj,
! Katahdn region, the other as the PUo-
lie Reservation at Mount Desert Island
The subject Of the Mt Katahdin
| park is not new. but last year, Mrs, Ad-
| die r.. Harvey Of Orono. together with
others did considerable work for Mt
| Katahdin. from which we hope soon Il
| see results Mrs ffarvey writes ms
| that a bill will probably be brought be
| fore Congress this winter relating to
| the making Of Mt Katahdn and that
/ region national monument. Thus
whole territory should be made into
| great forest and game preserve. anc
| We, as women Of the Maine Federation
| have to preserve the forests that yet re
! main in this territory. to reforest the
! portion depleted. and to encourages sci
entifc forestry throughout our State
| suggest that this meeting pass reso
luton endorsing this movement. and
that a copy of this resolution be sen
| to Hon. Frank Guernsey to be used a:
| an influence in the support Of the bill
| to he brought before the present Con
| gress
At Mount Desert, large tract
which comprises a considerable por
ton Of the islands mountain system
| with it's included gorges. lakes ant
streams. is now held in trust by thu
Hancock County Trustees of f'ubli
Reservations, which will undoubtedl!
soon he accepted by the United State
government for a national park It il
on this tract that the proposed birt
study station at Mount Desert is t
be located.
Report on Home Economics
Ire report on Home Economics wa
given by Mrs. f. D. Tubbs of Lewis
ton and Miss Louisa I. Pryor. deal
Of Mason Institute at Springvale.
Miss Pryor spoke upon the subject
THE School Lunch" and asked tn
support of the clubs for the teacher
who undertake the work Of carryin
out the school lunch system. She ais
suggested that the clubs distribut
literature among the teachers OF tn
rural schools to arouse their interes
in the plan.
Mrs. Tubbs spoke in part as fol
lows;
The Home Economics department
Of the Maine Federation of Women
Clubs wishes at this time to empha
size certain lines of work recommend
ed at the annual meeting of the Fed
Grafton. namely: Training class TO
women in, domestic service. placin
domestic service on business basis
college training for home life for bot
men and women: school lunch. In ad
dtion. the department would call at
tention to the subject of patent medi
, cines which the United states govern
ment is Investigating. one of the mos
useful exhibits at the Panama Pacih
Exposition was the government dis
play Of quack medicines, showing tn
, amount of alcohol or narcotic In eacf
The claim of one of the best know
anti pain cures to being neither
heart depressant nor habit-formin