The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
: bennett Appears Before keokak
Lodge and Tells About
That Big Insti-
tuition.
HONOR SYSTEM IS USED
c,,Idren Not Governed by Corporal
punishment, But Disgrace Before
Assembly 10 Better
Than stick.

Mooseheart, its organization, It's
.,n,s and the extent to which its &C
irities have been realized, was the
tonic of the lecture by c. F. Bennett
hefore Keokuk Lodge Of Moose last
night, The lecture was open to the
nnblic and many people walled them
selves OF the opportunity to hear the
talk on this orphans and old folks
nome which Is situated at Mooseheart,
III.
Mr.. Bennett gave short talk on
the history Of the Loyal Order Of
Moose. 1t was reorganized in 1905,
having dwindled down to 237 lodges
through poor management. The re-
organization was affected by men who
realized the need Of fraternal organi-
cation for the great middle class of
men. There is no question Of re-
Igious or political interference In the
Moose lodge. The question Of wheth-
or a man is rich or poor does not en-
ter into the lodge tenets, it is only
question Of ARE you man" That
Il the reason why the Moose have
over half million members, with
1850 lodges in the United States and
Canada, fifteen In Alaska, two in the
canal zone and lodges in Cuba, the
Philippines and Capetown and Johan-
nesburg. +
The educational system Of the
present day was generally discussed
by the speaker. Mr.. Bennett explained
that he was not attempting to make
any criticism of any local conditions,
he was speaking generally Of educa-
tional systems.
Where System Is Weak.
"Let that day cease he said,
when young men and women step
from the commencement day plat
form into the ante room of the busi-
ness college or register in the cor
respondence schools The mere fact
that thousands of men own and OPP
crate these, Is in itself evidence that
the average pupil does not receive In
our public schools the education to
fit them for their place in the world.
AT Mooseheart we are building a
model school. We teach the child to
use his hands and the boy graduates
and leaves school, union man in any
one Of the building trades he desires
to take UP. We teach our boys 1t is
better to be satisfied and compe.
tent workman earning from 81 to 81
per day than a dissatisfied college
graduate looking for work at any
price"
The Mooseheart children spend four
hours each day in academic work anu
four hours in actual work IN the
trades under the supervision or mas
ter workmen. The instructors are all
union men and the teachers at Moose
nd fhar
go out to their trades for two years
and then return to Mooseheart. This
keeps them in touch az times witt
new things.
Honor System.
"Mooseheart,' Mr.. Bennett said
was farm Of 1850 acres situated
thirty-nine miles west of Chicago
The Northwestern, Burlington, Chicago
and E1gin electric lines have tracks
through the property. It is also OF
the Lincoln highway. The stool
used in the home is raised here
Mooseheart was dedicated by Vice
President Thomas R. Marshall. 1t II
managed by board Of governors
which includes men like Alber
Bushnell Hart Of Harvard, Governo
Johnson Of California, and others.
AT Mooseheart the assembly AM
honor system government prevail
The children each have share II
the government, and there Is NJ
corporal punishment, disgrace IN TN
eyes of their associates being tn
greatest punishment"
Mr.. Bennett told number OF inter
esting stories about the Moosehear
children, which illustrated the man
rer in which the honor system
working there.
The speaker was introduced by +
M. Ballinger. A number Of local MIL
isters and priests were present D