The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-05-08

hospitality
Education Department.
The education conference was pre-
sided over by Mary e. Parker Mrs
H. C. Gibson, president Of the Arkan-
sas Federation of Women's Clubs,
spoke of the 700 social Improvement !,
associations, in this state, and the
work they had done for the rural
schools, as we'll as for the schools for
city,
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, Of
Frankfort, chairman Of the National
Illiteracy Committee, and the origina-
tor of the moonlight schools in Amer
lea and founder of the first Moon
light School of Rowan, Kentucky, al
dressed the education conference in
the afternoon. and again spoke before
the convention at night She spoke
on the illiteracy Of soldiers and told
/ how the soldier who reads and writes
makes a much more efficient soldier
than the one who can not. The illft-
! crate soldier of whom there are 7O0,-
| 600, are not as efficient because they
can not read to help their work, nor
| are they so well satisfied because
they have few letters from home, and
can not write any letters home
The coming soldier should be
taught by voluntary teachers at once
and before leaving for training
schools said Mrs Stewart. They
should be taught under their own sur
roundings, in their own homes and
villages, and the school teachers
should volunteer for this work be-
cause the government at this time
can not take it up. The psychology
Of the name moonlight school, has
appealed to many who would not have
entered an ordinary night school,"
she said
The exact number Of illiterates IN
this country, she said, was 5,516,163,
and only 100000 OF these are foreign
born. This leaves nearly 100000
illiterates of our people and she did
not announce figures discriminating
between the whites and blacks. And
after the soldiers are taught, Mrs.
Stewart said, the next duty was to
teach the illiterate mothers. And in
connection with teaching to read aud
write, these mothers also should be-
taught household affairs, and econo-
mics
In Kentucky" she said ten thou
sand club women have pledged to
teach ten thousand illiterates. hit
eracy is not confined to any locality
in the United States
The Art Display.
An exhibition of one hundred ana
fifty REPRODUCTIONS Of famous Amerl-
can paintings in an annex to the con
vention hall have been attracting
much attention These are from tho
most famous artists OF America. and
have been collected by Mrs. Edgar 0.
Spaulding, of the Art Committee OF
the federation. The collection was
shown first at Toledo. and was
brought here that the inspiration
there shown in American art misnt be
continued
Mrs. Anna Riordan Morey of Hast
! Jugs, Neb, is in charge of the pottery
department and has delivered IS lee
lures on the pottery exhibit which
has been made in IS states and in 81
cities. The attendance is more than
| 5000 who have been thus interested
in this work. The art ware has reen
made wholly of American materials
and has taken medal at the Paris
| exposition and at the Chicago axp0-
sition
Speaking Of the part that art had
played in the patriotic work, Mr.
George Starr of Lexington, KY. safe:
when the governments OF the eel
fgerent countries appealed for sol
diers, for food production and food
conservation, for Liberty Loans, for
specialized workers, It was by means
of the picture
The artists modified 20 creale
posters, cartoons and paintings that
stimulate interest in these necessities
to a successful prosecution OF the
war, Their service also is 20 furnish
lasting record of life in camp airy
hospital, battle scenes and naval ac-
tiYities, portraits of notablos. the
makers OF maps and Typographical
drawings, the photographer On lsnd
at sea and in the air. are especially
equipped to serve their country. The
sculptors designs statuary, coina
commemorative medals, tablets am
monuments does also the delicate
modelling OF artificial features for f1e
mutilated.
Among the most enthusiastic work
ers in the art department Of the Tea
Grafton has been Mrs. Ella Bond Jonn-
ston, past chairman OF the art de-
partment, and who has been connect
ed with the art organizations Of many
sections of the country.
-----------O------