The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-05
'rlNE MEETING AT
LEE HIGH SCHOOL
PATRON TEACHER ASSOCIA.
TION DISCUSSES MANY
TOPICS OF INTEREST
REV. JESSE C. ROWAN
Delivers Splendid Address On
"The Moral And Spiritual
Training OF The Child"
Heard With Interest.

One Of the most helpful, most in
spring and most enjoyable meetings
yet held by the Patron Teacher AS
sociation of the Stephen D. Lee High
School was the one that was held in
the auditorium Of the high school
building last Wednesday afternoon.
The Patron-Teacher Association Of
the Stephen D. Lee High School had
as guests on this occasion the mem.
bers Of the Parent Teacher Associa-
tion Of the Mississippi State College
for Women.
The president of the association,
Mrs. Albert Loeb, accompanied her
husband to New York some time ago,
and, in her absence, the vice-president,
Mrs Carey Cooke, occupied the presi-
dents chair, presiding with dignity,
grace and ability
The exercises of the afternoon were
opened with prayer from the Rev.
Jesse c. Rowan, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian Church, whose presence
and willing helpfulness are Of benefit
to any occasion that is gracod by his
presence.
Upon the request of the members Of
the association, the Rev. Mr.. Rowan
made an intensely interesting talk on
THE Moral and Spiritual Training Of
the Child" He treated the theme.
not from the standpoint Of clergy
man, but from the viewpoint of a
parent, and his remarks were shot
through and through with helpfulness,
fairness to children, and common
sense. For example, he said:
81 once saw a mother whip her child
because she would not give a priced
toy to her little neighbor. Listen; is
it right for me to be forced to give
my J. r. Saugr gun (which was given
to mel to somebody else because he
likes it and hasn't any gun himself.
except single-barrel, single-shot,
shot-gun? Is it right to force you
10 give your home to someone who
happens to like your home better than
ne likes his own? LET us NOT BE-
GIN TEACHING THE CHILDREN
RADICAL SOCIALISM BEFORE
THEY CAN HARDLY WALK"
The Rev Mr., Rowan stressed the
Importance of home training and home
discipline, not by driving or BY force,
,ut by example and cooperation.
After "A number Of interesting re-
,orts had been made, Mrs. II. NJ.
'ratt spoke interestingly and feeling
Y upon Love, the Keynote Of the
Iome' She spoke Of the advantage
hildren had when they were reared
nd trained and tught in homes where
III the members Of the household
we're held together by the tender cords
# love and affection.
Mrs. Ed. Moore made an interest
ng talk on the comfortable, sensible
way in which the high school girls
re dressing these days, Of their low
leeled shoes, and Of the absence OF
he paint that once stood out so
ividly upon their checks.
Mrs Thos. II. Lipscomb spoke in
piringly upon Books She empha,
lied the Importance Of good reading,
specially the book of all books, the
Ioly Bible
Mrs, Elvira Terrill Baird, former
PRESIDENT Of the association, spoke
n her usual pleasant and helpful
gay upon Conscience and the Power
f Will" She had a good subject
nd handled it in an able and in
tructive way.
A vacancy having occurred in the
hairmanship Of the recreation conf
littee, Mrs. Carlton VI. Brosius was
lected to that position. (The editor
r the Dispatch regards this as
cry wise choice.j
It was announced that the next en-
artainment 20 be given by the Pat
on-Teacher Association woald be a
'alentine Party to the young ladies
f the Stephen p. Lee HisA School
N the night of February llth
The meeting adjourned with eX-
rcssious Of pleasure and satisfaction