St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 2, 1910

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: Prof. pie Plea for Sim- mich . Among aie at entral High, RED “dietingutened Missouri school- " tenchers who were conspicuous in the State Teachers’ Gonvention, which y to a close tn St. ‘Louis last Thursday, or “ eee fous 4 em v7 ie es & ere as ei we eee dives noted educaters agree that ia @ germ of truth in the remarks of f. Heller and Prof Sears, but they state tees ik their belief that the present conditions sur- : A gpd ‘the education of young men and young women are immeasurably superior to ‘those which prevailed a generation ago... YHILE changed environment has es- tablished new standards, these teach- ; : ‘ers, two of whom have served more - | than 40 years on the firing line of education, _ say that the few which now exist are - more than balanced by the woRderful im- provement in the facilities which are now & ieithin: easy reach of the gupile both in the .: ope and in the country. By ‘MARGUERITE MARTYN. “eapect gg oma exaggeration, affecta- tion, which we are accustomed to smile %

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trag ies {tt heart aches to the girls who cannot > . or will not join in the dress parade and customs which they characterize as snobbishness and vul- Thi sense t of ‘mimor and the patience of Prto- ip savin "The graduation gowns are always P45 e and often sumptuous, the presents : ye aon ie siete costly; even magnificent.” 7 tex *. y ° a . 3 ’ 2 "PROFESSOR WH LYNCH. Z ‘ e, , Professor Sears’ Ptea for Simple Graduation .Ways OLLOWING are the pleas that Prof. Sears makes for:simple graduation at Mary Institute: 1. That graduation presents be simple. 2. That they be given only by near -Yelatives and immediate friends. 3. That parents of girls-in the gradu- ating class give them to their own daugh- ters only, and not to other members of the class. | 4; That no graduating presents be given uritil the day of graduation, so that they may not be taken to the school and com- pared, | 5. That.all. thé graduation dresses be made according to a design, accepted by theclass, that shall note conspicususly ~ elaborate and shal} exclude. silks, satins - and other costly materials. ~ a os AY a ee practically. un- i eatentiog dress. Be jo long and so intimately

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’ ee «EER ae ws fa St % sees MANY MARY INSTITUTE GRADUATES IN FAVOR OF SIMPLE DRESS EOR GIRLS’ GRADUATION ANY members of the graduating class of Mary Institute approve the atand taken by Principal Sears for simplicity in graduating gowns. They, and in some instances their mothers, speaking for them, agree that. there is need of reform in that particular and express their readiness to co-operate in bringing it about. friends in the giving of presents. Miss Antoinette ‘Douglas, 4305 Delmar boule- vard: I think it is very good and I have no doubt that all the members of:the class will agree to it. While I don’t think that there should be uni- formity in the designing of.the costumes, I think the class should. agree on the material to be used. I do not-see how the number and character of the presents can be so easily regulated. * Miss Margaret Addington, 3709 Westminster place: It is a very good thing. I believe that the class will take that view of it. It will relieve the less fortunate members of the class of em- barrassment. to give nice presents, that is all right, but they should not be displayed at school. The class should determine the costume to be worn. Miss Mildred Albert, 5861 Cates avenue: in favor of the simplification suggested. most appropriate. NO SILKS SHOULD BE WORN. Miss Emily H. Cole, 12 Lenox place: I will dress as the rest of the class. My friends can give what presents they please, but I am not in favor of the idle display of gifts. Miss Irene -Melson,, 5164 Washington avenue: I think the class should decide on the costume to be worn, which should not be silk or satin, but some thin white goods.. There was quite a con- trast last year between the costumes worn by dif- ferent members of the class. The costumes were displayed three or four weeks before the gradua- tion. Mrs. W. H. Elliot, 6023 Westminster place, speaking for Miss Virginia Elliot: I think ‘the class should adopt a policy ‘in conformity to the suggestions of Principal Sears. Simplicity. is much the best taste. The quality of the presents de- pends upon the givers. Miss Ada Luedinghaus, 8501 North Broadway: —————_—————_—_—_—__—_ power and quicken the sense of co-operation and it & mae oppose fraternities in the public schools as undemocratic. But students who have pas she the right through intellectual service add the fraternity. r two years Central High- has worked to I am It is a the pupils that social events afe none the less enjoyable because we have abandoned the old- fashioned spread abounding in pound cake and pickles and have discéuraged prolonged and frequent dancing, substituting instead some ar- tistic feature, such as a beautiful Maypole dance and exquisite table decoration, with flowers and yery simple refreshments, with . receiving lines and the exchange of -amenities, _ recitations, music and the like. I-sincerely believe that at no distant date our-high schools, at least, will be made community centers where there will be

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They are not so ready to say, however, that they will discourage relatives and I am afraid it. will not work. It would be a good thing, but there are so many in the, class that they will disagree. In_a few_years,; though, the costumes will be simpler. The friends of. the graduates can give such presents as they please, I do not believe in display. MOTHERS FAVOR IDEA. Mrs. G. S. Maddox, for Miss Virginia Maddox, 5103 Washington boulevard: It meets with’ my approval. Simplicity should be the keynote ip schoolgirls’ costumes. The graduates will look sweeter in simple gowns Ahan in elaborate cos- tumes. It is th> duty of parents to give presents at such a time. Mrs: J. A. Middleton,

for Miss Vera Middleton, 5830 Clemens avenue: Principal Sears has acted very sensibly. The simple dress is most appro- priate. The girls will not want to conform to one idea in the making of their gowns, but I do not think they will object to simple material. Miss Dorothy Newcomb, 5716 Cates avenue: I think all the girls are in favor of simplicity, but I do not favor uniformity. All of Principal Sears’ ideas’ are good. Simplicity at this year’s com- mencement will establish a precedent. “Silk should not be worn. Any kind of wash material would be suitable. Miss Marie Coleman, 5722 Clemens avenue: I think it is all right to have simple dresses. Wash goods, not silks, should be worn. Simple gowns will be more becoming to the girls. In the matter of presents, parents can give what they like. Mrs. E. M. Pittman, for Miss Marie Pittman, 4542 Berlin ayenue: ~ Parents will be zrateful for the new order of things. There has been too much extravagance in graduating costumes. The principal has done the right thing at the right time. published 20. years ago, are sought now and bought praries. 6% at any price to be placed in public li- E, TOO, as syperintendent of instruc- tion, made the first formulative statement of American education. work. Why should we stop short, I beg of you? “In a sense, yes, we are getting away from the 3 R’s. The socialization of the school today, though, is an elaboration or improvement upon the spelling bee and basket socials of the litrle red schoolhouse and we are amplifying the 3 R's as our progressive civilization demands we‘ should. “The work of our public schools ‘system, in my . judgment, is admirably conceived and I believe will be successfully carried out. “Fads and fancies will sometimes intrude themselves, but with wise, philosophical man- agement we ldve always had and still have, they will be relegated: “Increased expenditures generally are justified a: be a “prosperity, values and cost of. “Our high schools are ‘Spumansity ee: AT TITODES HER CHARACTERISTIC OF THEIR. ENC be adr CHER,

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PROFESSOR Extracts From the Paper ae Read by Prof. Otto Heller ROM paper .on “Painless Education,” | read before State Teachers’ Associa- } tion by Prof. Otto Heller of Rs, ington University. ‘American boys are becoming. Hooll- gans.'You can hear them whistling in school, abusing their . professors and swearing, and see them smoking cigar- ettes. ; 7 | The boys of today, take no thought of their. school work outside ‘the school- room. The teachers are: becoming mere instructors ahd not © educators. «They have no influence over their i out- ‘side the classroom. ~* Just. think of it! -Half’a dézen: brats in Indianapolis, by persistently. smok-» ing cigarettes at school in disobedience ‘to their professors, caused the ‘Indiana Legislature to pass a law forbidding . the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in ‘the State. The average ‘knhoriGas parent is an incorrigible accessory to*the systematic spoiling of children. He is deluded: =, | a oa, system of childidolatry, “Sr ae. a ae Sapa proton gre ok. > % “«* , sg Pept

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