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PARENT-TEACHER MEETING. 
Closing Session of the Season Had 
Many Interesting Features. 
The large assembly room of the 
Price school, Manchester, was taxed 
to its capacity Wednesday evening 
when the closing session of the 
Parent-Teacher association was 
held. 
It was the privilege of the asso- 
ciation to have as speakers and 
guests, Mrs. Milton Higgins of 
Worcester, vice president of the 
Massachusetts Congress of Mothers, 
and Mrs. David Mears of Albany, a 
summer resident of Essex, one of 
the national vice presidents of the 
congress. 
In keeping with the national sig- 
nifieance of the oceasion, the back- 
ground near the speakers’ table was 
draped with American flags and cut 
flowers were arranged about the 
room to advantage. 
Seated near the speakers were: 
Mrs. Grace K. Beaton, president; 
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Miss Anne Clark, secretary, and 
Supt. of Schools Mackin, who have 
co-operated so successfully and ably 
in developing the edueational and 
social advantages of the organiza- 
tion the past year. 
The program opened with a vocal 
solo, ‘‘An Old Fashioned Mother,’’ 
by Mrs. F. G. Cheever, Miss Jessie 
Hoare accompanist. Their joint ef- 
forts gave great pleasure and were 
much appreciated. Mrs. Higgins 
was next introduced and _ brought 
an impressive message from the 
Child Welfare Convention recently 
held in Washington. Under the 
headings of Home, School, Church, 
Press, State and United States, she 
gave the mediums and methods 
which should be used to further the 
welfare of children. In relation to 
the home, she impressed upon her 
audience the necessity of the exer- 
cise of work, self sacrifice and al- 
truism. A child should be well 
nourished and well trained to meet 
his educational demands. The. so- 
lemnity of marriage, the looking 
ahead to its realities were most im- 
portant to the child. When the 
psychological moment comes of 
child curiosity, it should not be left 
to the schools to enlighten them on 
pertinent matters. It is the duty of 
parents to tell them the sacred 
truth always, in order to bring real 
purity, happiness and safety to the 
home. 
Under the heading of school, Mrs. 
Tliggins urged the necessity of fit- 
ting for life’s work. Education 
should be cultural, manual and do- 
mestic. Good nourishing food, kin- 
dergarten and trade school training, 
clean school rooms, fresh air, medi- 
cal inspection, anti-cigarette cru- 
sade, civie education are contribut- 
ing causes for the up-building of a 
child which should emanate from 
the schools, primarily to make citi- 
zens loyal to the flag. 
The chureh’s part toward the 
broadening of child-life is the work 
toward creating a reverence and be- 
lief in God. The public press, which 
the boy and girl now so regularly 
read, should be clean and whole- 
some. Comic supplements and glar- 
ing murder seare heads are not ele- 
vating the child. They should be 
tabooed. 
The state can contribute toward 
child welfare by a persistent de- 
mand for the registration of births, 
conduct of juvenile courts and re- 
form schools from which so much 
crime is learned, sanitation in rela- 
tion to the common drinking cup 
and towel. The United States can 
aid child welfare by granting the 
request for the establishment of the 
Child Welfare Bureau. The com- 
munity at large can aid this great 
movement by being heroes and her- 
oines in every-day life through duty 
to others by individual work and re- 
sponsibility. 
Mrs. Higgins proved a very inter- 
esting speaker and edified and im- 
pressed her hearers by her keen 
grasp of her subject. 
Mrs. Mears followed Mrs. Iig- 
gins. She, too, proved a _ very 
charming speaker. Incidentally she 
paid a tribute to the scenic beauties 
of Essex and Manchester and com- 
plimented the association on the fine 
results of its work the past year and 
the splendid spirit of co-operation 
evident. She urged further interest 
in this far-reaching work of teach- 
ers and parents. She spoke of the 
inspiration derived from the Con- 
gress of Mothers at Washington. 
She was heartily applauded. Both 
Mrs. Higgins and Mrs. Mears were 
cordially greeted and tendered per- 
sonal congratulations during the in- 
formal reception which followed. 
Master Frank Knight closed the 
formal program by a well rendered 
piano solo by Fink, ‘‘Sounds from 
the Ebro.”’ 
The hospitality committee next 
took charge of the meeting and dis- 
pensed ices and cake in the exhibi- 
tion room below to the assembled 
company who were privileged to 
view the specimens of the work of 
the various classes in sloyd and sew- 
ing. The exhibit reflected great 
eredit on pupils and teachers. 
Speed Warning Sent to Autoists. 
Warnings are being sent out by 
officials of the Automobile Legal As- 
sociation to motorists that the re- 
cent Supreme Court decision in 
no way affects speed regulations 
throughout the Commonwealth, ex- 
cept for such sobering effect as it 
may have on such police officers 
and lower court officials as have 
heretofore held rigidly to the letter 
of the law. Reports from many sec-— 
tions are to the effect that young 
men particularly have been sending 
their machines along to the limit 
since publieation of the decision, 
under the misapprehension that the 
law is invalid or that traps have 
been abandoned because of the 
abolishment of the speed limit. 
CST OH) OE 
“CQ dare and suffer all things; 
"Tis but a stretch of road; 
Then, wondrous words of welcome, 
And then the face of God!” 
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