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THE COURIER.
GbUBS.
Continued from pago 0.
the olution of many social problems,
ahe nakea Rome very pertinent and help
ful remarks in regard to tho teacher
who MpireB to teach thoso littlo once.
She urges that thoy mako a careful
preparation for thia work by taking tho
fall oourao at eorao good training school
forkindergaitnors. Apropos of the die
cusBion now ponding boforo our school
board upon raising tho ago for admis
sion to school, sho makes nn earnest
plea for oarly ontranco, claiming that
many of tho children cannot stay after
thoy aro twolvo or flfteon years of age
and that by raising the ontranco ngo to
six many of thorn aro deprived of ono
year, which shortens their already
meager term of Bchool life. Mrs. Tucker
gives some interesting history bp follows:
In 1870 thoro wore fivo kindergartens
in tho United States; today thoro aro
moro than 4,000. The movement haB
passed the exporimontal stage. Its
adoption as a part of tho public school
syBtem throughout tho United States is
a question of timo only.
Tho cities in which tho experiment
haB been made are unanimous in the
opinion that time is actually saved by
the attendance of children at the kin
dergarten for a year.
A very satisfactory arrangement has
been as follows: The children enter at
rive, attend a half day, the usual kinder
garten session, for half a year; those
who are considered sufficiently devel
oped then attend all day, for the remain
der of tho year, taking primary work in
the afternoon, and advanced kindergar
ten work in the morning. It has been
proven by experience and careful statis
tics, that the whole work of the Qrst
year can be done in that time, with
much greater ease to the toucher and
better development for the c'lild and a
larger per cent of children aro promoted
than under the old system of entering
at once on tho "three R's."
The uounection botwoen tho two
Bchools is immediate and close, and tho
advanced kindergarten work forms "a
connecting claBB."
Tho Woman's club had the pleasure
Monday afternoon of listening to one of
tho tinost papors ever delivered by any
of its members. The Rev. Choeseman
was expected to lecture upon "Tenny
son," but owing to his illness, Mrs. Geo.
Elmen, at Bhort notice, took his place on
the program. Her paper, "The Idyls of
the King," was prepared for a depart
mental meeting at the close of the study
of Tennyson. It embraced the plots
and analysis of the Arthurian epicp.
The length and Gcopp of the article ren
der a detailed report impossible. MrB.
Elmen gave the sources from which
Tennyson derived the legends, with the
different and more spiritual aspect
woven about them by his genius.
The story and meaning of each idyl
was followed, from the meeting of ArJ
thur and Guinevere until the three dark
queenB with their crowns of gold, came
in the mysterious barge to boar King
Arthur away to immortality. The pa
per occupied more thau an hour in its
delivery, which was a severe test of its
sustained interest, but the interest did
not flag. Mrs. Elmen's clear tones
added much to the pleasure of her hoar
ers, and Bhe also read many of Tenny
son's own poetical lines with a natural
charm, all her own.
The only musical number on tho pro
gram was "The Swallows' by Cowen,
which was Bung by Mies Daley Tuttle,
to the great enjoyment of t-o club. As
an encore, Mies Tuttle gave a bright
little song with the refrain "Say Yes,
Mignon, Say Yes!"
The president, Mrs. A, W. Field, was
authorized to represent the club at tho
meeting called for Monday at Mrs.
Suwyor's, in tho interests of tho national
council of women, but with no definite
instructions.
Tho litorary department announced
that tho study of Hamlet would bo bo
gun at tho next meeting, one week from,
Thursday, to bo bold at .1:15 p. m. in
room .'102 of tho high school building.
Tuesday afternoon at tho homo of
Mrs. W. S. Summers, SoroeiB discussed
"Tho Origin of tho Litoraturo of tho
Hoxatouch." Miss Marion Kingsley
ably presented tho theories und linos of
ovidonco obtuinod through higher criti
cism. Tho members of tho club woro
dividod as to thobonefits to bo derived,
rom a scientific Btudy of tho Diblo.
Soveral thought that such study not
only tended to weaken tho faith, but was
a great wuste of timo, whilo oth rs con
sidered it a mental Btimulus und spirit
ual help. Tho club will moot in two
woeks with Mies Kingsley , 1241 Q streot
when tho subject of "Political Cunnda"
will bo led by Mrs. J. E. Miller.
Tho following is tho outline:
I. The Problom of Higher Criticism.
a. Lines of Inquiry;
1. Integrity.
2. Authenticity.
3. Literary Form.
4. Credibility.
b. Lines of Evidence:
1. Historical Position of the
Writing.
2. Difference of Style.
.'1. Difference of Opinion and
Conception:
4. Citations.
5. Positive Testimony in Other
Writings.
0. Argument From Silence.
If. Authorship.
a. Mosaic:
1. Historical Objections.
2. Indications of Special Au
thorship. .'I. Inconsistencies.
4. Personal Considerations.
b. Documentary Hypothesis.
c. Supplementary Hypothesis.
d. Development Hypothesis,
o. Later DiscuBBionB,
.f. Argument From Biblical The
ology, A very interesting study followed
showing a wide difference of opinion as
to the benefits to be derived from a
scientific Btudy of the Bible.
Miss Kingsley, who had given the
subject an exhaustive study from the
following bibliography, felt that her
resoarch had broadened her views and
strengthened her faith, and that scion
entific study should not tend to weaken
belief in Christianity:
Literary Study of the Bible. . . .Moulton
What is the Bible '.Ludd
Who Wroto the Bible Oladdou
The Higher Criticism of tho Hexa-
teuch Briggs
History of Interpretation Fairur
Nature and Method of Revelation,.
Fisher
Inspiration Sunday
Tho Jewish Scriptures Fiske
The Bible of Today Chadwick
The Bible and Modern Di6Coverios
Harper
Hours With the Bible, Vol. I....Giekio
The Bible for Learners
Oort, Hooykaas and Kuonon
Tho Open Mystery. . . . A. D. T. Whitney
An Introduction to the Old Testa
ment .. Wright
Judaism and Christianity Toy
The Beginnings of History.. .Lenormunt
Introduction to tho Literuturo of
the Old Testament Driven
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An interesting mooting was held Mon
day morning at tho homo of Mrs. A. J.
Sawyer for tho purpose of considering
plans for the formation of a local branch
of tho national council of womon. Ro
preBontativoa of ton difforent societies
and clubB woro present, but nono woro
official representatives of those bodies.
The advantages of united effort were
presented to tho ladies, and an explana
tion givon of tho rules and bylaws gov
erning tho national council. No work
can be undertaken without the unani
mous voto of tho entire council. No
definite decision was reached, and an
other meeting is called for the same
placo Monday moraing at 10:30.
Tboso present yesterday were mem
bers of one or more of the following so
cieties: The Woman's Relief corps,
Matinee MuBicale, W. U. T. U Wom
an's club D. A. R., University Place
Woman's club, Fortnightly, Woman's
suffrage association, Sorosis and two
church missionary societies. Each lady
was called upon for an expression of
opinion, and all felt the need of or
ganized effort among the women of
Lincoln, Soveral objectB were men
tioned which might be of deep interest
to all tho local organizations, but the
majority inclined towards the woik of
tho city improvement society and tho
enforcement of tho city ordinances. The
curfew lawB were alBo mentioned.
If the united influence and force of
all tho Lincoln womon could be brought
to boar on any good work, tho result
would bo well worth tho extra effort
required But no one wishes the added
burden of an inefficient council which
haB tho half-hearted support of a few
societies, It h hoped that all tho wom
en's societies will endeavor to have
some of their members present noxt
Monday.
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MATINEE MUS1CALB.
The Matinee Musicalo will hold its
regular semi-monthly meeting on Mon
day afternoon next at the usual hour in
the Brace block, Fifteenth and O streets.
The program, which is entitled "A Lit
tle Journey in the World," treats of the
folk songs of various nations and is as
follows:
Current Events Miss Mary Smith,
Mrs. A. W. Jansen.
Paper Folk Songs, Mrs. E H. Bar
bour. Song Old Englisb, "The Mistletoe
Bough," Bishop; Miss Bessie Turner.
Irish Folk Song, Foote; Welsh Air,
"All Through the Night," Mies Lora
Holmes.
Piano -Norwegian Folk Sons, op. 17,
Nos. 8, 11, 16, Grieg; Miss Ida Coder.
French Chanson, Mrs. A. W. Jansen.
German Folk Songs, a. Fruhlingslied;
b. Wiegenlied; c. In Einom Kustan
Grunde; MIsb Louiee Miller.
Quarte'tea-a, Swiss Air, "Cuekoo,''
Fetig;b American Folk Song, Foster;
Mrs. R. A. Holyoke, Miss Maude Oak
ley, Mi.s Grace Reynolds, Mrs. D. A.
Campbell,
Accompanist, Mies Ella GivenB.
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