Liberty Ladies College - Liberty Yearbook (Liberty, MO)

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ed 'ed bs, lng ise e ge ith for all irls I 11e- not IOU.- :end Llize 3nly sur- heir rded a tOO lake the 1' the p of well-known educators and the iisocial atmosphere of the place of a sort that seems desirable for the young man or woman, it is the habit of parents to congratulate them- selves upon having found iijust the place for flack or Alice? If an additional query is made it possibly has to do with the general healthfulness of the locality. How often is there any inquiry made into the sanitary and hy- gienic status of the school? If it is a boarding school, who asks anything about the kitchen except as to the abundance of the food? Who asks about the plumbing, the ventila- tion, and the disposition of the sewerage? Who asks about the water supply? It seems almost beyond belief, in these days when health is concededly dependent upon proper sanitary and hygienic surroundings, that the head of a family could for a minute lose sight of these matters and send his dear ones to a place about which he knows nothing concerning the care taken to preserve the health of the residents, when reflection will assure him that the most sedulous care is necessary. The United States Health Bulletin has had occasion to examine into this subject quite extensively during the past few months, and if some of the facts that have come to our notice during these investigations were generally known, we believe that prospective patrons would be shocked at the unsanitary and disease-breeding conditions existing at some of the highest priced and most fashionable schools. These investigations have been made without the insti- gation of the proprietors and generally without their knowl- edge, consequently they are unbiased and unprejudiced. Among the schools that met with the general approval of the experts investigating these matters for us, and which we have no hesitation in recommending to our readers, is the Liberty Ladiesi College, Liberty, Missouri. We know nothing about the course of study at this school, for it is of no interest to us, but if the same care is taken with the mental welfare of the pupils as is shown and plainly shown to be taken with the physical, we feel 47

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PHYSICAL CULTURE. - The College owns an admirably lighted, well heated and thoroughly ventilated gymnasium. It is fully supplied with necessary applianceswweights, bars, rings, clubs, bells, etc., etc. . The College campus also presents abundant opportun- ity for healthful exercise. On the beautiful lawns, games --as croquet, tennis, etcr-can be indulged in to the young ladies health and great delight. Much outdoor exercise at suitable seasons will be required. In fact, we encourage and require all outdoor exercise possible, consistent with good government and work. HEALTH RECORD. It would be hard to find a more healthful location for a school. Our health record is a matter of wonder to all who know it. This climate is especially beneficial to girls from the South and extreme Northwest. The following is from the United States Health Bulle- tin, published in New York, September, 1902. We do not know the author, and knew nothing of the article until we saw it in print. SCHOOLS AND HEALTH. During the month of September several hundred thou- sand of young Americans will leave their homes to attend some institution of learning. How many parents realize just what that phrase-iileave h0meiL-means? Few, we fear, really grasp the idea embodied-the fact that not only are the moral influences of the home life no longer to sur- round the child, but that the careful supervision of their physical welfare with which the parents have guarded their sons and daughters is to give place to another, and too often, a different state of affairs. Even the most careful parents will neglect to make sure that the hygienic surroundings of their children in the school are all that they should be. If the curriculum of the school is satisfactory, the corps of teachers made up of 46 - . ts. -,- - . y-m: -1- ;3 .n... 3...; - rwunrw. ,7 - -7-Aw. v AM . ..---.,:: .V $le

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that it deserves the support of parents and the encourage- ment of the public. Are the days of Dotheboys Hall so long past that pa- rents can trust their childrenis future to the care of stran- gers Without the most searching investigations? LITERARY SOCIETIES. There are two thoroughly organized and Well-gov- erned Literary Societies in the College-Alethean and Cleophas. Almost every pupil in school is a member of one or the other of these societies. Great enthusiasm and excellentiresults have marked their existence. Exercises consist of instrumental and vocal music, readings, essays, recitations, etc. Teachers and officers frequently attend the meetings of these societies, giving their influence and en- couragement to the young ladies in this excellent line of work. Such organizations quicken the mind and refine the tastes. They are as an intellectual stimulus and a means of literary culture. Rooms will be set apart for the pur- ..t: pose of these societies, and the young .ladies will be en- ' V I i couraged to arrange and furnish them attractively, as op- portunity may allow. YOUNG WOMANiS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION The young ladies, aided by officers and teachers, main- tain a Y. W. C. A. This society has done much good in the past, and it is its object to cultivate a religious and spiritual sentiment among the pupils. Attendance is V01- untary, but it is greatly desired that all students shall be- come interested in this work. LIBRARY AND READING ROOM. Under appropriate rules, pupils are allowed the use of the books and magazines of the College Library and of the Presidentis private library. Additions are made to the li- brary every year. During the past five years the friends of the institu- tion have presented several hundred choice volumes. Our r; y y - 48