The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-10
FOR the Democratic Adgo<atc
Home Education.

MISSES z rToEs Tho halo % glory which year
Cover correspondent, r Z =. sceks 20 thfuN
both the halo and the schools woad u g1la GorrfeF
were tie reSalts Of the schools not proving thai
they The social the religious asd the loliticai
tons bsve just met with several anicag defend.
erS of the puac schools he, {n their inability %
sustain their side Of the question have dfupp-l Il
,Yth t = "a fis, taf hey vss,Id AZ tssssi ha,
20 respect the schools until something better
offered. To these and others would say that bone
education Is the proper thing for all young chill
dfen and that 81 b easily among the possibilities
Tor Il BE- given hF parcDt> and otlcr ehiidFra
the will Is willing for the way,
Many mothers are now undertaking this home
education. Catholic mother IN frrsieTcs ceR1Iy
writes that she Was 50 xhocksd vith Tbs insults
OF sending her ehiadrea to the public school lhai
she IS now teaching the whole seven 81 them az
home II the compulsory eauoAtlon bill Il M,
Waters should become law Ehis lady could ie rntn.
peiled to orego her home instruction and scni her
children TO what she considers hell there 3
paEoehiAl school near. This would d = downright
Water bill demands all instruction. ia private
schools and homes 20 romport with that Of te fsl,
lie school examining system This denies tsle pTi-
vate school and the home Its Individuality and Is
thoroughly tyrannical
recognition. The Cosmopolitan, an lfnIuease mag
aKine published Al Irviugtosi, y Y. published
prise article In IL last heeemfeg issue entitled
The Child Brought W ~ Hane. lEsanihur vas
Flora l. Briggs, ami she received the prize Of $50
for IL over scores Of other writers the sab
iect But for all practical purposes most "a iIiable
article has inst appeared under the nom de flains
al ~Hilda KichInond. = in he Chicago Naiios,zl
RurIl Of Feb, 18th. on The HoEne school" II in
dicates the way IN which am bringing up ms oWu
children only perhaps. stiii less slickleg fag
mental application than she Is believe that very
little real study Il Necessary. and That the mere
swering Of chiIdren's questions AZ the~reeeptive
moments in which they enquire Is sufficient
.sHilda Richmond Is Minnie b. Ichler. Of keuion,
hardin county, Ohio. and thiak the Advocate
well spare the space 10 republish her valuable
tribu,ion 20 the National Ranai. Here Il Is:
THE HOME SCHOOL
IL Hft1a RiehmDud
Whenever see little boys aud girls Of siy and
eishi trndging through the snow " mud 70 she
district school At this seaSon Of the year think
that there are still shOrtsghed parents living In
this enlightened age ] know many people argue
the little ones away for the day but there other
things To be considered. Many spell Of sickness
can be traced directly 70 wet feet or playing on
damp ground hen away from the watcnfni eye o.
the mother. for teacher. however yigilant. can
keep her eyes on all the pupils during play time
How many times have we ali sen little ones Had-
ing through all the pslddies on the way school
OF course damp feet bad colds and sometimes seTl-
sickness are the natural results 81 such careless
But the mothers say: I'VE have no time 10 teach
the little aud do not feel competent 10 under
take the task even IL we had the time.
But they have time 10 nurse them through sick
ness much Of which is caused by ihoughtiesSness,
and time for many unimPortant things Fifteen
minutes day spent in teaching Will 20 wonders
for in school the children recite hardly ofeuer
than four or five times day and are expected 70
sit quietly during the rest of the time II y1u don't
think this Is hard just try evening sitting still
for couple of hours with nothing to do and no one
10 talk 20, and see if you are not IN mood TO s. m
pathze with your restless children who can not SIT
still and study
Afier All ii & a simple matter TO find time 10 teach
If you really want to do it, While you are ironing,
baking churning you can De giving out little
probems in arithmetic or telling little stories about
plants and animals. This need not disturb your
work at ALL for the children can eagerly ask CUES
tons and work their little states without being
A blackboard fastened to the kitchen wall is an
excellent help. but if you can not afford IT, large
rNEG
swers the same purpose with black or gay coiored
chalk to mark with" as the children say.
In these days OF cheap maps no one need do with
out at least one of the world and our continent
and state. Many times all that Is necessary Is 10
ask the congressman from your district for United
states maps that are nnely put up. Many OF the
railroads issue good maps of the section through
which they run. There is a map illustrating the
B0er the wall before me as write that is an
advertisement of a metal company;
In the window of a store pass daily is an eight
inch globe for twenty-five cents. There never was
a time when books, good books, were as cheap
now.
domestic science TO both boys and girls while they
are daily with her. The little quilt pieces or doll
dresses furnish employment for many happy hour
and little fingers be Taught TO wipe dishes and
do many little tasks that boys and girls should
know how TO do.
The most important argument for home education
not excepting health is the gain morally in keeping
the children pure in heart and thought until they
old enough TO judge for themselves what is
right and what is wrong in their associates. /
fancy some mothers would open their eyes very
vide if they knew all that goes on on the play
ground.
Emerson truly said II sent my boy to school
and the boys ON the playground educated him."
know one boy who started to school at ten and
was graduated at sixteen six-foot healthy, happy
boy whose few school days were pleasure for
Thorough though simple home training along with
a healthy body enabled him TO do in six years what
other boys and girls give twelve to doing and he is
only a common, ordinary boy, too
If you once begin there dozens of little helps
that come 10 you IS matter of course. If this is
printed / may soale day tell of some little home
made games that are excellent for home teaching.
Give the children short lessons with ample time
for play and romping to develop their muscles and
then compare them with the children who regular
" attend school, and / think you will be album
dainty rewarded.
commend the above to the mothers of Carroll
SakesriAs Nd FRANCIS b. LIyEsEY.
This article closes the discussion in this paper.
EDITORS ADVOCATE