Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-23

her people, in the town where she was
born and reared She began her
school - years ago, with 10 pupils.
in an empty shed. 1t now has 553 pu-
pills. a farm of "a acres, build
ings and Is teachers. 1t has been
incorporated as the Mayesville In
duStrial institute. In addition to a COM
mon school education. it teaches cOlored
boys and girls 8 trades including the
making of bricks. Miss Wilson Went to
Pittsburg and studied this craft. in or.
der to be able to teach it; and the boys
of her school put up their trades build
ing" with bricks of their own manufac-
ture. trades building for the girls is
now greatly needed. also an infirmary
for pupils who are ILL., The Mayesville
institute has less money than almost any
of the colOred schools. but is doing a
great work with what i has. Farmers
come from other states to study the inn
proved methods of farming taught there.
Miss Wilson has been elected president
of the farmers conference held at
Mayesville, an unusual honor for colored
men to pay to colOred woman and the
government is probably going to estab-
lish an agricultural experiment station
at the school. The normal department
trains teachers, who go out and spread
the light.-Woman's Journal
1850
The Devotion of Modern Mothers.
Reggie. where are you?'
'Just here"
What are you doing there?"
Nothing"
Now, Reggie, don't try to deceive me.
Tell me this minute what you are doing"
Nothing, mother. Just playing with
my blocks.
We'll, be careful
Yes, mother, I'm being it,"
Then Reggie heayes deep sigh and
goes on playing, while his devoted moth
er in the room adjoining proceeds with
her sewing or her reading, feeling that
the child's temporal and eternal saliva
ton is assured for another quarter of an
hour.
1t may be sad, sad thing to be Il lit
tie orphan boy, but Reggie could not be
made to believe it. 1t may be great
good thing for n boy to have n devoted
mother, but Reggie accepts this just as
he takes health foods and cod liver oil
and much else that is said to he good for
him. What he would really love is 3
to be neglected, and, as a matter of fact,
that is what he really needs.
Finally Reggie becomes very much run
down, and his mother takes him to an
eminent child specialist.
Il suppose you are careful to keep
your eye ON him when he is out play
ingY' asks the specialist.
"Oh, yes, doctor. | am very careful
about that" comes the prompt reply, and
the old doctors eyes seem to blink as if
dazzled by the radiance OF the mothers
halo.
when he is out with other boys you
sit by the window where you can call
out to him once in a whlle?'
"Oh, yes. doctor. | never let him get
out of my sight if can help it"
"Well, madam, that is what is spelling
the child's health. | can't explain the
connection, but there Is some sort of
psychological influence at work on the
child who is always watched which
takes the life out of him. I have re-
marked this in unnumbered cases. Give
Reggie a chance. Do you pull a growing
plant up by the roots every few minutes
to see how it is doing? The process is
Just as fatal to a child. Let him alone.
Besides''-the halo about Reggie'S moth
er's head was beginning to diminish
1.-The care you take of the child is nine
parts selfish. You are really less con-
cerned about him than you are about
yourself. You don't want to worry about
something that may happen to him; that
is what is frightening you
How many other mothers dare spread
their devotion under the doctors micro
scope and learn if it is pure? How many
prefer to make Reggie's life a burden
under the cloak of maternal watchful-
ness and authority? are you among
them? Watch yourself and see. If you
are. and realize it and correct the ten
dency, a brighter day will dawn for
Reggie and for yOu.-Harper's Bazaar