Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-03
Conservation of
Our Boys and Girls;
Address of H. A. Adrian of San
ia Barbara, California, to par
ents and Teachers at Teachers
Institute.

and the wonder working scien-
fist are products of education.
They are skilled-they are edu-
Gated. They are masters because
they were trained.
Though we have fine specimens
of efficient men in our time, we
have certain other fine specimens
of different type. There are
5000, 900 direlicts abroad today
minds of average potential force
which rush hither and thither
without control, without object,
and without heed. These 100000
live on you and on me. How do
you like it. Every tramp costs
$500, every pauper $1,000, every
criminal $1400. In addition our
asylums and our poor houses are
necessary and it takes only $500
to make good individual-so
much for the social side.
Now let us look at the individ-
ual. Inheritance is up for consid
sideration. Physical deformities
such as adenoid growths, weak
eyesight etc, may be greatly inn
proved or entirely righted by a
capable physician. Are parents
fulfilling the just Inheritance of
their children in this regard?
70 be a member of an honored
family is enough at times to save
a person from grave faults, as is
shown in daily life. Il believe
1t is a valuable help in the up
bringing of a child. Man is nota-
bic from his habits whether bad
or good habits. One of his un-
fortunate habits coming down
from his grandfather s time, is
his method of bringing up boys
and girls. While conservation of
coal and timber goes on, not one
cent goes for the determination
Of our stupendous number of dire
LETS.
The first of the conservation
movement may begin at home.
No woman on earth has any bust
ness to become mother until she
can cook a good wholesome meal.
Home is for the purpose of free
dom and love. Yet children are
so often persistently scolded, hag-
gled and told they muslin
touch it that they soon get to
believe everything in the house is
named "mustn t touch it. " Also,
papa and mama-though often
tired and worn out-seem to be
tired and worn out all the time.
Such treatment drives children
to the streets where saloons,
loafers, and other demoralizing
influences prey upon the best of
chlldren-the most sensitive and
lmaglnative-as well as the more
stupid. Half the child s waking
hours should be spent in play.
The school should be next in at
Effectiveness to the home.It is not
the teacher S place alone to make
it so, it can be made so only by
the cooperation Of the parents,
(ln most cases. in a financial way
The average school in many plac-
es is abomination. Dry goods box
es, dead grass and sticks are the
usual foundations for the cultiva-
ton of aesthetic taste. Danish
the public drinking cup. Con
serve the health of the boys and
girls. Open the windows and let
the sunshine and light in; let in
the air. At night there are only
two kinds of air: rotten, fetid air
and night air; so do not be afraid
OF it. Burglars? But no self re-
speeding burglar could fail to get
into your house, even under lock
and key.
In Oregon certain man made
, speciality of raising a fine breed
OF dogs upon which he lavished
the greatest care. His children
received no great attention but
they helped to feed the dogs. Re
monstrating with him one day,
just as he was beginning a TRADE
upon litter of pups, Prof. Adj
rain asked.
Why don't you move to where
you can educate your children
better?"'
Well, you see if | do, came
the answer, II will have to give
up Them pointing at the pups.
Well, what of it,"
"But-why cant you see p
those pups have a pedigree !"
Moral; BE a pedigreed pup
and be worth looking after.