Evening star., 1911-01-15
Schools for Defective Parents

to be dogged all day by nurse, is long jump; but in
the category of defective parents their portraits hang
not far apart. The locked out child has to
complain and his wrongs sometimes thereby rghted;
but the other child doesn't know of what he is
being robbed
Oh well, we can't discuss it. Let me tell you few
things that being done, in schools blossomng out all
over the country for the benefit of defective parents
The National Congress of Mothers goes at things in
thorough going way. Mrs. Frederic Scho the president
has lately returned from Brussels having gained
ammunition with which to load her guns. At a confer
held at the White House during the administration
of Roosevelt the President told Mrs Scho that he felt
vitality interested in the work this congress
doing than in that of any other movement for
reform. This organization started by Mrs. Theo
dOre W. Brney about thirteen years ago. with office
in Washington, and recognized by embassies of every
nation don't know how many guns are fired for Mrs
Scho, in she is visiting foreign por but doubt
less she slips in quite simply disguised as mothery
looking private citizen.
How They Are Reached
THE way this Congress gets parents is through the
Parent Teacher Associations. These hold confer
ences, probably once month. in the schoolhouse i'm
medatey after the session, at which teachers meet
mothers and fathers f they catch one and discuss
all affairs of the school, The most successful of these
conferences usually envened by cup of tea or light
refeshment the teachers supposedly weary after
their long days work. and need bit of stimuant before
beginning anything new also the theory that sociab
ty thereby enhanced At the conferences the subjects
that have been treated at greater conferences be
discussed from hookworm ventilation, through dele
gates who have brought back ideas and plans,
through speakers invited for the occasion. In
schools the pupils bring penny once month to pay
for refreshments and her child has brought penny
the mother feels that she has right to come
than when merely invited. In a committee
of children refreshments, but does not remain for
the talk Once year teachers and parents give the
children party and play and dance with them for this
IS the age, you know when the parent plays with the
child and the child works with the parent Parents and
teachers in this way often hang their halos up in the
hall and 60 in, and quite informal and human and
companionable.
| knew about little girl who came home from
school on Monday afternoon and found her mother
busy belated washing.
"Oh, Mother, she called out, what you doing?
Don't you know all the mothers invited up to-day
to see the teachers?"
Yes, | know it, grumbled her mother; but l
haven't time for such fooshness. l have work to do"
The little girl wept and complained and made such
fuss that the mother seeing that she had set her heart
it, finally wiped her hands, dressed, and went
if late to the meeting.
When saw the mother she was chairman of the hos
pitalty committee and delegate to of the large
conferences held by the National Congress of Mothers
Story of Katy Fitzgerald
TO show how anxious some of these women are that
their children should be better prepared to meet life
than they shall tell the story of Katy Fitzgerald.