Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-26

10 her home lie ShoNld she iatef W
eide TO marry.
This is CARRYING MS into the realms
% higher education. however. with
which we mothers Of children in the
public schools have as vet nothing 10
do.
But there Is stlll one point that ]
believe needs emphasis before We
close the subject. Through feelins
our own short comings. We mothers
rely too much or printed opinion IN
matters Of child training We should
believe that our motherhood gives US
a better knowledge OF our own child
rem than the wisest man In the world
can have. Not that We do not need
advice. Some such works as Spen-
GERS Education and Brooks Mental
Science and Culture used as hand
books in the training Ct her child
ren. The point | wish to emphasize
is. that We must reserve the right 10
differ from any and every author H.
our own particular case; for ready
made ideas. like ready-made clothes,
usually have to be altered somewhat
TO fit the individual. We may not
differ Their views NAV meet our
own exactly. They may say things
that We have never thought Of, but
that we instantly recognize rs true.
But. II we are working for best re-
suits, we must most carefully avoid
believing anvbody's opinion iniallible.
Especially is this true In regard TO
some Of our popular women's maya
zines, which sometimes publish arti-
cles that make o thinking worcan sick
when she realizes the number OF 9th
or women who will read them as II
they were gospel. and practice their
pernicious theories or their own off
spring
Did YOU read an article not long
ago IN which n mother described how
she kept her half-grown daughter In
solitude on bread and water, until
/ the Girl. unable longer TO endure the
punishment. came weeping down
stairs TO throw herself on her knees
and hes and plead for forgiveness
and reinstatement In her mothers al
fections And did YOU note how this
mother in writing about II plumed
herself on her wisdom and other
SANITY virtues Nov. most earnest
/ " believe that that mother who de-
| liheratcly helps to break down her
child's self-esteem by solitary con
/ finemont in disgrace. and by requir-
ing the mental and physical attitude
Of slave IN her plea tor forgiveness
Of a fault tand no mere CHILD car
commit a fault that deserves SO
severe punishment is little better
than n monster. And any mother
that lets her daughter think for one
single instant that the mothcr-lovc
is lcssened by anything the child
does. is SLOWLY but surely losing her
hold upon that child Fortunate IN
deed Is srch mother II she finds
her daughter still looking upon her as
best confidant and adviser. al the
time'she most needs a mothers coun'
sci. Yet do not doubt that many un'
thinking women who read that arti'
Gle were deceived bv its sophistry
and perhaps sighed over what theN
considered their own too great lie.
niency with their children.
cannot forbear an illustration OF
the acceptance Of anything printed
as true, It SO exactly shows my mean
ing.
At one time our telephone number
was wrongly recorded in the director,
and we were a good deal harassed by
people calling for the members Of
another family.
Three times in one day did an un
known lady ring me up and ask pre-
cisely the same question. receivinE
precisely the same answers. On,
conversation ran about like this
us this No. blank?"
Yes"
is Mrs, So-and.So there"
"lo OF have the wrong number"
At the fourth time the NOV IA
miliar voice asked the now familiar
questions | replied. perhaps a trifl,
tartly, Il have already told vol
three times today that this is no
Mrs So-and-So's residence"
"ies. but II u.s." quite as tPrtly re
plied the unknown. 1t is bound u
be. for II is that way in the book.
Let us not then be like this lady
who evidently thought that a book
any book. even telephone direc
tory. was bound to be right. Just be
cause Il was printed
In conclusion then. II We teach on
: gcrl from infancy TO use her eye
and ears. memory and reason. 10 IA,
best possible advantage. II We trail
her. ourselves. in the virtues b,
which humanity must ever confirm,
to rise, II We give her the essentia
home training by letting her help a
a privilege. II we be bold. bold, bu
not too bold" in taking exper' eduoa
tional advice. we can safely trust tn
remainder OF our daughters educa