Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-14


recipe. Your druggist has Pinex, or will
grt> it for YOU. If not, send to The
finex Co., IT. Wayne, Ind.
packages was an eye-opener to many
who had not before counted the cost.
Screens, showing the photogre phs Of
healthy. properly fed children were
shown, together with charts giving the
food value Of eggs and milk and their
equivalents in cereals and meat. as
well as the poisons found in many
prepared foods and highly colored
candies.
The question Of supplying q school
breakfast to children who come to
school without having had food in the
morning, is problem before a num-
Der of Parent Teacher organizations
in some of the congested 'ctions of
the cities. In number of places pro-
vision has been made through private
charity for supplying the breallfastless
child with food. At the same time an
effort is being made to reach the
mothers and interest them in some
different means of provision. When
the cause is poverty, help is secured
from the proper channels, but when, as
is often the case, child Is allowed to
go to school without breakfast simply
through the carelessness of the moth
er. who may perhaps give him two or
three pennies to buy cakes as a SUBJ
stitute, the organization endeavors to
arouse in her feeling Of greater re-
sponsibility and much good has a.
ready been accomplished in this direc-
ton. Cook ing classes and small moth
ers' clubs have wrought wonders In
many school communities and they
are always brought about by such
cooperation between the teachers and
mothers as the Parent Teacher asso
citation endeavors to promote.
Food Supply of Children.
In Milwaukee, the attention given to
the food supply of school children
called for the expenditure Of over
$1,000 last year. Between November
and March 5000 loaves of bread, 1900
dozen rolls and 800 quarts of milk
were used. The cost of a child's
lunch is about four cents. The child
is charged one cent, If able to pay,
thus eliminating the idea of charity.
The balance is paid by the organiza-
ton having the matter in charge.
These lunches go to meet the urgent
demand for food and are distributed
through eleven centers. Another Mil
waukee organization provides bowl
of hot soup and a roll to school chill
dren for two cents. While their pres
ent value is not disputed, the Parent
Teacher associations are working
toward a better home condition, so
t,;A 40 vr,t1l H. mn
longer required.
In q number of states the members
of the Parent Teacher associations,
both men and women. are giving their
heartiest efforts towards the abolition
of many forms OF social evil. The
possibilities of giving a proper course
of instruction in sex hygiene In the
public schools is being thoroughly dis
cussed with the usual concensus of
opinion that such matters must re-
ceive sincere cooperation from both
parents. In lumber Of instances
fathers clubs as well as mothers
clubs have been the outgrowth of O
campaign upon this subject. The pro-
hibition of the distribution of obscene
post cards IL one Of the matters to
which a number of the organizations
in the western and southern states are
turning their attention.
The school center movement Is
leading activity and one in which the
CO. cooperation Of parent5 of different
social classes are asked to meet upon
a plane Of mutual interest. The need
Of increased social relations between
foreign and American born parents for
the benefit Of the children of both, is
one of the newer ideas which 1t is
felt Is going to play an important part
in overcoming the prejudices which
are a source of great difficulty in
many communities. The public school
belongs to all and the opinion of every
parent as to what measures are con-
ducive to the best development of his
own child are worthy Of fair consid-
Grafton.
Federal Legislation.
Among the matters to be taken up
by the conference now in session In
Houston is legislation in the United
States affecting women and children.
This includes laws upon compulsory
education. child labor, juvenile court
and several other subjects. Reports Of
the different states will be consid-
cred and one Of the speakers will be
Miss Julia Lathrop. the head of the
Children's bureau. The differences
existing In the differen. states regard
ing these matters seem to indicate the
need of certain federal legislation, al
though the peculiar conditions of diff
ferent parts of the country in the
minds Of many persons, call for laws
fitted especially to local needs.
dominant note in the platform Of
every organization devoted to child
welfare IS the need of greater recoE-
milton Of the duties end responsible
ties of parentnood aid the fact that
much of the neglect which is apparent