The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
SCHOOL NOTES
BY Mary e. Todd,

A little licking now and then
Is mighty good for mortal men
And poise and kindness oft is lent
Him who can take his punishment.
You never know the under side,
II on the crest of things you ride;
You sing and shout and joy and
laugh
And never know the other half.
You're really never worth a cent,
Unless you've had your punish
ment.
j. Orth called Monday and fixed
up his reports as treasurer OF district
No. IL. He found that he had spent
1921 more for the district than
he had received money for the
district. The district was behind ov-
er $104 for last years school. The
district was behind just $6.91 for
this years school. AS not all the
taxes for this year are paid the dist
riot will probably come out ahead in
the end.
Mr., Orth makes a good and eff
cent officer.
School boards, please begin to look
around for your teachers. We Will
help you all we can We will give
you all the data we have concern
ing the teachers we know. We have
some experienced teachers to select
from. Let us give the first chance
to our home teachers If We can con-
scientiously.
Mrs. Emil Hoelcel is with us the
last week at the normal. No one can
afford to miss her primary methods,
There is no school in the county, but
that has some primary grades. Mrs.
Hoelcel is an expert in her line.
Last TUESDAY evening at the
Christian church DR.. A. w. Trettin,
one of the professors of the Kansas
university, gave to the nOrmalites
assembled one of his fine lectures on
Child Development and Hygiene. In
part he said, One of the great prob
lens of the day was to know how to
supply the demand from the Agri-
cultural world. Another was to uti-
lie the heat Of the summers sun fol-
winter use-but the greatest prob
lem was the successful treatment OF
the human being.
A babe at birth is worth $1,000
If all the babes born in the United
States in one year were placed side
by side the little white faced line
would reach from Liberal to Chica-
go. Every fifth one falls by the
wayside before 1t Is a year old. This
happens through carelessness or ig-
norance as the case may be and II
causes much anguish to parents.
From one to four years of age the
most important point is the correct
and proper food that children ought
to receive for the setting and build
ing of muscle for physical growth
and development.
B The second period is from four to
twelve and called the adolescent per-
iod.
The third period is from twelve
to manhood and womanhoOd. Dur
ing the latter period and before
sometimes, children should be taught
to care for their health and bodies
which is Gods great gift. Parents
should be companions to their chill
dren and have their full confidence
so that life should not be debauched.
Life should be beautiful and the
boy and girl taught the responsible
duties that are his toward God and
his fellow men.
DR.. Trettien cited the conditions
of three boys who have come under
his care and who are being benefited
by the application of remedies, con-
sisting mainly of muscle develop
ment to make a normal child.
He does this great work with his
students who accompany him to To-
peka and there make thorough ex-
aminations Of singular cases at the
Boys Industrial School at Topeka
and also do good for some of the
girls at Beloit with the aid of their
teachers.
His mission is to save the child
II possible and bring him to the
standard of normal children.
These defects in children are due
to starvation which is often the case
among waits in large cities and from
i'll effects left by the simple so-called
child diseases. He does not believe
in exposing children to diseases for
the sake of having them.
The Sympathetic Nervous System
never slumbers or sleeps and regis
tiers every thought and deed.
We are better men and women
than ever before, but we are respon-
sible to the age In which we live.
DR.. Trettlen leaves the thought
that men and women feel and think
just what their mothers made them
feel and think before they were seven
years old.
Again, the greatest problem is to
take the little human embryo and
cause 1t to grow beautiful, good and
lovely.
DR.. Trettien will come to US again
and 1t Is anticipated that every faith
er will come to hear him.
Mrs. John E. George and Mrs.