The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
OUR TEN MILLION PRlNCELINCS.


the cradle no longer rules the The government
shifted cradle itself This country becomes every
and precmineny nation OF child worship Never
before in the history of mankind has SO avhcd money time
ingenuity and oehoug smooth and brighten the path OF the
youngster.
Compared with the youth Of other ages every child nowadays
brought like prince born high responsibility and privilege
He daily that the best is too good for him. School
houses Fairgrounds amusemen systems nngfrom the time
cradle for the kindergarten to the moment when no
graduates his last school, the American child around him
in marble superby appointed machinery for his special benefit
in endowmen reaching hundreds OF millions these colossal
Of his dignity and importance Is wonder that he
about with Of cockureness and smile Of Triumph
Arnold Bennett says commenting in Harpere Magazine
upon this supreme Of American youth: "A child is
fool child almost always uncanniy shrewd And when
money being howered upon hygenc devices for its comfort
upon tre for its distraction when brains all bent
discovering the BEST incest Of dealing with its instincts when 1t
itself the Of magnificent pageant ritual DEVOTION almost
Worship naturally lifts its chin, puts its shoulders back steps out
spring and gnces down confidently upon the whole world
Who Wouldn't"
For better or worse we have crowned the child To entertain
divert him becomes the first importance To discipline
old fashioned barsrous and impossible Only
the day. the Hynic Congress Washington well known
New York physician seriously advanced platform Of Chdren
Rights that might have been drawn by Mr. Roosevelt himself to
catch the nursery vote:
"a child wants what it wants when it wants and ought
have It'll The child knows what wants better than the parent
Six meals dayi The instinct for play Godgvenso
hatred Of school perfect gorge not unhygicn Early to bed
and early rise is outworn theory Don't wake children
up" etc. ETC.
Let the old fo shake their heads at such notionhcy the
rons that and each Leave the child free
develop his instncdon hwart his natural ncnaonsdaw him
out but don't force facts upon him. these be the precepts with
which the modern heir apparent is raised by millions.
"Let the child develop in accord with his nstnctsr
There used to be old fashioned notions that character formed
hugely by discipline by enforced formation Of habits leading self
denial and seresn that have to fix the attention childhood
upon facts and problems not trncay pleasant strengthens the
mind for attacking the bigger tanges OF later @ that respect for
elders and modesy Of speech and bearing for noble
and useful when acquired the Of
full checking Of exubnt instinct People used think
life gains much from childhood in which duty holds larger place
than privilege which humility much to be learned pride
We have changed all hatdoubtess for the BETTER Many
older generation startled and bwdered and little hurt
by what to them the increasing
Difference present day youth The prince
little earlier each decade We bow before him. fatter his nsnc
spread at his feet the aurg Of his
tves Well and good Only let make up minds that
going to be considerable span Of time before
out his obligations.