Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-07-31
Points
For
Mothers
Problem For Mothers.


The girl WHO has just lett school is
generally u person much ruvied by her
fellow schoolgirls, hut sympathctic We
men with good memories often pity
her. From the day when she was first
taken to the kindergarten till now CIV
cry days work has boon arranged for
her. SomC Of the best brains in the
country have combined to lay out her
sChcmc OF work and play, Her DISPOSE
ton has been studied. her habits oh
served, her amuSrmrnts organized, she
velop. but not enough to stagnate
Then suddenly pamc Fashion DEGREES
that She Is cid enough Ia put her hair
up and let her dresses grow long. and
anxious parents declare THAT dear lisa
bells education is really I'M, he'd now /:
II is time the child came home FOR
good
Ot course il college career opens
before the schoolgirl the nature Of her
life alters very immatcriAllN II is the
same routine with n wider liberty The
sudden emancipation Is probably never
felt. for uEconsciously the restrictions
of childhood widen into the liberties OF
the adult The girl. again, who is i'm
mcdiatc,y to take her place IN society
has plenty to occupy her She will he
coming ont directly, and all the excite
ments OF the dance to hr given In her
hn1nn hnp hnSN fnliiNittnG
of the season
Very differently CirCumStanced are
those who look forward To the end of
their schooldnys With rngcrnrss be
cause then they can get to work and
help to relieve the financial straits of
the family
But between the two extremes Is II
vast host of girls who lcuv" school he
cause they are too old to stay. then
loiter vaguely through the next few
years wondering how To pass the time,
The brothers Of this class are more
Fortunate No father would dream Of
leaving them unoccupiod for n year or
two after their nominal education An.
ishes. II the boy shows no marked
ability. expresses no especial desire as
TO what he shall be- that never for n
moment excuses him from work
The heads Of the family consult to,
gethcr and settle things for him. and
no one blnmes the boy because at sew
entccn or eighteen he knows less of
what he can make OF his life than his
! father does nj ffty How can the lad
know unless nature has endowed him
with some specially marked charac-
! terlstlcs. which ns often as not does
not happen? Why. II IL but few
years since he asked to he an engine
driver or n street ear conductor. and
probably IN his secret heart he still
thinks II would be finer to be pro
fcssional automobile racer or nm avia-
| tor than anything else. And no one
! blames the boy. All the same they set
tie his future career on very different
| lines.
| But with girl II ull ~ different 81
am determined to treat my boys and
! girls alike" says the anxious mother.
$50 If Isabel wants n training she shall
have II. But the dear girl does not
! seem to know what she wants. and |
| say can do with her very well at
| home NJ present She can MI the vases
| ana 90 calling with me Then there IL
| the sewing club once n week" And the
good woman feels mildly indignant
with dear Isabel" because dlscon-
/ tented pout * Enthusiastically showing
ituplf m hpr DrpttV face
And Isabel wonders vaguely how to
III the long. long hours and wishes
that aIl her life were arranged for her
ms school days We're Perhaps she has
no particular gifts does not POSSESS
on" Of thos" robust natures which