The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-25

full day in the life Of any proper fam.
lily. And here l want to say to the
teacher it is hardly given to You 70
understand the emotion Of a proper
father and mother when they realize
that on that day a new set of in.
%f1uences is to begin to surround the
life of their child, that he Is now TO
sit at the feet of a teacher, whose per.
~sonality Is bound to influence the
childs taste, and his views and dis.
likes, his little forms Of thought. his
habits Of speech, and his views of life
II is not oye~rstating it one bit to saw
that the schools should bear and is
able to bear a large part of the respon.
sibility in the development of the child
but it leads to confusion and to II
tionable results for us as teachers. TO
assume o much responsibility or To
claim too great a power in the devotion.
ment of the citizen. Now as | have
limited there is some confusion In edu.
c%ational thought today, If there are
conflicting aims and ideals, if there is
overlapping and waste in the educa.
tional system, what are some of the
influences which promise to make
matters better?
The Chinese have a proverb: "A
hundred men make an encampment
but il takes a woman to make a home "
This woman-ruled home is the corner
tone of our republic. ITO Adam
paradise was a home; to the good
among his decendents home is para
disc All great institutions social,
religious, and industrial, are an ont
growth of the home, and at one time
all educational, religious, and indus
trial and the more formal education
now given by the school-were given
in the home.
But social conditions have changed
that the demands of society upon
the school have multiplied from the
old 3 RS to u present concrete svs-
tenn which expects the school to do all
training of the child. MANY par
now feel that if they nourish the
'hlld fairly well and see to it that the
'hild has a moderate amount of sleep
clothing, that kind Providence +
md the public school will do the rest. !
hen should our school be credited I
With he causes which have changed :
he environments, experiences and de-
ire OF youth, let it not sound i~rrever- =
mt 10 say that sometimes it seems to
that Providence ought to apol- p
for the fact that some of our L
oys know so much concerning the i
lste of Heinze "57 varieties and for y
he fact that in this day of divorces 6
lere are so many people who go on q
lie theory, United we stand-divid- f.
! we stand it better"
Selishness Is so common that really O
nselish deeds attract attention be- C,
of their infrequecy. In COMPARE n
m with the children of other highly h
vilized peoples our own children a.
most deplorably. With these r.
ements appearing and even cultivat-
is it not at all to be wondered at al
at we are disgraced by a growing sc
altitude of divorce cases, that we NJ
e afflicted by selfish corporations, W
'litical corruption, anarchistic demon nc
r%ations, mob violence, and financial ST.
andals SO numerous as to be every al
y commonplace in all parts of our ha
untry. OF
We parents should have more inter
t and be more careful of the health sc
d care of the body of the child. The en-
eth OF nearly 75% of our school chill be
EN- need attention. Carelessness of dh
es, ears, and especially the throat gr
a great deal of suffering and m;
my cases of stunted development or tAr
p~redisposition to disease that might stl
silly be prevented. Few school chill
are given enough sleep. Many erl
lldren who are nervous, irritable, mi
d tickle in appetite, could be cured to
a months time by proper attention me
sleep. Late hours not only affect Iers
school work of children but their Sol
lilly development as well. In the int
Of dress, also, We use strange in
lgment or no judgment at all. The !
posed blue arms and legs Of chill chi
IN in the early winter and early pal
ing show how frequently common VIII
Is ~subordinated to fashion. Most be<
ldren are probably kept too warm are
ring the first year or two Of their ant
es. But by the time they reach hal
lool age they are often clad too pro
Intily. The short sleeves, the low see
ks, the thinness Of texture in the be
list Of high school girls, the low ing
'es and the thin stockings in the
ather both cold and wet, all show lar
effect In the early breakdown SO per
nmon In our day, and SO alarming the
en- its extent is really appreciated. life
Use are points In which health doe
'uld call a halt even where modesty ext
no appeal Rohust health 70 ora yoI