The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-19
MOTHERS NINETY BOYS
Minneapolis Woman Has Taken on a
Burden and Made Il a Pleasure.

! MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. ls.-Mother to
100 boys, and more wanted! That's
what Mrs. Frank e. Crazy, of Minnea-
polls is. She's like the Old Lady who
lived in shoe, in Mother Goose, in the
number of children she mothers
but Mrs. Crazy does know what to do;
and she's doing it so well that the real
mothers of these 80 rollicking, happy
youngsters have come to realize that
when their sons grow to manhood they
will have 80 as near perfect husbands
as 80 women could wish for Mrs.
Crazy is house mother" to the boys of
the Thomas Arnold public school.
Watching the boys on their way to
school, with their lunch. boxes under
their sturdy arms, gave Mrs. Crazy
her idea. She thought how much tas-
tier and more healthful a hot lunch
w
lated her plan and took it to the teach
ers and to members of the board of
education. Fine; the very thing; be-
gin right away was the comment of
everyone she spoke to. Out of money
the boys got through sale of their work
at the manual training classes, they
laid in a supply of provisions and Mrs.
Crary cooked the lunches. From that
it was an easy and logical step to
teaching the boys to do the cooking |
themselves. Now hot noon-day meals |
are cooked for the boys and the teach
ers. Sometimes the main article is veg
stable soup; sometimes it is a nourish-
ng stew; always there is dessert |
pudding to top off with or baked apple.
Six boys, selected by themselves are
n charge of the cooking each week.
they have come to be mighty proud OF
hir accomplishments in the culinary
lrt, and there is quite q bit of friendly
'ivalry over the abilities of these cook
Joys. The six who do the cooking, also
10 the dish washing. Once week, the
loor is scrubbed and the dish-towels
,oied. The boys take their regular
urns doing this work. They have come
O realize the value of good house
,eeper, and they are putting their
into practice in their homes,
much to the delight of their mothers
nd sisters.
"Mothering" has always been my
pecialty," said Mrs. Crazy today She
as four boys of her own. My 80 boys
ave learned quickly, and they will re-
member what they have learned. Some
manners and cleanliness. Some of
hem preferred to sit down at table
Without cleaning up This is all
hanged now There is as much rival
y in table manners and cleanliness
ow as there is over the abilities of
ach as a cook. They all call me mo-
her, and try to live up to the name
low that we have grown dear to each :
Their, they come to me on Saturdays
nd after school is out. They give me
leir condolences and | advise them
Many times, when diff
ulties arise, they make me their
ldge; sometimes it is hard to decide
case and settle it absolutely on its L
erits. but there has never been an ii
)peal." II
OF course there are times when the "
ys are not angels. On such occasions IL
rs. Crazy goes on the theory thai O
putting your arms around a bly, and 81
wing him does more good than a e.
hipping" Next summer Mrs. Crary lie
i'll teach the boys gardening, She is
airman of the Minneapolis Improve
ent league. The board of edI-cat;on
so pleased with Mother" Crary's
orE with her 80 boys that they are
supplying a rev rang and
w kitchen utensils fcr her kitchen.