Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-05-27

from us those things they know
we disapprove of. We are being
relegated to the "Old Fogy list
herein lies one of the greatest
tragedies of life and the greater
wrong lies with the parents. You
cannot expect your children to have
the ideals, the air castles you had
when You married and settled down
to your responsibilities. Those
very same air castles and ideals
will be theirs too-at the proper
time-they are young and Mothers,
won't you be young with them
won't you dance with them, laugh
with them share their secrets and
allow them just a little privilege OF
their opinions and Municipalities
put yours away for a bit and see
things through their eyes: Don't
expect them to believe as you did
twenty years or more ago; the
world has progressed since then
and you must go forward with
your children; do not expect them
to go back to where you started
out Chum with them and they
will tell you everything even though
you disapprove; laugh and enjoy
it all at the time and then later
talk it over and tell your side and
hear theirs.
Remember they are individuals.
and that you placed them here and
are responsible for them. l beg
you to keep their love, their Sec
rets, their respect and don't say it
can't be done, for it can and has
been done thousands OF times and
successfully too-tremendously So.
| have heard mothers say: 81 didn't
do so and so, l didn't have this
and that, when l was young" Is
that any fault of your child that he
is offered some advantage which
you had not? Oh Mothers! Be
friends with your children, not al
ways disciplining, nagging, expecting
them to work constantly, out Of
school. as well as in. Laugh with
them, act as you did when you were
girl, if you have not forgotten
how.
1t may be a bit undignifed. but
if You could but realize the warmth
that would surge over them and
the love and faith in you and joy
you would give them, and what
your memory would always be
when they could say: "My Mother
always understood" Don't grow
old mothers; grow young with
your children. The world is a won
derful, beautiful place and life is a
great gift; don't let the petty little
things narrow your view. If your
discipline is good i'll the things that
count and the hard work and dis
cipline in school is also good and
you keep a set standard of honor
and truth and love of God, before
your children they cannot go far
wrong, but never forget that youth
is the most gracious OF life's gifts
and that youth cannot and will not
see with the eyes Of twenty years
truly, would you
have it so: Would we not wander
back, every one of us, to that place
where the future stretched ahead,
a golden path of glory? Remen-
Der that you only have your chill
dren as such. a pitifully short time
and all your care and advice and
sheltering cannot spare or shield
them from the heart-aches and the
lessons of life. for those things we
must meet, each for himself Teach
temperance in all things, temper
ance and horror and don't bother
about dancing and athletics; let
the moral fiber of your children
take care OF those questions; the
school is their own world now: they
must settle their questions and
make their standards.
As far as the Prescott High
School is concerned. in my travels
in this State and on the Coast ]
hear only OF the high standard o.
scholarship (the highest in your
State, believe) and wherever the
Prescott high school pupils go. they
carry a splendid name. | have
heard many OF the scholars speak
OF the discipline and the fine moral
influence of the principal and
teachers and with the same disci-
plne at home (Which | take for
granted) l think you have little to
complain OF. Remember the schools
are not entirely responsible for
your child unless you do your part
at home. And remember too the