The Washington times., 1914-06-17
By MRS. FRED T. DUBOIS,

young parents dealing with their
first child know about these
phrases, How little stress educa-
tors placed upon self-prompted ac-
tivity, except to repress 1t. until
the kindergarten came. after bitter
warfare, to be a part of our system
of education. Even then, as soon as
the child reached the grades, all
self-prompted activity is repressed,
and we get a biased individual look
else glasses.
Individuals make up communities
and communities the state.
Ii there not q danger that q re-
pressfve system of education de-
velops pretense and insfncerfty.
while nm organic educatiOn deal
ing with the child n q whole
standing, In his threefold relation
ship to God. man and the stnte,
developing through seIf-Prompted
activity, II neglected
These three relationships from
within outward will make a stronger,
better citizen than the boy or girl
who is trained through a system OF
repression in fear of rules and laws.
Need Home Building.
What this nation needs most Is to
turn its attention to home build
ing.
We need education along the lines
OF self-controI.
We need education along the lines
of the Ten Commandments, but es-
pecially Thou shalt not steal"
1t Is Just as bad for the members
of wall Street firms to steal a rail-
road as it IL for men to steal horses
in the West They hang horse
thieves.
reaching should simply be a pro-
cess of developing what is within
outward. Prof. William Tomlins
said there are many layers of strata
before one reaches what boy or a
girl really Is, and many of us never
really do become acquainted with
our real selves.
the Divine tucked away down there
awaiting for the dew of kindness
and the warmth of understanding to
develop life that Is here to fulfill
its mission. II parents only could see
in each child the principle of the
Master. II our sight of child life
only might be keener to see the Wis
ion OF the mission of that child upon
this sphere. how differently We
would approach It.
This. / believe, is the lesson Fair
hope School hopes to teach. fitting
the child to meet the ethical Ques-
tions OF life, meeting wrong and
facing 1t and battling for the right
because il is right.
This will give us a higher standard
OF citizens than those who have
lived within the law.
An organic system of education
developing right, teachinE diserim-
inntion between right and wrong,
having for its basis "Loye thy
neiGhbor as thyself." will compass
the world with love and peace.
Law will never bring peace unless
based upon love.
Conception of Life.
Can the community give your child
the conception OF life have tried to
draw out? Do you parents want to
let them try the experiment. The
teachers are becoming discouraged.
One teacher recently said: "Oh, am
SO CORY for their home life l know
they live in apartlncnt3, krow their
mother is socially prominent, 1 know
their father IS orsy trying TO pro-
vide: hut the children are neglected.
Do you know what we have decided
20 do? We are going to organize a
pa-ent-teacher club, in hopes that
We may get the parents interested"
| wonder il it is true-''to get the
parents Interested in their children.
Has the state. through mistaken
kindness. made so many rules OF
conduct that the parents no longer
feel L necessary to be interested in
their children's welfare? i have been
thinking very vigorously since I
heard that teachers address.
Another thing She said was: They
even want us 10 teach sex hygiene
TO their children, ell for $50 a month.
and we each have forty Children
Is it possible. parents. We are SELL
ing our highest privileges to the
state? That man in Illinois was
about right when he saii. 1T is more
maternai!sm. and less paternalism.
we need"
The state Is carrying enough
burden when IL furnishes the
wherewithal to cIoth~. feed. and
educate n nation. and the father
and mothers highest and most
patriotic duty IL to so conserve
the sacred trust Of childhood
through the hest system Of home
building. the foundation of which
II love.
The sacredness thereof Is so sublime
hat crime and divorce shall not enter.
or. how may We build a nation OF
urity unless the blocks be clean-cut
nd composed of indcstructible ideals.
The community owes ii to the child
D develop ideal homes. This is the
igSest service that man can render
~ myriads who will live after him.
/ is the greatest trust given to him
: the preceding generation. 1t is the
igher patriotism.