The Washington herald., 1914-04-05

pains to inform myself as to the results,
| apd." he added sadly. they are not in
any way to be compared to home train
ing. no matter how poor. how humble
that horne may be.
"Home ChiId's" Advantage.
THE home child has stronger individu-
| ality. more ambition. more initiative, his
affections are more pronounced, his will
| less broken, his sense Of responsibility is
greater, he is distinctive, quicker witted,
| stronger willed-his chances for success
in life, which depend so much on these
characteristics, are, therefore, much
greater than the institutional child, who
has been raised like q machine. No mat
ter how kind the superintendent, how
humane and tender the attendants, they
find 1t an impossfbility to give the child
ran anything like individual care and at
tAntion
The result iG that the child gets up at
the sound OF a bell, he washes and dresses
at the sound of bell, he goes to break
fast anc cats AZ the sourd of q bell, he
exercises, attends school, recites his les
sons, all at the sound Of a bell He
dimes. plays, says his prayers at the sound
of that bell-and when he goes out into
the world and the bell does not ring he
is lost: he doesn't know how TO think for
himself
of course. there are exceptions. but
they only serve as examples to prove the
rule. and II is worse for girls than for
boys. You take the little girl-it doesn't
make any difference how humble her
home-along about the age OF six she
begins to prepare for the future. II is an
instructive process II begins with love
for her mother. for her dolly. for little
domestic trifies. and IT grows with her
growth, until love, home, ideals, are a
part and parcel Of her character.
Not Part of Family.
girl misses. There is no loving breast for
her TO lean against She is not a part of
a family. She stands alone. and love-
as the most ignorant and most humble
home child knows II, Is asstranger to
her. She has no ideals, no love OF home.
no warm family afrection-she stands out
side The pale. And that, to me, is the
greatest defect In the institutional life.
The turning out into the world Of all
these young girls. destitute OF the feel
ings that make for home building and
family raising.
There Il another thing-the inclfnations
Of these children are not consulted or,
for that matter. thought of A tailor
goes into an institution and says. I want
boy selects one and takes him as an
apprentice. Mayhap the boy would make
a good engineer or telegraph operator
but he is no account al all as a tailor.
But the child does not know how to open
his heart to this new person who has
entered his life. and. therefore his whole
career is ruined. The most stupid OF
fathers would have gotten closer to that
boy than the superintendent, attendants,
teachers or tailor were able to get be-
cause there would have been that subtle
understanding tnat only the family life
engenders.
NO" continued Mr.. Grabfelder, IF 1
could would have every child in a home
somebody's home. II not his own. II
would be better for them, better for the
future OF the race"
Yes, one is always amazed at the num-
Der Of good people in the world"
And this school, It is also to be nom
sectarian?" he was asked.
Yes, II In for the benent of all. We
have people OF every creed-Catholics,
Protestants, Jews, and people OF no re-
ligton at all-which is as Il should be-
We are all children Of one God"
Then politics was mentioned and the
prohibition clause was referred to, and
the interviewer asked:
What Is your opinion Of prohibition.
Mr. Grabfeider?'
He laughed, a full throaty sort Of
laugh. and rose:
'T-Oh, think II 10 q folly, q Joke
This ts free America; such things are
absurd here. Wherever II has been tried
II has failed. There Is more drunknness
in any prohibition State than in the high
license communities. On the principle
that forbidden fruit Is always the most
desirable"