Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-21
TEACH sEN TO MOTHERs.

The members of the National Education Association may reasonably be suppose to know what they are talkns about when they discuss school teaching. A least they speak from experience.
 Those speakers at the gathering in st. Paul who denounced the teaching of sex hygiene in the schools were roundly cheere by thousands of teachers These were neither radical ysionaries nor conservative reac uonares They had tried the plan for short time and were not pleased with the results so far attained. Teachers in England agree with them
 The path of wisdom in this delicate matter is not easy to find The results gained by the policy Of si- lence stiffness and dedsit were bad. But since the people as whole have come to see the weakness of the old method our franmess has become a frenzy
 Because girls went wrong out of silence. babes must be taught with marnaphones Because concealmen caused disease the garbage can must now be placed on Che front lawn Because ignorant parents have not know how to help their children Individuality teachers broush up under the same regime must now instruct the caIdren in masses.
 Unfortunately people who can see the wrongs of life and cry tn others heed are seldom the ones who propose wise remedies The wrecEers of the old un sanitary houses not those who build the new. fireproof wellplumbed ones.
 Wrecdng is necessary. Those who destroyed the old coucealment have done the country gerat service. But building of the new clean mental attitude must be done slower more careful way than the tearing down of the old. or the structure will be Gimsy The prsent plan of teaching hygiene little children of yelling sex probles to the heavens in newspapers. raaanes and casual talk would seem to be just such a nmsy structure.
 f1ta Be in ff- Irrl ygfi. fryrf rect there? The reason why mothers have not taught their ohiIran properly in the past is that he mother Themselves have not been trained 'o think rightly Of these things.
 One of Che speakers at the convention condemned the .vealthQ cubg woman who throws the respoa si5 iv on teacher added sch shiftlessness is outrageous" There is Of course small proportion of wealty women who irresponsible. But the "Cub going woman" is the most nteHgenuy and sincerely responsible mother there is. Her chilren usually told the things they need 90 know and they ur to be the fne clean earnest young and women who are SO strong part of the present youth
 But the women who have no time belong to clubs Che women wrcse mental outlook is narrowed to tradi on are no less sincere their desire to bring the children we'll They ~ont tc help but do not know how
 Nor can any schcol teaching of hygiene to cbl dren ot women who have not themselves been wisely taught give them the big clean outdoory attitude b the facts of life which they should have.
 The solution seems to have been found by thos schools which have established hygiene classes fol mothers Lectures before groups of mothers gathere in school room have found them interested and en uusastc Here women whose age and experience fre them from any perls surrounding free discussion O such subjects children are taught useful fact and wise ways Of teaching them to their children.
 Perhaps when the children of this age have grown their children. coming from Jome atmosphere O sane but decent frankness may safely be taught hos things in classes. But haste may make great waste u wise reform elsewhere.