The Washington times., 1915-11-23

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~ ERRAH! There's a Fathers
n club In Illinois. end the gov
Il ernor OF the S ate ~ president
rl..- Of 1t. wish they'd invite me
to come 70, one Of their meetings. I'd
20 long way 10 do IL.
What do you suppose they talk about
what shall we do with cur girls and
how shall we manage our b VS.?
O. Id like to hear what they have to
say.
. 1 tlon't see why 1t isn't a fathers
business to help the mother of his chill
dren bring those children up Every
man In the world excep. an American.
does take a practical interes In the
education aud training not only OF his
boys, but OF his girls.
Tell the average Engliahman that he
ought to leave the brin ring up Of the
children to HE wi e and he'll stare you
out Of countenance In blank amaze
rnent.
The average German father knows
more about his boys work, and his
play. aud his boys companinhs and his
boys hopes and fears and chances
than the average American mother
knows
And the French father who left the
entire education and home training of
his children to their mother. would con-
s:der himself absolutely la king In his
duty. 70. only to his family. but his
country.
"a Deal of Responsibility
boy needs a father lust as much as
ne needs a mother. and so does girl.
~ Niau &c
sided to do for a whole education.
know woman whose husband pays
absolutely no attention to his family.
He sends that family good big check
every month. and the other day. when
met him. and nc knew that l had
recently seen his children. he asked
without the least shame or feeling Of
disgrace-how those children were
growing up. and told him.
well" said I. Jimmy is n fine lad.
a. worry fine lad. He broke his leg. YOU
know in the football game. His mother
WAS a good deal worried about 1t. I
don't think the doctor who set his leg
did Just the right thing.
"Did you know about Mary's love az
fair? Oh, yes. she's only sixteen. but
she wanted to run away with movie
actor she met when she went to visit
awful time about 1t. Joe's fine little
fellow--a real genius Is Joe-but he's
stubborn and willf',l. and sometimes
he's very hard to manage. l wish there
was man In the family to take some
responsibility of him.
DO you remember YOUR Uncle George
He's very fond OF the children. He's
hardly the right influence for a growing
boy. do you think?
"Marys a good deal worried about
whether she ought to take a larger
house. 80 that she can e-tertain for the
children as they grow up and have them
meet the right people. and so forth. or
whether she ought to economize and
boy to college.
THE companions n girl makes when
she's Young have a great deal to do with
her whole life. YOU know. Mary sent
the two other children to public school
but now she thinks maybe the private
school would be better for the two
younger children. They seem to need
more individual training and less rou-
tine. It's good deal Of responsibility
deciding all these things alone"
Fathers Club Idea.
l hope the man who who sends his
wife good. big check every month
and thinks he's Through with his re-
sponsibiity Is glad he asked me to tell
him about his children.
He knows good deal more about
them than he did before he asked.
'He also knows a good deal more abou,
what his wife has to do to take care
Of them. besides pay bills.
How can n woman bring up boy
alone?
How can she tell him all the things
he ought to know. and half OF the
things he wants to know. when she
doesn't know them herself?
How can a woman bring up girl
alone and not make her over-femnine
and over sensitive and over-fussy to
live In great big world that IL q
good deal more than half masculine?
The growing girl needs the mans
point of view just as the growing boy
needs the womans point of view.
Male and female created He them.
and It IL not just to n boy or girl to be
brought up by either man or q
woman-entirely.
Hurrah for the Fathers Club OF Iii,
npis. wish they'd start a Fathers Club
In every State. and that every man with
children of his own would join IT,
II would helm some