The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-01
THE CHILD AND THE STATE.

TAUBA SPENCER PORTER in the
November number u the Moth-
- er's Magazine, draws "A VOID pie
ture OF two kinds OF mothers; a pic
ture that IL worth the thoughtful at
.%tention ~ mothers generally. and. for
that matter. OF father, too. Tho Her
aid has not room for all OF this essay
on che larger motherhood. We wish
we had. some parts Of 1t follow:
A good many OF us bring up our
children 10 please ourselves, rather
than to serve the world. This if nat
urai enough, TO begin with. M doubt
These children are So intensely our
very own, 80 wholly dependent on us
Their only world at first Is that With
which we surround them
We all know that the healthy child
changes and develops and progresses
rapidly Indeed. We know his so
well that We watch with uuxi,ty To-
see that the change and Development
80 on as rapidly as they should. But
we are less used to q correlated truth
that The healthy mother changes ana
develops and progresses also. As tho
child changes. she change While
he is tiny and helpless and wholly de-
pendent on her. the mother, fit,ingly
enough. would seem 20 possess him
les wholly as RaphaoIs famous mia
donna Of the Chan" seems go possess
the child she holds $50 securely iu hcr
arms.
But a. time goes ou. as the child
senses are plycd upon bog outside stim-
ulations. as b. sees and hears ana
feels. and begins a little 90 judge and
choose. It's relation to the world be-
comes established. az firs; only slight
Ily. but by and by moro stronLly. out
side Interests call him As those in
crease the child changes and develops
still more. il has more b 20 a mere
passive relation 10 the world. D. be-
gins 20 have duties. These are but
slight al first. but they increase with
the ohlld's growth and development
II begins even To- have actual rcsponsi-
bntties. which IL takes ON. Of course.
very gradually.
Ia time. It's NE, far from being ono
Of clear dependence and isolation, has
a hundred relations and intcr-rulu-
lions with the outside world The
child no longer remains merely cared
Tor and safe IN it's mothers arms lts
personality and knowledge develop
and increase with great rapidlty. d
explores and experiment. and appruo
pirates. II is no longer merely selt-
ish. Il comes 10 contact actively with
the lives ANA lights of others. ana bee
comes aworo of them Il uo longer
belongs wholly 90 the mother.
This IS "a thing most OF u, realize
too little. and Goo WHICH wc give lusu.-
hciout thought 10 is q soucrlus ana
a very beautiful thing which too many
of ua oyorlo.s. We Iook ahead with
dread 10 thn day iu tho far-on year.
whom ihc boy or girl viii leave home
Dr. We were the mothers We should uc.
we would r]calilcz that tho children
begin Co leave home with 'holr very
lrst footsteps. and We would. Instead
OF OBTAINING them bid them better
iGod-spced
Ton oftcn We put of the day which
would take the boy or girl from Us.
Too often We educate Thorn ioE UGr-
selves. not for the state.
There are Two kinds oi mothers the
ones who thInE OF motherhood as au
opportunity 20 possess. o. uaso who
look upon motherhood 8s tho supreme
opportunity 90 give unr merely 90 give
themselves aud their uobly-t efforts.
but the opportunity 10 give their chill
dren as ~ and noble oitizcns to live
the lives Of noble men nu' women On
the world,
This motherhood 81 best0wal means