The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-02-25
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
AIDS BETTER BABY CAMPAIGN
Members of the Faculty Will Talk on the
Care and Feeding of Children
During Baby Week

| Campaign, Out Dol TIC least lLhpOl'ah''
is the Better Babies" movement.
We have had better farming move
ments, and they resulted in teaching
the farmer that he could grow three,
yes, four ears of corn where only one
grew before. We have had in the last
few years nation wide movements for
the improvement Of all sorts OF things,
but reserved for the last the most i'm
portant OF all, Race betterment."
The possibilities lodged in the move
ment are unlimited. Not only better
feeding and care after they are born,
why should it not embrace the better
begetting of babies. What is the use OF
bringing into the world babies that we
know are born with defects that care
and nursing will not eradicate. We
take great care in the selection OF
breeding strains amount horses and
cattle and allow the human beings to
run wild. We take more care in i'm
proving the breed Of hogs, and even
pass laws to protect the breeder in
maintaining the purity Of his swine and
allow human beings even lower than
swine, to bring children into the world
that are a menace to civilization and a
great burden of expense. Is not the
improvement OF the race Of man. at the
very top OF all creation. worthy Of our
care, consideration and rational attempt
at improvement
In recent number OF the Washing
ton University News Letter the an
nouncement is made that the faculty
will take an active part in the move
ment for Better parents, better ba-
bies and better state" If they live
up to the slogan it may accomplish
some good. What the whole question
needs is "Plaid talk" outspoken words
that we all know are true. 1t has
been scientifically established that a
defective grain Of corn will produce a
weak stock and worthless corn. Like
begets like is law OF nature. Mental,
moral and physically defective parents
beget race OF criminals and weak
lings. It is mawkish sentiment that
stands against the sterilization of all
weaklings and criminals, and is itself
evidence of unftness on the part OF all
who stand in the way of rational i'm
provement of the race of man. That
Chicago physician who had the courage
in the face of public opinion to ster-
ilize a defective youth and allow a
baby to die that was born defective
deserves commentator. He is a
pioneer in the great movement for the
betterment Of mankind.
Ninety-fve per cent Of the infant
mortality that a lot of people pirate
! about is due to defective parentage.
The criminal tendency OF our Ameri-
can boys and girls is all due to crimi-
nal faint in the parentage.
The university is to take an actiy
part, thru the extension division, in
the state and nationwide observance
of Baby Week." March 4 to IL
Better parents, better babies, better
state" is the slogan Of those who are
furthering the movement, which wa:
lately given the Endorsement of the
Washington State Federation Of Wo,
mems Clubs.
Six members Of the university fac,
ulty are prepared to speak before
women's clubs or other organization;
during the Baby Week" campaign
and will respond on request. Thei
names and subjects are, DR.. Johr
Weinzirl, pure Milk" DR.. Trevor
Kincaid, "Eugenics;" DR.. D. C. Hall
Infant Diseases and Prevention
Miss Grace Denny, Clothing the
Baby;" Miss Fife Raitt, Feeding o.
Children and Hygienic Care;" Mis-:
frances Heverlo, Care and Feeding
of Children
Fundamentally the purpose of Baby
Week." according to a letter to the
people Of Washington, is educational
1t seeks, first, to bring to every per
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