The Detroit times., 1916-02-24

MOTHERS DON'T
I KNOW 1T ALL"

k MIXING thai thes hhoN ''0is 'H'''s
|S<Srr II TO know about child u
1|Inply colossal"
~Yaihers have been found to 6f
tonfshingly interested in their OF
Sv1ng II given half chance
At might be- well TO appoint day
IHy I governors proclamation when
IS f11hSrs should stay at home, and
cou,e acquainted With their eais-
tSn.
\ Hsre IL q certain decay In pa
n fn1sf responsibility today. Too
~ duties are relegated to the
kaSas and servants, when TO do a
6Ily rood Job In bringing up a
&Hentieth century child. Il requires
- patience. self-sacrifice, devo-
- ana skin than 1t did so years
1uch nndings as these on the
~ q the most able authorities In
2lS National Congress OF Mothers
1l PasUnt. Teacher associations, re-
t1inDo6 u the meeting In the Statler
11l poom, Thursday afternoon. jolt
- c0mplacency OF the assem-
n6others who had come to hear
Svin n Kendall. Mrs. Orville t.
~ nna p. p Claxton on the
rolations Of home and school
~ eaucatioa o. young America
Iho school Il looked upon as a
oa1l for every III OF the body
&So1Iflc.~ declared Mr.. Kendall. who
Hou ntn1e commissioner OF education
'S lGew Jersey. Too many duties
8cxok holong 10 the parents are being
Z col upon the teachers. and there
= ItmAt TO time and possibility.
\ S1nox know.
Y - every legislature In the coun-
W 1bose u Z bill pending. In which
4 ntnry training in the schools is
kjdae6 Already the schools are
111 upon To teach too many
rA Thore are too many holi-
y1, an1 svery day we are asked
~ 6ppp1nt more. Nov. 30 was
~ 70 appoint as Mark Twain
I1x Now don't see why time
A0u11 - given from the children's
00Ck - eelebate Mark Twain.
jr1o voey sgtimabIe people did.
~ and offended them be-
lo : DIDN'T comply with their re-
Uncle Remus" day was the
- there's no telling what Is
- come.
tnlo continues We will be
Uo - appoint = day when chill
m Wll1 pursue the regular pro-
om without interruption. We have
Rs holidays and Ipre vacations
1o1ny, In all classeS and ages of
Ilcey than We have ever had before |
10 have shorter working hours, but
411t are We doing with our leisure?
- Monday afternoon I saw 600
fooule coming out Of q vaudeville
$3.50 - s o'clock In the afternoon
- 10 q them were women. What
euM our grxndmothers say to 400
|Seonnen who had time to galivant
|AtUoA4 On Monday afternoon
Tho purposes OF education are
~ teach the three RS. preserve
4e2th, reinforce Industrial arts in
4e Meme, and the laws laid down
~ schocl, and to teach children
AASw 70 uss the leisure. We must
oaGa them 10 love good music, pic
nFee. and reading.
They may be given all these In
\ ~ school. and some headway made
y cu1tivatiug their tastes in these
focfious, but when they come
onA 10 piann loaded down with
X ~ music, and to book shelves full
u nSbsst W. Chambers and treasfy y
GHelnes. all the teachers work Is
-. IT'S mp to the homes.
w xothefs have been kept too much
~ background They are no,
poeeo 70 be interested. particu
o tn rearing the child. It has
9o4 loun1 that II they were reali,
- : chance they could manIfes
1dssAbis Interest, to considera
- o1vantage to the child. also.
40 should hare more men teach
ME- - the seventh and eight
k9a ar the high school. for III
1Cn that the innuence Of a ma
~ ~ \ both natural and nece,
u boy respects his mothe
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