The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-12

|fnilk supply, so that IL Is now possi-
Ible for mothers TO obtain clean milk
lat a moderate price for their babies.
|They have looked into the housing
|of the poor. have Instituted the VISIT
ling nurse. who makes a report OF
tine diseases that she discovers and
|also the living conditions of the famil-
Hes which she. visits We have heaith
INSPECTORS of the school children In
|aimost all of our large cities. and the
doctors have established clinics ana
Ibaby hospitals We have gone one
|step further. we have undertaken 10
train young women for childrens
|nurses in our hospitals: their training.
however. has necessarily been limited
Ito sick children.
England and Germany have taken
the next step by establishing scnoois'
|cailed nursery colleges. whose 1unc-
|tion 1t is to train young women and
|mothers OF intelligence In the care ana
lbringdng I'D Of children. Here IN
America much has been done TO tram
poor mothers through the paren,,,
|feachers' associations. clinics. milk
stations. little mothers leagues ana
hospitals, but the education OF the
|mothers of the upper and miooie
classes In the lore OF motnercraIt
has been neglected. In England there
arc sabout twenty-five scpoos, II,
America 1t has been left to the school
81 Mdfhercraft to carry out an Ideal
An q comprehensive. systematic ana
|prHcticnl way. DIR. Holt has said:
Ssrhe irnorance OF mothers in caring
for their children 10 one OF the sreat-
fAGt factors in Infant mortality" The
Esnother az yesterday was an amateur;
&fhe mother OF tomorrow must DO
Iprofesaional. The School OF Mother
|eraSt aims to fltyoung women to be
l4he professionally trained mothers OF
tomorrow. To this end the school ~
conducted like a home and presents
| the same problems which q wife and
mother has to meet There are well.
normal children, such as one would
|find In any sood home. living there,
| Nho nanst be looked after carefully
land trained most thoughtfully.
The scornplete course at the Sehooi
Of Mofhercraft In New York city In
|ciudes ths following special subjects
me fsm,iy--ats Psychology. socioi-
| cgy ana ethics.
BioIogy--eugenics
children
Child hygiene and physical develop
Marketing: Housewtfery, accounts
[mAnaEement.
Hons care of sick children' Ener-
9encies.
Hyriene for mothers
Dictates: Children's cooking, laun-
| dry. sowing.
Chiid Psychology and mental hy-
giene.
| the kindergarten.
songs and
Ihandwork,t
wax talking with one Of the srad.
mates lately about what the school
mad done for her, and abe said
.Tt has given me an insight into cnliu
ature, which never understood be-
FORE. end with that knowledge has
come the ssnsire that all children may
have the right to be understood. q
have T. ch4nce 20 live and deveioI
without tbs ftndrancee Imposed upon
them Through unthinkfng and I'M
knowing parents. It has helped me
N nnalyze myself. TO discover mJ
weak and my strong points. Tnii
xrainIne has opened my eyes as &c
the RESPONSIBILITIES which parents owe
10 their children and to society Ihe
Su,l meaning of this perhaps has no.
vet reached me. but I feel that WIFE
fhis beginning I can gradually grow
and develop into what may. one Gay
be a useful member OF society.
Besides the complete eight months
course. the school conducts extension
cissssA. the most popular of which II
tha nursery. This course incluoea
prenatal hygiene. eugenics, equipment
are care of the nursery. baby clothes
laundering. good types of-ee by car
rfsre,. simple toys. bathing, dressinf
ana feeding the baby. preparation o.
Formulas. exercise, good open-air re
rfrne. psychology OF infancy. ana IN.
relation of the baby 10 the nousehoie
~ a social being. The work In thu
course includes both theory and prsc
tee. After the students are given IN
structson in the care OF a baby. W.
rrorure one. and the students art
kiyen the opportunity Of caring fol
n ,,ntsar supervision When they be
come more proficient they are siver
y,,ora responsibility in the daily re
~,me OF the child This opportunit,
Il handle a baby. to meet its GAIN
needs. IS worth all the theory tina
one could have on the subject o.
baby care.
vast spring the school OF Mother
craft had an exhibit at .ne 6eese'
Hahies Contest, in New York. ON
ssh,~. in particular. attracted muci
.Nenfson for here were displayed
hoth the right and wrong kinds O
food. the latter arranged by itself ana
conspicuously labeled. Not Tor Bet
ter rabies" Under this emblem wer'
sather in a Heterogeneous coliec
lion of pork, veal. sausage. pickles
tea. coffee, whiskey. beer, hot preaa
pancakes. rich cakes. penny canay
mes and all the rest OF the indigesti
Bic stuff which we grown-ups know
ne should not eat. but which we some
how mink our children wifi have N
trouble in digesting. Congregated De
fore this table were ignorant ltalia'
mothers, together with mothers ant
fathers OF intelligence. nearly all o
whom needed some education In N
proper feeding of children. Menus 10
one day for children from one I
six were also carefully prepared, Ia
beied and arranged. BY this tn
mothers could see that children nee
not eat OF the forbidden food i
order to have three square meals
day.
A Valuable Course.
The course on child study Is a
exceedlnIy valuable one. Along wit
its academic side. that OF studyin
eharacteristics Of children at differ
ant ages, 1t has a practical and use
mi aide. Individual studies are mad
- ali the children who come into GU
- ri ~ ty-lr a