The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-25
HOPE and GLORY
OF the Country Its Farm Home
Notable Contribution by Mem
ber Agricultural Glass CHS.

[By Mary Il, schunclS. member of the
| Agriculture Class under Prof Jen-
lins, Celina High SCHOOL,
The hope and glory of this country have
always been It's farm homes. There have
been nourished most of our great men,
Here have been bred the sturdy self-re-
lance and independence that is easily led
astray by mobs and demagogues, that
does not follow each will-of- the wisp
that flaunts across the times. In the
family on the farm there is an intimacy
OF knowledge and experience that is not
In other families for all are partners In "A
| common UNDERSTANDING The farm offers
TO the children an out door life and help
ful tasks, dogs. pigs, sheep. and horses
for friends. work to do and the forest
and stream for their constant companions,
II has been said that the child learns
more the first six years of his life than
any he does In all the years afterwards.
During the first years play constitutes
his curriculum. his home or yard Is his
| school room and the mother his princi-
pal teacher. The home must furnish the
place, the materials, and the companions
ship for his play, otherwise these years
viii largely lack the training that they
should have.
The home Is disappearing form the city
because there has been little to draw the
family together and much to force the
members apart, The business Of most
city men is absolutely apart from their
| families. The various forms OF evening
recreation disrupt the family at night,
so that the members have few topics of
conversation in common, on the othc.
hand, the country family work and live
together The father, mother, and chill
dren all understand what is going on ana
taken.
Their social life, at its best, is nearly
the ideal life of the family. But in gem
eral this is only possible when the even
ing finds the members still uncNhausted.
Families should regard this evening of
sociability as one Of the most important
parts Of the day, no more to be elimin-
ated by early retiring and early rising,
and the lassitude of exhaustion of their
working day.
Some of the most beautiful pictures in
art are those of the home circle gather
ed around the fire at night.
Music is at the same time art, recre-
alton and sociability. II helps to throw
of the care Of the day and to rest from
monotonous work Music wakes a def
mite contribution to the home, TO indus
| trial training, and to the social life of the
community.
Story telling Is delightful form of
recreation and Is the way to interest the
children i'm literature. If some one in the
family will tell stories in the evening, il
will add greatly to the family life, 1t
brings the group together and gives them
"A common interest
Play as a form of entertainment is last
but not least. II has often been con-
founded either with idleness or exercise,
deeming it only "A useless waste of en-
ergy, better devoted to pulling weeds or
washing dishes Play is needed by the
country no less than by the city child
but, with decreasing families and enlarg-
ing farms, it is becoming increasingly
difficult
The problem of home entertainment is
no small one for there are so many things
to draw the children away and so few
to keep them together. Any that is spent
for home entertainment for the children
will not only be an eNei investment but
Will draw interest one hundred per cent
i'm the good results obtained through it.
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