The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-30

denly the child becomes fidgety and
nervous. and the doctor says the
child has ST. vitus Dance. The candle
was burned at both ends, so to speak.
Don't crowd nervous child Just be-
cause IL Is willing. Again individuals
will grow up and In the strain OF
rearing a family OF battling with
competition they break down into
hysterla and have the 80 called laugh
ine spells and crying spells, Oft
times men will take to drinking be-
cause their nervous force plays out
They did not start in life with enough
stock in trade so to speak and they
drown out what little they have with
alcohol. And again individuals
break down under the strain OF COM
petition and business failure and
commit suicide. Why all this? The
nervous side OF these individuals Is
not strong enough to carry the load.
In regard to alcoholism. strong
hereditary bias runs through many
families in the U. 8. You hear people
sneak of a family OF drunkards, yet
YOU usually see some individual In
such families who never touches IL
auor. Some claim that alcoholism Is
due to habit and bad associates. 9th
ers say that alcoholism is due to a
degenerate nervous system which
calls for the reckless Jolly fellows In
stead of the stern. sober and quiet
fellows. Birds of feathers usually
flock together, isn't that so? Lydsten
says inebriety means degeneracy.
Crime is Inherited and there is no
doubt Female patient father and
mother both Incorporate and degen-
crate and always on the verge OF
pauperism, the girl Is cruel to animals
and children put a cat on a red hot
stove, threw knives and stones at
playniates, wished to have small
baby TO kick and strike. helped drown
a comrade IN bath tub. She lies,
steals. and has fits OF temper. Screams
and tears out her hair. Talks fluent
ly Is sly and cunning She Is vain
as to her personal appearance and
boastfuI to attract attention. Age f6.
heard a minister claim once that
a child when born was n clean white
page and would only be contamiuat-
cd by It's surroundings. DO you think
this Is really so5 Listcnl A boy III
years old began TO steal at 3. Al 4
set fre 10 pantry resulting In an ex-
ploslon that caused his mothers
death. At 8 set IRE 10 mattress. He
Is physically sound. able and wen
informed. polite. gentlemanly and
very smooth. but he Ia an inyeterate
thief. His father Is an unusually
nne, thoughtful. intelligent man, n
grocer. for Il time sang on a vaude-
Vile stage. His mother who died at
32 was normal woman OF excellent
character. There was. however. a
taint on both sides. The fathers
father was II thief The same was
, true OF the mothers side.
The doctor showed many similar
Instances OF Inherited mental facui-
ties.
Mrs. Cox then played violin solo
which was weiI received
p. ]. Gallagher closed the even
ing program with thirty minute ad-
dress on the subject OF cooperation
between the home and the parent for
, the benefit OF the child. He gave HIS
, hearers a great many new and salient
ideas along this subject which
showed that he had given the matter
} much thought. pointing out the fact
, that perhaps the greatest hindraneo
A.. TO the welfare OF the public school
} system was the lack OF proper inter
, est and cooperation on the part OF
| the parent
He also stated. and quite correctly
We think, that there is too much OF a
) disposition on the part OF the parent
3 to shift the responsibility OF rearing
/ the child onto the shoulders OF the
teacher and the school board, point
= lnE out ii0 iaNl Nhoh hhc NhAAu 70 ~
! schools during the whole period OF
1 adolescence. the teacher having the
r whole burden OF shaping the ideals
and ambitions OF the future citizen
: ship OF the country, and therefore
3 we should be ready and eager to CO.
5 operate with the schools in this re-
. gard, that the child would receive a
we'll rounded. fully complete mental
I and moral development. such as can
I only be given by the Joint and CO.
y operative efforts of the home and
school.
Mr., Gallagher is an earnest and
pleasing speaker. and the subject OF
schools and pupils is close to his
heart.