Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-02
WOMEN KNOW LITTLE
OF CHILDREN, HE SAYS

BOSTON, Mass, March 2.-"This
country is literally swarming with
otherwise good and beautiful women
who are far better acquainted with
Shakespeare and the ordinary card
games than they are with the charm
ing dispositions of childhood"
This was the indictment of the
American woman before the Religious
Education association here today by
Professor William i. McKccyer. head
Of the department OF child welfare Of
the University of Kansas.
Some OF Professor McKcevcr's other
counts were:
Thousands OF ordinarily good men
know ten times more about their
business than they do about their
boys. Many are far better acquainted
with the nature of beef cattle and
common merchandise than they are
with the conditions and needs of their
own children.
Considering their relative freedom
and their many advantages. tho
women OF America are lamcntably ig.
nOrant of the great fundamental prob
lens Of child rearing.
And before we can make com.
mandablc improvement in the undo
sirablc situation just referred To, "
must correct an error which is well.
night universal and which amounts
TO the belief that the knowledge of
how TO teach aud train children comes
to a women through intuition
The instinct of motherhood. though
We may admit II TO be sacred
! thing. is nevertheless blind and un-
informed a. to what were best for 1t
TO do in order 10 serve the little ones.
Only a considerable course of sys-
tcmatic child study will suffice to
inform American mothers to the de
gree that all may be able to contri-
butte their fun part toward the bring.
Ing up of the next generation.
There is only one great subject
of study for the ordinary worthy man
W NoihdH' Ail 'Nh'l "uDJ'''H bIN
subordinate to this. or they grow out
Of it by inference. The one great
study of mankind is man.
This nation will never become able
to solve its big problems until We
have here a generation of men and
women who know the truth about
child life and development from a to
u, and who are for that re; sOn quick
and reliable in their judgments Of
| what the natural trend of mankind Is.
and in their decisions as TO the right
guidance and management of the com.
mon welfare"
Educators and religious leaders got
together to consider the religious sig
nificancc OF the present world strug.
RI" in the convention of the assOcia
| ton. which will continue three days
The convention takes up the theme
Religious Education and the Coming
Social Order" The program Il
planned to face the question: How
should youth be train and prepared
to meet the needs and demands of
the great changes that are sure ia
follow the world war? The associa
ton TX an international organization
II has members in all the warring
countries and II IL expected that the
attendance will represent many ma
| tons and lands.
Organizations representing the col
lCEc. theological scminarics. churches
Sunday schools. public schools. pri
vatc schools, Y. NJ. G. A. and Y. W. G
A.. family life, art and social move
mcnts have their special programs
Commissions which have been work
ing for a year or more on 8pccia
investigations, problems and plans oI
work will present their reports. Some
Of tho most important Of these have
10 do with the reorganization Of Churcl
work on an educational basis.