The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25

a ne meeting Of January End by Mrs. l.. C.
Some of the things we have
had instilled in our minds since
childhood are,
AS man thinketh in his
heart so is he. "
Tell me what man reads
and ! will tell you what manner
of man ne is. j"
In having all kinds of good
reading brought within our reach
these proverbs will be true, and
our minds will be broadened.
The student mother will find
great help in a library in raising
her baby.
The mother of a new baby in
Seattle receives a card from the
Public Library stating what
books they have that will be of
use to her.
The day that there was more
scientific information on raising
live stock than babies has passed,
and our government is Interested
in the better babies campaign.
If they could manage to send
as a parcel post package of good
helpers along with the bulletins
it would be appreciated. We
can keep government bulletins
on file in our library on subjects
of most vital interest to our com.
munity.
Train up a child in the way
he should go and when he is old
ne will not depart from it." But
we must KEEP HIM going in the
way he SHOULD GO while he is
young. If we can do this, with
the help of Him who giveth wis
dom literally and upbraideth
not, the habit of being good will
be formed.
Also, our child needs the right
environment. Our library can
help make it; the Boy Scouts can
help make it: the church can
help make it; and the Communi-
ty you live in viii help make it,
good or bad. | know family
who was very poor but had a lot
of fine children, and who didn't
like the environment of their
community for their children, so
came to Vashon.
In a review of one of Charles
Sheldon's books, / read. The
destiny of humanity lies with
parents: the home is the great
est training school of character.
i would like to read you little
article from the Outlook, Books
About Childfan:"
1t is Characteristic Of our migrating
civilization that more and more of value
is constantly being provided for chill
dren through the public schools and !
through other organized agencies. IL is |
even more significant that notwithstand |
ing the increased attention given to the |
welfare Of children by these various So |
cial agencies. the demand upon the pa
rents Is Increasing all the time. Parent |
hood Is becoming, it would seem. pro-
iesstonalized calling. This Is Indicated
IN part by the formation of organiza-
tons devoted TO the systematic study |
OF the problems of parenthood: and II is |
indicated by the rapid growth of spe-
cial literature dealing with these prob
lens
Books for parents are not. il is true
altogether new phenomena. But where
as earlier literature in this class was
confined to counsel and sermons on the
moral training of the child. based on ex
perience or theologies. the books of to-
day have to do with principles of phys
lcal and mental growth. and are based I
increasingly on the results of scientific
Investigations. Like the better books
for teachers and physicians. they con
tain minimum of solemn platitudcs
and earnest cxhcrtation. and a maximum
Of verified facts and hypothesis.
Until within cur own time scientific /
books about children were written only
for pedagcsues. Parents were. for the
most part. expected to rely upon their
The results of physiologi
cal and hygienic studies were then d.
Iu;ed for the benefit of mothers. to help
reduce infant mortality and 10 give
helpful advice for use in various en1er-
gencies. And books on the physical /
care of the child have followed with
rromptness all the import
int discoveries made by medical science
| would like to have you listen
10 an article by Lyman Abbott:
mother writes me that her boy is /
a great reader. but, she thinks. does not
read the best literatare and she asks
me To suggest some books which she
may recommend to him. cannot do SO
Without the danger OF doing more harm
han good by my counsels. For there