Arizona republican., 1917-02-24

! lhe organization during the past year, and urged the continued effort of the mother for the welfare of the child.
 Presidents Address an Able One
 Mrs. Norton said. in part:
 Founders day, February r, cele- brated as Child Welfare day, is de- signated the Star day" of the month. l For various reasons we have been unable to arrange our annual con ference for just that day, but con sider February the star month" of our year. both because of Founders | day and our annual conference. when we can look back over the year, take 1 count of what has been done and 1 look forward tC what we hope to accomplish in the year to come. Those associations which were dis courageG, take heart again after heart again after hearing the report ! of what the associations have been doing; the new associations have 2 broader vision of what may be done and all feel that at least we have a part even though it may be small, in the work of the state, and the broader work of the national and | international congress. This Feb ruary sees the twentieth anniversary of the National Congress Of Mothers and Parent Teacher associations which was founded by Mrs Theodore Birney and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. Feb ruary F. 1897; and had we time we would have liked to give a history of the movement during the past twenty years.
 Striving for Six Things
 Taking the star as an emblem. the national congress has published a booklet packed full of items of in tcrest to all concerned in child well fare work. The six points of the star suggest six steps successfully under
 taken. as follows:
 Save the babies
 Safeguard the boys and girls
 Strengthen the union of parents and teachers for the conservation of { childhood
 Secure the support of home. school | church and state in all forward steps for child welfare
 Studyf childhood scientifically and | supply it's needs sympathetically. Standardize marriage laws and set higher ideals of home making for yo :ng people
 Tn this work we have the cooper atiOn O. the best known educators of the country.
 M. V O'Shoa of the University Of Wisconsin says: Personally, I feel that the National Congress of ! -fAblllNio Has stLbfii illliSHtO tlDIE AtldH . any other national or international society for the betterment of the conditions Of child life IL has done more in America than has been done throughout the world thus far" Ella ! tlagg NoJng, superintendent ot schOoIs in Chicago has this to say: Preservation Cf the spirit pervading tho meetings of parents clubs leads
 nc to believe that in those clubs is th" cornerstone for that structure 1 which will make the life of the child in the home and in the school 9 unity. not life divided between two neutral, if not hostile. camps"
 We have 9s partners in our work the United States bureau of educa ton. the National Education associa- ton, the International Kinderga rten association, and the National Play ground association.
 We have created one new depart
 ment during the year. Kindergarten extension. of which Miss Amanda Ze.ler head of the kindergarten de-
 paitmert of the Tempe Normal school. has consented to become chairman
 Speaks to Indian Mothers
 Your president accepted an i7vi-
 tation to speak to the Indian mothers
 at the Sacaton Indian fair in No
 vemtcr, and while there made a1-
 rar gements for the organization of four parent-teacher associations in
 four different villages. She also ac- cepted an invitation from the eXten-
 sion department of the state univer-
 sity to speak at the Short Course for
 Farmers and Housewives on Co : operation Between Home and School
 We were much pleased at this op-
 portunity for meeting parents from
 different parts of the state, and found much interest shown.
 Since our last conference, the set ! of books. Parents and. Their Prob ] lens" edited hy a committee from OFT national board. have appeared in our state, and been purchased by many individuals, as well as local as- sociations, and one set is the prop I erty of the state congress for ust by the various associations. Three Child Welfare circies. mad, up of members who purchased tn. books and organized for the study of them, have affiliated with us. The better babies contest held a the stote fair, together with tn, 2 child welfare exhibit, rest room anC Il playground, enjoyed the usual sue. \ cess, as you heard in the reports thi: morning. It is to be hoped that thi. WOrk can be followed up by celc brating Baby week the coming May 4 and by efficient representation il 1 each association working the yea through to reach all mothers an, expectart mothers with the many ex < cellent helps to be obtained from tn state board of health and the fedora children's bureau.
 A Associations are springing I'D al \ over the state. some through the as sistance of our extension departmen and others independently. We continually hear of parent q teacher associations which are no members of the congress. An urgen invitation is extended to these t affiliate with us for mutual help am encouragement. The great distance ! in our state ard the consequent cos 3 of travel makes it difficult for us t keep in touch as we should like, bu \ we do what we can by correspond ence, the corresponding secretar sending out to each association no represented the notes of actions take by the board of managers at thei
 monthly meetings.
 Monthly Meetings Help Greatly These monthly meetings held dur
 ing the school year are of great in terest and help n the way of work 5 ing plans and suggestions. as well a A by creating a bond of sympathy an interest as fellow workers
 Attendance at the board meetings
 the study Of Child Welfare MagaZin
 and more efficient organization e
 the varsous departments. with rep I resentativc in eyerS' association. wi
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