Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-29

trial you VIII begin To realize their val,ic
/ for yourself as much as for the children.
The blue sky and the great outdoors will
take YOU away from the pcttlncss Of the
thousand and ono trilles that continually
ntrude themselves upon your attention
while YOU remain within four walls. and
they will he equally uplifting in taking the
little ones away especially Is this true
in small towns from the petty small
talk that emanatcs from the porches and
the front stoope and passes along the
sidewalks from house to house and from
child to child.
IL is we'll for YOU to decide upon Your
destination before YOU call the children
with lets 90 TO the pond today -
or "This il great day for the woodsr
A playmate or two taken along occasional
" (and frequently If YOU have but one
child will lend additional zest to the
walks and will enlarge your opportunities
OF getting better acquainted, not only
with the plavmatcs, but with Your own
childrcn IN relation To their playmates
In the ease Of very young children,
places very near lome will serve as
well ms the more distant goals which are
usually more attractirc 80 Tic other
children The pond or the stream under
the bridge or the waterfront. the beach.
or the rocky hnuldcrs that can hc sealed, ~
the wonds srck them out IN your vicIultN
Try every road and soc where II leads Ia
The adjoining town il II be within two
or three miles makes . splrndii Objective
point with older children and . trolley
ride will bring ,ou bach should time 81
fatigue make i necessary
roRGrr 10 M oRpW N-tr
Try tn forget all luur grovn-Ip dipnItt
on these walks especially II II be a
country road md have rs much fun and
laughter as the children arc ready for
Wear onl, stout shoes and 'rouGhIng
rlothc4 Sometimes permit the chlldicn to
take skates ~ lic,,lc ~ q vclocpodc .
wagon VI lauf,ilu cart ~ q sled. q
hoop or lior-" rrins Nj THESE will pre-
,ldr additional attractions when the
children sccm laath ~ leave then street
play.
These wallis viii develop vour chillrcn
physically hlllN as mus j IS ant systematic
exercises. and thr ,arrtv of stunts
that viii IT, iiiltittrd along tho road will
astound Nou IN suno If thrm YOU may
loin othors Viii toach YOU tn have control
at vuur nerves while thu children develop
strength ami independence thereby -
Far rs Tho phN~iral activities are concern
ifi NFhli HfNE Suggest VERY i4tft'A. 4it ifAit~
dr,n viii initiate rs much as there ate
tlmc and cncrg, for There Will be walk
ing forward AMI backward sometimes with
cyr- shut sometimes on Stone walls and
nj bitches. thoro viii ~ running skip
/ wue hopping jumping from different
! holahts Whietling md singing games of
follow MASTER. ,arrng stoue- throwing
and -iIek throwing lnto ponds and trees
and trec-clmhlng
That tbe walks ami talks hrn
great montal stimulus Is readily apparent
Whom ono raho,t- for moment upnn the
opportunities tnr asking and answering
queet iau- that -ciduul arise 10 the school
room Tho opportunities N observe public
work that l. going nu away from ono =
immediate nciahbofhnad thc r'ad tali
ing. thc digging If trenches and having
nt mans the setting and taking down oi
telegram p0lc7 hc operation of the
switch towers near tho railroad hrtigo.
The regulation ~ traffic the cunst rlietlop
sc bindings There Is a dcclenue az
srnsc imprcSstous there Is training IN the
,urpnot usc of rood luelleh III rnnvrrsa
irons AMI stors telling hv the wa,sidc
There ~ reading eui iramatlzation ~
,bc wood. anna ia thc ~hal, 0onhs and
,u the reehr boJeht- that ld 81 much N
creating = .supcual .tmn-ri for the
pla, 81 the imagination. and last bu, nat
4 least lwrb+us hr mnst Valuable }ra
ttirs There l- j tremendous teld tat
developing knavi.lL, 1T nation work
hop
Perhaps ~anr cnngrntc illustrations viii
~cr,c ~ eood purpose
4r>~r rtu>l>o
stand Sf5ll = fcw moments with cyes
shut li~trn ntcnt, tlen ten vha, wa~
heard
I.oob u,rutl, IL IA directions. elosc
,,c~. and toll What Nae seen
Name objects seeds Auwcr~. w lgs.
etr h> touch ajate with ewes hut
Point to eyer, hiri nest observed ON
thc valk
Find al) tr uaric tree. along onc
n,a8 Il. taking ON tree 81 4 tlne YOU
ulll >onu bc surprised to discover how
Iaauy trc,-~ >uu and the children can
name
Those walk Mil also contribute 10
spiritual growth IN no small measure
ThcV viii afford a ha>le Of companion
ship that with the Older wears is not
readily outgrovn and MANY fond mem
uries viii cluster around these littlc
,ups Perhaps the same walks though
less frequent IN the adolceccut wears.
mas afford opportunity Tor the condolences
the ideals and ambitions that ale So often
poured into someone clSrs ears hVrausc
thc mother seems 50 busy m the home
At any rate. Nou will not stop the walks
and talks wa'u the k}nderRarten age has
passed. lou Viii keep ii up from year
to year. and each year Will make them
seem more worth while You will ave
to increase Your knowledge Of nature :
story a- the years - by. but with your
interest 20 spur YOU ON. and the many
books on the library shelves that are now
ready Ia help you. tins ought not TO hc diff
licult nor burdonsomc-