Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-17
Some Things For Parents
To Ponder.
(ons Of the nntions' foremost authori-
ties Ga ercs Of childhood
and sosioloey.)
b. VIM. \. McKeever.
On Chicago American Jan. I. i9Is)

On Chicago American Jan. 7. i9lsJ
After 4 tcar ~ inspection of all the
ie.sdiag towns aai cities OF Utah. am
convinced tax the people there are
sei4ipg 8 YenF hian example Tor the en-
iits nation "a toe matter of cidB rear
iis1 afg Nurk las also brought me
faio close soach eilh tne situation an
esefy pen q the United States, and
ven iAesr gias tns Utah method
for The care and training Q. che gouns
Is admirable.
FOR example. mp 10 1914 ttere WIS
constantly coming into Utah a s,ofJy
stream u young. healthy .4eu AID @o-
men from al the nations which in
clude the white race Ia their popula-
tleaL Without any idea q distinction
Or rank these have been iuteTMarryiag
oii9n alIuozt before they could speak
enough English 10 understand each
.other-aad me young couples haze
Leeg tanght % begin al chce the rear
igg ~ q l4rae family SIX 10 ten is
iasihefea about me right number Of
children. aud thus We hud them as 10
size.
Ore Large Family.
Ono se4r after arriving IN Utah
from his native home IN sweden. Gus
taf c.. aged twenty-five. married
Aliala ". a German peasant girl of
81 ghseen and also a recent arrival
That was foerice years ago Today
they have teB beautiful. healthy chill
ldren and a small piece Of rich land on
waieh 10 Aring tsesn up. Such in-
stances are common This informing
liag of race blood has apparently add
cd physical strength and Nigor to tho
stock. abd has perhaps improved the
moral and AntellectHa quality.
Some day we shall boast of our
standardized Ametscan stock, and In
essence il will simply be this. a race
OF beings ia Whose veins flows the
mixed blood of twsDr more great races
trained 10 speak a common language,
led through - conn0n system of dem.
ocratio Instruction and imbued with a
common sal Of inspiring ideals This
true American type will reverence
equally the home. the school, the
church, the state and the nation, and
VIII cherish j genuine good will for
all mankind
Now, the people gf Utah are approx
imating this idea wonderfully well
through The medium OF their passion
ate interest In the young, as this sum-
mary VIII iBdicate-
They are raising very large families
OF mixed blood and without race dis
tinetion
Parent Training Glasses.
They center all their best thought
In the care and training OF their chill
dren.
They teach every child TO play, to
work, to be sociable. TO support the
church andeto live partly for the COM
munity.
They have parent training classes
in all their Sunday schools SO that the
fathers learn to share equally with the
mothers IN their responsibility of
bringing up the children.
They have a large welhendowed
central department to look after ev-
cry age, grade and condition OF child
hood and youth. This valuable extern
sion service is centered at Salt Lake
City and serves all alike, after the
manner OF great university.
When the people finally learn that
the most profitable business In the
world is to bring up full crop OF good.
healthy children. they should turn to
Utah for a model of excellence.