Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
THE BO ' AND
 HIS I TEACHER"
 LECTURE TOP|C

Charles F. Philbrook, superintend. ent or the Bisbee public schools. talked before the regular meeting of the Mothers club yesterday after noon in the Y. M c. A.
 MT. Philbrook's talk was divided into two parts, "The Boy" and The Teacher" In speaking of the hoy problem he said:
 You can't study boy out of text book. The best study of q hoy is the boy. He is never the same animal before company or his par- ents as by himself or with his gang ."
 MT. Philbrook advised the mothers to read the letters of Theodore Roosevelt to his children. which are being published daily in the Review Roosevelt knew his boys and lived with them and the speaker advised all parents to do likewise
 The speaker also said: "Too often the government of the boy is left to the mother. While that is good. often the mother is too sympathetic and does not understand the boy"
 Philbrook told the mothers present of the universal signs in boy king dom. He told them of a very secret spot back of the old opera house where many of the gang troubles are settled and quite often one of the members carries away a black eye. This was something new to the moth CTS. In the whole of his talk the speaker emphasized the point that the boy must be given a chance.
 In the second part of his talk he said that there was shortage of 100000 teachers in the United States. This was caused because at the be- ginning of the war a great number of teachers went into the government service and when the war ended they found more profitable employment and kept it.
 "A great number of people suggest raise in salary for the teachers but to do this more money must be had" Philbrook said There is a state law governing teachers pay, and the Bisbee teachers are getting the maximum amount under this law"
 The club was shown government charts in which it was pointed cut that bakers and bod carriers were earning higher wages than school teachers. MT. PhilbroOk told the mothers of the =e4ans for the new teacherage on Mason Hill.
 When questioned how the Mothers club could help as a community or ganization, MT. Philbrook replied that by getting the city council to en- force the curfew law great deal will have been accomplished. This question will probably come up be- fore the next meeting.
 The club transacted a great deal of business at this meeting. One of the things that came up was the en- tertainment for the runners of the New Years relay race from Douglas to Bisbee. The Mothers club will give big dinner for the boys and a committee was appointed to make arrangements. The club is also plan ming a stag banquet for the members of the Bisbee team some days before the race.
 Eighteen I:isbee mothers attended this meeting and Earl V. Thompson boys work secretary, predicted an enrolment of 75 within the next few months. The Mothers club is prov ing a great success and is beginning to accomplish many things.
 After refreshments of coffee and cake were served, the mothers ad- journed until the next regular meet ing of the club, which will be on Dec. IT. Mrs. Richard Thomas, chairman of the girls work commit tee of the Y. w. c. A., will address the mothers at that time and every mother in the district will be wei come to attend.