The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23
P.T.A. LECTURES
VERY INTERESTING
Miss Laura Hahn and Rev.
Jackson Cole Speak On
Kindred Subjects To
Members Of Assn.
PLEAD FOR The CHILDREN
Both Miss Hahn Who Talks To Deming
P. r. A. and Rev. Cole Who Speaks
To Lincoln Organization Set
Forth Case Of Youngsters.

Two talks on kindred subjects were
delivered before members of local par
ent-teacher associations Tuesday. The
first talk on Social Service" was de-
livered by Miss Hahn to small but
interested assemblage at the Deming
school at 3:45 O'Clock Tuesday after
noon.
Miss Hahn at Deming School.
Miss Hahn is delivering a series Of
lectures before the various parent
teacher associations of the city and
county in an effort to have closer CO.
operation with the probation Office in
the reporting of delinquent children.
Her efforts are already meeting with re-
ward for she finds both the parents
and teachers very willing to cooperate
with her. Miss Hahn makes a strong
plea that the adolescent child be
taught correct ideas of sex at home and
to illustrate her point she has a series
of about twenty-four posters which
make her lecture very effective.
Miss Hahn also spoke of the mothers
pensions for women who, for the most
part, had lost their husbands during
the influenza epidemic. These pensions
are given the mothers to provide neces
sary comforts for the children and en-
able mothers who would otherwise have
to struggle for living to give more
time and thought to their children. In
this way the number of delinquent chill
dren is materially reduced, Miss Hahn
intends to have the mothers come for
their pensions in the evening hereafter
and she will then have an opportunity
to give them the benefits of her pic
torial lecture. She also plans on hav
ing classes in cooking and sewing for
the mothers Very often the work will
have to be done through interpreters
but Miss Hahn believes that it is nee
essary to work right with the parents
in order to correct conditions and she
believes that this method will bear re-
suits. Miss Hahn also praised the pub
lie libraries which are such factor in
the children s lives by providing good
literature.
Want Larger Attendance.
The teachers of the Deming school
are very disappointed at the small num-
Der of mothers who turn out for the
meetings. Those who do come are very
active but it would be great deal
more pleasant for all concerned if there
were larger attendance as good pro
gram is always provided. The mothers
must realize that the KenosAa parent
teacher associations are each day be-
coming more of factor in the life of
the city and it is up to all progressive
mothers to affiliate with such wide
awake organizations. Those mothers
who belong to the Deming district win
be given a very good opportunity to
Join the association at the next meet
ing on November 10th. At this time
each teacher will perform some stunt
and the sociability thus promoted will
give the parents an opportunity to be-
come thoroughly acquainted with the
teachers who are not persons to be held
in awe but are humanity sociable.
Rev. J. T.. Cole at Lincoln.
The second talk was delivered by the
Rev. Jackson L. Cole before the mem
bers of the Lincoln Parent Teacher AS
ISOLATION at 7:45 clock Tuesday even
ing. The Rev. Mr.. Cole chose Boys
as his subject and he presented the
youngster of twelve in all his mischiev-
Gus lovableness. He is especially in.
terested in Boy Scouts and his stories
dealt for the most part with his Boy
Scouts.
The Rev. Mr.. Cole spoke of the ques-
tionings of the boy of twelve, to which
the inyariable answer of the parents is,
"You will understand when you are
older" He pleaded with the parents
not to take this stand thus making it
probable that the boys would learn mat
ters from a very questionable source.
Rev. Cole concluded his talk with a
stirring appeal to the parents to keep
the children of Kenosha straight and
clean and pure, for while it is very
difficult to change the habits Of adults
it is possible to mold the characters of
the future men and women of the city
and bring nearer that kingdom of broth
erly love.
The Rev. Mr.. Cole is 50 deeply in
terested in his subject that his talks
are just little heart-toheart chats
which make vivid impression on the