Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-09
'iMI[Y OF FOURTEEN ARE
LIVING ON $4,000 A YEAR
'ofcssor McKecycr Pays Them
Call-Secs Big Lesson in Their
Method Of CO.Oncrntion.

ny Dir. WILLIAM a. SlcEEyEt.
sotcHHor Ira the University Of KIM
snS and nm Authority on Social
Probicms.)
How would you like 10 have Jolly
CUP of an even dozen small chill
.n' ranging from seven months TO
rhty-one years? Counting father
u mother. tho entire family hero
hsidcrcd numbers fourteen souls
or whom live under one roof, and
are making most credltable show
L Is pleasure for me to give a
ief account OF this happy family OF
urtccn TO some perplcXcd parents
10 have been writing to me for al
e and assistance In the manage
mt OF their individual child. The
her OF The family OF fourteen liz
quarry employed at "a salary OF
out $4,000 per year. and two or
ree or the older children have small
'omes, n sufficient amount to cover
ir individual expenses.
How They DO IL.
now do they do it?" you ask. Well,
~ is easy. In the first place. tho
ifty parents were sensible enough
'ly In their married career to OBJ
n small suburban plot of three
es, and to till this soil assiduously
a substantial part OF the liveli-
ID OF all. Also. from tho very start.
parents were frugal. While they
ed comfortably, not cent was
sted. and every small amount that
lid be saved was put into the pay
nts on the little suburban place.
Tot only the number on the farm.
the equipment OF the placc-all
.He have sort Of grown up together.
modest threc-room cottage has been
luilt three times. and now appears
n very commodious and modern
Inn nj o. al Fryk-
Ugh; primitive soil Of the little
instead has been intenslvely TILED
Its energy carefully conserved
I'll II Is far richer today than IL
score of years ago.
TX happy boys and six happy girls
stitute this delightful family
up. Every child big enough to
: ,d an onion bed has been taught to
either this or something of equal
NE. Every member participates in
chemc OF family cooperation. Con-
ReslnE his years. each child IL re-
rkably sclf-reliant and self-sus-
ling. and all from the age OF ten
icthing of money value TO the
isurc and sustcnance OF the house
VI perhaps the most charming
alton In connection with tho
Irc family group III tho manner
.
m the time OF their. nero child
d tho oldest boy and the CTR,
the younger became assistants
their parents In the matter Of
hing the younger children the
GUS tasks and duties pertaining
their home. school and church
Instructive to Watch Them.
nus every girl OF the family old
ugh to assist with the house,
Ding is ready. and able TO lend a
time. Thus every boy o. such
+ urity can do his bit about the
farm and garden. II was
81 Talcnt TO dag in college for
10 call upon this family and 10
an OF their remarkable scheme
81 Evaporation.
|1n n, Saturday morning five OF
III children were at work laying
M their new spring garden, some
IShich was already seeded down.
mother was directing their move
L Is through advice to one OF tho
9r girls. hut was remaining in
house with the infant.
8>W. let my many readers take
ming. 1t is from just such busy.
reliant family groups as this
81 just drsoribcd that we must
n to for growth and elements for
n future society. 1! these twelve
inue to grow and develop in ac-
ance with the remarkable plan
a being applied to their lives, you
eSpecte practically every one Of
nE the most praiseworthy place
ne common business and work OF
world.
IN