The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-20

and many a boy has planned to run
away from home Because --Csxs don'l
understand him. These were com
1 mon ailments ahd must be dealt with
senstbly. onsult youth grayely occa,
sionally Don't mag or yon VIII Gloss
hearts against YOU forever. Don't
smile at absurd ideas IL they are given
seriously. Praise unstintingiy. Be IN.
terested in the things your. children
are interested in. Supervise their
reading matter. The librarian of this
city expressed surprise that parents
called her and objected to supervision
as to books children should take out
OF the reading room saying they wish
ed their children to -ead what they
wanted"
Miss Winfield, Red Sross muse.
talked on tuberculosis. giving figures
and reasons as she saw them for the
disease. Sne wondered why more
women did not contract the disease
who wore too lok necked waists and
low shoes with thin stockings in win.
ter.
Prof. Kahn of the High school, spole
several moments on exercise for boys
feeling this was absolutely necessary
to keep them out of mischief II for no
other reason. He told a story OF q
youngster in this city who was always
TO be found on the street corners at
night. Following basketball game
IN which he had played, the lad was
heard to remark that he was too tired
to stay up late the night following but
went to bed early after reading a bit.
Miss Toivinen, physical director,
talked at length on proper clothing for
women which did not bind the body.
Mrs. S. j. Brobst gave advice to
mothers on preparing breakfast for
boys and gina so that they might
come to school in condition for study.
The sickness of girls at High school
was sometimes to be blamed on this
failure OF mothers, some of whom did
not get up in the morning to attend to
this. Children should eat good cereal
In the morning with an egg II they
liked 1t and should have no coffee but
instead hot water II they wished some.
thing In the way of hot liquid. Mrs.
Brobst told OF preparing lunches for
the High school boys and girls last
week and OF how they enjoyed the
vegetable soup she made for them.
Children SHOULD have meat once a
day.
Miss Leaman, High school teacher,
spoke briefly and to the point on camp
fire circles and hikes for boys and
girls and said any mother might form
one this summer II sh> desired and be
great help to the school and the
young people who loved this sort OF
healthy pleasure.
Mrs. H. @. Mckay gave lengthy
talk on sleep" and the necessity for
enough Of it ofNthe right quality.
Miss'Venite Dungeon gave the most
energetic talk of the evening when
she jumped to her feet and begged the
people of Fairmont to "for goodness
sake do something about the music
department" She says she has to
conduct classes in the auditorium dur,
ing study hours with the buz of whis.
pertng driving her frantic. She be.
seeched somebody, anybody, to attend
TO this IL they wished children to have
the advantages Of music which the
children loved. There was no suit:
able music room anywhere in the
High school.
After the various addresses had
been made last evening @. M. William.
son furnished some excellent flute mu.
sic as part OF the entertainment with
Miss Lucille Henry accompanying him
on the piano. Mr.. Williamson was en-.
cored several times.