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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Practical Auto Carries
Two Riddles or One
Adult There and
Back at Rate of Ten
Miles an Hour
. RING home a toy"

y uOHle u Toy.
X The message came to a busy
- man from his wife during office
hours. He made a note Of 1t on his calendar
pad. Hours later when he was uptown he
thought OF 1t and lodged into the nearest
store that sold toys He had what he called
a "stepladder" family of five children, with
a majority OF one in favor Of the boys, and
decided TO take with him a toy for each
youngster.
He had made up his mind that he could
make the selection and purchase and still
keep a business appointment a half hour
later. but in less than fifteen minutes he
had cancelled the appointment. telephoned
to his wife to join him and determined to
devote The afternoon to early Christmas
shopping.
With an enjoyment that fairly equalled
that of little children the two adults browsed
through the toy stores and toy sections of
department stores for hours, buying not
only for their own children but for all the
children on the inevitable Christmas list,
and the toys that they selected were for
children from to Is years of age and of
both sexes: all novelties of this season, all
of American make and durable and virtually
all with some educational as we'll as amuse-
ment qualities.
A True Automobile Toy Runs
Ten Miles an Hour; Costs S2oo
In Fifth avenue shop they found the
biggest and most expensive of their toy
purchases in the form of a red steel auto
mobile Eve feet long and two feet wide, with
a carrying capacity of 500 pounds and run
at tho speed of either five or ten miles an
hour, as desired, by a motor actuated by
regulation storage battery. The car will
seat two children or one adult, and has
besides the two speeds, reverse brake, cleo
trio head and tail lights, solid rubber tired
wheels. leather upholstered seat and price
tag marked 5000 Across the room from
the automobile they found blackboard of
the same general dimensions but without a
motor. 1t is propelled by scientifically
applied principle of racket, one way push
pedals and properly geared dfferential, and
attains a speed of fifteen miles an hour when
operated by either boy a girl of from
ten to fifteen years. 1t also is equipped
with reverse, brake, rubber tired wheels and
a coaster device which permits progression
either, forward or backward without effort,
the effect being that a large part Of the time
the blackboard scuds along without power.
In a small store side street they found
three brand new American mechanical toys
run by compressed ar-one a rather large
and well designed airplane with a flying
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
AS There Are More
Children Than Ever,
the Business Had to
Be Speeded Up and
New Ideas Born

automatically wound spring In either direc-
ton.
New toys that suggest, even in this
weather, the seaside. include an ingenious
sand toy, which operates through the weight
Of sand put into it like a steam shovel; il
digs a load Of sand from one pile. elevates
it. swings the crane around and empties
it into a hopper. A number of floating dolls
and what might be called alphaboats are
made to carry letter of the alphabet.
simple game is one which teaches the chill
dren, as in kindergartens the various odors
by means of number of phials of which
they take a Whit and then guess the odor.
The child of three. who has just reached the
age when it wants to take some active part
handling it's paythings rather than to be
merely a spectator watching mechanical
toys, is provided this year with some in
teresting toys, including a well built wooden
merry 60 round in the chairs of which small
dolls may be placed and which is made to
revolve with considerable flourish by the
child turning an easily manipulated crank
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Education Should Be Applied From the Beginning Directly Life

stantly bringing out human relationships
and conditions which call for cooperative and
regulative action. Many Of these questions
of finding out how these regulative meas
ures provided by the machinery of gov
eminent and what our responsibilities and
duties are in supporting these measures.
Community problems are plentiful as start
ing points.
The school life itself should give much
experience in cooperative living through
measures Of partial self-government, clubs,
community junior civic leagues and other en-
terprises requiring team work and organ
lied planning and effort In just the meas
ure in which a school is itself a miniature
democracy does it develop genuine habits
and attitudes of democracy.
The background provided by the studies
in practical arts, geography and history will
furnish avenues of approach to much lit
erary material of the finest kind. Scores of
the very best selections in literature fit i'm
naturally with the other work. There Is
also a place for much reading of good
stories and poems purely for the enjoyment
they give and not because of association
with any other subject. This includes the
use of current magazines well the use
of books. In the public schools literature
should be read primarily for the pleasure
and wholesome attitudes which t develops.
Children are not ready for literary criticism,
and IL Is little short of brutal to force h
upon them
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Pupils Whose Minds Bdnd Include the
TheseRe Be Attained

social changes which have been the concern
of the continuous, everyday lives of peoples,
to include the ways in which peoples of the
past have solved the same kinds of problems
which we to-day have to solve and to include
what they have thought and felt about life
as shown by their literature, art, music and
recreational interests When we do this we
shall select for study the important questions
from all of the past and not so limit our field
to make us narrow and provincial.
We may so organize the study of peoples
of the past and of our own country that
continuously unfolding story of the advance
ment of the race from primitive times to the
present will reach through the elementary
school. The approach should always be from
the present and should help to make the
present more meaningful In lower grades
we may compare our ways of doing with
those of very early peoples from among the
most primitive up to such peoples as the
American Indians and the more advanced
development of life of the early Hebrews
from the time of Abraham to the days of
Solomon. In the study of the Hebrews we
come into contact also with the contributions
of several neighboring peoples-the Egyp-
tians. Phoenicians and Babylonians. In
middle grades the story may continue with
the interests of the Greek and Roman
peoples and the great contributions they
made to the permanent enrichment of human
life.
The work may continue through the life
of the middle ages and up into modern Eu-
rcpean times, providing the background for
the more detailed study of American history
in the later grades Paralleling this grad
ua unfolding of world history. there should
also be the study of those phases of early
American history which children can most ap-
preciate-the settlements. the home life, the
changes as the Colonies developed the diff
culties with the Indians. the changes brought
about by the Revolutionary War and tho
development and extension of American life
through the last century. Until the upper
grades are reached the political phases Of
history should receive relatively little atten-
ton. Younger children do not have much
basis for the study OF political principles.
They can get the underlying conditions and
needs of life which call for political measures
and should do so.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21

struck by the ball and to get in blow at it.
Another game involving free motion is made
somewhat on the principle of a catapult in
that a long, narrow plank placed upon the
ground with block under the end nearest to
the player Is stepped upon suddenly, thus
catapulting from its extreme end small
rope ring which goes up and toward the
player The object is to catch this rope ring
on a short daggerike stick held by the
player. The flight of the rope ring is differ
ent almost every time. and the game trains
the boy or girl in quickness of eye judgment
and action.
An educational amusement which can
hardly be called a game or toy and which
still seems to belong to the realm of play is
the result of the work done by college in
structor during the war in helping injured
soldiers to forget as much as possible their
pain and disability. He taught the soldiers
to make many varieties of toys out of old
tin cans and has now arranged a set of
tools and a book of instructions and dia-
grams which enable boy of from ten years
up to make toys out of old cans that include
such things as a tugboat with scow in tow;
an automobile that will go. a water wheel
that is practical railroad bridge, and the
like.
There Are More Children Than Ever
Increase of Toys for Them.
For girls of eight or so there were found
a mosaic outfit with which, from really
good designs, it is possible to piece together
the tiny tiles into copied or original patterns;
an improved device for artistically enlarg-
ing pictures or diagrams and novel outfit
with which from a simple foundation block
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Jolly Glass Solves Food Problems
BY Playing Host to the Mother,

in another class the pupils decided to have
O Colonial luncheon at Thanksgiving time
and invite the mothers as guests. The prob
lem of appropriate foods required references
TO history sources on Colonial life; the ques-
tons of amounts of food and their prepare
ton and cost called for some knowledge of
foods and cookery and of arithmetic as APP
piled to the purchase of food. since economy
was very essential. Social customs, costumes
and table service had to be looked up in his
tory Invitations must be written in good
taste, a problem in bothyart and English and
in the style OF the period calling for fur
ther look into history.
Another class investigated the relative
economy i'm buying a set of dining room fur
niture on the instalment plan or by borrow
ing the money at the current rate OF interest
and paying cash. This problem involved
most of the more important facts and proc
esses OF interest promissory notes and bust
ness practices. II also suggested some inn
portant questions Of economy, thrift and
prudence
The application OF these general ideas TO
the school subjects will bring out the posi-
bilties for both an enrichment of work and
tho use of a more natural and stimulating
method.
The practical arts represent the fields of
human activity which make the first appeal
to children. Agriculture. industry, trade.
transportation. homemaking and the other
practical lines OF work all about dealing
with materials and the devices OF the work
aday world arc Immediately interesting and
meaningful. People are really working Mt
these--but who. outside Of school, II working
at arithmetic or geography. or composition,
or history Beginning with problems In
how we are provided with food shelter.
clothing and utensils we soon raise qucs-
lions which can only be answered by tho use
Of arithmetic geography. history and other
subjects. Constructions In materials which
will illustrate and clarity ideas are needed
and are Of absorbing interest. But tho con-
structivo work in Itself s but the smaller
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
History Proves Most Profitable
When Taught in Realistic Way.

Such "a study OF history gives a perspective
upon the slow march of humanity from prim-
tive beginnings to the present. The study
should be full OF illustrative handwork
dramatlzatlon and story. Since most chill
dren do not go to high school. their only
chance to get acquainted with the rich con-
tributions to life OF early peoples is In the
elementary school. BY such studies the
whole attitude OF children toward life and
present day problems should be broadened
and permanent interest in the reading Of
history developed.
All Of the foregoing subjects are of much
value in civic training because they are en-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21

The milk was now followed forward on its
journey to the childs own door. and the steps
noted by which it is kept clean and pure by
tho sterilizing of cans and bottles and the
process of pasteurizing.
The children had become so much inter-
ested in milk that they brought in news
paper clippings about the milk contracts
with the dairy farmers, and about a threat
ened strike of milk wagon drivers. Visits
were made to a milk depot and facts were
learned about the daily work Of the drivers
of the milk wagons. The question of health
as related to food was made much of by the
teacher, and the children became Interested
in finding their weight and height to see how
nearly they came to proper standards.
height and weight table was gotten from
the Child Health Organization. Children
under weight were stimulated to bring their
weight up and were instructed how to do So
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21

and 10 years, while for those a couple of
years younger were discovered a railway
train that looked like an electric outfit but
really ran by a windup spring, thus giving
the lad of the same thrill enjoyed by his
elder brother whose real electric engine the
smaller boy could not very well handle.
Other airplanes that would appeal to and
would befit the age of such boy include one
substantially built of wood and equipped as
an ambulance, another equipped freight
plane, another equipped with miniature
chemical fire apparatus and small one Of
celluloid which will fly, under proper initial
propulsion, for one hundred feet and land
without damage.
An Adaptation of Punching
Bag Gives Beneficial Exercise
In the basement OF a department store
where a whole section is devoted to Juvenile
athletic goods the toy hunting business man
who had once been clever with the gloves
found a new device fashioned after the old
tether ball game that appealed very strongly
to him not only for his boy of but also for
his two girls of 10 and IL. 1t is simply
a pole. adjustable to any dining room table
II necessary, to which is fastened by long
stout rope a punching bag little smaller
than the regulation. The idea is to wind the
bag on its rope around the pole to the right
or to the left, according to which side of the
contest you are on by the simple process of
punching the bag in the direction in which
you want II to go.
The length of the restraining rope gives
the bag big swinging radius and the young
sters have to step lively to avoid being
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Practical Teachings Give a Firm
Foundation for the Fine Arts

The problems in measurements and costs
in the practical arts and other subjects deal
ing with questions of economy, thrift ana
prudence give motive and meaning to all of
the facts and processes in arithmetic appro-
pirate to the elementary school The design
problems in constructions and in the study
Of the selection of clothing, furnishings and
other material supplies provide the occasions
for the studies in fine art as it applies to
practical life. Connected with history and
literature are many Of the events and inter
pretations of life expressed by the master
artists in paintings. sculpture or architec-
ture. In the recreational and ceremonial ac-
tivities of the present and of peoples in the
past as studied in history and literature are
found occasions for the music plays and
sports in which children so much like to en-
gage.
Throughout the schools the most potent
factor for Improvement Is that of providing
for all subjects genuinely social motives.
working upon problems that come directly
out of our own experiences. That are of
absorbing interest TO us and that lead to
still other important problems which help W.
to understand and live more fully the life of
our time is the method by which the best
that is in us IL brought out BY work upon
such problems we are led to see the use and
value of the subject matter of the school sub
jects and to acquire II in solving these prob
lens.
with activities carefully selected for their
worth In serving definite life aims. with
methods that put premium upon Initiative
thinking. judging and acting. and with
recognition and use OF the natural forms of
interest and expression of children. the ele-
mentary school will yield returns i'm health.
efficiency. citizenship and recreation quite
beyond anything we have so far experienced
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Tracing Mir from Cow to Table
Widens knowledge Along Many Lines

Instead of beginning by an arbitrary as
sienment OF lessons TO be learned from books
in arithmetic. geography, history or other
subjects, questions of immediate Importance
to the children and the community may he
tnhen up which win lead directly into these
subjects
To answer the question, How are we sup
piled with milk7" one third grade class In
New York city began with the milk bottle
that 10 left at the door each morning. They
traced mo milk back 20 the distributing sta
ton, from there 20 the milk train. then TO the
upstate station from which II was shipped.
and finally TO the farm where It was pro-
ducad. map of New York state was used
70 help visualize that part Of tho journey
which could not be observed A simple study
OF the feeding and care Of the cows was
made, OF the needs for cleanliness in. hand
ling the milk and Of the means of collect
ing and shipping milk.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
By FREDERICK c. BONSER,
Teachers College, Columbia University

- INCE the chief points of weakness in
the elementary schools lie in the mar
~ rowness of their aims. the mechanical
character of their methods and their failure
TO respond to the natural interests and ac-
uvities of children. the general movement
for their improvement will include a revision
OF aims and methods and a recognition of
the important clements in child nature.
To broaden the aims of the school means
to make them include more that has directly
to do with the heathful. efficient, wholesome
and happy living. The purpose of the work
and the selection Of the material will largely
determine the method and at the same time
will evoke the wholehearted responses OF
the children. BY the use OF live, interesting
problems, excursions. lantern slides, stereo-
scopes. moving pictures, current papers and
magazines, and other practical means Of
teaching in addition 10 the use of books. the
schools will become sufficiently attractive
and stimulating to reduce dropping out and
retardation to a minimum. No outside COM
munity life can compete with the school in
interest and worth for children when the
school is brought UP 10 It's best possibilities.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
"a Leads in New and Wonderful Christmas Toys

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-07
At the Strand.

A refreshing comedy full of laugh
ter and exceedingly complicated pre-
dicaments is found in Don't Ever
Marry" showing at the Stand and
starring Marjorie Daw and Matt
Moore. Soothing at the anti-marriage
advise of Myra Gray, q Divorce, Joe
benson secretly marries Dorothy
Whynn, daughter of the eccentric
Colonel Wynn, who has promised
Joe harp and a pair Of wings if
their names are ever mentioned to-
gether" In the meantime Myra turns
the confidence of the wedding into
a weapon to compel the bridegroom
to pose as her husband to lower the
tension of her own families ambitions
for her. While Barbara Daw, daugh-
ter of Colonel Whynn's business part
ner, forces him to announce that he
and Barbara are husband and wife in
order to thwart Mrs. DAVIS arbitrary
marriage notions. From start to fin
ish there is plenty of excitement un-
tangling the predicament Of q man
whose first and only II do" gives him
three wives. Wesley Barry, the bell
hop, never fails to bring laugh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-07
TIMES REPU BLICAN MARSHALLTOWN IOWA, JUNE T. 1920

he was jeweler employed by the
Joseph Jewelry Company and the
family home was at 40s Hughes
street. Last year Captain Woelhhat
was removed to a sanatorium In Des
Moines and later was taken to Mt
Pleasant.
The funeral was held at o'clock
this afternoon from the home OF
Mrs. Woellhars mother, Mrs. Mary
Schaefer. 40S South Central avenue
Burlington. Burial was in that city
Henry A. Woellhaf wa horn In
Burlington, June S, 1870. He leaves
the widow and a young son: q broth
er, Fred Woellhaf. of Burlington, and
sister, Mrs. Erwin Ludman, of Los
Angeles, Calf.
After completing his schooling he
learned the watchmaker's trade al
which he was busy many years. With
the exception of couple of years
while in this city, all his days were
spent in Burlington.
Captain Woellhaf had an excellent
military record. He had spent six
teen years in the service. having beer
captain of Company I, Burlington
many years. He was specially eff
cient in matters pertaining to the
quartermaster's department, and had
much experience in that line during
the world war. He went with the
company to Camp Dodge and later
to Camp Cody. Deming. N. M. There
his health broke down and he was
compelled to leave the service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-07
AMUSEM ENTS.
At the Casino,

A problem. lavishly presented and
cleverly analysed, that leaves one
with sense of the infinite at the
end, which is entirely free from the
sickening sentimentality Of so many
picture plays, is the theme Of Sex
featuring Louise Glaum, showing al
the Casino. 1t is produced by J.
Parker Read, Jr.. and directed by
Fred Niblo, and the subject is hand
led very skillfully, without sacrifice
ing the vivid power of the story.
Adrienne Renault, played by Miss
Glaum, is gorgeous creature OF
New York's night life who never
steals a mans love from another
woman but finds the love another
woman has lost.
Supporting Miss Glaum are Irving
Cummings, William Sonklin, Myrtle
Stedman and Peggy Pearce The
settings and costuming are magnifi-
cent and the picture is one that long
will be remembered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-07
M. & ST. L. FOREMAN DEAD.

M. A. WaIIish, Stricken With Apo
pIexy, Dies in Few Hours.
Michael A. Wallish, 202 South
Center street, erecting foreman in
the shops of the M. & st. L., died at
3 o'clock Sunday morning Of apo
plexy at his home. He was stricken
at Saturday night. A native of the
county and resident of the city for
thirty-two years, Mr.. Wallish had
been in the employ Of the Iowa Gen.
trail and later the Minneapolis & st.
Louis.
He was born near this city, Aug.
Is, 1867, and he was united in mar
riage here with Miss Anna MANI,
Aug. 6, 1892. Mr.. and Mrs. Wallish
have lived here ever since their
marriage. Mrs. Willish, and two
daughters, the latter Mrs. Earl Piper,
Liscomb, and Mrs. Leonard Schrader,
Garwin. survive their father as does
one brother, John F. Wallish, city,
and a sister Mrs. J. Huntington,
Boone.
Mr.. Wallish was a member Of St..
;Mary's church, Catholic Order Of
Foresters. Modern Woodmen and
Elks.
The funeral will be held at St.
Mary's church Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock. Burial will be In
Riverside.