The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-25
HOME AMID A CHANGING
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Article Three

Article Three
The home was once the center Of
the social life Of the community, F.
and. AZ such, nightly influenced and
controlled that life. II set social
standards for both old and young
But that day is gone. and with each .
oassing sunset the shadows grow
still deeper about H. Changes nave
been 80 rapid, so numerous, and 500
varied that the home has become
neglible factor in social life. rs m.
flucnce is hardly felt or recognized
today, socially speaking.
WHAT has brought this about We
mention only few Of the social fac
tors that are playing upon the home
today
The multiplication and develop
ment, in recent years, Of pleasure
and health resorts has had a marked
influence on the social life Of the
home. Once ones vacation, or IDLE
time. was spent in the home; either
ones own or that Of a friend. II
was then that the social life received
special emphasis II was to the
home that neighbors and friends
came for the day or evening But
IL is otherwise today Throughout
the land pleasure resorts of vnrious
kinds have developed All have
their special advantages and induce
ments. Some emphasize health
features. some natural scenery,
others social and intellectual advan-
tages, others religious. and still
Others pure sport, such as hunting,
/ fishing, and bathing
Many of these places are good and
/ wholesome They furnish recrea-
ton and rest for tired minds and
wearied bodies. But the point rs,
/ that these unconsciously detract
! from the home as a social center.
| During the days Of rest and recrea-
/ ton. when attention can be given TO
social functions. the home is usually
closed and family goes elsewhere for
recreation And this writer pleads
guilty.
A second factor is found in the
/ development and multiplication Of
transportation facilities. The home
has found itself more and more de
serted as methods and conveniences
Of travel have developed. In the
I days Of the ox-wagon, or later, when
we improved the wagon, and hitched
the horse 10 IL, or still later when the
buggy came into use. II was not
practicable TO 90 thirty or forty
miles for only a days or an eve
ning's outing. But today who thinks
Of distance Railroads have pene-
trated every section Of the country
trains pass to and fro even regard
less Of schedule time.
Later. the auto came to hurry the
situation The American is born
"goer' II doesn't make any parti-
cular difference where he is going.
The big thing is 10 simply be going.
I At certain seasons Of the year num-
Der Of our people close their homes,
load their cars, and 90 away for the
season Again the writer pleads
guilty.
The commercialization and IN.
crease Of the public places OF amuse.
ment may be considered a third fac
tor which is tremendously infuenc
ing the home. About the only socia
life we once knew, aside from the
nome, was lounu ~ Tue NhhtNhf 'hN
perhaps the old-fashioned spelling
bee AZ the community school house
But the latter has disappeared
much 10 the detriment to our spell
ing ability Public amusement
should always be supplemented with
wholesale amusement IN the home
But perhaps some OF our parents
would be at as great loss to know
lust what or how TO do in entertain
ing their children's friends, in .
manner interesting to them, as tbs
Kaiser would be al an old-fashioneC
camp meeting.
The truth is, the home itself hat
become commercialized and mater
ialistic in spirit We have driver
our children from the sacrednesi
and shelter Of the home TO the stree
and elsewhere TO find recreation an6
satisfaction for their social nature
A reimbursement Of our home life. ;.
as TO include the boy and the girl
would be fine and satisfactor,
solution to many Of our social anS
moral problems.
Our children and young people M
n