Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-07-30
WHAT IS MOOSEHEART FOR.

WHAT IS M00SEHEART FOR.
He who helps young man or
lady to make life righteously sue
cessful has enriched humanity more
than he who reveals a Klondike to
the uses and good of the cause of
trade. He who, in the search for
strong minds and pure hearts
among young men and women.
discovers TO the world a great man
has in that achievement wrought
Immortality for himself while rend-
ering mankind service like that
Of Columbus. For Columbus dis
covered new continent. but what
OF the man who, while looking
through the immaturities of youth
discovers Columbus. | believe in
the child. l have faith in the I'D
reaching goodness and beauty of
his nature, and so l will seek at
ali times to bring this human plant
to the perfect Towering and TO
place no obstacle in the way of its
growth, if l ask the child to obey.
l must be sure that my way is right
and not the expression of nv own
Fantastic whim as we'll if | expect
cheerfulness, self-control and true
kindness from him. must let him
learn to admire these qualities first
In me if wish to see fruitage of
strength and goodness in him. |
must continually suggest these quail
tiles to him, and expect them from
MIN. Show him that at all times
you are eager to help him no mat
ter how slight it may be and what
i DO l must remember that love is
the only key TO the child's heart,
and the only secret of success with
him-not the love that INDUCES and
spoIls but the love that is strong
and firm that alters not, nor errs.
The Governors of Mooscheart,
therefore, are never weary of stat
ing and restating the aims of Moose
heart. They begin with the phy
sical care and conditions of the
children, for we believe that good
health is the foundation Of educa-
ton and morals. The first step is
to make sure that the children are
capable of taking their places in
life of such an institution, this can
be secured through medical exami-
nations before they leave the
places in which the Lodges find
them. Mooscheart is not a hospital,
nor an institution for feeble mind
ed. A small proportion of the
children in many communities have
in them the seeds of dangerous
diseases which is likely TO cut short
their days. Moosehcart cannot
take children who are already de-
ginning to an early grave Or are al
llictcd with diseases or deformities
that cut them. off from the possibil-
lily of an active life. Those are
cases for the hospital and institu-
lions set up for the defective. In
like manner we do not mean to eX-
pcct children whose minds are abb
normal and who cannot be expect
cd to take IN The ordinary forms Of
education. A few such children
ere great drawback to the
progress of others in Il school and
we have not the opportunity for a
special training such as is given
to such deficient in State and other
special institutions. We, therefore,
require not only the examination
of the children in the homes from
which they come by doctor but
another examination under the di-
rection of the Mooscheart Doctor.
whose examination are repeated
from time to time as the children
need them. Next is the Mooseheart
schcme-thc purpose of keeping
children in a state of vigorous
health. This begins with The hous-
ing. We have deliberately chosen
the village type Of building and life.
Most of the children are distributed
in small dormitorics. After trying
houses Of various types and capac-
tiles from 90 down TO IL we have
concluded that the best building
for our purposes is a model cottage
of size for fifteen TO eighteen
children besides The necessary
quarters for matron. All the
buildings are planed with special
care with reference to cleanliness
and ventilation. The sleeping
rooms arc Of The most modern type
with plenty Of windows through
which are admitted The two great
clipirs Of lifc--thc sun and pure
air.
(COninucd.)