Evening journal., 1920-12-23

happy. / am quite sure this child
surroundings are ideal.
Farm Life Not All Drab.
81 observe the deductions draw
from this investigation concerning th
children's recreations. Whatever Of
hardship may be suffered by a child
living as the only child on a farm
would likewise be suffered by an only
child born into a farmers home. II II
is culpable for a home child to be so
placed. II is likewise culpable for a
farmer TO have only one child In. his
family. The suggestion that a lone
child on a farm has no opportunity. or
facility for play strikes most country
people as being an hallucination or a
city-bred investigator.
III there Is a farm without other
children. doubt II any farm in Della
ware Is without lis dog. and God
made the boy and the dog for inscp-
arabic piaymates. while the cattle, the
poultry and birds. the haymow and
the strawstacks furnish delight to
childlife. ] remember many delightful
summers so spent. and today societies
are organized in every city TO provide
an outing in the country for the chill
dren. That country child, II such
there be. who never sees a moving
picture show. as such shows are con-
Quoted down this peninsula, mas an
infinitely better opportunity to enter
life clean and wise than the one who
Is so entertained.
"The question OF education for
these children does not appear TO us
10 be different from the question OF
the education OF other children, a
large number OF parents are working
their own children instead OF educat'
Ing them, and they sincerely believe
that they must work. The writer Goes
not agree with such persons, but no
is quite satisfied with the fact ina
/ the school authorities now have iul
power 10 bring all children TO schoo
: the required number OF days. Anl
since ten cases will be found wher'
parents will have 10 be cOerced &
/ educate their own children TO ever
/ one case Of such coercion In the in
/ terest Of fOster-children we do no
see why the public press has to b.
used TO create public prejudice agains
societies authorized by the state q
care for these children. A routine re
port Of each case 10 the nearest schoo
officer will correct this evil.
1.-THE question OF compensation {
the children was also presented In IN
report. have boy - years OF age
who Is four inches taller than ! an
and he Is a husky yOungster, but
have never paid him a cent for wor
for me. This may be very cruel, bu
/ venture to say that is the way mos
boys are raised My boy prosper
under the old plan, and he does nc
swear at his father, but ne swear
BY his father. Children are neNo
successfully raised on a commerci;
basis. BY the time infancy and On
period OF immaturity Is passed, IN
few possible years OF productiVene,
before the age OF 2i will leave ever
child a debtor in dollars and cent
TO the one who has raised IT, \
person other than an idealist woul
take one Of these unfortunates
raise him like an own son and the
pay him wages beside.
Question Of Equality.
1.-THE question OF equality Is ais
7 discussed. but 10 Is never attainf
b except in Heaven. Since the days
Hagar. Sarah has loved her own chi
} / hest. II may be theoretically wrOr
, for teachers to have preference
among students. but they cannot he
n. And maybe we all ought TO 10y
the children in the Far East so niue
that we will contribute 10 them
/ such lust measure that their hung
o. vii, balance exactly with the hung
OF our own children, but the Wor
r does not vet run that way. We pc
, sonally believe that the child vi
Z has no home is wonderfully bless
? II taken into a good home where ia
7 ter-parents do reasonably well
4 serving and loving 1t.
"InVestIgatiOns are modern instli
z tions and must be accepted, b
2 | sometimes their utility is doubtful.
p. Here is a fancy picture 4 STATE
| Red Cross automobile arrives az
, farmhouse where one OF these Oh
dren is placed. An investigator a
nOunces the reason for the visit al
the following questions are asked
4 "'Do you have home childT A
".Do YOU have children OF yo
/, own Answer: Yes
\ Are both bOysr Answer 'Ye
. "'YOur own child's ageg Answe
/, "'The others ageT Answer: II
I years dbl. .,,,,,-
!, Why Is Il that the older boy has
J, new suit and the younger boy n
\ the handed-down suit Of your ov
\ childP
u cor this alternative:
4 "Are both boysf Answer: n
u my child is a girl
al would like 10 see their clOt
; ingg Why Is II that the girl h
= beautiful things and the boy has We
!, much more common clOthingY
y Then in our imaginative plctu