The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-16
READING COURSE NO. 3.


"a certificate, bearing the seal OF
the United States Bureau Of Educa-
ton, signed by the Commissioner OF
Education, will be given to each per-
son who gives us satisfactory evidence
of having read all the books on the
accompanying list. You are invited
to join the great national reading
circle, making your own selection
from the courses provided.)
Life is a school which never ceases
to educate its pupils. 1.-THE learned"
it has been said, "are those who have
studied in books; the thinkers, gen.
fuses, enlighteners of the world and
,z1berators of the human race are those
who have read direct from the pages
of life itself"
Every mother is reading direct from
the pages Of life itself in bearing chill
dren and rearing family. She is
learning lessons as valuable as any
she may give, for every woman who
has experienced motherhood has a
glimpse of life's great meanings
wider and deeper than is possible with
out this experience.
Every child has right to a happy,
joyous childhood. Parental under
standing of the child-of his normal
conditions, Of the laws Of health and
grawth Of the inner life-iS necessary
for those who are to fulfill the sacred
trust of parenthood and for the per-
feet development of children for good
citizenship and life.
Blighted lives, physically, mentally,
and spiritually, are often the results
of mistaken methods in bringing up
children.
Good but weak parents with aimless
drifting methods may have as bad In
fluence on their children as parents
whose characters are positively bad
The science of child nature Is the
most important Of all sciences. In
FAINT mortality may be reduced more
than half by education OF mothers in
baby hygiene.
The home is the greatest education
al force in the world. but 1t has never
been fully equipped to carry on the
great work for which 1t is destined.
The home has the child entirely
within its care for the first six years OF
life, and fully nine-tenths of the time
after school days begin.
Believing that mothers and fathers
who have gained experience through
parenthood would welcome suggestions
AS to methods for the fullest develop
ment Of the physical, mental, and
spiritual life of children, the Home
Education Division of the Bureau Of
Education recommends for reading
and study of the list of books giver
beluw-this list of books which have
proved valuable to many parents.
A shelf of books on child care anG
nurture should be part of every moth
er's equipment for her work.
The lawyer with his library, the
physician with his medical library, the
teacher continually studying how tt
teach, are examples for the mother
the greatest teacher OF all. She, too
should have her library for study ant
reference.
The list of books given here is MOI
intended to be exhaustive. Many
books helpful to parents in the care
and education of their children are no
included in it. Some of those not In
cluded may be much better than some
that are in the list. However, the lis
is typical, and these books can no
fail to be very helpful.
The Home Education Division OF thu
Bureau of Education, Washington, d
c.. will gladly give information abou
other books upon request and will
also aILGmpL u dhS Wei biAChy oh-
specific questions in regard to tn
physical, mental, and moral education
of the young children. Communication
should be addressed to Home Educa
ton Division, Bureau Of Education
Washington, D. c.
Reading Course No. 8.
1. Practical Motherhood. Helen Y
Campbell, NJ. D.
o 2.For Girls and Mothers OF Girls
y Mary G. Hood. M. D.
3. Marriage and the Sex Problem
Prof. F. w. Forester.
4. The Development of the Child
Nathan Oppenheim.
5. Studies in Child Development
Julia Clark Hallam.
6. The Care Of the Baby. j. P. Gre
zier Griffith, M. D.
7. Childhood. Mrs. Theodore Birney
s. Training of the Human Plant
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