Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-22
MOTHER RAISES FAMILY
ON EFFICIENCY PLAN
College Graduate Cares for Ten
Children and Writes Books
Besides.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Hax.- .JNx -, IA a. I

How does she do itg
This is naturally the first thing one
asks about Mrs. Lillian Moller Gil
brcth. Of Montclair, n. j., who has n
recent University degree. as well as
ten healthy. happy children. and who
has also found time to ~rite several
books on the psychology of manage
men and fatigue.
The answer is simply that Mrs. Gill
hrcth and her husband, Frank Bunker
Giibreth, consulting engineer, apply
the improved principles of running in
dustrisl plants To their home.
Each child" explains Mrs. Gilhreth,
lis considered a worker. and is given
n chart on which 10 keep daily
record. The older children help the
younger ones in keeping this record.
Opposite each child's narne is list
Of things expected of him. ana the
blank spaces must be filled in daily.
There are such things as the time Tor
retiring and rising. hours for home
study work. and delicate hints as Va
baths and care of teeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbreth recently at
tended the convention of Industrial
Engineers i'm Milwaukee. Both made
addresses. and for her scientific at
tainments and contributions 10 scien-
tific management, Mrs. Gilbreth was
awarded an honorary membership by
the society. an honor held by only
one other PERSONAL---VERY. Hoover.
Mrs. Giibreth is graduate OF the
University of California, and has
Phi. d. which she received from Brown
University when her fifth child was
baby.
Tn. eldest Of her children. Ann Gill
breth. fifteen. graduated from the
Montclair High School in June. She
delivered the prophecy at the class
day exercises. At present the Gil
breths are at The Shoe" their sum
mer home at Nantucket Island. Mrs.
Gilhreth is sometimes referred to as
the new woman who lives IN the
shoe"
Mrs. Gilbreth's theory is that much
of Child's distaste for work comes
from the practice Of forcing children
To do irksome tasks merely To Keep |
them busy. When one of her children
begins 10 lose interest in regular /
household duties his work is changed.
not To easier work, but something 1
more congenial. The smallest laborer
in the household is considered worthy +
at his hire. and the Giibreths are paid .
for all regular work, whether II IS .
washing dishes or running the Graph
ophone during meal times. An iron .
clad rule is that at least two foreign +
records must be played during the +
meal. In this way the children are 4
becoming familiar with French, Ger 4
man and Italian. When the time /.
comes for actual study of these /
languages they will not be new 10 the /
children.
Another child manipulates the
player piano while the older girls wash
and wipe the dishes. Although hired
help is kept. Mrs. Gilbreth believes
proficient hand motion is learned by
having all household tasks done by
the children. The money earned by
these children is applied to a Ink
account, for each of the ten young
sters is given a savings bank and each
has a "sure-enough" bank account
that is generally understood 10 be in
tended for an educational fund Col /
iege educat atoms are planned for all.
Serving meals is but one Of the /
uses to which the dining room is put /
With seven children in public school /
and each vitality interested in his
special studies. meal times at the Gil /
rreths became an animated discus
zion Of meaning and pronunciation /
az words, question of correct Eng
lsh OF something that called for not
only mothers and fathers opinion.
but continuous racing TO the library
70 consult the encyclopedia or die
rlonary.
So the reference library was NOV
I'd into the dining room. At dinner
Mr.. Gnbreth listens TO some interest
Ing event Of the day of each child,
and this calls for criticisms and dis
cussion.
Then il was found the best time 10
hear the foreign records was when all
were corraIled for meals, 50 the
rraphophone was moved into the din
Ing room. The same with the piano.
LIS lots easier 10 wipe great piles Of
dishes 10 music.
II was their fathers idea To teach
An the children TO use the typewriter,
or rather typewriters. for there are
many machines in the family. One
thing is insisted upon-each child
has his own work room space, es-
pecially equipped for study; no mo-
ton is thrown away hunting for
proper work tools. Provision is made
l1- proper POSANit GAiA %S4AH NAA@Ft4l I
places are arranged. -Four of the Gil
brefh children are girls. Mrs. Gil
breth has ali her children card in
dexed and refers TO the numbers TO
md their full names. All of the chill
oreu have either "Moller" or Bunker"
a. a middle name. "Moller" was Mrs
Ciibreth's maiden name, and MIR. Gill
birth is descended from the Bunkers,
OF Bunker Hill.