Arizona republican., 1921-02-27
WORK IF NEW CHILD STUDY CLASS ID BE
 EXPLAINED MONDAY

Organization of a child's study class by Marietta l.. Johnson, noted child educator, in connection with the school she recently started here along the Fairhope line, is attracting wide atten- ton. As her work becomes better known Mrs. Johnson is besieged with inquiries and many of the questions will be answered at the Monday or ganization meeting which has been set for o'clock at 230 East Mcdowell street.
 Certain of the features of hsr work, dealing with phases of the child prob lem, were discussed by Mrs. Johnson yesterday. She said:
 There is but one purpose in so- ciety; one reason for men working and living together. This purpose is to produce better people. Society, no doubt, has been blind. unconscious and blundering, but the purpose survives and grows clearer as time progresses. The time now has arrived when men will consciously strive to produce bet ter people, and believe the time has come when we are going to be able to consciously control and guide evolu- tion. We are not only to grow into better human beings. but we are going to fix conditions consciously that bet ter human beings may develop.
 
 growth? Childhood pays for itself every hour. If we are going to pro- duce better people, we must study tho unfolding organism of the child, and strive to provide conditions which will produce the most perfect growth. How opment of the child? How many women's clubs are devoting their time to this all important subject? No one knows the exact order of tho develop ment of the child, and no one dares to say just what will be his needs from day to day, but it is our business as adults and our business ss mothers needs of the unfolding organism, and provide the environment for right growth.
 Many of us seem to think If we only get the child to do what we tell him, to become responsible, to approx innate the adult standard, that we have succeeded. The fact is we have a wrong idea of the value or nature of childhood We think of children as little adults, whereas they are differ ent sort of human being. The child cannot be compared to the adult in any particular, and should never be judged by adult standards. The main work of the child is to get a straight spine and good blood. and healthy muscles, and a nervous CO., ordination which will be the basis of a moral nature which will point straight.
 There are two points of view from which we observe everything. One is the point of view of the thing done. The other is the point of view of the | all-round life of the doer. Both are necessary. but 1t makes a tremendous difference upon which one you place the emphasis. The emphasis to date has been placed upon the thing done. We have pointed with pride, and are still pointing with pride, at the mate rial evidences of human effort but we still bemoan the human limitations of our people. Why not place the em- phasis upon the all-round life of the doer, and not permit anything to be done by any growing child which does not minister to the well being of his body, and mind, and spirit? What do we want in childhood? Suraty nothing could be greater than sound, accom- plished. beautiful body, an intelligent, sympathetic mind, a social, sincere l spirit. This is the right of every child, 1 and it is the business of every mother ! to see that conditions are provided which will secure this to every child. ?