The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
Age HeraId's Page DeUoted To The Children Is Creating General Interest m The City
Parents, Teachers and Children Discussing the Proposi- tion of Setting Aside Definite Day When Young sters Can Count on Being Provided With En-
 tertainment-Friday Is General Choice

was complaining that her daddy l wasn't always in on the party. | There follow some very strong statements from representative peo- | ple of Blrmingham-and from moth CTS. Miss Rosa strickland. l The first came from Miss Rosa | Strickland who is principal of Pow 1 ell school-one of the citys big edu- cational centers.
 | What she has to say should interest many hundreds of mothers and be a l guide to all parents whose children l attend school.
 We give the little folks every bit | of the attention we can. We are ] thinking of their welfare and their 1 education all the time But we can not give school children that deep l affection and the special love-c1re | that parents can. Nor can we know the innermost principles of a child's nature just like it's own parents can those who have bent above it's cra- dle all the days of its babyhood and | guided its feet into real steps and watched 1t develop the traits it now possesses. There is a reason for al most every trait. Getting to the facts l or how children learned or adopt ed l those traits Is a long step toward correcting them
 | T am enthusiastic over~the idea of the parents giving their children Fri day night as their own. There are so many hundreds of things that could be said in the way of good mat would result. But the chief thlns l wish to stress is that it l would make for the happiness of the home, and the companionship of par i ents and children. The children wouIl l love to enter Into such a programme and that is half its success. The | children's enthusiasm would meet the parents effort,
 Forgot In Work 1 During the war parents worked | so hard and were so busy many of l them neglected their children. It be- came habit which has not been | corrected. It Is time for parents to 1 get back to everyday things, and to actually question themselves what | they are doing for their children other than dull. dead routine of the l average home life. Is there any fun | at all, at home--any good times com ing you can look forward to? That's the idea. I think of the beautiful thing that the great Froebel said | Come, let us live with our chil- drenr"
 Mrs. Emmett ONeal, society woman broad minded, extremely clever ana capable--had an excellent idea to suggest. Said she:
 | Such a thought for children Is charming. Think of city where par 1 ents each Friday night assemble their little folks for real joyous time. Children love picture shows so much they are enthusiastic to go to them l .1 I l.n1k T-. 1 by taking them they could be trained in many cultural ways. great many l Friday nights would be well spent l there. It would be my idea to get l the picture shows to put on pictures like Little Red Riding Hood,' Beau | ty and the Beast" and thousands of others of many varieties which could be selected. There are many par ents who do not take their children | to picture shows very frequently be- | cause they say they do not wish 1 them to become precocious before | their time--and to learn too many grown-up things. The Friday night children's show would attract them, as well as the parents who do take their children regularly.
 Wide Movement
 "Such movement. nationwide, would make better trained, more | thoroughly informed ch1ldren-also fathers and mothers"
 l Mrs. Frank H. Conner conveyed a magnificent suggestion when she said:
 q have two children, mostly grown up now. l entertained them and did the things for their happiness as best 1 could when they were grow ing up-and now they are enter
 taining and making me happy. It's
 their turn, don't you see%
 Isn't that a beautiful thought?
 She continued;
 q can't imagine anything more at
 tractive than general night for 1 everybody to be merry with their
 children. Up to now 1t seems wt
 have only Christmas for that!'
 Mrs. Hamilton Hines was delight full in her comment about Friday night for the little folks.
 Thing To Do
 T have only grandchildren now to
 think about" she said. But surely
 expect to spread the doctrine of Fri
 day night programmes for children
 and parents-for 1 think 1t is so fine
 have one regret: l only wish l did
 have some actual children to arrange
 such a programme for.
 "Close association with ones little folks on occasions of this kind just naturally would reveal the needs and