Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-10-06

1ieve fering in Europe and Asia,
all laudable and right, he declared it
| to be time now for this country to
turn its attention to the problems Gre
ated in this country by the present
economic crisis.
Homes Must Get Busy
Declaring that "the home is the
greatest influence in shaping the char
| acter of the children of the nation"
Judge Backus attributer many cases
of juvenile delinquency to parental
neglect.
''Too often, to my sorrow, | have
seen children brought before the bar
of justice, who took the wrong road
because they did not receive proper
home training" he said
Mother is the most influential
character in life, and no mother has
the right to devote her attention to
anything, be it politics or civic mat
ters, at the expense of her children.
'Her duty is far greater and more
important, and brings a greater re-
turn in proportion, than anything I
know of. Mother at the freside,
with her children, performs greater
deeds than the president of the Unit
ed States"
Saturday Morning
At the morning session Saturday,
the topics of consideration were pub
lie recreation, child welfare, legisla-
ton, rural problems, mental hygiene
and education. C. B. Lester, secretary
of the State Library Commission,
spoke on the County Library ex-
planning the potent influence of the
library Wakelin McNeel of the Mar
athon County Y. M. C. A., Wausau,
spoke on the need of recreation in ru-
raj districts saying that the children
Of the farmers should be taught to
play and enjoy the rugged outdoor
life, the instruction to parallel the
courses in agricultural work. Miss
Gladys Harvey of Menomonie, spoke
on rural schools, telling the confer
ence that rural schools need good
teachers, and explained why the ru-
raj school teacher holds a strategic
position in the educational system.
DR.. Elizabeth Woods of Madison,
clinical psychologist of the state de-
partment of education, spoke on "Our
Mentally Defective Children" DIR.
Smiley Blanton spoke on Mental
Hygiene in Everyday Life" Rev. D.
A. Richardson also addressed the
Conference.
Following the closing session the
delegates adjourned to attend the
luncheon at the Congregational
church where the county organization
was discussed.
One of the bright spots of Satur-
days sessions was that in which Mrs.
Ben Hooper of Oshkosh, president of
the League of Women Voters, de-
clared that the National Budget
System is joke. She said: "when
92.8 per cent of the Federal income
is spent for armaments the idea of
using budget system to cut down
the other 7.2 per cent and reduce tax
IS is joke. ! wonder if the govern
ment thinks we are all feeble-mind
ed" Mrs. Hooper was speaking for
the League program for world dis
armament.
The Conference unanimously pass
ed@ a resolution commencing Presi-
dent Harding for calling the Disarn1-
.ament Conference and assuring the
Administration of it's full support in
,btaining a substantial reduction of
rational armaments.
Hail The Rapids
Great commentator and credit are
!. due to Mrs. Witter, Mrs. C. E. Boles.
Mrs. j. B. Nash, Mrs. w. F. Kellogg.
Mrs. T. w. Brazeau, Mrs. Guy Bah
hcock, and the many other local women
who labored so faithfully to make
the conference such a thorough sue
cess; also to Messrs. w. J. TAYLOR
] and Rogers Mott for their efficient
management of the luncheons. The
!. Elks are deserving of much credit for
the manner in which they welcomed
the guests to their Club, to the Con-
gregational Church for their hospi-
tality to the sectional conferences,
and to the many citizens who opened
their homes to the -of-town guests.
The teachers and pupils of the pub
lie schools deserve great praise for
their work in the pageant The City
Of Wisconsin Rapids may well take