The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-09

Mother can't we celebrate July 4th?
| Is il for white children only%'
why certainly, son, July attn or
| Independence Day is for all American
| citizens"-I confess that my answer
lacked enthusiasm and the words fell
dun and empty. l coul not but feel
| what a grand thing it would be for
| America, If in the hearts of her thlr-
| teen million Ncgroe citizens, there
was a great burning loyalty and en-
] thusiasm for America ana American
1 ideals How little is would take to
swell the tide of patriotism, just hu-
man rights, Justice and protection.
| The returns would more than justify
the Investment.
1t is incumbent upon us that we
train our children to be not only;
How shall we go about this task
Make a little Republic of your home,
| in which all the members are citizens
The rights, of the family, the neigh
| bOrs and the town must be respected.
The parents must also respect the
rights of the child
A child certain inalienable rights.
He has right to be happy; he has a
the clothes for healthy, untrammeled
play; he has a right to make noise;
he has a right to a good deal Of free
time in which to work out his own
schemes of living.
The child's parents, the home, have
rights, too We have right to our
twentieth century nerves, which we
can't help, and which have to grip
us. We have right to cherish our
polished mahogany our Dresden china
our Italian terra-cOtta; we have a
right to expect child service in re-
turn, for our big daily services to our
children.
Sometimes these two sets of rights.
the children's rights and our rights.
clash. The children's play, the chill
drens noise, the children's general
glad free-heartedness work havoc with
our nerves and with our things.
Making children self covering which
after all defines citizenship, means
dovetailing these two sets of rights.
not allowing them to clash. We will
give our children wide play-places in
our homes their own play places, but
we will help them to respect our ma
hogany, our institutions, because we
are respecting their toys. We will
discriminate carefully between child
faults that hurt us and those that
hurt the children. Busters activity
is his right It's only Busters land
lord that it troubles. We will assign
little home duties to the children, to
be carried out at the child will, but
always accomplished. Even the baby
can pick up his blocks and mothers
spouls, not because you tell him to,
but because he sees everybody in the
home doing something to help.
Another means of training child
for citizenship is calling his attention
to the big, civic forces in his town.
Perhaps he has never noticed just
which of his towns buildings fly Old
Glory. Maybe he doesn't know how
to salute his flag. Show him. Very
possibly he hasn't had his attention
called to your local recruiting station.
Take him there some day and tell
him what it means to be a soldier.
A child's everyday idols are the fire
man, the postman. the policeman
even the man who sweeps the street
crossings. Tell him how these men
are everyday heroes as honest and
fearless and CONSPICUOUS in their work
as he is in his play.
Making citizen of him is matter
of just these little things-helpi
your child to keep faith with life.
AUNT PATS FORUM.
How often should a girl of fifteen
go out or receive company and how
long should her callers remain?
Yours Alice,
Dear Alice:
Most girls of Is begin to go with
boys and limit themselves during the
school term to Friday and Saturday
evenings for parties. Young people
need that beauty sleep if you are to
keep your eyes bright and your mind
clear.
No matter how old the girl she
makes herself common and cheap by
having the company too often. 1t
looks positively disgusting to see a
girl entertain every night in the week
and allow herself no time for rest and
self improvement The rarer the ar
tice. the more precious, is as true
Of life as of materials.
Lovingly, Aunt Pat