South Bend news-times., 1921-03-16
KILLING MOTHER GOOSE AND HER
IINGLES AND CHIMES.

We moved TO again 90 the rescue OF the
children. frequently have for the preser-
vaton OF Santa Claus and washington's cherry tree
Neither Is It that by the hysteria
OF those who harp about blue laws" or sing the
psalms OF personal liberty and feel bent upon
making common cause with them in this defense.
II Is a far stride from pleading the of John
Barleycorn TO espousing the immortality OF Mother
Goose. The famous jingles OF Uncle John teach no
morals" VIC are bound to admit. but when it comes
such a charge against Mother; well, il is
different.
Still Miss Katherine Blake. addressing the Nation
al Educational association convention. wants that
mighty institution-the Mother Goose rhymes,-ex-
terminated Cor that very reason. lady lady, No
morals in the Mother Goose rhymes chimes and
jingles? You OF the spirit OF childhood
and how to weld it for good yes. less than Histor-
Henry Cabot Lodge knew when he forth
smash the washingtonian hstohet Mother Goose
embodies all the philosophy of the ages; the
best that has been produced through the centuries
by the greatest intellects Follow her:
Humpty- -Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty- -Dumpty had a great fall
All the kings horses and ali the kings men
Cannot put Humpty together again
Mr.. Humpty- -Dumpty is supposed to represent an
egg. but does his predicament not embody the philo
sophy the downfall OF kaisers the collapse Of day
dreams and illusions. the shattering of hopes by the
taking OF false step?
Poor old Mother Hubbard found no bone in the
cupboard-and the moral is Of mproddence. the
failure to provide for the future.
Jack Spratt could eat no fat
His wife could lean,
And so. betwxt them both, you see.
They licked the platter clean.
There are many morals to the troubles Of the
spratt family. TWO of them: marry your opposite.
commodities, the wants OF all satisfied.
tom. Tom the Pipers Son, stole pig"
The rig got loose and into trouble. and landed
Tom in jail. Moral: don't steal.
Little Bo-Peep lost her sheep" but they
home of themselves Moral: don't worry. Most prob
lens solve themselves if given time
Because little Jack Horner a goodly lad, he
found a plum in his Christmas pie. Moral: being
good is always rewarded
And so it goes. Plato is unread but his more i'm
portant philosophy been passed on by old
Mother Goose. who. by the way was a real person.
buried in Boston. There are admittedly, Moth.
Goose rhymes without morals be pointed
kddies but surely there strl room in the world
for entertainment make childhood happy develop
the infant ina gination paint morning OF life
with rosy hues Let the Miss Blakes get busy.
There is nothing sweeter in the world shan
mother singing her baby Mother G>oss
lullaby:
Hueh-a baby, the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the bough bends. the cradle will fall
Down will come baby, cradle and all
dire catastrophe threaten baby vita but
baby doesn't know. Many Of US can recall our moth
singing it and of all treasured memories
It 6 the last that would be surrendered
XIII Mother Goose rhymes? They cannot be kill
ed. any moro than can destroy the music OF the
wind the glamor OF the Milky Way Again it is
only of this ultra practicalism born of intel
IectuaI laziness that suggests such murderaton.
What need Is parents and teachers Of youn gsers
who morals and lessons in such as the
Mother Goose rhymes.