The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-21

IN Physician
Gives Fine Talk
% Club Mothers
IN noeaking o. The Age Of Adolf
7 W. nnce." d. Caroline Hsdser Of
6leago. a authority on child well
o, outlined very clearly to the
1cmbsrs of The Rock Island Wo-
20 club Saturday Afternoon the
- nesd for more attention 70
I "a during the years between
~ 35h and 18th birthdays She
1Welt ct length on the three main
ckaracteristics Of tho $50, growth,
1oRelepment and realizations Of
- Aedger told the club, women.
81 - members Of the parent
1GaGhtrs association who were spe-
clnl guests Saturday and who do
4ueh work along the line Of pro-
meGing health and development and
peopsf education Of the child, Of
~ great need for proper food, not
alone during the adolescent age,
1T throughout the pre-adolescent
voriod. And she told Of the great
1eceesity for getting and keeping
he confidence Of the children al
Vuys. She spoke of her work
among high school boys and girls
u today, about whom she said,
sand We have in the adolescent age
q great mass of skinny children
witch broods i'll for the future"
make health an end" urged DR..
Hedger. THE great lack Of proper
health among children Of high
school age today is caused by a
lack Of cooperation between the
parent and the school. Nobody is
On the Job with the adolescent
child. We Just put him or her in
nigh school and allow all the re-
serve power which is needed for
the rapid growth made during this
ere which II second in rapidity to
the first weeks OF infancy, to be
used up carelessly. And we have
10 get the child socialized during
these years, and before the juven-
ile court gets him. He realizes
himself az q part Of the group and
1t that age has a. strong desire to
do something for others. 1t is this
altruism which sent our boys over
To France and during the Civil war
Il was the boys under Is who did
the fighting.
make the child, and especially
the boy, a part Of the. family by
giving him an opportunity to serve.
Specialization takes normal exer-
else, and it takes study. Know
your material, and what it will
stand. This is especially neces-
cary in this automobile age. 1t is
. dreadful question and makes 1t
imperative that the. parent know
the child and keep the gate always
open so that there can be perfect
confidence. Make the children so
keen about father and mother that
they will be invited to 60 along on
automobile trips. Get yourself in
vited by being 20 we'll dressed and
young that your company will be
more than desirable. And to keep
their confidence you must tell the
children the truth from the begin
ming. You've got to cooperate"
Going back to the question OF
food for the growing girl and boy,
Dr.. Hedger said that the elimina-
ton of stimulants. tea, coffee, alco-
hol and tobacco, is absolutely nee
essary. She recommended in con-
clusion that clean movies should
BE- procured. and things that the
young people 60 to should be in
vestigated, and the books they read
selected.
Following a splendid talk on
The Crises in Public School Edu-
cation in Illinois," by E. c. Fisher,
superintendent Of city schools,
Miss Georgia First presented a set
Of resolutions which urge the pas
sage of bill No. rs relative to the
appropriation Of $20,O0O,0 900 to the
state school fund. A copy Of the
governor, the state senator and rep
governor, the state senator nd rep
reAentatives as request from the
largest woman's club in the state.
that they use their power to pro-
mote the passage of the bill.
Delegates to the Illinois State
Federation meeting to be held in
Chicago at the Drake hotel May
~, Is and Is, were elected. Mrs.
". J. Sweeney, president Of the
club, by virtue Of her office is the
irst delegate and Mrs. w. H. Nc
Conochie was named the second.
Alternates are: Mrs. C. E. McKin-
Icy and Mrs. s. c. Taylor. Mrs.
Sweeney and Mrs. ]. E. Clarkson
were named delegates to the dis
trict meeting in Roseville. May 5
and s, and Mrs. c. e. Sharpe and
Miss Sherrsrd Of Reynolds are the
Alternates.
The board recommended that the
members Of, the Tri-city Woman's
club be invited to hear Mrs. Percy
v. Pennybacker In May and that
The sum of SIS be sent to the Park
Ridge school endowment fund. |
Ars. M. l.. Larson and Mrs. A. ].
Miller. Of Edgington, were the two
new members taken in Saturday.
Mrs. Sweeney in her message to
he club urged every member to
AXE an oath Of allegiance with the
aew president, to home and to
She urged the club wo-
men to stand for the enforcement
u law and all to take an active
She urged work for
,etter laws for schools and home
Ind work for the uplift Of public
opinion. "And since extravaganza
. q national vice, let us take it
Upon ourselves to promote thrift
md the habit Of saving, making it
! part Of our pledge Of allegiance"
aid the president in closing.