The Washington times., 1921-01-02

look after these children" he cos
tlnued, $50 necessity forced us
work out an idea which has bee
amazingly successful. We didn't wan
10 separate children from their paI
ents too much, anyway, and we de
eided that since most parents know .
least one thing very well, they coub
teach IL not only to their own chill
dren but TO others Fathers who ar
carpenters. for Instance. can teacl
manual training quite as we'll as mos
teachers OF that subject. Mothers WIN
are clever cooks can teach cooking
Fathers who are taxidermists. or fur
riers. know more about animals thai
many a professor OF natural history
We have hundreds OF clever parent
whose talents as teachers are neye
used.
80 these fathers and mother
serve In turn at the various stations
or course. they aren't paid. The!
work for the pleasure that they ar
giving their own children and others.
DIR. Winter took pe to one OF thesi
stations. II has been a former bar
racks. Just a big bare. room. bu
warm and bright. it's walls decorate'
with pictures and exhibits ana al
manner OF Interesting things. Th'
children rushed out to meet US, anI
we had TO shake hands all arourt
while they gave us the association
greeting. "Freundschaft" Fri ,ndli.
ness Poor little beggars. Even the
anxious care OF their organized IA
theirs and mothers couldn't keeI
away from their faces the marks OF
bad food. and too little OF even thar
But here they were, learning the a"
of "freundschaft" in a place where
the preceding generation had learnct
achrechlichkeit.
HAVE TINY THEATER.
At the end OF the room was
tiny theater. over the stage "'r,
the magic words. les war Enimal'
once upon a time" The theater an,
the stage had been built by the CHI
dren themselves under the direction
| OF carpenter father, and anothyI
father who was a professional sigr
painter had helped then to paint III,
| scenery.
The children came to this station
directly from school and stayed until
it was bedtime, getting their meals,
and their afternoon maps here. The
parents of each child paid the actual
| cost of the food, which was prepared
by an attendant mother. Since tn,
association bought in quantities the
! children were fed here better and
more cheaply than they could be al
home.
/ was particularly interested in the
library. 1t contained the folk lore Of
every country in the world. There
was also wonderful collection Of
stamps from many countries. each
child contributing to the communal
album.
These were only a few indications
of the brave attempt which is being
made to evolve a race of human be-
ings who will not make war on one
another.
PAIN AND HUMILIATION.
I'VE conquered people have great
mission" said DR.. Winter. Other
countries have suffered In the war but
they have glory. We have suffered
and there is no glory. only pain and
humiliation of the spirit. We know
the hideousness of war. And we can
teach our children that in all wars
there is some country which will suf-
fer as We have suffered in this one,
and whose children, VINO have hado no
part in the struggle will suffer also"
When we left the barracks the chill
dren had formed a circle and were
singing. Their litGe pinched faces
were gay. / caught only one line Of
the song. 1t was "Wur sind jung,
und das list schon."
I'VE are young. and that is fine!'