South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-30
Sunday M0rning Breakfast Talk
By Rer Elmer . ard Cole

ager. hence another mere child was
engaged and the tragedy developed
There was a divorce case and the
charge made by the wife was cruelty
and deserti0n but he was not cruel
be was only half nourished and ne
only deserted when starvation stareI
him in the face. He loved the bride
Of a year ago but ne could not live
on love. There is an echoing void
IN every mans physical makeup
which love viii not AL. There was
no scandIe "a this divorce case. there
was no question about his loyalty
and none about her chastity. No
other man or woman had dragged
them down into their sea OF wretch
edness. The little story could be
summed up iu one statement-that
the man had married a girl, who at
home had never been taught sys-
tematic drudgery or scientific man
agement OF the household.
NOw Mr. Preacher what are you
going % do about a case Of this
kind @" Already the public school is
trying 20 solve the problem. They
have put this science OF domestic
life into all the courses and IL IS we'll
that they have. Vocational training
IS not going 20 solve all our prob
lens OF labor or Of domestic life II
Il one thing 10 learn theory and
another thing 20 practice 1t. Here
.s music teacher hired 10 give
Lessons 90 pupils where discipline is
unknown The teacher teaches but
the parent fails 10 cCmpel practice
and frequently the teacher is blam-
cd One Of our great problems is
the lax discipline in the home. Par
ents are Ioosening the reins on their
children. Children OF this day are
compelled 10 do little or nothing.
40 man or woman can be a good
musician by mere genius or talent,
but only by constant practice. Pad
erewski was a natural musician but
he compelled himself to practice
eight hours a day out side of his
concert hours. II is not how many
lessons have been taken but how
much practice has been done. Edi-
son the great inventor was cOmpli-
mented on such great inspiration
when ne answered Inspiration two
/ ercent and persEirauOn 90 per
cent"
Domestic Science may be taught
in our Public Schools and in our
High School but its value will only
be measured by the practice given
on the inside of the home The
teacher Of domestic science can only
teach the theory but the Mother
must compel it's practice at home.
The thing that is learned in the
Public School must be practiced in
the privacy of the home. The solu-
tion OF the divorce problem rests
with the mothers Of this land. They
must FIT their girls for matrimony
by careful training and discipline.
No young woman Is fitted for mar
riage until she can cut out and At
and complete a dress for herself.
She must of absolute necessity un-
derstand the philosophy Of good bis
cult and the poetry OF good clear
coffee and the art of deliciously
cooked meats but she must be able
to practice the same. The young
woman must not only be able TO
make bread like mother used to
make it but the young man must
be able 10 make dough" like father
used to make il. Young men must be
taught manual training to work
with their hands to work with the
brain. but more he must be taught
how to conserve his financial forces
and make for the best interests OF
the home. \ little more domestic
science and a little sore business
sense and a little less PUPPY love
and nOnsensical sentiment will solve
! large part OF the divorce problem.