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Better Methods OF Education
and Training Given Earn
est Thought
ATTENDANCE GOOD BUT
MIGHT AVE BEEN BIGGER
Juvenile Officer Purcell Gives
Ten Commandments For
Child Training

servance of Childrens week in Mt.
Vernon was a mass meeting Of par
ents and Sunday school teachers and
others interested in children and in
work for children. This meeting was
held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Presbyterian church.
The attendance was good but at the
same time the church would have ac-
commodated considerable number
more. The service began with selec.
tion given by the Sunday school or.
chestra and was followed by the sing.
ing of Onward Christian Soldiers"
by the entire congregation. The de-
votional service was conducted by
Mrs. ]. G. Marriott.
A brief but cordial address of wei,
come was given by DR.. w. H Shields,
pastor of the church He mentioned
how much is being done in many di-
worse ways for the children. Parents,
as never before, are interested and
concerned in the better training of the
children. This led DR.. Shields to sug-
gest the propriety Of training school
for parents "By ourselves and by
our own wisdom" he said, 1--WE are not
equal to the task of training chill
dren."
Following selection given by the
Presbyterian quartet Supt. A. w. FL
lott spoke on "The Child the Com
munity Center" He suggested that
in children the center of attention is
directed. Any community that does
not look forward to wat the next
generation is to become is itself be-
coming decadent. The community that
does not make the child the center
soon. becomes selfish. Teach the child
that for every $1.OO it receives it must
give 100 cents of service. Find the
place where the child belongs and
where he may be happy.
II have hope and faith in the boys
and girls of today" said Mr.. Elliott
II believe they will do even more than
we have DONE"
Mrs. R. M. Sandy spoke on "The Re.
lation of Parents to the Sunday
School," following a number given
by the quartet. The greatest thing in
the world she observed, is human
life. The greatest work in the world
is helping human life. Working to-
gether must be the keynote. She an
nounced over 47O children had taken
part in the parade on Saturday after
noon.
The endeavor in the Sunday school
should be to bring the religious edu-
cation of the boy and the girl to it's
highest pitch. The church has woeful-
ly neglected the boys and the girls the
Master has put in the midst. The
church school is needed to supple.
ment the secular school in making
the boys and the girls what they
should be.
Americas greatest peril today, re-
marked Mrs. Sandy, sis the spiritual
neglect of the child. 1t is time that
the religious people of this communi.
ty and of the state are awakening to
the religious need of the child.
"The Home the Recruiting Station"
was the subject Of the closing talk
given by Probation Officer Patrick
, PARCEL. Speaking from his experience
Of IA years as an officer of the juven.
lie court he said he has seen many
sad pictures. Continuing he gave
some of his conclusions as to respon-
sibility for juvenile misdoing. Among
these he holds that many parents have
too much confidence in the child and
its word. There has been disposition
also on the part of parents to shift
their responsibility to other organ
izations.
In the course of his talk Mr.. Pur.
cell recited what he termed "The Ten
Commandments of Child Training"
These briefly summarized are:
make the home cheerful.
LET the churches work together.
stop night automobile riding.
"See that only the highest class OF
pictures are shown in the moving pic
ture theatres.
Form committee of men and wo
men to supervise the dance halls and
pool rooms.
Put ban upon carnivals.
Create public sentiment against
the sale of things that may lead chill
dren astray,
Form in every church club t0
keep constantly in touch with the juy