The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-04-04
THE HOME

THE homes OF the nation form
i the foundation upon which W
rear our national existence. With
out a firm foundation We canno
hope to build a lasting edifice. ant
in dealing with disorder. vice ant
crime. we must realize that thu
enrly training OF the infant in the
majority OF cases determines wheth
er the adult shall be classed with
the hard-working. law-abidinf
builders Of civilizations progress
or with the criminal and anarchis
tic destructionists.
Parents Of growing children have
a load Of responsibility. and espc.
cially SO In this modern age. II Il
not far-fctched to say that the fate
a. civilization. whether II shall
stand or fall. rests upon their
shoulders.
Acceptance OF the parental re-
sponsibility and not the growing
tendency to invoke the paternalism
Of the state. Is the crying need OF
the generation.
Paternity Is expressed In per.
sonal training OF ones offspring
teaching them the vital facts OF
life. guarding them especially In
the period OF adolescence. when the
unfolding intelligence is reaching
eagerly forth for knowledge OF the
world It lives in. and unless care
fully guided Is likely to take unto
itself knowledge that Is either
worthless. or worse. Is dangerous
and sometimes 4 ruinous to the
entire future.
There Is a class OF parents. and
In the main well-meaning parents
who would substitute paternalism
for parenthood.
Thoy would place upon the kin.
the public school. ths
community play ground. the public
dance and the municipal police
force. the responsibility for train.
Ing their children and shielding
them from harm.
The tendency IL ever away from
home teaching and home influence,
and we deplore the trend as not
only q menace to the moral devel-
opment Of the Individual. but gov
ernmentally. as a movement away
from democracy and toward bu-
reaucracy.
klamath Falls needs q home at
mcsphere, Is a constantly recur.
ring cry. and the need is obvious.
Then the proper place to cultivate
II is In the home
Fairgrounds have place. and a
large place In our community
needs. but they should be conduct
ed as an auxiliary to home train
ing.
We see no harm In dancing. nor
In well conducted public dances,
but We would not entrust the su-
pervision OF public dances to q pub
lie officer A return to the simple
old safeguard OF competent chaper-
onage by an older relative or friend
would solve the problem. A neigh
borhood group might take turns In
this needed duty.
The police power Is broad
enough. heaven knows. and broad
ening too fast to suit some advo-
Gates OF simon-pure democracy. and
the idea OF empowering the police
further as guardians Of public NOR
ais does not appeal to US. and In
personal application 1t would not
appeal to the majority its greatest
advocates.
What, for instance, Is a patrol
man to do. n he observes couple
strolling on his beat in the early
morning hours? Accost them as
suspects? The warmest critic OF
the alleged laxity Of police SUPER
vision as q weakening influence on
morality. would be highly indignant
II his daughter were SO accosted.
The patrolman should, and In the
absence OF untoward actions. must
assume that your daughter Is un-
der proper escort. Upon the par
ents rest the responsibility for the
absence OF error In the officers
conclusions.
The corner stone was laid for
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