Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-09-15
Some Things For Parents
To Ponder.
Zone OF the nations' foremost authori-
ties on problems Of childhood
aud soeioIogy)
By Vim. A. McKeever.
(ln Chicago American Jan. Z, 1879

GIN Chicago American Jan. Z, 1879
After a tour OF inspection of all tho
leading towns and cities OF Utah, am
convinced that the people there are
setting a very high example for the en-
tire nation Ia the matter OF Guild rear
ing. My work has also brought me
into close touch with the situation III
every part OF the United States, ana
/ am convinced that the Utah method
for tie care aid training OF The youns
Is admirable
For example. up 10 1914 there WAS
constantly coming into Utah a s,eady
stream OF young, healthy men AID wo-
men from All the nations which in
Glide the white race in their popula-
llon. Without any idea OF distinction
.uf rank these have been intermarrying
often almost before they could speak
enough English 10 understand each
ethcs al4s lae s~l~-s couples have
lcen taught 10 begIu N once the rear.
Ing Of large family. Six TO ten is
considered about the right number of
children and thus we tind them as to
size.
Ore Large Family.
One year after arriving IN Utah
from his native home in Sweden, Gus
ta9 c. AGED twenty-five, married
Arista ~, q German peasant girl OF
eighteen and also q recent arrival
That wa fourteen years ago Today
they have ten beautiful. healthy chil.
dren and a small piece of rich land on
which 10 brink them up. Such in.
faasa int Ina
ling Of race blood las apparently add
Cd physleal strength and yigor to tho
istock, aud has perhaps improved the
moral and intellectual quality.
Some day We shall boast of our
standardized American stock, and In
essence II will simply be this: race
Of beings in whose veins flows the
mixed blood of two or more great races
trained 10 speak o common language,
led through a common system OF DEM
ocratic instruction and imbued with a
common set OF inspiring ideals. This
true American type will reverence
equally the home. the school, the
church, the state aud the nation, and
will cherish u genuine good will for
all mankind.
Now, the people of Utah are approx
imating this idea wonderfully well
through the medium Of their passion
ate interest in the young, as this sum
mary will indicate:
They are raising very large families
OF mixed blood and without race dis
tinction.
Parent Training Glasses.
They center all their best thought
in the care and training of their chill
dren
They teach every child to play, to
work, 10 be sociable, to support the
church and to live partly for the COM
munty.
They have parent training classes
in all their Sunday schools so that the
fathers learn TO share equally with the
mothers IN their responsibility of
bringing up the children.
They have a large well.endowed
central department TO look after ev-
cry age, grade and condition of child
hood and youth. This valuable extern
sion service IS eeniered at Salt Lake
City and serves all alike, after the
manner Of great university.
When the people finally learn that
the most profitable business in the
world Is TO bring up full crop of good.
healthy children. they should turn to
Utah for g. model OF excellence.