The New York herald., 1922-03-12
For Women
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than. The popular tone that Prot
Phelps chooses may be noted when
ne tells how Ruth selects a husband
O. how Eli failed. of Jonathan. the
loyal friend. Incidentally Samuel is
the only authentic ghost in the
Bleie.
Charles \. sclden makes plea for
"The Right Kind of Public sehoo'
Teachers Needed" in The Ladies
Home Journal. and after giving an
example of the right kind of teacher
says that 7e0.e0e teachers like her
are needed in these United States
He feels that there is need for more
character in the vast national teach
Ing body. In one State 600 teachers
have been dropped. and in most cases
some defect OF character was among
the shortcomings. The business Of
school teaching was shot TO pieces
BY the war. and thousands OF teach
ers who left in 1917 and 1918 have
not returned. Mr.. Selden says that
the hope Of the future IS not chiefly
in the return OF old teachers nor in
the possibility Of improving the poos
personnel that came into the service
in the emergency OF war. The hope
is in the splendid nucleus Of expert
enced. worth while teachers stlI in
the service in each State, in the
recruiting Of the next five years, in
raising of standards and in the weed
Ing out process. lie ends his article
with Oliver Wendell Holiness re-
mark that mans education should
iesin with his grandfather.
This same magazine has two
articles about children. "The Sins
Of the Parents" BY Miriam Finn
Scott tsfrs. Leroy Scott) and I'm
necessary Disease Of Childhood" by
5. Josephine Baker. II. D. Both o.
these articles should be helpful -
parents. Dr. Baker reverses the
thought that ehildren's diseases arr
necessary This article IS in line
with the modern thought Of our bess
physicians.
According 70 Angelo Patri. prin-
ejpaI OF one Of the New York public
schools. in the Delineator. No
Chnd Il Really BAD" He says the
sins Of childhood are og.en clashes
with the grownups' ideas OF things
Tie child errs in matters OF taste.
he mistakes noise for music. -5e
thinks her-eplay is fun. lie CON
fuses clothes With people-he mis-.
tales crutleness fog cagd0r. license
fer uoerty Remember these things
fsscre you call Tommy a bad child
because lie runs away 10 the swim
msng hole. Dir. Patri is writing 4
series on tins subject for the benefit
OF the father and mother who take
seriously their jobs as parents.
The IToaans World has a sim
iisr article on Making the Most of
Our Children" by Miss Binzel. d.
rector o. child training she refers
70 the pet Of the neighborhood. who
i oesng fed al ali hours ci the day
and With dire results. until the
mother eonceives the idea OF pinning
a placard on her sons blouse worded
"a follows: Please don't feed M
child anything" TIE writer also
warns the fond father. and gives a
little advice to doctors themselves.
This article deals particularly with
the nervous child and his diet.
Cara Savage Littledale writes
in Good Housekeeping on Living
Happily Ever After" An informal.
essay on the psychology OF marriage.
which the editors note describes as
little lessons in married life" In
tie Same magazine DR.. Harvey W.
Wiley explains the maternity bill.
When the President signed the Shep-
pard -TeWner bili Or. Wiley felt
trat national sanction had been
given TO the League for Longer Life
THIS was the first step OF q national
character looking to the betterment