South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-15

give advice and so few TO give US
real illustrations II is not theory or
advice that the world wants-it Is
concrete examples. II you want ad-
vice go to the man or woman who
has no children or 10 the people
themselves who have made miser-
able failure Of child training. Here
is the lOafer-you viii find him in
The pOOl-rO0m or in the small town
sitting on the street telling how the
parents used 20 do when ne was a
boy-hOw they were so much super
Tor 10 the parents Of today In his
case We know nis parents made a
great failure Of the business. He
shows that they did not know how
Talk is cheap and you can buy ad-
vice without money and without
price
II is not discipline or rules that
children need-they need freedom
Not repression but expression is the
word OF the hour. Children need
leadership, development and that
IN "a free atmosphere. The Henry
George. Jr.. farm has proven this
These urchins picked up from the
streets Of a great city develop great
characters This is the theory Of
Judge Ben Lindsey who has spoken
in our city several times. He leads
and guides and inspires and because
OF this his name has become a house
hold word Children want TO be
loved and led and inspired and lifted
5y q great example Love is not in
diligence as many seem to think.
The surgeon loves but ne cuts just
the same. Indulgence is running
great many children today. making
mOlly-coddles out of boys and mere
dolls out OF girls, useless in the world
of reality. Few great men come from
rich homes-they lack the material
that produces them. We know not
what we crave when the thirst is
for riches rather than the wealth of
character and knowledge.
1t is the touch Of living character
that has inspiration in il. and that is
what the world of childhood needs.
Ask the men and women who have
made a success of rearing children
and they cannot tell you how IL was
done they do not know. They simply
lived a great life. they possessed
character and character is cOntage-
Gus and the children caught it. Gar
field said that the greatest college in
the world would be a log with John
Hopkins on one end and the pupil on
the other.
The success of all teachers is their
ability TO inspire 1t is true OF the
teacher in the home and all parents
should be inspirers. Every home
should contain good books. the life
blood of master spirits" good pic
lures and good music. II needs all
of these but it needs one more thing
more than all of these The thing
that it needs most is the thing that
costs the least What il needs is the
living example for your home. Are
you? No one can do it 80 we'll as
yourself The home is where your
real character tells. You can play
the role of a make believe on the
streets and in the shops but not in
the home-the children know you as
no one in the world can know you
deceiving them Is impossible Char
acter, truth, love, righteousness, are
the essential qualities for the home
life If you would give to the world
the best child. Furniture and money
are never substitutes for character.
Your children need the companion
ship of great souls and 1t is your
responsibility TO give it. Father be
your boys best chum. play with him
rOmp with him. be his boon COM
panion. He is not likely TO want 10
go out nights if you are home with
the family. Mother no club will be
substitute for the home influence
your boys and girls need. They Heed
not your theories. they need you If
homes were what they should be
there would be nc need for jail and
penal institutions, they would be
empty. Children are angels when
home is made into a heaven