The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-06
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More Interest and Better IN
derstanding Of Child
g. Advocated.

5sssgS MANNINGTON,# May SHAY
II life 81 children was the chief topic
S discussed at the institute for Off
GERS. teachers, parents and young
II DaopleNat tho First Baptist Church
} last night. The principal speaker
was the Rev. John Beddow whose
study and knowledge Of child i1:e
made his talk OF special interest
t5Ehe# following excerpts from e,s az /
.dtass tell. something Of the ideas
advanced:
home and church should
E1be more interested in the play o.
should know wheu.
s sssSwhhare. how what, and with whom
Sfhgra children play II
k"Onrs job is keeping children
IN Feet and clean and pure.
sE&It: is mo wonder children go
SssWrbng when some parents set sE:n
Sflorrible.exa pies for them
L We postpone too frequently
swhatfswe should do for tho children
sSSS:.Halp the children 10 have con
sSf idenceS in US as parents ana tr1e 1-t
!, Sand5teachers. ;,
sHChndren are great lrnltators1
N and it they have learned badness
ssssst til eyEEhave learned it from us.
ESSSs.tsVYhat s. being done in Manning
ton Tor the play life Of children
viii have to have more ana
Ia ore@of IA 'chum spirit with our
II Jthildr If we want to help and un
them.
It5is absurd to tell child TO-
\ Sit still The thing to do is give nm
u Something to work with
The majority Of the inmates o. 9.
Eoiurspenitentiarys lacked the rlgat
kind Of parentage; they were neg
lectedSin their childhood
N "a ins4up the child in the way,
should 70 and when he grows
Is old HOW'LL not depart from It,
sss8s4sTheA next topic discussed was
Sun day With the Child In the
Modern American Home THIS
NJ 81 bject was discussed by " W.
SsIibbs,# a student in Louisville, wIo
mentioned many things that might:
s1anneal@tos the child and make this;
s ~ "a 40 Fl rest one of the most pleas
an land hook -forward-to days Of
4 e&Week:
sA IA = was suggested that, since SUI
I'm N 18th e.. day: when father can Dc
s IA y home The accepts this opportuE'
III t55 of@exerting his Influence upon5
Sthe child@a and making it felt in the
$sch ss3life
Aside from this ANGLE ne aec,at-
Aed THAT parents mus ~ - -
sIl AZURE Of children. and must NOT
ii ii lowsst themselves to grow ont .,
u sy5rr1np5athy with the viewpoint G,
I chill dsSIfe
q #Ae general discussion was he.o
s5 nstbe subject of physical f3pvEr I
VI sssonmsnt in the Sunday School. ana
III attorney S. Schwenck led n,
e. Isl Ibis talk laid special emph-i
IF ssI asiiss isns the Importance OF securing
gcods, our-square teachers for the
cfsIdren Mr. Schweuck was toll;
loved by the Rev. p. D: Fers
son and he in turn was follow ca
Yygthes Reverend Mr.. Beddow, WITH
n a short discourse
owing partly to the incleme2Nt
Is1wea ther, there were only few out,
u Is last nights service. but those
Ores nts@ expressed themselves as
sbenefitted by the institute
Tomorrow a rally in the morn
Services in all churches VII he
SfolloWed by a sermon to parents y
Ii HE respe ctive pastors At 2 O'Clock
sssin# the afternoon conference OF alji
;sKMn5d av# school superintendent an
sfVnfct officers Of Mannlngton
s<k5strict VIII be held in the chr1s-I
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