The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-12-06
SPLENDID TALKS
GIVEN AT PIT.
A. LAST NIGHT
Mrs. Merritt and H. L. Red
lingshafer Discuss Cues
tions-Interesting Meet.

America anu Nshtlu ny
giene and Welfare the first and two
of the subjects to be discussed in
the program outlined for the Round
Table discussions of the Parent
Teacher Association, were taken up
by H. l.. Redlingshafer and Mrs. NJ.
l.. Merritt, at the meeting of the
association last evening at the high
school auditorium. The subject5 were
handled in most interesting and
entertaining manner by the sreaheT
About As members attended -
meeting. Although several OF the
numbers on the program could not
be given, the meeting proved mcagl
interesting.
In his discussion on "Americaniza
tion," Mr.. Redlingshafer pointed out
the greatest agency for the making
of the true American is the home
Schools. churches and societies fol
low. The seed for the making OF
AUGMENTATION must be planted
during the childhood of the citizen, at
the age of impressions. He recalled
the apparent laxity of Americaniza-
ton prior ito the World War and how
when that crisis came, it burst out
like a flame to carry the country on
to victory; a result of the childhood
training in the home and school.
Childhood Training
II is especially important that the
work of Americanization be brought
to the children of foreign families
and that adult foreigners be taught
and impressed with the standards OF
the country when they first come
here, he said.
"The Boy Scout movement is one
of the biggest agencies We have in
the United States for Americaniza-
ton" said Mr.. Redlingshafer. He
then explained IN detail the demands
made OF the members, training them
to be the true American and gave
instances of the stress placed by the
organization leaders, in impressing
the highest ideals of manhood and
citizenship on the Scouts.
Child Welfare
Mrs. Merritt gave a most interest
ing talk on the care of children and
stressed the Importance of beginning
training and care Of health of the
child from babyhood. She advocat-
ed the worth OF arranging for fami-
lies to be visited and aided by a
person or persons versed in the care
of the child and said that this might
he handled by clinic where mothers
might come for aid
The child might also be cared for
in the schools by the attention OF
the teacher TO the child suffering
from defective eyesight, hearing and
other complaints in the matter OF
seating and other means. The need
for this attention was brought out
forcbbly in the report following the
recent inspection of the children in
the local schools, she said.
School Work
Mrs. Merritt spoke at length on
the study hours of the child for
school work She said that she did
not believe home work should be re
quired constantly from the student
in the elementary school and little
more should be required from the
upper grade students. The hours
spent in school are not recreation to
the child, she said, and constitute
full days work The hours the child
spends out of school should be de-
voted ITO heaHhful recreation for the
mind and body and outdoor recrea-
tion If possible.
Following the addresses it was de-
cided that as the subjects had been
so fully covered by the speakers and
because of the lateness OF the hour,
the Round Table discussion. to have
been led by Mrs. Shattuck, be taken
UP at some later date.
To Give Play
II was decided by the members
that the association will put on play
at the school within a short time.
This will be to raise funds for the
organization ito defray expense of the
per capita tax. demanded by the or
ganization of the Territorial associa-
ton. The committee appointed to
arrange for the play consists Of:
Mrs. f. A. Friend, chairman; Mes
DANES Frank Metcalf. Grace Davis.
j. F. Starr and j. W. Burford.
Money in the treasury OF the as
sociation will also be used for the