Evening star., 1922-04-16

at the same time. Have two careers,
in other words.
The desire of women to contribute
to human affairs in other ways than
that of marriage is lessening the pri-
vacy of the family" he repeated.
The condition of unemployment that
prevails at present, DIR. Thwing would
remind us. means anxiety and hard
ship and instability of the home.
Regular and constant work and
wages protect a home. When this
protection is not present, husband and
wife become anxious of heart. They
them. The husband thinks of himself
as failure and the thought weighs
on him till home seems prison. If
the wife then becomes an Garner. the
home ties are still more strained"
THE duties Of father and mother
= to their children. as regards
overseeing their character training,
education. pleasures and physical ex-
ercise, are being too much trans
ferred to public agencies, DIR. Thwing
would suggest. Agencies which are
indeed for the well being Of society.
but which lessen the control of the
home over the children.
when children are farmed out in
stead of being cared for and trained
by the parents. they always grow
away from the home and become more
Independent of it's influencess' he
warns.
AS to the effect of the motion pic
ture on the home. DIR. Thwing affirms:
eff the influence of the movie is one
fourth good, 1t is three-fourths bad.
1t separates families In the even
ings. 1t acquaints children with
crime and folly. 1t emphasizes the
daring thing in life rather than the
noble. 1t gives snatches of knowl-
edge, ill-adjusted to the mind, be-
cause the reason is not also disci-
plined at the same time"
Lack of neighborliness, of sympathy
with other families, tends to dissolve
families, Dr. Thwing asserts. 'The in
tegrity of the home derives support
for a family to disintegrate when
there is no sustaining social atmos-
phere Of neighborliness. The happiest
homes are apt to be found in COM
munities where neighborhood ties are
strong. In communities of houses anc
yards, or communities of fats. If
couple can't be happy in a home of
three rooms they won't be happy If
they have thirty" Dr. Thwing de-
clared, emphatically. He is not one of
those who believe that apartment
house dwelling kills domesticity.
DR.. Thwing would draw attention
to certain projections of the home
that are growing up. "An important
one is the growth of the sense Of So
cial responsibility among the more
able part of the populace for the less
able, particularly in protecting So
ciety from the ravages of the self
perpetuation Of weak-minded wards"
says he.
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THE ever-increasing influence of
literally educated women in COM
munity affairs is another hopeful
sign. college women, while they go
into callings other than marriage, do
hold firmly to the belief that the
family is foremost and compelling"
DIR. Thwing declares, from long ex-
perience and acquaintance with COL
lege-bred men and women. mo type
of family is happier or more useful
| than that composed of two college
graduates. Its children are most
worthiiy cared for and the separation
of such a family is least common"
OF family Limitation Dr. Thwing
spoke plainly. 'In children it is
quality that counts, The quality Of
the family should be Of the. highest,
the type of life in the home high. Do
mestic relations should create COM
munal assets, not communal Iabili-
ties. More and more Is the demand
growing for family worth and cul-'
ture.
"The creation Of life Is under the
control of those who create. Some
say that It Is entirely under the con-
troll of God, but that is only one-third
the truth. The man and woman who
head the home should use their own
judgment and will. It is a serious .
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