Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-06-28
CHILDREN LOVE CHAUTAUQUA
CHAUTAUQUA LOVES THEM
(Ry Isabel Rozmanl

Listen! while l tell you of the
ways and means, for care of the
blessed babies'' See the nurse
maid, perhaps nanny" with cap
and apron, caring for two. Slowly
the cab is rolled along, with rest
by the lake side, where the toddler
plays with the pebbles, or under the
shade in the park. Those a little
older can for small fee have hap
py time with swing and sand pile at
the pergola.
This cool. restful and amusing
place was built by Chas. Gerwig of
Pittsburgh, as a memorial to his son
who had lost his life in the world
war. Perhaps the age of four or
| five years has been reached
kindergarten with up to date teach
ers, will care for the child several
hours a day, with music and play,
beginning Of an education.
The very prettiest picture can be
taken on recognition day, when the
children under six years, all dressed
flowers, to the number of $50, form
a part of the parade. Everybody
loves this part of the procession.
School is now on, we will not call
it school, as the days of vacation are
here, but boys and girls clubs. All
activities are under supervision of
brain, as they are guided in thought
by the best men and women on the
summer program, or Of hand as they
work under the eye of an expert
craftsman. In both swimming and
boating, the instructor, the safety Of
white wings" and a shallow beach
make for all that is right and safe.
What fun is the straw ride and the
camping Squads" with blankets and
lunch, for night in the open, over
the lake. The club houses are COM
modious, and all can be accommodate
ed on the splendid floors.
Yes! but what about singing? You
would smile to see the furry in many
cottages, just like home. 1t is hurry
with dressing and breakfast, and
away at 8:15: to be trained by H.
Augustine Smith, who loves his jun
ior choir, and the audience is pleas
ed with the result in two concerts,
by about 800 young voices. Such
bright happy boys and girls, filing
into place without confusion, for it
is training in more ways than one.
Self control is stressed in every
class. How do the children dress at
such resort, just simple and sensi-
BILE, as a wise mother would know,
under the trees, givee liberty.
What fun it is to hear the ''yell"
&C. B. C. of boys club and others,
on their hikes, at the gym exhibit,
and on circus day. The amount or
energy expended is surely safety
valve.
The Sabbath school is held at the
clubs. Each has appropriate in
struction in ethics, quite a modern
way, under approved guides.
children's sermon has time and
place. At three o'clock the world
club meets at the mission house, to
see real live missionaries and hear
sketches of heather lands. AS an
outside guest, on the porch, heard
one tell of her escape during an up
rising, of days Of hiding in coal
mine, five days from place of safe
ty, on shipboard. Such a story told
by one of the actors thrills the chill
dren.
One more interesting place is the
children's garden. Each has a small
plot. The variety of tastes is shown
in the planting of all kinds of vege-
tables and flowers, cultivation being
part of the school work. So you see
C-H-A-U-T-A-U-QU-A, is good
place for children. All!