The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-02
BY PAULINE SUING BLOOM

when MIS- u. w. Young, wife of the chairman
of the Board of County Commissioners took office
yesterday us president of the Spokane Council of
Parent Teacher organizations she said that she had
three reasons being president of the association
of parents which deals directly with the schools
She named them follows: Mary Elizabeth age
IL, Flo Nye, age nine and .. W. JUNO. age g.
1t is big undertaking, she insists but she further
stated mat Mr. Young is just interested in her
work IN the parent teacher organization she is
in new roads and bridges and other things for
which county commissioner uses his energy and
because they do every thing together the parent
teacher council is going to have the benefit of a
mars council and Judgment just as the county
commissioner gets wOnan's slant on roads and
bridges because his wife is actually interested in
his work.
Mrs. Young has worked out plans for next yeais
council WORK 10 Il finished degree and seeking
the advice and approval of Superintendent Urville
O. Pratt lie gave them his hearty endorsement
Mrs. Young plans that the council take a program
once next year to every school in Spokane and to
carry ON the wark OF the parent training classes
through the council meetings.
"l-T. A. work is the biggest business in the
country Mrs. Young said The average child is
ahead of its parents in every way except expert
ence she believes and plan of action to guide
them through the years is the work OF the l.. L. A.
II closely co-ope@ates with the church and urges
religious training for children.
IF parent does his share OF church and school
wOrK then only is he cooperating to the right ex-
tent with the Two organizations which are trying
to help him raise his family successfully, she said
Mrs. Young attended the 1Ith annual convention
of the PIT. A. at Everett in May aud is heartily in
accord with the legislative program OF the National
Congress OF Parent and Teachers known as the
Physical Education, Protection OF Homes, and
Public schools That all children of Spokane will
have the advantage OF Parent teacher training, Mrs
Young will make effort to have every public
and parochal school Of Spokane affiliated with the
council during the coming year. The bringing of
parents and teachers together means better under
standing Of what the school is trying to do, and
gives the parent a firmer understanding of the
responsibilities and privileges of parenthood but
the gain to the child the greatest 1t means that
he will be better understood ut school. Often
differences through which child suffers may be
wiped away and systematic cooperation established
by a meeting of parent and teacher.
The necessity of the mother being pal to the
child was brought out at the convention by Mrs.
Otis Lamson, Child Psychologist. Mrs Young
quoted he- saying that the child learns more
in the first five years of its life than at any other
five years of his life. During that time the mother
is the teacher. All actions of the child up to three
months is instructive, after that all of his habits
formed from association.
When the child goes to school the mother steps
back into the position of assistant teacher but she
must keep very close to the child
Mrs. Young has lived in Spokane for % years.
having come here with her parents from Hampton.
Iowa. She and Mr.. Young married here IA
years ago. Their home is at +. 3149 Twenty -ninth
avenue. Mrs Young has taken active part In
the PIT. A. of the Adams school and was for two
years its president Last year she treasurer
and financial secretary for the council and during
is chairman
finance committee arranging several big luncheons.
one of which, during educational week was attend