Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
DR., MARVIN PAYS
MOTHERS TRIBUTE
Large Group Attends Univer-
sity's Annual Mothers
Day" Exercises.

Parents of today are doing more for
their children than has ever been done
by any previous generation, DR.. Cloyd
H. Marvin, president OF George WASH
ington University, told large and rep
resentative group of mothers who as
sembled in Corcoran Hall yesterday to
participate in the observance of the
university's annual Mothers day. -
when the mothers went TO school" with
their freshman daughters.
THE parent of today is making a
greater contribution to the coming gen.
Grafton than parenthood has ever made
before" he said The blind type of
love has given way to scientific atti-
tude which gives the youth better
start in life We are coming to time
when parents come to the officers of
the university asking for guidance that
they may rightly interpret the Adde'S
cent and post-adoleScent days"
From an economic standpoint"
continued DR.. Marvin. 1.-The parents of
today are doing more for the generation
they are bringing up than any group
Of parents have ever done. Some people
say that there is not as much sacrifice
on the part of parents. I want to say
to YOU that there was no more hard
ship in the life of the pioneer parents
who went into the Far West than there
is in the life of those parents who must
meet the economic pressure of today"
A f1attering tribute was paid by the
university president to the young people
Of today.
There has never been a generation
in college that has had the ability to
do the things that this generation can.
When Longfellow, Bryant Emerson and
Lowell attended college the work that
thev took as college subjects would not
rank today higher than sophomore work
in high school" Denying that youth
of today is lacking in spiritual side,
DR.. Marvin said, life. strenuous and
complex as it is, is being rapidly sim
plified by understanding and ANALYSIS
on the part of youth, that is leading
them through@what we sometimes call
a materialistic attitude. to more spir-
itual attitude towards life"
Following DR.. Marvin's address, Mrs:
Joshua Evans, jr of the board OF
trustees urged mothers to give greater
personal attention to the recreational
pursuits of their children. Bring your
boys and girls to your own homes for
their parties" she said. ASK them
when they appear to always be going
out for their good times, If thev
wouldn't care to have a party at home"
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle agreed
with Mrs. Evans in emphasizing the
Importance of parents paving closer at
tention to the outside of school" hours
of their children.
Parents are often only too eager to
consult with the university officials
about the studies of their children, fire.
ouently advising what study program
they think best for their children to
follow. We feel that teachers who have
made this their life work can better
advise on this subject" he said. But
we ask, and are glad to have. the adj
vice of parents regarding the ideals
principles and rscreational habits of
their children"
Dr. Catherine A. Chapman, univer-
sity physician for girls gave brief talk
on the necessity of good health for
proper ability to study, and explained