Evening star., 1937-12-10
thorough Cooking Is Important When Preparing Fresh Sausage
Winter Dress
For School
Clothing Should
Garry the Name
Of the Owner.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

CHILDREN hate to be bundled up.
They feel stiff and clumsy; when
they are packed under layers of sweat
cant run and jump as they usually
do, They can do with much less
clothing than most mothers are in
clined to believe. We older folk need
wraps and mufflers to protact throats
grown tender and chests that have
grown wheezy. Not so the children.
They need adequate protection
against the cold, but no more. We
cannot Judge what is adequate by
their judgment, for they would glee-
fully face a blizzard dressed in sum-
ner suits. We can depend upon
the thermometer. Instead of looking
out of the window at the weather
and saying. Put on your heavy over
coat today" better look at the ther-
nometer that hangs outside the win
dow. That will help you. And the
children feel no injury when the
thermometer says it is too cold for
light coats. They accept its word
as they take the weather, something
nobody can do much about.
Be careful about telling the chill
dren to wear their sweaters in classes.
Learn what the conditions there are.
Inquire II the teacher advises about
sweaters according to temperatures
before making any rules yourself In
modern schools we have controlled
temperatures. Where the children sit
still the temperatures are too high
for sweaters. If they 60 through un-
heated corridors they need light wraps
If they go outdoors they must put
on outdoor wraps. The teachers in
charge see to this. 1t is not neces-
sary (and it is likely to lead to
confusion If you do it) to direct the
child what to wear in the school
building.
brella. The smallest children usually
have the biggest ones. The struggle
tthe little ones have in balancing the
umbrella in a wind, to see ahead
and still protect their faces from
the oncomng rain, to get up and down
stairs, in line, without doing damage,
Is just too much. A storm that Is
too much for ordinary raincoats and
hats is too much for the little child
to face. Either he should go in the
car or stay home until it clears.
Weather does less harm to children
than people believe. Children enjoy
the wind and the snow and rain. 1t
is great fun for them to dash along
the road to school, playing with the
elements. 1t does them no harm. 1t
exhilarates them; gives them a feel
ing of power and conquest. They are
excited by the experience, and the
teachers have to allow for that and
set the atmosphere of the room so
as to meet it wisely.
All school clothing should have
1.-THE name of the owner, his class
and room unmber securely sewed or
printed somewhere within it 50 that
it can be easily returned when lost.
Caps and mittens are always being
separated from their owners. Often
several claimants appear for one rub
Der or one sweater. If each article
were plainly marked time and trouble
and confusion would be saved every
body concerned.
Winter clothing adds to the teachers
burden, and If mothers will help in
this way everybody will be happier.
Mr.. Patri has prepared leafiet
entitled Trouble With Nmber Ia
bles," in which he explains an easy
way to help children improve in arith-
metic. Send for it, addressing your
request to Mr.. Angelo Patri, child
psychology department of this paper.
1nclose a self-addressed, stamped
(3-cent) envelope.
Copyright, 1872