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Evening star., 1937-03-28

"AKE lawn mower gasoline mo-
tor and combine with motor
cycle gears. Add an assortment
4 of wheels and springs, use
wood to give the mixture body, spice
the whole with lot of ngenuity-and
you have an automobile that will make
a speed of 20 miles an hour or more.
Or maybe you wouldn't, but that's a
rough account of the original recipe
Nelm Clark, 16, Of Clifton Terrace
Apartments used in constructing a
midget car that cost about $50. OF
the ingredients, however, probably the
most important was ingenuity.
Nelm is the kind of boy who as
baby took his rattle apart to see how
it worked Soon he graduated to an
investigation Of the interior Of clocks,
and when he was still child he was
adding electrical conveniences and q
telephone to his playhouse.
LIE CAN'T remember when he wasn't
= = working around with gadgets Of
one sort or another and electrical and
mechanical engineering long have
been his principal interests. At the
present time, of course, the latter has
the lions share of his affections be-
cause, after all. it's something for =
16-year-old boy to achieve the inde-
pendence of his own automobile.
Il began building her last Summer
at Lake Hiawatha, N. j." Nelm de-
clared, looking proudly over his tiny
red vehicle ut took about three
months and I'm still adding improve
ments.
THE lights and horn are new" he
continued, pressing button to make
the horn shrek. And 30 is the mir
ror on the left" These are being
added out Of consideration for Dis
trict laws, since Nelm y working 70
secure q local license.
THE body's made almost entirely Of
Evening star., 1937-03-28
He Gets EN- Ub.

That said the native proudly,
pointing out passer-by. "is Jonathan
Bell, native of Squash Center, and the
man who has aroused more people
than any other man in the country"
You don't mean to tell me that
quiet-looking man is some great COM
munist or radical, do you?" inquired
the stranger.
Not at ALL" was the reply. Hes a
retired alarm clock manufacturer"
Evening star., 1937-03-28
AN APRIL FOOLER.

AN APRIL FOOLER.
The definitions:
HORIZONTAL
/. When you smell this, you'd better
cheese it."
8. Where the light often H.
.. What the chicken often gets IN
the neck.
10. Admitted.
l3. A pet name.
IA. Boys nickname.
Is. What a merchant puts In the
paper.
16. A proposition.
H. Air going somewhere In hurry.
10. What the doctor gets in the end
81. With a verb, this makes . SEN
tence.
20. What all boys want to be.
IS. Near (AbbrJ
26. Used to slice bologna.
%. That same old printers measure.
30. Still.
81. If you're half this, you're crazy.
VERTICAL.
I. When this is out, it's pretty dark.
2. What you do with toothache.
g. This may answer If you call the
roll
L. Put B with this. and you'll get
butter
s. To wander around aimlessly.
g. Prefix meaning a haS-been.
T. What your cheeks do when you
blush
II. You work to keep this over your
head
H. Where apples meant trouble.
IS. A poets way Of saying blue.
II. What the butcher makes of COW.
l8. A long, long time.
20. Eject.
%. This has more stars than Broad
way.
a. The kind of clothes we all like.
81. A point Of the compass.
20. A person I like very much.
Behead something played on April
Fools day, and get position or station.
Then behead something else played
on the same day, and get large
pile Of hay.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

from your furnace will do If they are
sifted to take out the large cinders.
A liberal application should be
made, after which the soil should be
dug fairly deeply, perhaps foot deep,
and the lighter material worked in
thoroughly by digging over and over
again.
When the soil has been broken up
so that no Jumps are left, it should
be raked off smooth and large pieces
Of ash or stone removed.
If the soil is very sandy and lacking
In loan, again leaf mold or top soil
should be dug in. Peat moss, which
can be had at most neighborhood
hardware stores, also can be dug in
to make a binder which will hold
moisture in the soil.
Digging and working of the soil
over and over again will result in a
good bed Of soil receptive to the seed,
many types of which can be started
before much longer if the weather
continues to turn warm
Evening star., 1937-03-28

Behind the Easter scene
young Capital residents
do their part to proUide
happy hours for the sick
in Washington hospitals.
Upper right:Lillian Bed
ton (disguised as Easter
rabbit and Betty Foss
Jiu Easter baskets for the
Children's Hospital 7Uith
gifts made By Junior Red
Cross members at Den-
nison Vocational School.
Above is Shirley Sand
ridge, 7uho's feeling bet
ter, thanks, since the rab-
bit paid an early Easter
UiSit to his hospital quar-
ters. Pictured at right
are Red Cross members
at the Po1UeN Junior High
School, also busy with
packages to cheer young
patients. Lett to right
Ruth Joy LeUin, Sue Car
rico, frankie Bdber and
Ellen GillS.
Star staff Photo.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
T,ife's Little Trials.

PA, what's the difference between q
hill and pill?"
I don't know, my son. unless It's
that a hill is high and pill is round
Is that it?"
Nav! A hill is hard to get up and q
Dill Is hard to get down"
Evening star., 1937-03-28


looked quite uncomfortable
continued Of the children got of
the car bidding then
the street directly in front OF the
starting the had not been alert
would have been and badly injured
speaks public vehicle bad place to
yourself
PETER
Evening star., 1937-03-28
My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Trio Caught on Bridge
Escapes Hand Car
by Perilous Act.

MARSHALL H. CURTIS OF Burke,
Va, reports his most exciting
adventure for The Star in the fol-
lowing:
THE most exciting OF my adven-
lures" he writes was experienced
on a hike
"A couple Of my friends and
were walking down a railroad track
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Easter Appreciated
By Youthful Patients
Hospital Has Many Friends Who Remember
to Help Young Patients and Bring Fun
Producing Gifts With Them.

the Chudrens Hospital
Long tedious
i the big event.
that the
to fret until
stylethanks
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Chilly.

Ewes 1t cold2 Boy. I'll say 1t was.
Why It was 80 cold that day that the
sunshine frose on the pavement and We
had daylight all that night"
Evening star., 1937-03-28
OUR EDITORIAL

ON A trolley car on which I was riding last
week there were half dozen boys and girls
going home from school, Probably they were
feeling good because the days work was over; at
any rate, they were in joyous MOOD talking
loudly, laughing. and cutting up
They were pretty noisy but none Of the other
passengers seemed to mind. Finally, however,
one boy pulled another's cap down over his eyes.
and the other, striking wildly at his friend, hit
the woman in the seat beside him. At this all
Evening star., 1937-03-28

The tiny teardrops filled his eyes,
When suddenly, to his surprise,
Out popped q little yellow duckie
To say Hello" to Master Tuckie,
Evening star., 1937-03-28
ANSWERS.

/. Snow. q The snake craws on
his own stomach, and the flea doesn't
care whose he crawls on! g. They are
too green to burn. 4. When it is
bakin'. S. Because they forge and
steel (steaD daily.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

Different Kind.
rs your insomnia improving any?"
'Yes-sometimes my foot goes to
sleep now"
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Lost Meal.

II thought you were going to brine
me chicken for my Sunday dinner
X did intend to, but 1t got well.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Substitute.

Tommy, what Is synonym" the
teacher asked.
"A synonym" said Tommy wisely,
lis word you use when you can't spell
the other one"
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Hole in One.

The golfer: They are all afraid to
play me. What do you think my
handicap Is?
The girl: Oh, don't know. 1t may
be your face.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
His Order.

Judge trapping on desk Order,
gentlemen, order
Juryman just awakening): Egg
sandwich and a cup OF coffee.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

Away they ran to show their mother,
And, Cuddles cried: BE careful
brother"
But Tuckie stubbed his toe and fell
And broke the lovely colored shell.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

The Star ,Dill pay 81 tor each
story it publishes on the subject
my Most Erciting Adventure,
Written BY a boy or girl reader OF
the paper.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

On Easter morn the children saw
The nest the bunny made Of straw,
And danced a merry little jig
To find an Easter egg 80 big.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Puzzles

4
Some OF the definitions with this
puzzle are pretty crlsy, but they're .
lot Of fun.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

2. KITE - kline - kind - WIND.
CORD ford - fond fend -
rend - reed - REEL.
3. The square is vase, auto. stun.
and cons
1, Cutout Puzzle Solution.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
|CuddleS and Tuckie
BY FRANCES ROYSTER
WILLIAMS.

Peter hitched his chicks of down
And drove his wagon into town,
And left great big egg behind
For Tuckie Boy and Sis to find.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

Behead something played on April
Fools day, and get position or station.
Then behead something else played
on the same day, and get a large
pile Of hay.
Washington Journal., 1937-09-03
81.

Gs mar Der Sag, 6a Der Saun unb
bic Gile aus benz SfengrunO gingen.
gr mar 19pn porgeriidt. sic botten
friib0eitig geben pOlen, aber INNER
bate bie@iae nod etpas berge6en, unb
nod INNER bielt iie ettpas 3uriid. Bel
Der gldri : Marie fparen tie nod geipeS
fen, Bebit' bi9 Soft gu 1agen. @s
mar tein LANCER Mbf9ieb. 3piIden
benz Saun un0 ibr mar cine S9ei0e>
panb obne Sbor. Gin trodenes nNOe"
mar ales, mas tie fir chamber hatten.
Mu9 ais bic beiben S9peiiern Die biirz
rem, tno9igen 9dnOe 3uiammenlegten,
mar penig 3Grtli9teit babel; bergleiS
9en that ii9 ba Oben ni6t; aber es
flang bod lonberbar perbalten, bumpf
unO uniider, als ie chamber p2eb gez
1unb" 1agten. Der @iae quote Der
Mlrnb in berbiHenemSlennen, unb bas
fpdrli9e @aTer bliBte in ibren Nugen
auf. Nun JAP bic Glari : Marie am
Sen1ter unO fab ben beiben mad, ME
ne DDrrduS lmrltIen.
Ser Meg mar feN9t BON Nebeln, biz
am Morgen am 9immel gebdngen bat=
ten, elm graues 2i9t lag iiber oer2unbs
i9aft, Der 9immel mar fablblau, ohne
@olten unb obne Spnre, ettpus Miiz
oes lag in Der 9ele bes Cages. Drift
ben mar Der 9anii, Der SaglObner,
nit ben opei Riiten auf bemGiiden, bic
einen She'll Der 9abieligEeitcn Der Nbz
3iebenben entbielten, auf Der StraBe
gum See btnab Deri@Dunren. SEPT
tau9ten Der Saun unh bic Gile Telber
auf. opei f9puragetIeibste, bobe, baz
gere @eitalten, iener, ben fteifen 5il3but
duf benz f9par5en 9aar, Obne llmz
f9auen gema9, aber itetig firboB
idreitsnb, biele elm paar 59ritte binz
ter Inn, bolb bierieits, balD bortieits
Der StraBe gebenb. Die Gile bate eli
men i9leppenOen Sang. 10 als l0ite Der
S9ub ii9 I9tper BON Der S9oQe, auf
bic er frat. Gs brau9te teiner 3u b0z
rem, baB Der Meg ibr niSt lei9t tpurz
be, in ibrsm S9reiten dIein lag es,
baB fe S9ritt I'm S9ritt 3Gb unb
miibfam ii9 bpm Seimotbgrunb losz
rib. Sect tpenbste fie fia nod einmal
unb Iab einmdl CUR 2inten an bic
SGnge. einmal CUR &e9ten unb bann
nit sinem grOBen Bid iiber bas gauge
peite Ehal, BIB an ben Milbiftrn i'm
Weiten, Der brett unb in triibem 2iAt
bernisberf9isn. Damn fentte tie ben
Bid, Bis er am Geniter bdngsn blieb,
an benz bic glarie : Maris FAB, unb
bd mar ss. als noble lie bic ldngen Orr
me gum @riiBen beben. Mber es f9ien
nur 70. Mit ber umitdnbliden, miibz
iamen. Nrt ibres Ganses brebte iis fig
Washington Journal., 1937-09-03

bic Der 9dnli NIT Dem 9tsler gemeinz
fam aus @emeinoenuBbol3 ge3immert
bate. sic mar ni4t groB uno Itan6
in Der HGbe oes Gu4sbaues, mo Der
gisler friiber llnterI9lupf se6abt bat=
te. 9ie tpeibtannenen WGnbe unD ods
S9inbeloa9 I9immerien imWlon0li9t
unb in ben tleinsn S9siben lag Der
Slang, buB ie Die Spesel ibn 8uriid=
porfen.
Sn Der S9ldftammer i'm llnterbou
nebsn Der t~lsinen, fait gerdtbeIeeren
@obnitube lag bic gl0uoi. Ser feline
rotbe S9ein elmer 2ampe unb bas
grOBe Monolsu9ten ftritten fi9 in Der
BANNER UNI Die SerrI9aft. Der
@isler fam aus i9rer Sbur, ols Der
6anii uno bic glarizWtdrie %eintrdten.
SIS 1T rs9t, baB bu tommlf, @lariz
Marie, lagte er, aIs lie fdneigenO an
ibm boriiber in bic Rammer frat. Der
9an1i ging nit ibr binein.
y@uten Mbenb," griiBte bic glariz
Marie, ibr rubiger Bid itreifte 0as
blei9e @eii9t Der Glaubi. 9is that
ibre grOBen l9Onen Mugen nett auf,
bate einen S9immer BON Shrdnen
BARN unb Iab ben 9anIi an.
.Dant, baB SIR fOmmt," lagte Ie
our glari : Marie, unb bann miibiam
lG9elnb unb bic Morte nit 4nitrenz
suns formsnO: nSebt - iebt foq er
binaus, Der 9anii! Nlein min i9 fem
nit Sud, GfdrisMarie!
Oieie, bic in einem mitgebra9ten
&Drb9en itOberte. fab fat erftuunt ouf,
ibre 3iige getpannen einen 94ein bon
Mil6e. oSu, geb," fagte ie gu benz
9unii.
Ser padts cine Der 9Gnbe Der
Glaubi, Oriidte tie. mDu, belf 9Ott!@
ftammelte er erreet. Damn ging CT.
Die gluri : Marie 1orgte I'm bic
iunge Srau; bic pubte ni9t, nie IS
fam, baB &raft unb Mutb ibr tpudfen,
felt bic Sruttmanntn nm tie mar.
.@s tpirb balD ba fein," lagte iebt
bic glari=Marie
0a legts bic Glaubi bic 9dnbe 3us
fammen, ia9 ernftbuft Dor ii9 bin unb
fdgte leife: nSo min i4 mod einrHal bet
ten porber."
Die Glari : Marie fubr jap auf.
,9eten9" fragte lie. VA betpsste bic
@lauoi 1Gon bic Gippen unb bate ben
Bid an Der Diele bGneen: .2ieber
9errgOtt, btlf! @eiBt, er bat aud
Sreube, Der 6anfi = unh = penn i9
am 2eben bleibe!"
9ie Glari : Marie ftdrrte bas iunge
Ding an. Der ba, ibr Batter, mar Elm
SeiDe! Die mar ME in bic Stride gez
gansen, unb jeBt = ieBt betete fie bod!
limb pie! 9errgDtt! Seminal mar ibr
felber. Der frommen Glari : Marie.
NOD elm 8eten 10 bineingegangen in
ale 9er3tiefen, pie ieBt. unb
AIs bic @lari : Marie am Morgen
bon Der 9iitte bss Son1i gum Sfen=
grunb binunteriieg, ging tie in tiefem
@innen. @ebetet bat tie, bic glauOi!
limb 6eibenpolt, haft bu CEMENT, finD
bic Da oben! Niel lernen muBt Du, glaz
ri=Wlurie, unb - unO bilt bO4 gu aft
gum 2ernen, biel gu alt!
Washington Journal., 1937-09-03
Nereiuss &alenOer

9cmtId- 81 crifaniide @efelidaft.
g. 81. 81 Gefretdr: 8alter @arap,
3040-14te StraBe, q. IS.
GpmcOrS Glnb. 9ralioeut:
@iaiam %&lauBmann; Sefretdr:
6raa ". S1la1ter, 1868 Gonnecti.
cut GDenue, g. 90.
gSaiBinstun sanserbanO. Der.
~einslofal: 4rcaoiu 9aae, 1884
lite StraBe, &C. @. 9raii0ent, Saul
Stterba6; Sefretdr, 6. $. 0fidaelis.
SingItunOe: 5reitag @benoS s ubr.
@aIbinstum Sangerbnnb 5ranen-
dJpr. 9rGlioentin 5rau Soa SEM
nige; SefretGrin, 5rau Claire 8il-
liams, 1884 Sairmort Ctr, sc. @.
SingItunoe: 9onnerstags, abenoS s
l1br, i'm 9lrca0ia @ebau0e, 14te
StraBe uno 8arf &oao, g. 8.
a 9eMtIde Treimamrer 2Oss
~ ArminiMs, Nr. %, S.AA.N.
~ Sefret1r: SreOf. 8ertram,
1910 s StraBe, 81. 6. 8eri. am /.
uu0 3. 9ienstag i'm Wat. i'm Neuen
Wtaionic GempeI.
YrDIpcct ,Sia SrieOIOf. YraiiOent;
5reo @ogelinng; Sefret6r: s. O.
@infler; S6osmeiiter: Geo. S. y.
StuB. 8eri. am 3. 9onnerstag I'M
Monat i'm 5rie0hofe.
9amemIeftiOm ocs GuucOr6flMbs.
Yr1lioentin: Srau @lieie 8oldner;
Sefretarin: Srau sc. 6. Gepnolos,
2118 S StraBe, NoropeIt. Ser,
iammlung am 1. 9ienstag /. gft..
@Mppcrt ,Seim Tranem 0ilfsDcr-
eim. @r6iioentin: 6ran 8abettC
&rumte; Sefret1rin: Srau Mabel
9ieb. 8erlammlung am 2. 9ien5.
fog i. Mt., 2 llbr nadm. i'm Seine.
u9entIder S5eater <6". SRA.
ii0ent: @alter Camp; Sefretdr
SenrD Seller, 1905 $ StraBe, 90. e.;
&aIiierer: aarl Sdmar5e. Ser.
%iammlung ie0en eriten 9ienstag in
Monat.
GrIter 9eufder epurt 9lnb.
YrGIioent: Sans gbner; Sefret6r
George SO. 2eis, 401 gaerslie Gpe.
Capital Seigbts, Mto.; &aiiierer
@m. &iibner. 8%erlnmmlling ieoer
Mitttpo1 Inn $50 ubr abenos in oel
@rcaoia SaGe.
9entides @niienbars. 9rdiiOent
@m. 6. zimmerman; Sefretar,
&u0olpb Santelmann, 201 PenniDl.
bania Mpenue, g. 6. 8%eriammlunC
am 6tueiten Sonnta8 I'M Nfonat in
@aiienbaus.
G6riItiam an6 GleDnOra Shipper
Seim. YrGiioent, @n. s. Cube
Sefretdr, Sbos. 6. Snrreu, 721-
Tote GtroBe, sc. SO. 8erlammlln
gen i'm <enbeim.
Sramen-S ilfgberein bes 9eMtider
@aiIenbauIes. 8r1ii6ent, Srau Sre6
Gdlls; Sefret1r, 6rau Margaret(
9uerIt, Ga Saue glpt. 8eriammlnnl
am 0tpeiten Donnerstag |. ut. in
@aiienbauS.
Evening star., 1937-09-05

meeting you again. Are you coming
quietly?"
The man made a sudden dash for
the door. Pomeroy jumped and tackled
him round the legs. flinging him to the
floor with a thud. There was short.
sharp struggle that ended with the
metallic snap of handouts.
''You see. the whole thing had been
planned out beforehand" Molly ex-
planned to Lady Margaret. who had
been brought back from Folkestone.
He knew that you were going away,
and that your jewels would be in the
safe tonight. If he could think of some
way of getting rid of Mary Brentwood
it would be easy for him to enter the
house through her room. After tonight,
of course. the thing would be much
more difficult. The house would be
closed completely, with all the win
dows shuttered. and the police. pre-
sumably notified that it was empty,
keeping particular eye on it.
Evening star., 1937-09-05
! Didn't Do |"
Cont;nvsd from poss five

pose we can talk for a while yet"
Better not, think There are
other people in the house.
They took up their positions behind
the curtains at the head of the bed
and we're silent. Molly guessed that
they might have long wait, but she
was thrilled with excitement. As the
minutes crept by. however, she grew
more and more uncomfortable. Little
places in different parts of her body
started to tickle. But she really kept
remarkably quiet. As for her COM
panion. she could not distinguish
even the slightest indication of his
existence. Once or twice confused
voices sounded vaguely in distant
parts of the house. but no one came
along the corridor.
Well over an hour had gone by
when Molly suddenly started. A noise
from the next room had caught her
straining ear, faint but unmistakable
- the tiny click as the latch of the
window was slipped back.
Hes coming now, Pom-pom" she
whispered urgently.
"Quiet!' breathed Pomeroy.
Molly stood rigid. She scarcely
dared to breathe. Little scufling
noises came from the next room. and
she knew that someone had climbed
in through the window. After a few
moments the latch of the commune
eating door creaked ever so gently.
And now she could hear the rather
heavy breathing of someone who
stood quite close to her. She was
startled as beam of light suddenly
stabbed the darkness, just missing
the curtain behind which she was
hidden. The bright circle travelled
slowly round the room. coming to rest
eventually upon a picture opposite
the bed.
Inc circle grew smaller as the holder
of the torch moved towards the pic
ture. A hand came into the area of
illumination and funbled with the
picture. Very soon this swung aside,
disclosing the brightly-plated door of a
small safe set into the wall.
The hand disappeared into the
darkness, returning a moment later
with a key. which it inserted into the
lock. Inspector Pomeroy now acted.
There was sharp click and the
room was flooded with light. The man
by the safe turned with a growl.
well, well!" exclaimed Pomeroy.
IF it isn't Handsome Henry! Fancy
Evening star., 1937-09-05
,..,b., s. 1887 THIS WEEK
|omorrow's Crown-Ups
stupid nursemod dangerous thon poor chauffeur
by DOUGLAS A. THOM, MD.
xM.th ncMk~

jealousy about their child's nurse.
They resent her influence and the
nurse, in her turn, is also resentful.
The whole household is swept with
emotional turmoil, which the child
does not understand but which puts
serious strain on his nerves.
Before things have come to this
pass. however, an incompetent nurse
will probably have done plenty of other
damage to child. The importance not
only of efficiency but of the personality
OF those who come in personal contact
with children, can not be ignored.
Many child has been subjected
to experiences of an unhappy and
unfortunate nature by governesses,
nursemaids, and mothers helpers
One of the handy tools for managing
a child who is in need of discipline is
fear. Yet of all the methods it is least
likely to be effective in the develop
ment OF child's personality. More
over, in the long run, it is the most
pernicious of all the disciplinary
measures. A maid, who would never
think Of using corporal punishment.
will not hesitate to threaten the child
with all sorts of terrifying things in
order to make him mind" One of the
most vicious threats is to hold parental
punishment over child. 1t gives him
sense of impending danger from those
whom he loves and upon whom he is
dependent for sense of security. The
emotional reaction may be very severe
and not easily eradicated. This get
Evening star., 1937-09-05

He fiddled about in the darkness for
a while with a knife. Soon there was
a tiny click as the window catch
slipped back, the faintest of creaks
as he gently raised the sash.
Still determined to carry on?" he
whispered.
''Of course"
Right I'll help you in. You realize
that you're committing burglary?"
Molly chuckled. Rather thrilling,
isn't it,"
In a few moments they stood to-
gether inside Mary Brentwood ROOM
!, Pomeroy silently closed the window
and refastened it. Then Molly took
his hand and led him through the
blackness towards the door communi-
eating with Lady Margaret's room.
This was not fastened. They passed
through.
Where is it," asked Pomeroy then.
Il haven't the faintest idea. But
I'm sure it's in here. Well have to
watt
We'll look nice if no one turns
up," grumbled the inspector.
Don't be stupid. Pom-pom! Some
one will turn up. Where shall we
hide?'
The window blind was down and
Pomeroy risked flash of his torch.
The light disclosed an old-fashioned
room with heavy. cumbrous furniture,
including bed with curtains.
Il think we'd better get behind
those curtains" he replied.
"All right" agreed Molly. Il sup
Evening star., 1937-09-05

ting something on the child" also sets
a bad example for child to follow in
his personal relationships with other
children at home. at school, and on the
playground.
Then again, not infrequently nurses
tell a child God Furnishes naughty
children. Thus another fear is created
that may account for many sleepless
nights and much unnecessary worry.
Such threats often distort child's
ideas about justice. tolerance, and
sympathy and he thinks of God in
terms of fear and not of love- Many
of the fears of the dark. thunder
storms, animals, unexplained anxiety
about sickness, abnormal concerns
about getting hurt, and other aver
sions to physical combat are often the
result of ignorance and. at times,
viciousness on the part of those to
whom parents have unwisely dele
gated authority and responsibility.
The extent to which parents entrust
the character-building of their children
should always be limited. They should
never forget that their obligation does
not end with supervising the physical
growth and mental development of
their child. 1t is their responsibility
to create happy, peaceful environ
ment in which the child may develop
an emotionally stable, mature outlook
on life. These responsibilities and
obligations of parenthood can rarely
be assumed by hired helper regard
less of how efficient she may be.
Evening star., 1937-09-05

HE unconcern with which in
telligent parents will place their
babies and young children under
the care of unframed. made
quate. obviously unstable people. just
does not make sense.
They would not think Of hiring a
chauffeur without looking carefully
into the history of his morals. manners
and efficiency. But these same parents
are satisfied to take on governess or
nursemaid with the flimsiest sort of
recommendations. They will pay a
cook twenty-five dollars week: but
if it is suggested that they hire
qualified person at the same price to
look after their children. they are apt
to feel they are being robbed.
Such assistance is dangerous. More
over ill-paid. unsatisfactory servants
are constantly being discharged and
replaced by others equally unde-
sirable. Frequent changes of nurse
maids in charge of babies or gov
ernesses who care for toddlers are also
bad. Changes mean readjustments
in the lives of little children and are
emotionally upsetting to them.
Before they take her on. parents
can not afford to overlook the fact that
their children will be almost certain
to become dependent on and emo
tionally attached to a nurse. They
suffer when they are separated from
this person whom they are used to
and have learned to love.
Often parents develop a kind of