Evening star., 1938-02-22
Establishing
Bathroom
Manners
Dawdler's Penalty
Should Make Him
Last on List.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

ZONE bathroom in family of four
young people-three brothers and
one sister-can become bone Of con-
tention second to none in its possible
ties for dog fights. There is some
thing about the bathroom that seems
to invite the loafing SOUL especially in
the morning, when everybody is sup
posed to be hurrying to get of on
time.
There is always one member Of the
family who overstays his time There
is sound of singing, running water
splashes, more singing; then a faint
humming. then long spells Of silence.
Say, how long are you going to
be there? You know it's about time
for me to get going and haven't had
a chance to wash my face" Then
come q series of indignant protests,
loud knocks, calls for mother, who
says: Really. 1t seems to me
Something will have to be done about
this. I simply cannot stand it morn
ing after morning"
One Of the best ways to cure the
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row, having overstayed his time to-
day. he is to use the bathroom last
Arrange a schedule giving the order
of the bath, the one lucky enough
to head the list one week going to the
foot the next and working to the
top. The dawdler goes to the foot
the day after he overstays his time,
regardless of his place on schedule,
and stays there for the rest Of the
week unless another Of the same kind
has to take the last place.
Some agreement as to the length
of time each young person may have
the use of the bathroom ought to be
made. Let them have a conference
about this and decide on the order
Of precedence and the time allotment
Have 1t typed and posted every Mon
day morning. Hold strictly to sched-
ule and a great deal Of the trouble
will be eliminated
Girls are usually the slowest about
this, and unless there are very good
reasons against it. the girls ought to
be last on the list. Beauty treat
ments ought not to be taken first thing
in the morning in the bathroom. All
powdering, polishing, doing Of hair.
rouge and lipstick applications can we'll
be attended to In the girls own rooms.
1t is not fair to keep the boys late
for school and business while such
operations are performed.
There is one strict rule about the
use of the bathroom that all we'll
bred young people should accept and
follow with meticulous care. All traces
of personal use Of the bathroom should
be removed and the place left in spot
less condition for the next conner.
It is very selfish, very ill-mannered,
to leave towels lying in the tub,
washrags on the basin, soapsuds
where they happened to fall. It takes
only few decisive motions to leave
things in good order and those mo.
tions should most decidedly be made
Provisions for this cleaning up
should be made. A floor cloth that
can be used for washing out tub and
basins should be on hand as well as
. towel for drying them when neces-
sary. A shining basin Is inviting,
and the last conner ought to have
that pleasant invitation as well as
the first conner. A few rules about
such matters will make the morning
exercises much easier and . great
deal pleasanter for everybody. It is
well to begin early in the training
Of the children so that when they ar
rive at the Young Person stage their
good bathroom manners will have
been established.