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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Elect Heads
For Home
Mrs. A. J. Geudette Named
President Of Group for
Coming Year

At recent meeting of the
cabinet of the Ozanam home.
a new group of officers were
elected to take over duties for
the new year. Mrs. J. f. Nc
Gary. retiring president, pre-
sided over the meeting during
which reports of departments
of the organization were
given.
Mrs. A. J. Gaudette was elected
president of the cabinet and other
officers are Mrs. II. c. McGavick,
Mrs. E. D. Russell. Mrs B. J.
Kelley, Mrs. T. p. Connoy, vice
presidents: Mrs. J. II. Lyons. Sec
rotary; Mrs. 0. D. Foley. treasurer,
and Mrs. J. K. Lawler, publicity
chairman.
Plans for the annual party in the
home. Feb. 10, were started during
the meeting and Mrs. McGary. the
past president. was asked to serve
As chairman for the event which
is anticipated as one Of the organ
ization's largest social affairs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Club Arranges
Friday Party
Arts and Science Club Mem.
bers viii Have Luncheon
AZ Broadmoor al II

Luncheon at II O'Clock in
the Broadmoor dining room is
being planned by the Arts and
Science club for Friday. Mrs.
Gerhard Bahr is chairman for
the affair and will be assisted
by a large group Of members
on her committee.
They include Mrs George
Brown. Mrs. Alee Langbridge. Mrs.
irving Thompson. Mrs. Maurice
Milgard, Mrs Kenneth Clipping
dale, Mrs Ted Martin, Mrs. Ciar-
cnce Bigger. Mrs. Michael De
Noto. Mrs. Clarence Eakn.
Mrs. Richard Boskov1ch. Mrs.
George McCill. Mrs. Carl Mesmer.
Mrs. J. r. Mathieson. Mrs Jock
Walker, Mrs Walter Stevenson.
Mrs. NJ s. Mcdonald. Mrs. spen-
Ger Smith and Mrs. n. l.. Love.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Mrs. Lyle NJ. Cope Has
Informal Birthday Party

On the occasion ~ her birthday
anniversary. Mrs Lyle ~ Cope.
1905 40. BIND. wss hostess - a
group 81 sixteen friends Hsdnss-
day evening.
The evening was spent informal
~ WITH hOnors IN games going -
Mrs DOretba Omhge. Mr. John
TrusbioOd and Miss Barbara
fIrafb. Othsf guests Werf Mrs
Bernlce Morse Mas June Gillian.
Miss Lillian Fafnar. Mas Ehota
LudN1ch. Aiss 4Arloris Eepsland.
Mss izsn AndefN SIN, Miss DeaVshy
Hove. Miss Faye Nelson. Miss
Kunlee Washb4fn Miss Marion
JeNett, Miss PHYLLIS Mitchell. Ma
Ross 4arclnko ard Mrs. Robert
EAfkfr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Day Island
PartyPl tanned
Mrs. w. A. Taylor Heads
Committee Arranging
January Il Affair

Gaiety will be the order of
the evening fer all residents
Of Day Island who will gather
Saturday evening, Jan. q. for
an informal potluck dinner
party in the Day Island club
house at 6:30 for one of the
clubs first social functions of
the year.
a program is being ar
ranged to follow the supper
hour.
Mrs. ". a Taylor is chairman
Of the social committee Of the club
Tor the year and Is in charge Of
arrangements for this affair as
well Reservations are being taken
by Mrs W. w. Chappcll and other
members of the committee include
Mrs. Benjamin Snyder. Mrs. Guy
Sheldon. Mrs. l.. B. Sulgrove. Mrs
o. V. Snyder. Mrs Herbert Schrei-
Der, Mrs. Oscar Holt, Mrs. 3. +.
Grimes and Mrs Thomas Massey.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Engagement
Is Revealed


Mrs. Martin II. bund an
nounesz the hetrnthal Of her
daughter. Miss Molly Il. L.und.
to Mr.. Olaf A. Hrukett Of Ia
coma. aon Of Mrs. Andreas O.
nrukett. For,lr. Norway. The
wedding date has not yet
been act.
The news was Told At a party
given Monday evening At tIte
l.und hnms. with IA guests
present. Announcement vas
made ON Tiny pink scrolls hid.
den in nut cups.
The table. covered xith write
lsnsn sshleelnfn. vas nrrfsr~a with
. huuastst ~ psns carnations ard
white nAfrksss. vita piak tsfsfb
ana fswpfs Mrs. Iullam Rely
served. assisted ~ Mi<s jsunle
Rasmussen
Guests wess NJ. saa Mr. Frsns
Bentley. Me ard Mfs l. y Hsxs
man. Mf l.s~Fvass usxmsn. Mr.
and Ms wnl,sm 4ahnsaa. NJ.
snsi Mts Arthur iehazsu. Mr. ard
Mrs Herman fssSen. M. and Mts
julius wessy. Mr. Edward s.~rIs.
Ne Conrad kan.ma, Mlase~ isnuse
Rasmussen ard tsiiilAn Msel~es afsst
Mrs Martin I.usis
Nlns i.sna 10 q EFssIuats ~ tsln@
cain nigh sehssal AMI haw " s~s9-
rlssea slEh q " Na4un Co NJ.
tssussss cams fFura sswsv ~
sfai years aga BE - . graduate
81 ne Northwest Hshi~ sehaei ~
Seattle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
How Women
in Their 4O's
Can Attract Men

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stsssl 40 NssAss isss N sssg. s1tES ss@4as.
lEsss asfsss ak@ ess1dY ts-sst
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tgss A.. Fi<khaas fssfsstes ts@ 1ssaa.
tAsss ss1sfsaiss ~ ss~ss. Is hsSFs kssss.
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rats sissFssT ~ sasoy TIA sng ssssfs ss.as-
iax .istsfy kefsss s2e .ha.< 9istsftsex ~ ~ -
sssas tssi efssa sszsssfskI rAshxs u Ma
Fissks@. . WILL WORTH isyisx-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Amoranth VIII Meet in
Gothic Room Friday

Tacoma Court 40. 5. Order Of
the Amarsnth. wIil meet FRIDAY
evening In the Gothic room II the
Masonic temple The degree ~ or
der VIII be given By the advancing
officers. Mrs. Edith Won Wiethoff,
Edward Hinkle. Mrs r. 6. Ander-
son and Mrs { J CusWel Pre-
siding during the business session
VIII be the royal mstron. Ars.
George 7. Desmond ami the royal
patron. Alex Law. Refreshments
All Be served.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Bonnie Bird Dance Recital
Pleases aComa Audience
Tacoma Drama League Sponsors Cornish Dancers Il
Program Wednesday Evening al Jones
Hail. Reception Follows

Something in the of dance recitas expert
enced by Tacoma audience Wednesday evening when Bonnie
Bird and her Cornish Dance Group presented by the
Tacoma Drama league in Jones hall the College Puget
Sound The recital given in the of illustrated
lecture Miss Bird explaining the various phases of the dance
as she went along.
The recital opened with floor exercises, just all dance
classes begin their day work. Other exercises followed with
Miss Bird explaining the technique of the dancer The pur-
of the exercises to show the audience that every
thing the floor is done quite simply"
Problems of tranference of weight control shown
during the first group.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Mounssineer VIII Hear Tsls
On Finland Thuf,dsy

Tacoma AoitntainfsTs all meet
~ ne loft II the Z. ". G. a
Tbufaday evening at = g'eifck.
NJ Thomas Io1Es selll preside
ever ths nesting during Nnieh
Hlsa Winlfred Chssnsy All spsak
On her recent trip b. Finland
A. the close ~ ths meeting
aadianu@n Refreshments atii ~
served
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Mrs. johnson en'eriains 81
Luncheon Nth Dauahier

Afs Herman Johnson ard her
daughter. Miss iugrid Brown. en-
teftalned at n luncheon for ten
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.. James
Anderson and Mrs Sarah Chris
Hanson won fayOfs. Other guests
were Mrs.. Hlimsr Carlson. Mrs.
Carl sund and young s0n Donald.
Mrs. Felix Osf. Mrs. Mary Hili.
Mrs sandfa Lsndquist. HTs. Wiii-
IAN Lincqgisi. hias DOloris Paul
son Miss Eisis Lndquist and Mas
Hlldtr Johnson
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Posi- Presidents Monthly
Luncheon Friday

The regular monthly luncheon ~
past preHidents 81 the John X.
Thompson Auxiliary. - w. viii
BE- held Friday At ~ 20 10 the
Washington Apartment hotel din
ing room Following the affair
which IN TO be no.hosi, M election
q officers viii be- held Mrs. u r.
Haekham n taking reservations
for the h.nc heon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
St. AIMS Guild TO Meet al
ST. Patrick's Church

st. AIMS guild of St. AIMS
home will meet in the auditorium
of St. Patrick's church for a
luncheon. followed by business
meeting at l o'clock on Friday.
Members Of the St. Patrick s
branch of the guild will be host
esses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13

when nave been the result Of eX-
Fermentation in the vastly fertile
field of modern music. In this
group. as in the preceding ones,
Miss Bird was assisted by Dorothy
Hermann, Syyilla Fort and Mer-
cier Cunningham The program
Of Group III follows:
Carnival Mask $500. Bella Bartok
Dorothy Hermann
Unbalanced March p. Hindemith
MERCER Cunningham
Sentimental Melody 4. Copeland
Syvilla Fort
Jazz Epigram ....... Ernst Toch
D. Hermann and NJ. Cunningham
OF a Tender Age .. GYogy Rosa
Timid Yearning
Nevertheless
Reckless Merrimcnt
Bonnie Bird
Three Inventories Of Casey Jones
Ray Green
Bonnie Bird and Group
The percussion group which &C
companied the dancers in their
final nun Der was under the diree-
ton Of John Cage and consisted Of
Henia Cage. who also did the decor
for the number. Edna Mae Coff-
man. Doris Dennison and Joyce
Wike. All costumes were designed
and executed through the com
bined efforts Of the dance and
costume design departments Of
the school under the supervision Of
Jane Given.
A reception honoring Miss Bird
and her dancers followed In the
Alpha Beta Epsilon sorority room
in Jones hall
Preceding the recital. Mrs
Archie Mclean entertained the
entire cast al dinner party
Mrs. Philip Garland. president Of
the Drama league. presided. and
others present were Mrs II. J..
GallWas and Miss Eleanor Mclean.
who came from the University Of
Washington, where she Is studying
dancing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Needlecrsfi Club 70
Have Luncheon

Mrs Harry A Ritter VIII open
her home 43i7 s. ". Wednesday
10 members u the Eeedlecraft
club Of Tacoma circle, Neighbors
Of Woodcraft.
Luncheon viii precede the bust
ness meeting IN charge q Mrs.
William 81. Aikens. club president
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13

Members IT ali divisions ~ ihs
organization. MES Girl
Scouts and Mariners. The Older
girla' nautical group. viii attend
The reunion affair for which Mrs.
Edwin James u chairman ~ ths
81. Aibans committee Assisting
her are Mrs Earl Clifford. Mrs.
Lee Carter. Mrs Robert Abel. Mrs.
Clifford Mcdonald ard nrs G w.
grsenlng.
Mrs. Herman N0fdfofs IA chair.
man ~ the day camp group and
wlii he assisted al tha banquet by
Mira ! n. nofEans. Mrs n. a.
Wainwright. hrs Charles woH.
ars Men Nelson and Mrs q. j.
sWancs
On Friday afisFnooH ~ $50
p'clock members ~ the committees
viii meet N the isTian hall 10
make final arrangements for ths
affsit Mas Helen. Gsnilns IL
director ~ Girl he0at activities in
Tacoma
During the ssahnn III kris at
tended Camp ~. AlBaas and al
tha day camp
Order 81 hpnnsb~ Z meets rris
day ss 80 o. ~. IN Faliiails hall
for card party Members ~ ths
are MsssfaHss Carl
samsoa Victor Smith. sophia Ella
hog and Alfred fofsman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Girl Scouts. Counselors,
To Have Camp Reunion
Informal Affair for Brownies. Scouts and Mariners
Who Attended 81. Adams and Day Camp

Happy summer play days at Camp ST. Adams and day
camp will be reised by several hundred members Of the
Tacoma Girl Scouts who will gather Friday the 18th In Ls-
gon hall for their annual camp dinner and program
Former campers and eounseqrs will spend the evening
from until o'clock singing camp songs and recountina
interesting incidents of the 1888 camping both the rcg
lar camp Allyn and the day camp which operated
for single day activities in the city parks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13
Seattle Seminary
AIumnae Hear Mr.. Todd

A meeting of the Seattle branch
OF the Annie Wright Alumnae as
ISOLATION was held Thursday af-
tcrnoon at the home Of Mrs V. E.
Williams. Seattle. Mr.. Paul Todd,
managing director of the school,
addressed the group during the
afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-13

According to Miss Bird, the first
approach to the dance is the his
torical approach and to illustrate
her contention the second group
was composed of compositions
which have been built in the study
Of pre-classic dance forms Dance
numbers in the second group were
divided into two parts, court
dances and lay dances.
Group three consisted Of dances
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28
HOROSCOPE

According to astrology this Ii
an uncertain day in which adj
verse aspects are active. In the
morning there is a promising
sign for workers.
Real estate continues under
the best possible direction of the
stars. A desire for possession
of homes will continue with per-
sons of many classes and voca-
tons.
Women should be cautious
under this planetary govern
ment which threatens the am
billions OF many highly trained
for business or learned profess
sions. In the autumn sex rivalry
will be strong among teachers.
office employees and business
executives.
Astrologers ticate
prosperity for the coming
months in the United States,
but they discern portents that
indicate entanglements in inter-
national relations.
This should be an suspicious
sway under which to arrange
household matters. 1t is favor
able for autumn repairs and
plans for interior improvements.
The pendulum of fashion is to
swing backward in home decora-
ton. Again colonial styles will
be popular and antique pieces
viii be in demand.
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the augury of a year Of
good fortune. Financial mat
tiers will be satisfactory and
domestic life peaceful for many.
Children born on this day
probably will be kindly in ma
ture and active in mind. Many
Of these subjects of Virgo neg
lect small details in the pursuit
Of large ambitions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28

= Every once in . while the work accomplished by the
civilian Conservation Camps is summed up. Such periodic
reports are an old story by now, and yet as time passes,
&he sheer figures grow more and more overwhelming.
: Six years of work are now behind the $500, 900 young
nM. war veterans, Indians, and territorials who have
Yasnod through the camps.
And today, the United States has, among others, these
4hi1v1 which it did not have before: 1,741,O00, 900 trees,
l04N0o miles Of truck trails or minor roads, II 900 miles of
&3hone lines, 10000 bridges, 100000 check dams in
So1fon dana.
= A IN peoua reports Director Fechner Of the CCC, 'of
1he fEe performance record Of these young men" He should
&e proud, and 20 should every one of us.
q For the physical results of the work do not stand alone.
2Eany hundreds of thousands Of young men today are bet
~ men than they might otherwise have been. And that is
NE greatest accomplishment Of all.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28
SCIENCE NEWS
KEEPING UP TO DATE

Breathing of finely-atomized
aluminium into the lungs may
furnish a cure for the dreaded
lung disease, ~silicosis. according
to a recent patent obtained by
two research workers at an On.
tario mine. The disease Is con-
tracted by persons who inhale
silica dust. The aluminium is
supposed to neutralize the silica
and eliminate its i'll effect. ABB
sorbtion of silica particles into
the lungs is accompanied by a
chemical change and resulting
toxic condition which kills lung
cells. The chemical reaction is
said to be checked by the pres
ence of minute quantities OF
aluminium.
Do you like the sheets of your
bed to be at a certain tempera-
ture when you climb in for the
night? A thermometer device,
with a bulb that reaches down
under the covers, has been per.
fected by Sidney Meyer Of De-
troit to keep your bed at proper
temperature. The scale Is con-
nected to the bed post, where it
can be easily read.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28
'The Foe Within

The ultimate reliance Of the people must be on them
oelvosk
This must be 20 in any popular government. and we all
know It IL We think about it at all. We seldom do.
That il our greatest danger. It was never more clearly
put than by Earl Griffith, Ohio secretary of state, in adj
dressing I meeting Of the National Association of Secre-
tanies OF State. Griffith, pointing out that Ohio is the only
state which makes It's chief election official the secretary
Of state, thus centralizing control Of elections, appealed for
better election lava The most vital element in the success
ful operation of popular government is the confidence of the
puhlc in the integrity and impartiality of elections" he
aid
And then he added something that might well be pasted
b. the hatband of every citizen: Our institutions are threat
rned nof 81 the intrigue and collision Of the corrupt and
Nfious. but by the inertia and passivity of the intelligent"
Euroue worries because she has 100000 men under
nma We can be thankful the worst we have under arms
pva here Il perspiration.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28
Your HEALTH

August marks the beginning
of the giant ragweed pollina-
ton in the United States. All
over the country the hay fever
sufferers r beginning to sneeze
and to sniff the air anxiously
trying To find out whether or
not the season has really begun.
The giant ragweed is abun-
dant in the agricultural areas Of
the central, southern and east
ern states. Giant ragweed is
infrequent or absent from Flor
ida, upper New England and
eastern Canada.
The fall type Of hay fever is
due chiefly to the pollination Of
weeds of various kinds. It Is
possible to obtain relief for
some people by disensitizing
them with extracts of ragweed
pollen. Doctors report that as
many as 40 per cent of patients
obtain full relief, and that they
get good results in an additional
80 per cent. People who are
sensitive to grasses get better
results than those who are SEN
sitive to ragweed.
Dissatisfaction must begin
long before the time when the
pollens are profuse in the air.
1t should really begin several
months before hand. Some ex-
perts in the treatment of hay
fever carry on injections right
through the season. Many doc
tors r not much inclined to
give treatment during the sea-
son. and feel that It should be
given only in advance of the
time when the pollens r
present. There are still others
who believe that Dissatisfaction
should be carried on continuous
ly in season and out of season
as the only means of keeping the
patient less sensitive to rag
weed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to the
womsn's page for the answers.
1. Does a white object have
greater visibility than a black
object in total darkness?
2. Name the principal tribu-
tary of the Amazon river.
5. Who was recently appoint
ed U. S. high commissioner to
the Philippines. to succeed Paul
w. McNntt?
4. What is the national bird
of Japan?
5. On what island in New
York bay is the Statue Of Lib
erty?
s. Does a Z. S. senator re-
ceive a larger salary than a
member of the house Of repre-
sentatives7
7. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word sabotz
S. What is a mulita?
8. Which state borders Arr
IONA on the north?
10. Name the former presi-
dent Of the U. S. who was born
on Independence Day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28
LESSONS IN ENGLISH
BY w. /. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED:
Do not say, THE man is dark.
complicated" Say, 1.-THE man is
dark-complexioned." Completed
means interviewer.
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED:
Height. Pronounce hit, l as in
hit, and not as If spelled heighth.
OFTEN MISPELLED: Can.
vas (cloth); one 8. Canvass (so-
icitation); two SIS.
SYNONYMS: Emergency, ne
cessity, extremity, y.
crisis.
WORD STUDY: use q word
three times and it Is yours" Let
us increase our vocabulary by
mastering one word each day.
Today's word: ACQUISITION;
act of acquiring. THE desire of
knowledge, like the thirst Of
riches, increases ever with the
acquisition Of it.'-Sterne.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEN

Throughout the country peo-
pie are beginning to UNDER
stand that ragweed is a nuis-
ance. East Orange, N. j., has
a law that defines the growth
of ragweed on any public. or
private property as a nuisance.
No state has yet enacted a law
requiring the destruction of rag
weed, but some states have laws
demanding the destruction Of
noxious weeds in general, and
include ragweed in this CLASH
fication.
In some states, notably Il
linois. the governor was asked
by the legislature to designate
certain days in August as
weed destruction" days. One
community provided a bounty
for every bundle Of so rag
weeds, but the money appropri-
ated to pay the bounty was in
sufficient and was exhausted
during the first two days of the
campaign. Results of the two
day campaign indicated that not
much had been accomplished.
In one city almost 5000, 900
was spent to destroy ragweed.
and yet the air continued to be
contaminated by the pollens.
Notwithstanding these failures
In attacks on the cause Of the
fall type of hay fever. 1t should
be endeavored to eliminate much
of the ragweed pollens Al pos
Nble.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28
, STORIES
lNSTAMPS
fronee Fights New Foe
Declining Birthrote

ALMOST a alarming to France
as Nazi Germany's war threats,
Is her own rapidly declining BIRTH
rate. With the increase in French
population far behind that Of other
world powers, French economists
search for some plan TO rebuild the
nations manpower.
Latest statistics show the French
birthrate is only $4,000 above the
deathrate, and Of that number,
precedent indicates, only 10000
will reach maturity-war per.
hitting.
Frances population has in.
creased from 81 5000. 900 In 1865 to
~. 900. 900 In 1889. During the
same period German population
has grown from 80. ooo. 900 to "a
O0o. 900: Great Britain. from a..
o00, 900 to a, 200, 900; Italy's a.
600 700 to q 5000 900; and Japan,
81. 00o, 900 70 7o.o0o,o0o
Suggested schemes to increase
the birthrate include revision OF
French inheritance laws: loans,
from public funds. to young cou-
Piles who intend TO marry: family
allowances or extra payments TO
workmen with children; increase
Of the present public allowance to
nursing mothers: and strict pen
alties for Illegal operations and
laws against propaganda directed
ct discouraging family life.
France has enlisted the help Of
stamps in the campaign, too. A
recent issue Of two semi-postals.
one Of which is shown above. was
surchareed for The National ALI
ance for The increase Il The French
population
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28
And the Lord said unto Moses, They shall offer their
Offering. each prince On his day, for the defeating Of the
I'LL.
A Whsck on the Breeches

One Of the oldest arguments-and one of the best-stin
Involves the relative merits Of laying q rod to the seat of
- chids brooches.
In Chapel Hill, n. c., the other day, $50 mothers attend
ing Z Parent Teacher institute were asked to raise their
lands to the question: Do you spank your child? As if in
Characteristic movement, the sturdy arms Of LAG of the
.nohers responded.
= Are the four mothers. whose hands remained in their
~ spelling their children? Or have the 146 spanking
9nohes failed to substitute more modern ideas of child
behavior for the"old-fashioned method?
= The science of child training is relatively new. Yet
He wise parent might well study all of the elements of
hid psychology.
Il Is generally agreed that to give in to the ram
t~unctious child is to create a feeling that he can do or
Laws what he wants. On the other hand, the parent who
3eaches for = rod to stop the tantrum may only be develop
<ag hysteria in the child. To ignore the tantrum or bad
1eed and explain later that such behavior is ineffective can
-eften provide q more lasting solution.
= One thing. however, is certain: The argument over the
xod win always remain, and some parents will continue to
1pply s~pankinss to the seat of their chnd's breaches if only
= accomplish . good busting.