Milford chronicle., 1939-05-05
THE GLOBE HELPS MRS. wINN
Edith Brands

Edith Brands
What nelpea you most toward
making world citizens OF your chill
dren!' questioned a young mother OF
our hostess, Mrs. Winn. We were
holding our club meeting. and we all
knew Mrs. Winns live interesting
children eldest boy of fifteen
and the youngest, girl of six.
- must think" she answered.
when the children began to ask
Questions about the world as they
saw tive went hand in hand. as you
might say, and made observations to-
gether. When we could, We went di
:ectly 10 nature. Then we looked at
pictures and from books, Of course.
gained knowledge which I pasAsd on
to them. But-yes. now | know what
helped me mOstl II is something
rarely found in any hOme-at least.
IL is not often used for the benefit
Of little children"
What is it?" we chorussd.
"A globe"
"Oh,"
How did you come to use it?"
What gave you the idea?"
'lf you don't mind a story" she
began.
We assured her we should enjoy a
story.
When Bobby was about four,
used TO read short poems t0 him. or
course you all read to your children.
lie loved it. and learned some OF the
selections very readily; he often re-
peated certain lines over and over TO
himself.
"One DAY his grandfather heard
him reciting:
Great. wide. beautiful. wonderful !
world,
With the wonderful water around |
you curled.'
Finally he looked up at his grand |
father, 1T is wide, isn't III? he asked. !
We'll take a walk and see how |
wide some Of it is.' answered my !
father. So he took the boy half
answering he told ME Afterwards
questions about the world all the
way. In the village they went TO
hook store. and there my father
bought a good sized school globe
which they brought home and showed
10 me.
"F'ather asked where he could put
IL. Something told me right then
that all OF us were going to use that
globe 4 great deal, so I showed him
10 the corner in the living room
where the book table and shelves are.
and | asked him 10 place II where we
,omld get at il most easily. lie sus-
pended il from the ceiling and eOun-
er-balaneed it with weight. so that
{ could be pushed up when not in
Ise.
When il was hung. he and Bobby
luIled. it down. sat in chairs facing
ach other. and conversation fol-
owed, some of which remember to
his day:
"'Is the world like this?'
Yes
"'Where is the wonderful water
round you curled?"'
Right here and Grandfather
Ointed out the blue on the globe.
"'All that is water?'
"'.All of it,
"'At the beach. the ocean is blue.
saw il. IL curls up at the edges ]
Yes said Grandfather. I
lit eurls all around the world !
1T does !
Where is the land?'
"'All the rest Of the cover to the
lobe. !
Bobby turned the globe round and /
1und in its brass frame. He counted !
IL pieces of land. and noted the col G
rs were different A
Five lands he commented. Are Y
ley all land like Out-Of-dOors?'
"'Yes.' his grandfather told him. O
ust like that We walked on going y
Dwn the lane =
And the conversation went ON L
ON there until every question Rob d
,uld think of was answered. 81
LAS continued to read to Bob. and n
ter to his younger brothers and v
sters. We began to relate our read s
& to the globe; presently we found p
p needed a map or two. and in the u
IOice of these | was guided by the \,
lestiOns asked by the children.
ITO sum up. during those years We
id a thinking foundation for So
al Science as II Is now being 81
ught in the modern school. and as
nee all Of us loved 10 look at and dl
study the globe. we had good oil