Milford chronicle., 1940-08-30
HOME EDUCATION |
The Chiid'S FiTJf School Is the
Family ''-FROEBEL
Issued By the National Kinderaarten
Association. s West 41th gtraef
New YORK City
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CREATE COLOR CONSCIOUSNESS
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,REATE COLOR CONSCTOUNNENe
.LiIlIe N. sanndera

Lille NJ. Saunders
20. Mother, just look at my nice,
clean dress-a1l covered with mud, 8
little Ann Stevens held out the tiny
skirt Of the dress she was wearing.
Her face expressed much concern.
Mrs. Stevens and a friend were. in
the cOZy living room of the formers
suburban home, visiting, and busy
with handwork.
Why. Ann dear, how did you do
that7"
Buster and were playing ball,
and ] nearly caught him, but he
jumped into a mud puddle-right in
the middle Of it. with all four feet.
He didn't mean to though, cause he
got all muddy-like my dress did"
We'll, that's too bad" sympathiz-
ed the mother. Come here. and I'll
slip It OF. We don't want IL to touch
anything. There. it's OF. Now, lay It
on the back porch and get a clean
one. Ill rinse this out after a while"
Mother, may get my pink and
white dressY the child paused to
ask as she was leaving the room.
I'D rather you didn't, dear. 4
thought you would wear that tOmor-
row when we go to visit Aunt Nell
You'd better bring the lavender one.
All right, Mother. I will"
After Ann had left the room, the
visitor asked in surprise. Does that
child know coloTsT
Why. Of course she does, Clara,
nearly as well as you and l do
Why?'
"Well-that's unusual. lent it-for
a three-year-old? Betty is 1--WE and
she doesn't know colors. / never
thought to teach her."
Il consider color very impOr-
tant part Of a child's home education
for many. many reasons"
Il pity a color-blind personl What |
! meant was that Ann is so young |
OF course Betty, too. will learn her
colOrs in time.
Yes, but If she is not color-con-
scious now, she is losing so much
enjoyment. Some people never do
hove the happiness OF appreciating
cc.cr. They never SET beauty in a
sunset glow, in the changing colors
OF the sky or in the pleasing plum
age Of birds-DOnt laughl-To
them there is no particular delight in
the various shades OF flowers, such
as there is to you, Clara. / know
you love the dainty pastel spring
blossoms and the deeper cOl0rs
brought out by the midsummer sun.
I've warched you It Is cdd you have
not spoken Of their Ioveliness to
Betty"
II suppose l did not think she was
Did enough to understand" Then
after a moment, do you suppose
hat the reason some girls don't
le ect more becoming hats and
iresses is because they never have
lad the importance Of color brought
o their attention"
Il think that has much to do with ,
;. in the case Of both girls and boys
The other day, I saw a middle-aged ,
nan on the street who had six bright :
olors from his hat TO his shoes:
ach article elashed with the one ,
ext to It. felt sorry for him. With
ut a doubt. he had missed one of !
be greatest joys of life: that Of be-
rs colOr-conscious."
Yes, a man needs to be fully as |
aEtidious In the matter OF hue-har- 4
lony as a woman. He needs to make \
ven more careful selections. as a
lle. for he has a much more limited G
ange Of colOrs to choose from. His n
lste in dressing means much in the
usiness world" II
"You are quite right. Clara. a
now a boy who applied for a posi-
on. and passed every test wonder r
lily until it came to a color test +,
Q was color-ignorant. He needed
lat job badly. but as eolors were a,
1 immediate and urgent necessity n
: lost out" u
20. here is Ann with her lavender fa
'ess!"