Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07
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"The Child's First School is The
Family"-FRoEBEL
Issued by the National Kindergarten
Association, West 4Oth Street,
New York City
MUTUAL DEPENDABILITY
Lucia Mallory

While l was attending a com
mittee meeting at the Y. w. c. A
building one morning not long ago
Blanche Varian hurried into thu
room and handed a paper to one o
the secretaries.
Here is Helen's account of the
Girl Reserves meeting at Long
fellow School," she said breath.
lessly. 81 promised her that
would bring it to you before noon
so that you could check it and send
it to the Herald office in time for
tomorrow's edition."
THANK you" the secretary re-
piled. "Helen always gets her ma
terial in on time. l wish all of
our reporters were as prompt
I'm glad Helen is so depend
able" her mother replied. 81 made
a second trip downtown to keep
her report from being late this
week."
Wont you let me take you home
in my carr" asked my friend.
"Our meeting is over and I'm, going
your way"
"Yes, thank you" Blanche ac-
cepted my invitation with a CRATE
full smile. Nov l need not worry
about reaching home in time for
the ohildren's lunch"
Il know what you're thinking,
Lucia" Blanche said as we seated
ourselves in the car. "You are
wondering why I do not make Hell
en- responsible for her own work.
AS a matter of fact, l do. 1t was
my plan and not my daughters
that l take her report in this
Helen was busy after school yes
terday taking care of neighbor's
children" Blanche continued, $50
she could not write her report until
after dinner. At breakfast this
morning she told me she would
have to ride downtown on her BIZ
cycle at noon to get the report in
on time. Since l needed to go
downtown anyway, l suggested
taking it for her. Then a bushel
of peaches was delivered for can
ming. l remembered that l needed
some jar lids and hurried off to get
them, without thinking about Hell
ems report until l came home from
town and saw it lying on the side
board. l had to turn right around
and go back downtown!"
Couldn't you have let it go for
One day, when you had fruit to
can?" I asked.
mo-" Blanche replied firmly,
Helen was depending on me.
How can l expect my daughter to
keep her promises to me if / do
not keep mine to her?"
Il know you are right about
keeping promises to your chill
lren," agreed, as my friend step
ped out of the car at her own gate.
4 can see why Helen and Tommie
Ind Joyce are so dependable. No
ost or late books at the library
rom the Varian family!"
l remembered Blanche's story a
ew days later when attending a
ca for mothers at the Central
school, to which, as children's Ii
,rarian, I, also, had been invited.
The children whose mothers were
here were shining-eyed and happy, {
eading those mothers around to {
meet all of their teachers and |
riends. .
II wish my mother would come" I
heard one sober little girl say. I
She told me she was coming, but a
he isn't here" v
my mother promised me she
yould come, too," disappointed {
oice replied. Il guess she just I
idn't have time" I
went home wishing those o
could know how much S
leir broken promises had hurt q
leir children. 1t is worth giving G
p great many less important b
lings to keep faith with a child. a