Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
PegIer Pens
A My Day
Of His Own
With Aid From DR.. Fusty
and DR.. McTwaddIe

and Dr.. Me Twaddle
BY WESTBROOk PEGLER
THE other morning ! took n
Il train to New York and sat
beside a gentleman who was
reading the 1887 report of the
international recording secre-
tary of the World Home Eco
Monies and Children's Aptitude
and Recreation Foundation of
which my very good friend, DR.
Mary McTwaddle, formerly of
Vassar, is the American dele
gate.
This aroused my interest and
I ventured TO remark that ! had
once had the pleasure of enter
tanning a group of young people
who were deeply concerned with
the Neglected problem of the
unmarried father.
1t turned out that the gentle
man himself was an unmarried
father so we had a very interest
ing chat until he got of at
Metuchen.
In the afternoon a group OF
young people came in for tea
and we had a discussion OF the
effect of early environment on
the efficiency of war workers.
am afraid environment IS
more important than many OF
us think and | have asked the
department Of agriculture 10
make survey.
OF COURSE some people have
" more than others but then,
| am afraid. very often the re-
verse is true and that is some
thing n a one cannot dismiss
lightly these days.
Later in the day we took a
train up the river where a group
Of young people were waiting 70
have a discussion Of the pSychol-
ogy OF youth IN the postwar
world.
Ii is very stimulating 10 OBJ
serve tho eager interest OF such
young people. some OF them no
more than IS, in the serious
problems Of the world
They seem 10 me 10 lace
problems much more candidly
than some OF us seem 10 think
they do and II IS very encour-
aging 10 see this, for ! believe
they will have a great influence
for good in the future.
I LEFT them after a time and
l. went over 10 the big house
and had a discussion with my
very good friend. Doctor Fusty
formerly Of Smith College
He had written an article for
the World Mothers Planning
council of which he is the
honorary international research
adviser. emeritus, and one para
graph IN particular seemed 10
me so profound that I obtained
his permission to quote il for
my readers.
II says:
students will not fall Ia
value the institutions and priVi-
leges Of the tradition they In
herit II they resist the tempta-
ton not 10 keep WILDLY aware
that their duty 90 society j.
perennial. in the larger, rather
than the narrower sense OF the
word"
This seem d particularly
thought-proroking 10 me
shall think about il one day
soon.
Returning 10 the little house
] mounted my bicycle and rode
II miles up and down the path
TO save gasoline.
/ have figured that il I ride
10 or l. miles up and down the
path every day that will be az
least 80 miles a week and
shall save about -four gallons
week.
4 MOTHER group of young
"A people had arrived at the
little house and We plunged AZ
once into a very interesting dis
cuSsion OF the duty of the citizen
not only toward his country but
toward himself and his fellow
man i'm relation 10 the past and
the critical days ahead.
One gentleman had rather
strong ideas on the subject Of
nail-hiting and while. of course.
| realize that there are two sides
of the question, | am afraid
capital punishment for nail Bit
erS Is rather severe.
/ prefer what means 10 mo
the more democratic way and
proposed 10 approach il as
world problem as nail-hlting is
not a matter Of race or creed.
After A very spirited discus
sion we formed an organization
which we are calling the pro-
viSional world extension con-
gresS against nail biting or p
w. F.. c. A. n. b.
CIX OF the young people pledged
~ themselves 10 establish local
committees immediately in their
home cities
After all the eradication of