Laurel outlook., 1950-12-06
BastiOns For Youth
Scanned by P. 7. A.

school during CHRISTMAS week were
announced when the Laurel P. T. A
unit met Wednesday evening il
room 1O2 of the high school. Mrs
Adolph Strand conducted the briet
business session.
Fred w. Graft, superintendent
of schools, reported on the school
building program. Mrs. A. E. Leu
thold, program chairman, told of
a workshop scheduled for January,
with discussion groups on health
and safety, youth activities and or
CARNATIONS, and educational needs
each subject to relate directly to
local problems.
Members are given an opportun-
ity to indicate their interest in an
additional study group sponsored
by the unit. Topics for considera-
ton include pre-school children.
school age and %adolescent, and high
school and youth. Due to the inter
est shown, such a program will be
planned for the near future.
The panel discussion for We'd
nesday's program was "How the
Home, Church and School Can Best
Prepare Youth for His Response
bilities in a Changing World" Mrs.
Marion Crawford introduced w. A.
Freeberg, who represented the
home; Rev. H. c.. Haemmelmann,
who spoke for the church, and DR..
Henderson of Eastern Montana
College of Education, representing
the school.
Freeberg said "the 1850 motto
of Kiwanis, Freedom Is Not Free
is an excellent thing for parents
to remember and to teach to their
children, particularly in view of
the increasing influence of commu-
mist propaganda in America. Par
ents should not leave the job of
teaching the value of Democracy
to the school alone, but should make
sure the child learns these i'm
portart values at home too.
"a parent must be a good ex-
ample, which means a sacrifice of
time and perhaps pleasure in order
to give enough of our attention to
our children. They need this even
more than they need our money.
"In raising your child, don't
shunt off your legitimate response
bilities on the church and school.
Parents should discipline their chill
dren in the selection of movies,
reading material and radio pro-
grams" He went on to say that
children should learn cooperation
by understanding family situations
and by being given a voice in fam
lily matters.
DR.. Henderson said that the
schools place is to prepare the
child for better citizenship. The
main qualities required of a good
citizen are, l, that he have the
ability to think critically; 2, that
he be able to follow the logic of
argument; 8, that he be able to
generalize from data; and a, that
he have the ability to apply prin-
The simple knowledge of facts
and dates, is in itself, the most
useless thing on earth. "Not dates,
but who did, and what came from
it," is the most important thing
to learn, according to DR.. Hender-
son.
Rev. Haemmelmann reminded
the group that education is not
enough, that children must be
given vision also. Both worldly and
spiritual vision are necessary. A
cannot strive to reach a goal
ne cannot see.
The church has very little time
to it for the training of
children. But in spite of this han
licap, those who have had some
.hurch training and religious edu- /!
are better citizens. The |
can do many things, and J
lmong the most important ire
hese: 1t can give a faith fit to J
i've by and for-faith in God, and !
fellowmen, and oneself. 1t :
an give courage needed to face /
ailures, trouble and the unknown. !
Zoo much of the reading material
valuable to young people leaves \
hem with the impression that a I
right guy" can never fail at any \
hing and always comes out on top. !
But the church can do nothing 4
the child whose parents will \
.ot take the trouble to see that Z
has the influence of the church Y
nd church school. This was y
tressed by the speaker as part \
f parental duty. z
eve have a changing world, but \;
n unchanging Cod" said Rev. z
[aemmelmann. y