The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-11
Family Life Panel
Emphasizes Home.
Church, School
Feels Delinquency
Rises or Falls
With These Three

r DDft. aflG dfiisl4IffGt III B40at
cases i3 directly attributable -
weakness IN ole o. more NJ these
That was the heart of opinion
oppressed bV panel Of FIVE emln~
entity qualified discussion leaders
speaking before a Largo audience
III the Farmyille High School aG-
diiof1una Friday night
a college president b juvenile
Judge q rninist4r. ana tao u the
Top administrators IN Virginia s
Department II Welfare and In
tutlofls. whosss working DAYS are
aled with human troubles. spell
al out the various sa6rteomlnP@
hat are weakening Virginia and
tHe nation through her children.
The moderator. Carroll r
Minor. director Of The Division Of
Youth Services. Department Of
welfare and Institutions fred the
opening salyo He Warntd parents
against smugness for their success
50 fan at raising children EverT
day. he said Il hear parents
u children in trouble dry IN an
eliish ! Just cant understand
row this happened 10 me
Three Essentials
Mrs Mary Alice Roberts. a
L0nRW0od College graduate. nov
chief II the Bureau Of Field 5erp-
ices Department Of Welfare and
Institutions said love care, and
chance for children TO learn ana
develop personality are the indl-
spensable ingredients of a good
home
She advised against donlri~
e'l1nQ parents and believes par
Ggta need 10 admit they We been
pr1nq eopoetlnes in decisions in
p0lyinQ their children" Her sub
siitute for these are ALLOWING chill
di'cn 10 share IN family decision
morn fho1VhtfiIl narenthood and
Tess snap judgments IN anger
pr Lancaster president Of
L0nRwood College placed much
Of the trouble on what lie called
the great human weakness which
makes everyone Of us want 10
shrk our responsibilities
.He declared that one Of the re-
possibilities now being shirked
Is public one invoivine over
crow ed schools. underpaid
teachers and a situation IN which
capable men and women are leav-
ilg the teaching field for more
lucrative work
school Emphasis
II We put strong elementary
teachers IN our clasrooms with
lust enough pupils for them to
give Individual attention to the
majority OF our Juvenile troubles
would vanish Or Lancaster de-
clared lie added that every Vir-
pinia community could have the
kind OF school t. needs If adults
spent less on cars radios. TVS
and other uxuries and more
where 1t Is SO sorey needed
The college president said he
believes firmly THAT the influence
Of strong elementary teacher
lasts n lifetime. and that such an
Influence. where 1t IS permitted
10 exist -compensates for the alb
aence Of Influences for good at
hn"ta
ID Lancaster charged that
state and municipal savings ac-
crulne from financial cuts for
schools merely is paid out later
IN The public cost Of maintaining
mental and penal institutions He
said that Is happening IN Vn~
gima and throughout the Y s.
ana BODIES no good for the future
Pastors Views
1he Charles O Kidd Farlnviile
Methodist pastor. declared our
greatest need is for more religious
instruction IN the home He said
that rs per cent Of homes in any
community don't have It,
Rev Mi Kidd also said that
many parents are guilty Of de
laying too long IN taking 4
working interest III their chill
dren 1t IS too late % try 10 IN
teresl teenager ln The church
after childhood Of lackadassicaI
supervision
Life cannot be developed at
random ne declared. 1T must
be worked on from the start He
attributed much delinquency 10
carelessneSs and Indifference on
the part Of parents. too concerned
with their own interests 10 under
stand Their children
Judges &dvico
Judge Emerson Hauah. Judge OF
the Juvenile aud Domestic Re
lations court IN Brunswick coun-
~. SAID that love security and
understanding. are realities chill
dren must experience Tor normal
development
He said his experiences AS "a
Judge over family troubles lead
him 10 believe that the rod in
the hands OF an lrate parent fire.
auenily serves only 10 drive a
wider wedge between them and
their children. He urged a closes.
daily relationship instead Of
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