Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02
NEW SCHOOL CLOTHES

| be given small notice here.
NEW SCHOOL CLOTHES
Certainly there are new school clothes
| Everyone expects it.. Father and Mother
have been saving for them. The child has
been thinking these last days of how they
will look. If parents are wise they will ex-
plain that too much money spent on school
clothes is bad Trying to outdo other children
in looks is silly. It's below the standard of
the fine school these students are going to-
Too many clothes? Oh, no-for how we do
growl A few at time, fresh and pleasant
to wear and see, make the school look nice
as it starts out for the year. They help give
the mind fresh and enthusiastic feeling, in
keeping with the great adventure.
Children need another kind of clothes,
also. Their minds need them. They need zeal
for the new job of the school year. They need
courage for all the strange things year may
bring. They need willingness to work, for
learning requires work. Scholarship of the
mind, training of the hands in industry and
the arts all call for work. And along with
eagerness to get at the work must go some
of that old fashioned virtue the pioneers
called stick-to-it-iveness, the virtue of not
giving up, of keeping at the task until it is
accomplished.
Their souls need kindness to other chill
dren, generosity, honesty, justice.
IL lHey nave THESE, IuU comes naturally.
The child whose heme work and music prac-
tice are regularly done is the lighthearted,
happy child.
The first week of school is important. 1t
sets the tone for the term. The children will
Try their best to do well this year Give them
a hand, everyone, give them boost on their
gay and glorious way!
MEAT AND GRAIN
Americans eat meat The rest of the
world eats grain.
Like all congratulations, this one cannot
be taken for gospel. But it does point up
notable difference between the economy of
this country and the economic condition of
millions abroad.
Cereal grains-wheat, corn, rice and
others-are good food for both animals and
human beings. In much of the world, such
grains form the staple diet for most of the
population. Meat, in those regions, is a rare
food. This is so because much more than
pound of grain is required to make pound
| of edible meat
But in the United States, the majority of
the population INDUCES in meat frequently
Millions of us have meat daily. We consume
vast quantities of cereal grain, but the bulk
! Of If is eaten in the form of beefsteak, bacon,
hamburger and pork chops.
This is much more expensive than diet
based on grain. The inescapable fact is that
Americans do live extensively by world stan
dards. We are able to do so because of our
vigorous free industrial economy and our
rich farm lands.
We are, in short, fortunate beyond most
other peoples. And we have a corresponding
obligation to make the best use of all the good
things that our land and our social SYSTEM
provide for US.
PEEKAROO PHONE
This is an era of unveilingS. Scientific
research by government and industry is
bringing new things faster than most of us
can adjust to the idea of such developments
Only few years ago it was television.
Now television is standard equipment in
millions of American homes. A year or so
past battery utilizing energy direct from
The rays of the sun was revealed to the pub
lic Electric power from the atom has been
demonstrated. Scientists have disclosed their
ability-in the laboratory, at least-to syn
thesize food from sunlight as the plants do.
Now comes the televsion-telephone Pick
up the receiver, and you not only near but
see who's at the other end of the wire. What
will it be called-the televissphone, the pSon-
eaviz, the telesee, the hearsee?
Whatever its name, the device will event
ually be useful in industry and doubtless
popular In homes. Industrial use may come
quickly, enabling an executive to speak face
to face with a production foreman blocks
away.
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