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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, DECEMBER 12, 1918 OREGON CITY COURIER C. W. ROBEY, Editor and Business Manager Published Thursdays from the Courier Building, Eighth Street, and entered in the rostoftice at Oregon City, Ore., as 2nd class mail matter. Subscription Price $1.50. Telephones: Pacific 51; Home A-51 MEMBER OF. WILLAMETTE. VALLEY EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION MUMifUK ut' OKKUON STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION THIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BVTE GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BRANCHES IN All THE PRINCIPAL CITIES TRAINING LITTLE CHILDREN Seventeen Rules for Mothers They Will Help Over Many a Hard Place Suggestion by mothers who have been kindergartners. Issued by the United States Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C, and the Nation , ' al Kindergarten Association, 8 West Fortieth Street, New York. (By Mrs. Gertrude H. Campbell) Many mothers have asked me, "Do you find that your kindergarten train ing reaiiy neips you wnen s you are dealing with problems in your home?" My answer is invariably, "Xes." Two years of thorough and stimu lating training in Froebel's wonder ful methods for teaching little chil dren and'several years of trying to put those methods into practice could not rail to give a mother a more in telligent and spiritual grasp of the meaning of her children's activities. Thinking back over the past years I have been trying to formulate some of the practices that have helped me over the hard places, and offer the following to the mother who wishes to make of her children's early years a period that they and she will re member with great joy. i 1. When it is necessary to restrain a child from doing something wrong or narmiul, always suggest some thing else he may do. Never issue a dont without proposing a do1 2. In giving a child permission to play take care that his activities do not develop into license. For he will be happier if some limitations are imposed to test his powers and help him concentrate. For instance, if he is playing with blocks or cutting from paper, giving him permission to do anything he pleases often results In aimless or destructive activity. Some suggestion from the mother to make something to furnish a house, for instance stimulates and directs his mind, while leaving him free to ex press himself. 3. Before a command is given al ways consider whether it is going to raise an issue. If a child refuses to obey, do not always insist upon im plicit obedience; your command may not have been an entirely wise one. Punish for disobedience, if necessary, but do not raise avoidable issues "Breaking a child's will" is cruel and most harmful. 4, When a child is naughty always be sure that the cause is not a phys ical one, for fatigue and hunger come easily to little people. Many problems that are unsolvable before a meal are no longer problems after ward. 5. Try to follow your children's ac tivities and to understand the in stincts and inner laws from which they proceed. View what thev do in the light of your intelligence and of your spirit. Such a habit of watch fulness and care prevents nervous ir ritation and enables you to enter into ana to encourage sympathetically ac tivities which are pleasing. 6. Be consistent in what . you ap prove and disapprove. Do not one day, because you are tired, reprove a child for something he had done and the next day ignore the same thing Decause you are rested. 7. Answer questions truthfully, A child's mind does not always crave details. Give him only broad state ments. Build a strong foundation of truth, to which details may be added later. As regards the vital question of the origin of life be careful not to give the child more than he asks for. Do not force your buds to open too early. The life of flowers and birds is analogous to human life and will tell you how to answer this question. 8. Avoid useless negations. If there is no real reason why a child should have his requests denied, do not deny them. 9. In regard to children's interrup tions, consider whether what they want you to do is not more import ant than the special activity you had pianneo lor tnat moment. In the lust analysis, why do we mothers exist at all if not to give of our best to our children and to meet their needs as they show themselves? 10. The care of a child's body Is important, but it should not monop olize the mother s attention at the expense of mind and spirit. 11. Cultivate a sense of humor in yourself and in . your child. It is wonderful how many trying situa tions may be relieved through this means. 12. Show a child the same respect you would a grown person. What a child resents most in being struck is not the pain, but the insult to his pride. 13. Do not leave your children largely to the care of nurses, how ever conscientious or seemingly in telligent they may be. Nurses min ister mostly to the physical needs of little children, and the time soon comes when they are no longer neces sary for this purpose. Then it may be too late for the mother to build the bridge of sympathy between her children and herself. Moreover, it is in early years that the child is most impressionable and that a mother's influence may count for most. 14. Do not threaten. Make punish ments slight, but see that they al ways follow the offense. Their ef fectiveness depends upon their inev itability, not on their severity. A child keeps his fingers from the flame because he knows it will always burn him. 15. A child that is occupied is al ways a good 1 and happy child. For outdoors, try to have a sand box, a swing, a garden and garden tools, and let this be a spot where the chil dren hear the word "don't" as seldom as possible. For. indoors, provide modeling clay, paints, a soap bubble outfit, blocks, crayons, colored wood en beads, shoestrings for stringing and pegs for peg boards. (Beads, peg and peg boards may be procure ed from Milton Bradley Company. bpringheld, Mass., or E. Steiger & Co., 49 Murray street, New York. Both companies will send a catalog upon request.) 16. Since you are constantly sup plying your child with mental and spiritual food see that your own mind and spirit are kept renewed and in spired by good books, fresh air, po etry, change of scene, stimulating companionship, good pictures and music. 17. And remember, your child came to you with the divine spark. He is for you largely to make or mar. OUR CASUALTY LIST. .. . - . . . . .i wnue, as snown by the loilowing list, the casualties in our over-sea forces thus far reported amount to but 71,390, it is understood that the toll during the last few days of the fighting period was unusually heavy and may increase these figures to about 90,000. Although America deeply regrets the loss of so many of its brave young men, still it is a source of gratifica tion that, as compared with the loss es of the other countries actively en gaged in the war, our casualty list is exceedingly small. Summary of American Army Cas ualties up to November 12th: Killed in Action.: 12,656 Lost at Sea 624 Died of Wounds 4,993 Died of Accident & Other Causes 1,434 Died of Disease 5,139 Total 24.84G Wounded 39,49!) Missing, including prison ers 7,045 Total 71,390 Please pass this article on to a friend and thus help Uncle Sam reach all the mothers of the country. Worth Attention of Women When you feel too tired to work, when dark puffs appear under your eyes, when you wake up weary, with backache or pains in side and loins, when muscles and bones ache, when you suffer rheumatic twinges, when lumbago puts you down, then you know the kidneys are weakened or disordered. Mrs. T. J. Bucknell, Rt. 1, Hardy, Neb., writes: "I am recov ering from an attack of lumbago, by the aid of Foley Kidney Pills. They surely have helped me." Jones' Drug Co- , , -4r- COUNTY AND CITY LOCALS J. L. Waldron is home from a visit with his son, Harold Waldron, at Coulee City, Wash. Mrs. Waldron returned home earlier in the week, called by the illness of her mother, Mrs. L. T. Battin, of Canby, Mrs. Battin, who has been brought to her daughter's home in this city, is af flicted with heart trouble. She is re ported improving. A. M. White has recovered from his recent operation at the Oregon Lity hospital and is able to be out again. William J. Staggs and J Stewart, oi Vancouver Barracks, visited the former's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Staggs, of Twilight, Sunday. Visitors in Oregon City this week from various places in the county were: E. Larsen, H. H. Cooper, of Redland; Mrs. Charles Risley, of Ris- ley; M. Irish, of Stafford; Mr and Mrs. G. T. Tracy, of Logan; Clayton White, of Shubel; James Bell, of Bor ing; Mrs. C. C. Perry, of Oswego; J. Ayles, of Clackamas; C. A, Mann, of Route 0; A. M. Kirchem," of Clear Creek. Miss Zena Moore, of Vancouver, Wash., who has been seriously ill with pneumonia, is improving, ac cording to word received by friends in this city. Miss Moore lived in Ore gon uty lor a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. William Stokes have gone to Portland to be with Mr. Stokes' sister and her husband, Mr", and Mrs. Von Klein, who are critical ly ill with influenza. Miss Marjorie Money, formerly of this city, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Frank Nelson, of Glad stone, returned to her home in Ocean Ealls, B, C, today. .She, has completely recovered from her attack of influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson .Meklrum and family have moved into the Geo. Griffith house on the corner of Thir teenth and Main streets'. Their former home at Seventh and High streets, which was owned by Mrs. D. P, Thompson, of Portland, has been sold to W. P. llawley, Sr. A large house is to be built on the property by V. P- llawley, Jr. Sergeant Jack Ilindle spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W, Bon ney and Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, of Redland. He is stationed at Vancou ver barracks. Miss Roberta Schuebel of this city, spent the week-end in Eugeno visit ing friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Bean -visited with relatives in Oregon City Satur day. Mrs, Bean was formerly Miss Flo Hewitt of this city. They are at present at Vancouver, Wash., where Mr. Bean is in the spruce division,- but are to leave soon for Youngstown, Ohio, where they will make their home. R. G. Scott, county agricultural agent, has been ill with influenza at his home in Gladstone. Daniel Williams left for Los An geles the first of the week, to spend the winter with his daughter. Mrs. H. A, Barker, of that city. Mi'3. Edward Stewart, of Rull Run is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Warner of this city. TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS Notice is hereby given that the County Superintendent of Clackamas County, Oregon, will hold the regular examination of applicants for State Certificates at Masonic Bldg., as fol lows: Commencing Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1918, at 9:00 o'clock a. m., and con tinuing until Saturday, Dec. 21, 1918, at 4:uu ociock p m. Wednesday Forenoon U. S. History, Writing (Penman ship), Music, Drawing. Wednesday Afternoon . Physiology, Reading, Manual Train ing, Composition, Domestic Science, Methods in Reading, Course of Study for Drawing, Methods in Arithmetic. Thursday Forenoon ' Arithmetic, History of Education, Psychology, Methods in Geography, Mechanical Drawing, Domestic Art, bourse or Study ior Domestic Art. . Thursday Afternoon Grammar, Geography, Stenogra phy, American Literature. Phvsics. lypewnting, Methods in Language, Thesis for Primary Certificate. Friday Forenoon Theory and Practice, Orthography (Spelling), Physical Geography, Eng lish Literature, Chemistry. . Friday Afternoon School Law, Geology, Algebra, Civil Government, Saturday Forenoon Geometry, Botany. Saturday Afternoon General History, Bookkeeping. J. E. CALAVAN, County School Supt. . $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ SHOP EARLY ft'npHE early shopper gets the pick of the stocks" sajr the Oregon City Merchants. Early shopping eliminates Crowds and increases the buyers convenience. Buy it in Oregon City with Checks drawn on The Bank of Oregon City. We BANK sf OREGON CITY Oldest, Largest and Strongest Bank In Clackamas County . $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ i LOCAL WAR BOARD TO KEEP OFFICE OPEN FEW DAYS YET The local war board is in receipt of a telegram from the war department not to seal the books of the office un til further instructions. Previous to this, the board had orders to close up the books Monday night. The last missing registrant has been heard from, and this completes the work in the county. Miss Harrington, chief of the board, gave out the informa tion Monday that 718 dratted men from this county were listed and sent into the army since the opening of the war. . This does not include vol untary enlistments nor men who were inducted into the navy. MRS. DYE RETURNS FROM SEATTLE-GIVES ADDRESS Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15. Outlining plans for the establish ment of a unit of the national Y. W. C. A. in this iity, Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, who has recently returned from a Northwest conference of the organ ization at Seattle, spoke at the Meth- odis church Sunday night. Mrs. Dye announced that next week two nat ional secretaries of the Y. W. C. A, are to look over the field here, and decide whether Oregon City can support a branch of the association. A drive will be held in January if the unit is to be established. Rev. E. E. Gilbert, pastor of the Metho dist church, also spoke of the plan. Several branches of the Y. W. C. A. have been established lately through out the Northwest, at places where girls are employed in industrial plants. much commendation at the home products exhibit recently held in Houston, according to a field report of the States Relations Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. The prizes were award ed for quality production, but even had they been given for quantity they would have been merited. For instance, here's the output of one girl from Fairbanks, the entire product raised on her half-acre war plot: 1,080 cans of tomatoes, 150 cans of beans, 60 cans of English peas, 78 cans of tomatoes and okra, an1 50 cans of sweet potatoes 1,418 cans in all. At this exhibit, which is re ported to have surpassed those of previous years, the girls' club had un usually fine displays of canned, dried, and preserved vegetables and fruit. Ten thousand pounds of ether were shipped to France by the Red Cross, so our soldiers might have relief from pain. One War Garden Fills 1,418 Cans Down in Texas the girls and wom en have been doing their best to help feed our boys at the front. Inci dentally they have won prizes and E. A. BRADY RESIDENT UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND LICENSED EMBALMER 10th and Water Sts. Lady Assistant Mrs. Brady Night and Day Service Pacific 123 ; Home A-37 A Hundred and. One Christmas Gift .'Suggestions'! 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