THE TRAINING ..OF CHILDREN. By Corporal Hofftaan.
We hear a great deal about the training of children. But what
about the training of parents? It is too much the custom of the
present day tc place the blame for the young boy or the young
girl who has gone wrong on the schools, the colleges, or the
churches; but none cf those institutions are originally charged
with the upbringing of the children. All other factors in the
spaping of the character of'the boy or girl, good or bad, are
mure orj.ess external.
Why, then, should not mere attention "be devoted to the train
ing of parents? It has been asserted by one of the leaders in
Social Welfare Work, in Chocago, that about 200,000 youths of
that city are entirely beyond their parents1 control. Almost
every large city tells a similar story. One of the commonest
expressions that we hear today is that the young people are hur
rying headlong to Hades.
A leading crimnolcgist of Hew York, says that it because
their parents are showing them the way. He says it is lack of
religion, and that any religion is better than no religion at all.
By religion is meant a system of ethics that has a Divine
sanction, and that has a directive and corrective influence.
When the home becomes a sleeping place and nothing more, family
life has decayed. And in many cases such is the case today, even
the parents spending their waking hours away from home, and seeing
their children at breakfast only.
So why not train the parents, in order that they in turn
train their children and show them by their precept the right
road in life.
COMPANY "F" QUALIFIES WITH THE PISTOL.
Company
Thursday with
The
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FM finished target shooting with the pistol
an average of 77,99$.
following are the percentages
1st.Sergeant West - - - - 83.92,
Private Stuinicka - - - - 83.91,
Lieutenant McMasters - - - 83.57,
Private Gibson - - - - 82.02,
Sergeant Behrens - - - - 80.83,
Private Genender - - - - 79.94,
Captain Cook - - - - 79. 73,
Sergeant Powell - - - - 77.74,
Lieutenant Grady - - - - 76.54,
Sergeant McCall - - - - 74.76,
Sergeant Emerson - - - - 74.74,
Lieutenant Rockafellow - - 70.48,
Private Bunheirao - - - - 66.07,
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Marksman.
last
company "E" goes on rifle range.
Company "F" was relieved of all Post duty last Monday and
is busy firing preliminary practice with the rifle.
Captain Cook, Lieutenant McMasters and 1st. Sergeant Westr
are working hard and expect to maintain the envious record made
by Company ,fF" for the past three years and again qualify their
Company 100 percent.
The weather is ideal for target practice and quite a few
men are making high scores.
Company ”F" expects to finish target firing by June 23rd.,
if the weather permits.