Show THE THE AMERICAN FATHER Dr Stanley Hall Han of Clark university who is recognized as the great author authority authority authority ity on child life and development has contributed a most enlightening arti article article article cle on the subject of corporal punish punishment punishment punishment ment to a recent number of the Satur Saturday Saturday day d y Evening Post Briefly stated stared he thinks there is no real substitute for forthe forthe forthe the rod in discipline and that the femInization fem feminization feminization as he calls it of boys bors in this country Is one of the serious evils to tobe tobe tobe be confronted and remedied Back of this evil is the failure of at American fathers to direct their boys boysa a failure due in part to business absorption absorption absorption tion and in part to the common tend tendency tendency tendency ency toward abandonment of all do domestic domestic domestic rule to the mother of the house household household hold We Americans make makee a good deal of fun of ot the Frenchman but In this particular the French father tather is a pat pattern pattern pattern tern He devotes himself to his chil children children children dren he always has hag time to share their recreations and direct their energies He may be a wee w e bit lax in his no notions notions notions of ot some things but he has no disposition to shirk his duty as a pa parent parent parent rent r I The American father who sees his youngsters at two meals a day and possibly three on Sunday seems to think he has done his full share of the work allotted to him by Providence As Asa Asat a at matter of fact he is largely re responsible responsible responsible if his is boy turns out a failure fail fall failure ure ur ure as he does too often Neither business success or the attainment a of wealth and prominence Is worth the sacrifice of a boys bYs whole life liCe The father who would realize in his son the dreams of his own youth may make makeup up his mind to be a companion of the lad share sh re his secrets comfort co tort him in sorrow sorrow and rejoice in his joys or else he may be sure his boy will be a disappointment dis disappointment disappointment appointment a heavier er burden added to all aU the cares of life Ute |