Show The Greatest Institution It is estimated from reports to the White House Conference on ChIld health and Protection that there are lre nearly 48 43 person under the age of eighteen in m this country Upon the training that they receive de depends de- de depends depends the future of th The questIon of whether or not tomorrow they will III come into ther w ell stron strong bodies a good educatIon and high ideals ls ready to take their place jn m the political and social life of the gov gov- government government government is largely determined by those who ho today are in position to tJ dIrect their destinies The institution that exerts perhaps the largest influence over the lIves of these future is the home Its trend in recent times can hardly be said to be encouraging With the popularIty especially in m the larger cItIes of the small apartment In Inmany inmany inmany many gases pases both parents working and the numerous outside attractions the e of real home life IS serIous threaten threatened d It as os now the ex- ex exception ex exception to find a home in an which the famIly altar is maintained It is afar a afar afar far cry from the day when most fm- fm fim 01 dies around the firesIde fireside each e to discuss family problems or to lIs listen ten to passages read from th the Bible Now one is as more apt to find the mother and fath father r at the brIdge club the older children at some nI night ht club and the younger lounger at atthe atthe atthe the movies No doubt this trend as liS reflected m in mour our national life The results can be seen in m the fact that more than two hundred thousand of the JuvenIle I populatIon get into the courts in m a year ear and that 3 per cent of the d ele- ele elementary ele elementary c- c school are be- be be problems havior-problems ff What can be done to remedy the legislation It is a field that legisla legisla- tion by the government even if pos pos- posSIble possible sable pos SIble would be of Ittle avail The responsibility of maintaining a home that furnishes a 13 beneficial environ environ- environment environment ment bythe for tie tee child must be borne by the individual parents It s a duty that parents owe ove to the child and to the nation The preservation of AmerIcas AmerIca's greatest the institution institution home s GS one that should demand demind the e interest and serious attention of every citizen |