Show AMERICAN CHilDREN TOO CLEAN TOO VAIN I AND TOO PUFFED UP UPI P I Yes and School Teachers I Too Fashionable Says Prof Koch CHICAGO Nov ov 7 7 American children chil dren aro too clean too vain and too pt puffed fed up School teachers are too 1 much inclined to bo be f fashionable bion American Amer Amer- 1 ican icon parents parents' are too anxious anxious to earn i money money I This L f fi the view of conditions in th the United States pictured by Prof Fritz Koch of the Lako Lake G Geneva neva new school I Switzerland His opinions gained during dur duro in jag ing a recent investigation of American educational institutions are arc stated in inan inan inan an article on The Conservatism of Childhood in tb the November ri number of the Ele Elementary School Tc Teacher hor is issued is sue sued yesterday from the University Uni of Obi Chicago press pres Professor Koch believes the children childreD would lose a part of their vanity if the tho too fashionable school teachers were banished from the tho schoolroom schoolroomS Not ot least amon among the detriments to toa toa ton a n natural development of chil children rp-n rp is fashion a forced culture of vanity and extravagance extra he be declares declare in iD discuss discuss- discussing discussing ing tl toe tRe e tendency to place clothes above e I Continued on page 2 I AMERICAN CHILDREN Continued from pago page 1 learning Not only do the tho parents but Lut also the tho t teachers set ct the example To fo follow slavishly nJ all tho the extravagances extravagances gances of fashion appears to be a far stronger er tendency than tho the desire to be refined and simple Cleanliness is a not demanded demand demand- ed erl from the tho facto factory hand band while at work but hut children while whilo nt at play are arc constantly reprimanded because o of their dirty hands spots on their clothes etc So frequently are thc they called a 3 away from Cram their r real al life because o of this and so dressed sed up are arc man V of them because the father can afford it and tho the mother likes it that natural l intense wil wild play is gradually gradual replaced by 11 occupations of lesser value alue or by systematic games like tennis basketball and baseball Real boys and girls are rovers in field and forest in a alleys eye and dan dangerous places |