Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-29 | Page 7 | New Disease Discovered

l New Disease Discovered T By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON Dr George Draper u b. professor of clinical medicIne medicine medicine medi medi- cine at Columbia university renowned for his re research research research re- re search work abroad and at tt home and author o of many articles and two books says there is a new disease among children that 13 he calls calI spirit clip crIp- pling To its doors he lays the increase in Juvenile crime and other olther shortcomings known to th e in close touch with the newest est generation bad behavior behavior behavior be be- havior antisocial attitudes and so o forth He blames the thorny path that leads from the nursery to the c college lege degree for breaking down unique personality that fragile heritage of ot every human being He compares the process of ot preparing preparing ing for lor college and compelling boys and girls to Jump the of ot entrance nce examinations to the custom of strapping the feet of Chinese women The educational effort uses Its powers all In one direction that of preparing for the school ah ahead ahead- ad the small sch school schOol- ol for the boarding school and the boarding school Chool for the college or university This process retards the natural development of ot th the bo boy or or girl In any other direction says Dr Draper and It is a biological cal truth that the proC process of ot growth or development whether it be of the foot or the soul of man cannot b be restricted with impunity It seems then that during the problem problem lem of ot child welfare should not be pedagogical Ical but biological l and psychological J In other words parents parents par par- lay too much stress upon sch-ool sch and education and too little stress ss upon other oUlar things I know a girl whose parents were so Intent upon her doing them credit an and getting into a certain big college that months b before fore her college entrance e examinations she was almost a nervous wreck She was made to feel that they would never got get over ver the disgrace 1 if she failed There Is a great variety of schools Some are are harder than Uran others All children cannot make the same college ge but parents do not seem to understand understand understand under under- stand this They try to force a boy or girl along until they get Into a college ge be because ause it has haq stand- stand Ing It Is the parents who arp are to blame Half HaJ the tiline they know nothing abo about t the standard their child Is trying to reach surprised if it his breaks and they are more surprised i If constant strain and nd suppression don sion show itself by the spiritual paralysis Dr Draper has brought to our attention and which evidences Itself elf in unnatural defiance O of f t recognized of ot behavior as well as is physical breakdown