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Show & ' 1 Page i-T- HK ' .r( i NEWS Saturday, Jane DESERET a Is Every Day l, IMS , Father's Day At This Home.:. outside helping her father in By Edna Foster Deseret News Womans Editor With Fathers Day in view we asked permission to visit the home of Joseph F. Smith, patriarch of the Church of the orchard, the garden, with the chickens, the horse - . Ida, who Is 11, is an exceptionally good housekeeper, but has alternating too, she, weeks of work outside with the result that both little girls know their way around the entire establishment very well and enjoy the variety of their tasks. Raoul is meand Christminded chanically mas brought v him his own sturdy Workbench complete with tools hut Raoul, too, has varied shifts cultivating, picking fruit, caring for the animals and in the raspberry patch which their father turned over to them with the proposition that whatever they made of it this year was their Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, and Mrs. Smith, who are the parents of five. From the moment we stopped under the trees shadingtheir friendly house in Centerville until we left them hurrying to be off to dress rehearsal of the play Professor Smith is directing at the University of Utah, it was evident that every day is fathers day at the Smith home, just as every day is also mothers day and childrens day for them. For the Smith family ' consists of seven very distinct individuals lath with hi own interests, pm suits and personality, but own. all operating: ag-- urut. -.tsmte it was a fatlrers point of view we were seeking, we interviewed Mh' Smith. Had they waited, we asked, fur eaih of the children to t vince particular interests? The answer was emphatic: "No That is a lazy mans syss think, he said. We tom, ""hi hive that It is up to parenls to inline interests to supply with opportunities young-dci. to learn and develop. Kvin vuy young children who have been helped to think and study tilings out are much mole able to meet problems than one might think. ili llili en have a very great Tie il to he given a sense of responsibility at an elrly age, he hi hev e, and added that this is t ho iluef reason for the recent move of their family to a home in the country where the not only could pursue ttinr interests in plenty of spa e and sunshine but also eaih has his own responsjbili- tics for tha upkeep of the home ' and is learning to appreciate human dependency on y Eight-year-ol- d is Denis, the a bit of a liability in the tomato patch, the plants somehow or other being just where he Walks, file older ones find, but his- moral support is unquestionable. When auburn haired, baby Lynn appears, toddling along on feet a bit unsteady and Winging to her mothers hand, all work stops for an adoration session for she is the conjoint apple of their eye and justly so, for a more precious would be hard to find. But all is not work in the Smith home. Mrs. Smith plays the piano, as does Ida; Ruth and Raoul the violin and music is one of the family diver sions; all three youngsters are taking lessons. Highlight of the day cojnes, say the children, at the dinner four-year-ol- - big-eye- d d fathers and mothers should seek to instill in their children, we asked, and be suggested these: i ' 1 . Importance of religious values. Z Sense of relative importance of things, such as that success cannot adequately be measured by material things. 3l Real valuation of spiritual and intellectual values. 4. Appreciation and enjoyment of people. 5. Tolerance. Were they planning any special Fathers Day celebration? we asked. t Probably just a family dinner, Mrs. Smith said. Maybe to be followed by an evening of dominoes the chil(And drens favorite game. time. Would he give us a hasty it is good for their arithmetic ther says.) list of fundamentals he felt their table after the last swallow is swallowed for then the family relaxes while father reads to them a special privilege for relatively few families have a private performance every night after dinner from the head of a university speech department. We asked Mr. Smith what he considered the most important thing parents could give to children and his answer was quick: Understanding and com panionship. Obviously these children had both from their parents, we were thinking, when he added, And we feel that the home should be open to the youngsters friends most of the a t r 1 s ob-eiv- e, chil-du- n grow-ing-thing- s. Thei e is no one sided dev of any member of the Smith family. Ruth, at 12, likes to cook and, encouraged by her mother to achievement in that line, does It very well, her father said, hut she alternates her kitihen duties for a week-- , By Joon Gardner Short Jacket a t tility Garment s Hus year paiticulaily, to inert term get aie ill tlie moit out of their clothes, and if they must buy new things can they insist on costumes that he w oi n at ether times Fortun-attlsports and casual clothes worn for general day wear -ffm too, so that most vacation cloth aie as good later, as they me for their original use. Sepal ate jackets are among the good hu vs, because they can be worn with many different both for vacation and at home One girl writes: Dear Miss Gardner: 1 am going to the country for, puzzled my vacation, and am about clothes, as my hips . are Do or shorts. too big for slacks uch you think a sturdy skirt, and as ilennn would be all right, if so, what would you suggest to wear with It? Ruth a skirt would be exoel-cen- t, w hether you Intend to work or lest on your vacation. Add tops or to fit your needs, shirts sweaters according to the weath rr, and Nor cool days havethata -jacket separate straight-lincomes just to the hipline. It will minimize the size of your htps,-an- d can be worn in town later. ' (Joan Gardner will answer let F. Smith family, at their home in Center, the and work PIE? CHERRY A Joseph HAVE together, play SHALL WE They teis only in this column. Address her caie of The Deseret News, ville. While her father steadies the ladder Ruth picks cherries; Raoul and Ida are busy at their cultivating; young Denla Utah ) Salt I,ake is present as moiol rapport while baby Lynn, and her mother have just come out to see how the work progresses. (Released by" Fashion League) , vaca-tHinist- v e -- |