Show DEFECTS IN AMERICAN HOMES by at V T THAYER director pi Vi rector Etl cal colta culture school america Is ia becoming a nation of adults in there were 78 0 adults for each 1000 children aher whereas i cas in 1900 there were 1680 1580 today the proportion prop is about 2 to 1 1 children aro are in danger of becoming swamped in an atmosphere planned mainly for the convenience of adults the itile hone home former stronghold odthe of the child is breaking up tip and being replaced by the people move oftener from house to house members of the family work and play more outside tie the family circle there is a steady disintegration of family bonds and constructive family influences labor sav ing devices and the necessary crowding of families into small living quartets teas combine to take out of the home the activities which formell formerly y gave the child a firsthand first hand band knowledge of the ways human beings secure for themselves the basic essentials of food clothing and shelter no matter how widely the tenement house and the luxurious apartment hotel may differ in the comforts of life they are at one in their dis disregard d ter or the needs of child life the former drives the child into tb the e streets while the latter restricts his activities adivi ties to an environment dominated by adults |