Show THIS LEISURE als ASIDE SIDE from the lack of work that Is causing so much idleness there Is a normal leisure that has to be taken into account in planning the childrens education school does not take all of a childs time home can use very little of it ft as home Is organized today that throws the child back upon himself tor for several hours dally daily thomas will you stop annoying that log dog tet let t et hirn him alone I 1 can cant it stand this his barking and yelping and chasing around another minute take him outdoors if you want to play 1 I dont want to go outdoors theres doing then KO go do something useful A boy your age ought to be able to do something better than monkey with a dog or drum on the table tell TAI roe me something to do and pit ill do it it im m sick and tired of if sticking around with nothing to do this Is a dead house and a dead old town anyway id like to go somewhere and do something I 1 would read a book why dont you read a book just as I 1 if f I 1 read a hundred books I 1 want to have some fun tell me something to do that something hins to do Is 13 the begin ning and end of our happiness lu ill this world orld so long as we have something to do we are willing to live when we have nothing to do we have no DO will to 0 o live and that makes for bitterness and despair we ve can save this generation from th thai at by training them to have boinet boi bing they like to do all litile children tire are active they the never lack for something to do b but t more often than not we have to stop them we cannot have the house bouse razed the gardens ruined the do dog Z and the cat choked to death this Is no easy burden for parents to carry what can they teach children to do games come first it house work garden work shop work animals collections are next neit in order we begin close at home and gradual gradual ly extend the geld field of activity until the child settles upon something he likes to do this Is not intended to be his bis life work it Is hla his hobby if it grows into life nork ork so much the better but tie he must have hare a strong interest in some field of work play or study that will offer him contentment lo in his leisure hours let the little chap collect his bis cards carda and his stamps help the older one to follow his music his bis painting his big pottery whatever his hands find to do dd you do not know what good thing Is to como come of it IL you tou can be certain however that it Is a good thing ad bell jmj service |