Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1932, Page 41

“Let Uncle Sam Do It For the Children!” BY KATHLEEN NORRIS. This attitude, that the State and city owe the children everything, idle mothers actually have no duties in regard to them, is not it is costly ildren, whether at home or in school, are their smothers and fathers' responsibility, and if they get the wrong food, keep bad hours, re abnormally and unnecessarily dull at their lessons, we all pay It is a fatal mistake to suppose that all the advantages and privi- we Amer 1 mothers enjoy diverce us from our share of building State. who can afford not to do something toward { public schooling a success. hers ought to do, and ought to be penalized for not help out with homework being done for the | sentials of verbs or numbers. Thou- that it is| sands of them form life-long habits of some moth- | sloppy thinking and lack of power to placidly and | concentrate, in these little years. ty for their * ki CHILD often can actually work sums without the slightest knowl- of what he is doing. He flounders through simple problems, somehow * medi- | getting the answers, somehow mud- their | dling through. But when the more complicated examples come, he is eom- came to see | pletely at sea: then he is scolded. be- decided that comes more stupid than ever, gets an to put |idea that he is dumb, and goes into {life with a sense of inferiority care- fully planted and developed in him for- ever I Homework is important to children; Jol taxes there |not for mere grade standing, but be- to be a teacher free to | cause th characters are growing or ing srading as they sit there in the t i r pencil points, complains that | yav drawing motor cars and air- her 11- chewing op apples. The o'clock between a thild who has very well know. done his homework well, and who be- at 9:30," and a lieves in himself, and is praised and jucated away to Scout or m their Momework is tremendously important to children. The difference between | & child who has done his homework well, and who believes in himself and the | child who never catches up, is a serious difference | chool | stimulated, and the child who never | cold atc never knows what it | alted y ver gets a word of ap-| teacher, is a very seri- indeed your small boy to than send him to ed. proud, sensitive oken for life. Some s ar rful with stupid boy's hers make fun of deride 2 before the whole and i lete exasperation | tience do more to make vour | { stupid than you could undo in a, ledge | ence | P! or she doesn’t think there's ) y cure. Bad scholars have no hope athe, eat and for themselves. To them lessons are to work hard to keep mountainous things, never to be really i assimilated or mastered; all mysterious, there is a neighbor of 'all guesswork Mar I Do you mean which is the largest I wetic?” an adorable vsicall I 1R B ied of me, when | e t - uzht > quart’ meas- to help her a graceful last week, we don't Jocal French | T ] d another T attempts nch study hour, 3 Brown, whose| (‘JUR public schools are marvelous, girls all are being edu- and what they do for our children s and sports at the ex- [exceeds any public school service in taxpayers. They are in|the world. We are making them more ow, fine young creatures|useful all the time: really trying to 5. swin ng to teams | understand the psychology of child- chool hood, to help the shy child, to_control >aid for : the bold one, to give them all every n possible opportunity to develop nor- and happil; But the mother | v as the t With home training. sanitation and she must do her share teachers who are 1 hours with to fv ex- of exactly one Id’s whole Latin day, for lesson type of mother are you? Copvright. 1032.) KEPLER HOYT TO SPEAK | =% | ical Inquiry Society Talk Set for Tuesday. Kepler Hovt. secretary of the Society fcr Philo-ophical Inquiry, will speak on An Attempt to Find the Absclute by | Method" a meeting | come Tuesday aft ) of the society at the which Natloncl Museu | Hoyt w !l speak from the floor s. John W. Hoyt | Denmark is increasing its exports of farm_products | no mother . de something, e rd making our type act Formeriy a pa Moior ont the beautiful Mt. Vernon Bou d ke short cut to G o mond Road,, for wider field, our all children, ’= 10mes ren. S0 f th are completely Snat: some are childless. and. most NEW WAY are inexperienced. But say “$1,200 a Jear” and instantly you have some one| 1i you have relatives and friends all agog to see that the dear children’ who visit Washington, you will be get their hot lunch or make the cross- | jnterested in_our new and unique \x:gmff;f‘ v, or are coached in their ,..,ssition. Prominent Washington A out as a matter of In- | PUDIic service institution has de- el matter of In- | vcloped new field of leisurely, attrac- munity loyalty i rer thing ti ervice work affording Wash-| ught to do, and ingtonians opportunity of ~making | One thing 3 ought to be penalized for not doing, |easy money n spare hours at home. and that is help out with homework. No ex ence or capital required. Thousands of children blunder into| Nothing to buy or make at home. high grammar grades, and even into| Write ior full particulars. Box 462- high school, with only the haziest and | K Star office shakiest foundation in the simple es-l %= : THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FEBRUARY 7, 1932 "PART THREE w. & T 709 Sloane Twelfth The Sloane February Sale Is Always An Outstanding Event o Sofas §175 Bedjord Sofa. ldeal size for small living room; upholstered in art damask. §145 0. The “Lancaster.” & new design in Sloane pro- duction, taken irom the English school, Made with $ v walnut cabriole legs covered in a variety ol hne fabrics. 2l $175 London st com $450 Cha Sofa, perhaps t fortable and us sofa made, with attached down- filled pillow back a Jose down-filled seat cushions, covered in antique velvet. 8385 SihiEat \n-filled Excellent srtable. choice of idered tap- Tables riax Drop-leaf extension, in ahogan Ideal living room or din- ng room. Has handsomely carved Duncan Phyfe base $97.50 uine Mah Bt ' and brass $29.50 enuine Mahogany Phyfe Drop-leaf $105 $/ Genuine Mahogany Duncan Phyfe Console Card Tables with handsome base. 540 Mahogany fe Coffee Tables £25 Genuine Duncan Ph R arved base and brass claw feet. 51650 $0 Genuine Mahogar Pembroke Tables, ha comely inlaid. A finely executed reproduction 845 Secretaries and Desks §730 American Sheraton . Heppelwhite Secretary. a replica of an original an- tique. constructed of n hogany with delicate inlays of satinwood. The original of this piece sold recently for $4.300, and this is truly a masterpiece in reproduc- 5595 $140 American Heppel- white Secretary of genuine maliogany construction, 1mn- laid with satinwood. The size gives it practical place in the small room. $105 $95 French Provincial Secretary of beechwood ¢onstruction The upper portion serves as an open bookshels §$75 $185 Governor Winthrop Secretary, an accurate re- production and a product of our own shops. Genuine mahogany construction throughout, or in cherry, if preferred. 5155 4 | But the present offerings have unusual interest in the wealth of variety, the charm of design, the intrinsic values and the acute reductions from prevailing regular prices— making it of vital interest to every one. fas) The Unusual in Bed Room Suites Appealing types—developed by superior cratfsmen and placed in the February Sale at ma- terially reduced prices. American Colonial Group, in genuine mz Genuine Mahogany Group, fashioned aiter gany on structural gun I e the Biec n old antiqu ; n old an € of the 1 t attractive designs of modern re- rmeier school of thought—and one senting e eight pieces comprise twin beds, dressing table nd mirror, chest, dressing table, poster beds, nite ta ir and he t nite table, chair and bench. pieces. Regular Price $525 Regular Price $425 f fruitwood Genuine Mahogan a 1 oral decora- American interpretatic hiy ir - finished in the pendale. Each p tions, finished in t} a pleasing con- t pieces of au and mir- A table. chair and s illustrated 725 bench. Regular Price $125 . ... Regular Price $825 Remarkable Value in Dining Room Suites True to their conception in design and exemplyfying craftsmanship for which Sloane Furni- ture has a sustained reputation—now reduced radically in harmony with the spirit of the Feb- ruary Sale. Gen Tahog 1 = plea J rovincial Group in beechwood of American interpretation of Chin Id finish and Made pane d delicate I'en-piece suite pendale server. hang- <h The nish throug Grous e 3565 prises sideboard. server, china cabinet, Regular Pric one master and five side chairs— 3275 A group of Duncan Phyfe masterpieces, " constructed of an extremely fine selection of Each piece in this group is an exact replica of original Duncan Phyfe mahogany ac- pi now the Metropolitan Museum curately reproducing the design of an historic picces—sidehoard, china cabinet, server, period.” The pieces in this group are particu- dining table handsomely carved. two larly adapted for use in a moderate size room Yast virs and four side chairs, all with The suite comprises sidehoard, server, china chair and five side ing table, ten pieces Regular Price $400_. genuine mahogany Colonial Suite of genuine arved legs. The ¢ d in the old red color for which all 2S cabinet, one master amous chairs Regular Price $500 *hyfe pieces are Regular Price SII.ZZU " Three Assortments of Lamps Group of Genuine Oriental Rugs —comprising such famous makes as Interesting and exclusive models Persian Ispahan, Ardelan, Hamadan, for the dressing table. \White Dres- Turkish Melek, Anatolian and our len figures with plaited white shades own India Khanbah. of point d'esprit or white lace. Reg alar prices. $3 to $10..$3 .50 to $7 Presenting an assortment of beau ful colorings and designs expressive o e e Distinctive new table ()"‘,“” ECORIERAUES ! lamps and shades for living room - library, etc. Porcelain with hand- Included Are Rugs from Regular $450 to $475 $] Q.SU three- Reduced $235 In the Regular to February Sale <519 types of some shades prices, $35 Bronze Bridge Lamps: candle light: price, $45 Our Budget Plan of Payment adds a convenience to a charge account. W. & J. SLOANE 709 Twelfth Just Above G Green With the Love Seats $200 Kidney-shaped Love Seat. Its graceful lines create a most attractive de- sign, fitting into many rooms hard to furnish and arrange. Upholstered in soft green wessex cloth, $165 $120. The Parker Love Seat, popular for its practi- cal size and comiort. The upholstery is an exquisite satin. 590 $160 Wakefield Love Seat, with deep seat and roll back : gracefully turned legs. The upholstery is in irieze brocatelle, tapestry or dam- ask. $135 Chairs $170 New England Colonial Wing Chair. It h broad. deep seat : xtremel fortable re early olstered in tapestry or dam $100 ( a legs: down-filled to the room. ( riety of fabr $59 €120 Wakefield Easy Chair. a comr n piece to the Wakefield Sofa, gen- erous proportions, uphol- stered in a wide selection of fabrics 3 $85 s an living ek Een : Upholstered in quaint old Stafford stitch. $130 Queen Anne Wing Chair, of moderate size, with carved walnut legs and upholstered in pleasing fab- finished in the e. Rich vel- ole legs Armchair, 4 sign, with ball and claw feet, effectively carved. Uphol- stered in tapestry, damask or brocatelle 75 $75 Quaint Colonial Chair in genuine mahogany—most unusual in its design, but very attractive in effect Upholstered in a beautiful wedgewood pattern of tap- L e $125 Queen Anne Easy Chair. of graceful lines, with cabriole legs, downs filled cushions, upholstered in tapestry. damask. reps and irieze. $79 $100. The Bediord Easy Chair, another chair of ideal size for the small living room or as an occasionai easy chair. Upholstered ia damask. $75 Shutters kS 1