‘. Margaret Wilson
lves An Interesting
Morel-3t.
K re} the meeting of tho Moth-
‘ubllieid in the Girls’ and W0-
citib. rooms on Main street
._ afternoon. Miss Margaret
. ~ , tho Norwailt Librery gave
‘ berating tells on books for
It.
her talk she discussed five
t.“intsroste" of children. in-
floreee of nature. interest in
Joel forces. the origin of life.
igl-gy end bible stories. and
and' heaven. Ber talk foi-
~‘ ”one age I came across this
on by a writer who referred
. yan's Pilgrim's Progress in
‘ , words:—
was writen for grown up
but it happily fell into the
‘of little sinners.’ “Robinllou
was written to sot forth De-
. own. on social and theological
eons; children have taken the
{and have left the theological
. to gather dust on the shelves
but. Swift wrote Gulliver's
lore as ‘a political satire.
Fables were intended as
and political guides for man.
Nobles Nights were old orien-
‘tnnnces. Uncle Tom's Cabin
intended wholly for adults.‘ "
esewhlch the children have
,1! fol-their own have become
autos of children's literature.
examination of the child’s
hrough psychology has re-
so much to us today there
g cm ‘that writing down' to the
is. mind so much deplored in
‘Clark University after a
study and tabulation, has
, into 'five classes
nestions of interest to
Win these interests which
i...
' star, though she has kept her foot
" the second heading on the Clerk
4
‘ seeing a watch opened. wanted 'to
. 1 many. end the boy and girl with e
» abundance of motorist to help them
the. University list.
” For your comfort. mothers. remem-
(. ton on the sublect either takes
, sentimental point of view. which is.
‘ both absurd and unnoconery. oi
- .. m: m. meow ‘NORWA'LK. com
owners OF SPECIAL m1
1w to Choose the Children’s
Books-By N orwalk Librarian
MOTHERS CLUB,
HOLDS ANNUAL .
BOOK SHOWER ;
it... to a child’s choice of books.
Nature I" .
Each of us must recall some early
anemones dealing with this sub-
matter what the age. In our own
femily three little glr
watching a more th n unusuallv
"What is that terrible noise in the
sltyf" Said the youngest. not then
quito four. That is God rolling in
His winter's coel.’ Undwubtodly
this woman explanation drawn from
experience for it was the last
thunderstorm of the season and the
winter coal had been put into the
csilnr but a few days before. My
oldest nephew was with us at Fort
Leavenworth. The Lieutenant Gen-
eral of The Army came on an offl-
ciai visit to the post end was given
the military salute of seventeen guns.
The little boy. not four years of age.
was frightened‘until the reason for
the firing was explained to him. itc-
lieved of his fear he watched for
each explosion of the big gun which
was within view of our home.
“Soon afterward we were in the
midst of one of those Kansas storms
which make our New England thun-
derstorms scent quite gentle and
friendly. No fear snowed itself in
the small child and he announced
‘Thet is God playing soldiers and
shooting of! the big guns in the sky.‘
While it cannot be said the fear un-
der which some of his elders were
laboring was explained away. at
least they weredlverted and asham-
ed to voice any evidence of it.
“A little'glrl in the same post
showed a more poetic interest by six
o'clock. Her tint experience of the
star-studded heavens was in her
fourth year. Her sister took her to
the army chapel. Many times had
she soon the moon during the early
morning . or late afternoon. but
never the stars. “Oh! look. look' said
this young lover oi nature. ‘sec all
the little pieces of the moon. That
child is now I. teacher. and not
one is more ardent and enthusias-
tic in her profession. It is an ill-
spiratlon to be with her and to
hear her tell of her experiences with
children. Her earliest interest.
aroused by the beauty of the heav-
ens made her 'Hitch her wagon to e
upon the earth and helped the"lli-
tle ones. to an interest in what lies
between. ;
Meolisnuinl I’oroes. .
“Internet In Mochinlcel forces. is
University list.
“This interest is perhaps more
noticeable in' boys than in girls. We
all remember the incident in Helen's
.Bables of the little fellow who. on
see the wheels go round. Was there
ever a herbal child wit was not
is friend of the clock and the watch
from the moment he first noticed
the ticking? The books today. deal-
ing with mechanicsl sublccis are
taste tn'that direction may find an
in all departments of constructive
mechanical activity.
”The Origin Of Life ls third on
“Here is p knotty problem with
which the cloths:- hes ,to cope. No
wonder she has rector-ted to the
story of the stork when a new baby
has been added to the family circle!
her it is the normal child who dis-
plays intelligent curiosity. a curio-
sity which begins with questions.
then with observation and than with
reading. Two authorities fromwhorn
I have recently read‘have thli' to
say: -
‘At the present time there b so.
thoroughly satisfactory book on the
market that describes in a clear and
simple way for the young child the
internal structure of plants and eni-
male and the natursl biological
processes. Most of the booko'wrlt-
stress aspects. of the sex roblern
whichineed not enter the child’s
‘ Lindsey? Look up the part in The
'f'aave you ever read Judge Ben
Multiplication
. mop one or two-v little"
the nickel» dim “d
three hundred and
pretense.
dossiers thnsvoav‘ed‘ by .
sixty-dye. Add, compound
Result: s longstflde towsrdludce
olf' ..
"Forces of Nature-is first on the
all: On the Fields of M”
loot so important to all people. no
sisters. were
seero thunderstorm. One asked—
Tbe Mothers' club hbld its rogue .
lnr program meeting which thlii . ‘
week included the ennuel bookl: .
shower for the school libraries. yoso‘ .
terdsy afunnoon in to club rooms ;
of the Girls' and Women's club, on
Main street. T
Miss Margaret 3. Wilson. librarian . ‘
of the Norwelk Public library wen n
th. speaker of the afternoon. She. ‘
spoke on "Subjects of Interest to
Children." To find out what a child, , ‘
likes in reading and then to supply. 4
the book suitable to his understsndv ‘ 1
ing that will hold his attention and“?
whet and broaden his interest. she
felt to be of very great importance. ._ 3
This was the library policy carried
out by Miss Pinneo end. as many
now grown who went to her as chll- ‘
dren can bear witness, the good she
did lives after her.
Miss Wilsbn. in closing. said the s
iibrsry is always very glad to help .
any mother make out o. special ‘ ;
reading list that would be of inter-fl
est an dhelp to her boy or girl. Itj
is ever the endeavor of the library.
she declared. to hold the relation
with its public. not of “public insib
tution." but of personal. individual
service. Those of us \who have used
the library privileges. know the
great value that results from this
very real service.
A. 'spirlted discussion followed and
was continued through the social
hour while refreshments were
served. The Mothers' club wishes to
acknowledge with thanks the books
and money received. The call for
books fromxagreater number of the
schools this year has been urgent
and many more books are needed.
The committee would be very giant
to receive money donations from
those who wish to contribute to this
very valuable service and who have
no books to donate. Specified books
One of Uncle Sam'cniost prom-
l
, £937.03 PW“.
HARRY MOREY BKCI‘I
Ninety years ago. Col.
“Photo by Manugien and Winch.
Long of
lCOURT LAUREL
ANNUAL BANQUET
SET FOR MAY 12
A number of plans were made at
the meeting of the Court Laurel. C.
D. A. at the K. of C. hell on Wash-
ington street. last night. They in-
cluded:
April 4. Easter Sunday, members
of the Court Laurel will go to the
. . Neramalre horns. A program of
songs and reoltations will be given.
Catherine Glnty. chairman.
April 18. sociel. Helen Canevari.
chairmen.
April 18. Iniatiation. Close of 10
to 12. Mrs. McQuillan. chairmen.
April 27. business meeting of
Court Laurel.
May 12. at the Royal James Inn.
17th anniversary banquet. Mrs. M.
O'Brien. chairman.
Grand Chief Daughter
At McLachlan Lodge
. Grand Chief Daughter Mary Wi-
ley of New Jersey was present at
the meeting of the Lady McLachlan
Lodge last night. Initiation took
place.
. Mrs lsabelle Lockwood. Norwalk
. ‘ Chief Dunghter. presented lllre. Wl.
. Icy with six silver teaspoons.
" Three sisters Were given the D.
0. 8. pin. including Sister Cannon.
Sister Peterson and Sister Worthy.
Arrangements were made for the
holding of a card party here in the
future. Refreshments were served at
the close of a very enjoyable meet-
. ing.
Canadian Wilderness
Film At G. W. Club
........_
"Empty Hands." which is to be
shown at the open house night of
the Glrle' and Women's club. Friday
night. promptly at 8 o'clock, in a
i
a Christmas evening celebration in.
- early ancestors. and it may well be
. , so.
. hibitsus from some of the very
' one illustration.~ a fronuspieee. if:
‘ L_ ’rismelns;_toabe soon. now that the
motion picture. at its best portrays
ishcwlestlngwill-bethsvisualpre-
‘ .sontmontof facts.
are in y instances called for
and m ey donations would moot
this request. M . Victor Biart. M
Ecstavenue. is oh on of the li-
brnry committee. Any donation
can be sent to her or to the presi-
dent. Mrs. Charles D. Régcrs. 15
Park strict. or arrsngelnents can be
made to call for any books.
Boost' in which he shows how the
delinquent is generally the product
of the facts of life being learned in
the street. instead of by s. cersiul
scientific explanation by the perent.
It is not only to the mothers Judge
Lindsey speaks. He holds the father
responsible. for it is too often he
who shirku the issue.
Bible Stories.
"'1‘ eulogy And Bible Stories conic
foul-t on the list of questions of in-
terest to the child. 1 had occasion
quite recently. to read to some young
people from Bruce Barton's latest
book. He tells how. when a tiny
child. he was repelled by the pic-
tures of Christ and the impression or
weakness of character which the
Bible stories in his youth seemed to
implant pen one wall of-hls room
’hung the picture of Christ and he
I would turn to the well on the other
side. 'There' he says. ‘was Daniel.
Good old Daniel. standing oi! the
lions. The little boy liked Daniel.
He liked David too with his trusty
sling—and Moses. with his red and
his big brass snake. They were
winnorr—thoso three. He wondered
it David could whip Jeni-lee. Seni-
son could! Boy. that would have
been a flghti’ ,
Death and Heaven
"Whether we cults agree with the
Clark classification DEATH AND
HEAVEN are ulth on the list. Of
course this depends on how closely
the former has come into the indi—
vidual life and slack what the child
may have absorbed from what he
hearsof discussion in the family.
"Mr. MoGregor Jenkins, of the
Atlantic Monthly. in an address be-
fore the Connecticut Library Assoc
elation . this fall", emphasised the
point that literature. to live. must
give a true picture of life. No
amount of erudite diction could
take the place of this first scientist
of e. goodabooit. I told him of the
moose in. our- library of a book
published by the Atlantic Monthly
some “swine—We Lettere of a
Women Homesteader.’ by Mrs. E. P.
Stewart. "I'hat.’ he said. ‘is whet
life.’ He said he had been token to
task for accepting it for the Atlas-
tic Monthly because the stylists ob-
jected to the manner of the writing.
He showed us that literature began
plctorlally with the cave man whose
first efforts in the telling of 9. story
were the pictures which he drew
upon the~wslls of his cave. In a
sense we are. still initiative of our
.11 we can learn from inimel
and plant'life. asfour scientific men
tell us we can. why not from ”3%
in his but eflorts to‘eepre- himself.
"So‘miioh‘stress is laid today on
visual educationwe must not forges
the importance of ‘the illustrations
in the hooks for. children. Unfor-
tunately the question of cost pro-
best.‘ Melly people. today. will not
reed a book unless‘it hes st least
silently so much in current mats.
and Addition A
1.... our team“
-v 7' , . "Wilsther the memory is helped
.5
I mean. Tim is a true picture of ‘
ising young men. is ‘ Harry Morey
Bee son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Bachof ill Lowe street.
He‘ is at present a student at the
Carson Long Institute. New Bloom-
field. Pa. and is an honor pupil.
having been rated at the bond of his.
class at the close of the inst session.
This institute which is primarily
'i‘or boys requiring I. combined mili—
tary and preparatory college train
ing. accepts Ibcys as early as eight
yours of ego.
Berry ,is now ten. and a leader in
both outdoor and classroom work.
Perhaps his attention to study is
pertiy due to the fine 1‘13 of work
at the school. Most of the studying
is done at regular study hours.
Chicago founded the Carson Long
Institute in .memory of his dead eon.
Since then. it has been steadily
growing until it now houses over. a
a hundred students. The. number is
necessarily limited because of the
also of the school. and there is al-
ways a waiting list.
Two years ago. William Homing.
e Norwnlk boy. graduated from the
linstltule with honors. At present
there are two other local boys in ct-
tcndnnce besides Harry Bach. they
being. Vincent Powell and Freder-
ick Hull.
The school itself. has such an ex-
cellent rating. that graduates may
enter all colleges with the exception
of one. without an examination.
or hindered or the imaginean
dulled by the constant panorama
uni-oiled before it. is not yet certain.
There are. however. a goodly num-
ber who build into a story their
own conception of hero and heroine
and resent some of the insipid cher-
scters presented by many illustrators
who have but half read the book they
are supposed to picture. This only
goes to show the care we must on.
ercise in our selection of illustrated
books for the young; to encouregs.
not only the taste for good writing.
but for that other necessary side of
education-the appreciation of good
art. Better s. good reprint of e resl~
ly good book than any number of
new ones whose value in literature
and illustration still hangs in the
balance.
"Lest we become too specialised.
and push efficiency and understand-
ing through psychology too for.
would it not be well for every
mother—indeed for everyone inti-
mately associated with children-4o
recall \ the effect of books and
thoughts upon oneself when in the
tender years of childhood? It is won-
derful. when one sends the mind on
own life. how many incidents be-
come alive which apparently had
been forgotten. “Io force concentra-
tion on the earliest recollection is
difficult. at first. but more and more
the pictures take on life and with
the rm'rushcd‘ memory a greater
knowledge and sympathy for youth
come to us. The mother has this
advantage ,over the toddler and the
librarian: she can study the needs
of the individual child: learn the
impulse which is paramount. If it
is curiosity. she must remember
that is normed. If imagination. help
it but do not let it rule. What often
seems a lock of truthfulness is a
living in the imagination. Some-
times. unfortunately. it is fear that
leads to" untruth. but generally an
imaginative child. lives in a world of
his own and how he yearns to tell
of it to one whom he loves and
trusts.
"Knowing these special subjects
of interest to the child let us try to
choose his books from his point of
view. Remember the words which
have come ringing down the ages:
" “Except ye become as little chil-
dren ye shall In no wise enter into
a memory journey. back into ones
the kingdom of heeven'."
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gripping story
of the Canadian
wilderness.
It was written by Arthur Stringer
and appeared serially in Harper‘s
Boxcar some time ago. It is a
highly dramatic tale of a mainland
a women. the man a product of out-
door life. a mining engineer, the
woman. bred in the luxurious life
of the city. who was lost in the
wilderness.
The picture features Jock Holt
and Norma Shearer. supported by
such stars as Ramsey Wallace and
Ward Crane.
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EASTER PARTY
An' you would get started on your
Easier party for the kidlets—buy
cotton yellow baby chicks or ducks
and water-color in Easter egg shades
Disco-cords to be stuck in their little
beaks. Make a center-piece of a big
papler-macho egg covered with gold
or silver paper or watercolored. and
have rainbow-colored ribbons. to
which the chick piece-cards are at-
teohcd. lend from the centerpiece
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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 24, 1926.
World W'de Guild and
Young en’s Club
Combine F o r Pro-
duction.
The World Wide Guild and the
Young Men's club of the South Nor-
welk Baptist church scored a dis-
tinct success in the play "Lazy Bob
Harkins." presented at the church
last night before a crowd of interest-
ed spectators.
The cast included:
Lending lady, "from the city,”
Ruth Herring.
"Lazy Bob." Alfred Jackson.
Mrs. Laxon. Ruth Wright,
Henriette Loren. Gladys‘ Lamb.
Mrs. Tsrlow. Gladys Banks.
Mrs. Bartlett. Mrs. Stephen Clif-
ford.
Tots Robins. Helen Wood.
Solomon Hopper, Stephen Clif-
ford.
REST ”FOR THE WOMEN OF NORWALK
Audience Enjoys Play Given
By S. N. Baptist Church
Cal. Russell Wright.
A. Pomeroy. Samuel Roberts.
Old Man Close. Walter Gerrish,
Sydney Do Haven. Harold Dunn.
Joy Bird. John Houshton.
The actors and actresses were all
dressed in costumes made by them.
selves. llir. Louis Wood effectively
directed the play and a good deal
or credit is due him for his hard
work.
lazy Bob who worked in a store but
lazy Bob wh oworkcd in a store but
never really did anything. He showw
ed no interest in life. no ambition.
Then the girl from the city came
along and everything changed.
During the intermission. Miss
Theresa Smith rendered scvcrnl en—
tertaining solos. The money from
the play goes to the church henc—
flt fllnd. A fine orchestra of six
pieces played.
The members included:
Mrs. Alice Thies. pianist: John
Garvey, banjo-mandolin; Harry Boy-
ko. \‘lolln: Albert Dunn. banjo; Her-
bert Herring. saxophone; William
Rynn, drum,
Old Well Commandery
Double Celebration Coming
Plans for a double anniversary
were made at the meeting of the
Old Well Commandcry. No. 956.
United Order of the Golden Cross.
in the P. O. S. of A. hall, last night.
The 50th‘ anniversary of the na—
tional lodge will be observed in
combination with the 15th anniver-
sary of the local lodge. Lodges all
over the [Lnltod States will observe
the golden anniversary of the na-
tional ordel‘.
The celebration will take plus
some time ill hilly. The Not-walk
observance will be .n the P. O. S. of
A. bull and between 200 and 300 are
expected.
All the grand officers and the su-
promo officers will be present as will
the different commendcrlce from
Stamford, Danbury. Bridgeport.
Hartford and New Haven. There
will be a large class initiation.
Adresses will be made by the va-
rlous grand and supreme officers.
alter which it supper will be served.
The present otllcern of the local
lodge include:
Past Noble Commander. Knight
Barker; Noble Commander._ Lottie
B. Payne; Vice Noble Commander.
Nettie Ackelcy: Worthy Preluto,
Lady Gibbs: Herold. Lady Palm;
Financial Keeper of Records. May
Prince: treasurer, Alice Tiltllc;
keeper of records, Harriet Kelli
egg to each plate.
Warden of the inner gate. Lady
Beer; warden of outnr gate, Lady
Rumor; chairman of the. r-nterioin-
merit committee and also pianist,
Lady Wilcox“
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