Our Children By Mrs- w- B- Davis
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Children Without A Name
Changing attitudes toward il
legitamate children are reflected
in more humane laws for their
protection in many communities.
What about yours?
And to think he was an illegit
imate child!” No doubt we have
heard people make that comment
about young people who make
progress in life with odds against
him as far as Society is concerned.
The individual whom I have in
mind is a successful Dr. and was
soon to be married to a girl from
a family well-known in town. It
was puzzling that such cruel
things could be said of one. Do
we ever learn the answer to this
question, the truly important an
swer? Why should this social
stigma be attached to the child,
who is in no way responsible? It
is encouraging to find if one ex
amines the current social legisla
tion which deals with the wel
fare of the unmarried mother and
her child, and an effort is being
made to secure, without condon
ing the mistake, a degree of social
justice for the mother and to the
child, conditions of life as nearly
normal as possible. The child
now has some claim upon the
father for support and recogni
tion. Mothers, having once been
a girl, why not use all your skill
to help your girls to miss the
pitfalls that lay in wait to en
snare the inexperienced feet. The
hurt is so bewildering, to say
nothing of unforgettable.
' Literary Column
TO C. L. REMOND
By William Wells Brown
Go forth and fear not! Glorious is the cause
Which thou dost advocate; and nobly, too,
Hast thou fulfilled thy mission—nobly raised
Thy voice against oppression, and the woes
Of injured millions; and, if they are men,
Who can deny for them a Saviour died? *
Nor will it e’er be asked, in that dread day
When black and white shall stand before the throne
Of Him their common Parent, “Unto which
Partition of the human race didst thou
Belong on earth?” Enough for thee to fill
The lot assigned thee as ordained by Heaven.
I would not praise thee, Remond—thou hast gifts
Bestowed upon the for a noble end;
And for the use of which account must be
Returned to Him who lent them. May this thought
Preserve thee in His fear, and may the praise
Be given only to His mighty name.
And if, returning to thy native land,
By thee beloved, through dark with crimes that stain
Her boasted freedom, thou are called to prove
Thy true allegiance, even then go forth
Resigned to suffer—trust thy all to Him
Who can support thee, whilst a still, small voice,
Within thy breast, shall whisper, “All is well.”
This Is My Community!
Betty Bowman
Very many people have the
idea that courtesy should only
be extended from children to a
dults. We feel that this is not
true, courtesy is just as important
to your personality as your cloth
ing. Just because one is grown
does not exempt them from being
! polite or make them always right.
Things seen through different
eyes are some times reported in
different ways. For example an
accident reported by different eye
witnesses is never reported the
same by any two of them. When
adults tell of incidents concerning
the children it is only fair that
these things be told in the pre
sence of the children so it can be
cleared up immediately. Some
times things are not what they
look like or sound like. Whether
child or adult every one resents
people prevaricating even when
it is not intentional and the result
is hard feelings. When the child
defends himself he is considered
rude. When parents have a mis
understanding with another adult
they should not impose their at
titudes on the children, it is very
natural to want your children to
feel as you do about your ac
quaintance but after all they are
different individuals and should
be treated as such. We should
learn to respect people for their
abilities and not let personal feel
ings color our opinions.
(Interview by Mrs. Alberta Cooke)
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