Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1911 — Parental Authority. [ARTICLE]

Parental Authority.

At ♦the International Congress o! Child- Welfare, held in Washington a short time ago, one of the speakers said the fault of letting a child do as it pleases is responsible for corruption, dishonesty, vice and the low standards of citisenshlp that prevail In many quarters. Parental authority is taking a back seat these days. And what has taken its place? Just look at the blandishments around. They have pushed the parent aside —the shows, the sports, the street corners, the flashy novels, the cigarette and the obscene picture and story. Wouldn’t it be well, while we are figuring on great reforms, that parental authority be one of them? That is just as important as fresh air, the playground or the Individual drinking cups. In fact, when parental authority goes, everything goes. We must not make a mistake as to what parental authority ia It is not a club or a straltjacket. It is the child’s moral and emotional activities, trained In the right direction by the love and association of the parent. It is the salvation of both parent and child.—Ohio State Journal.