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iinaAoaM.F qietR --pause in te day's occupation" but to the. mod- ern "chÏllden's hour" over the-ra- ýî di, that. period frorn 5 teo6 wheti a succession of thrillig serials pre- pared especilly for ,chüien ie sent outover the air. In mrany cases,, mOther's supervision may besome- what lax at this time if she Is absorbed In dinner preparations, so0 *that -ibsead of the quiet period, of rest whbch shôuld- précede dinner the child becomnes keyed-up emno- tionaly, and dsmetimhes exhaugted phYslcafly from tense listening to ex- periences Of cowboys,, dare-devil aviatort, detecti;ves, and adventur- ers. . hatone such tifteeninute period mtgùht not, do to the child, four or 11ive i succession eau vert, aff ectivelu do. Parents. Express.C<ncern Many parentsfeel. that most of rng and are harn oftexi belng defWntely harmful. in a poUl taken recently by the,. Ladies Home Journal 74 per cent of the. , mothers respondig said empahtý- lcafly that some radio programs were too, excltlng for chtldren. As parentswe have te admit the gret pulling power of these' programs. Many,,children with uIitIl e ime sense for other thinigs arrive mira culouely before the radio, justi time for their first favorite " thriller," then sit riveted to their chair$" pr acticafly fafling into thé, Instrument .itheir eagerness to miss not a single word, oblivious 10, everything oubside that b magie box. Often they listen' o a succession o!ftour or five'thrillersop before coming back to reality. Do , you know cases where the familyd dinner hour is postponed until the final word, of -Junior'& favoite? 'Why this great pu] For'one thing, a cràvi in ment and this is not at when w. çonsider how. the modern child's rou life. Modern living has of many adventures. he is, t is no wonder vicarjous tbriil o! adve rnadio lsteninir Tn ri As T'he 1-B, sect"o of t he Stolp schooj la ,glving< a dog show JJrne à, at 3:.15. The chiWren in grades 1. to 8 ' vUii bel enterfng their, doga. There .toill be onte gra'nd prfze for the ýprize d0g and ribbons for the beat doe lia dffejrent classes. We. -Will* be. fortunate enough 10 bave Dr. Franklin Pierce for the iudge. Following the dog show Dr. Pierce will g i v.e à demonstration of! obedience training with his dog 'Singing Sam," The publie is cor- dially invlted to watch the show. Real Wild Flower Garden Is P ride a0f Central Scho4rd he. Some people hide their "light un- der a bushel, " but for ten veais Snudy for. Pupils A child in our roomn br ought a crmall bniaouet of flowers to school. During the discussion of the bea*uti- ful colors of these, one child asked: the namnes of the different flowers. No ýone was able to, identify them. Another child,-suggested that we study about. flowers to learn. the' names of those we would see 'in Wîimette. Forrnloewer Club Fourteen of. the -children formed a flower club and made plans to visit a florist i the village, to 'obtain information.t In' answer to their' questions, theylearned: 1. TÉhe names of> many garden flowers. 2. Thle correct way to cut the stems of. flowers. 3. A container should be édean, and free Of fungus. *4. Salt sterilizes mater. 5. Flowers can be arranged artistlcally. 6. Whieh seeds wouid be suitable for ' Planting li our schoolroom. *7. In every flower, there is a speck of 8.i urte flowers are §old by 10s, 15s, or 20s. ý uffl Flower Shp When these children returnied to school, they suggested building a fiower shop to eain more knowledge about plants and Olowers through ac- tivities in the roomn. TIhe Flower club brought fiower pots, coffee cans, cake pans, and jars and boxes to school. Thèse were painted and used for. plantinig seeds or for vases. t ro an clon'Catai Mdniht"?) otetaes, or ride th. western wild flowers Planted over a period Some parents are wonderlng what plains on a 'flery steed' with the, o! ten years by pupil's under Miss effect thi. te havlng on their young- 'speed of light,' or burst into gang- Brown's direction in her elementary ster's manner of speech. land's hideouts with G-men who. ichool science clasýes. Net Cens.rshlp Bard neyer fail? Here is a delicious Just now the garden is at its best Your P.T.A. Radio committee is thrull of action, swift, violent, un- and is a great source of pleasure nlot condemning ail children's radié predictable, to be enjoyed while one to the young scientists who i. to programs; . neither are we making sits safe and snug at home. Nor observe the fine points of the vaný- any statemnents as to the harrnfUl do the chlldren need té leur for ous wild flowers. Without this gar-j effects of apy particular one of the tueir hero's safety. Even the young- den they would have to go muny« well known serials. W. are not in1 est radio listeners soon learn that, miles to -the woods. 1:This has heen1 any senses a. tine unui,. 1 fà%2- - - --2-- ,---..- - - ,Wmmow w.ýiicc i Co ~ now whether or1 ente and teachers bave. for tliefr coaceru over tht. «, ebuidren to seek cheap: *Conduet Exjierlmeût5 Experiments proveê ta the chil- dren that sa4n, light and daily care were necessary for the growth o! strong and healthy plants. Plants, w4ich were transplanted, were given special care for a limne. In our library we found interest- ing stories and~ poems about flowers and plants. Many situations arose which provided opportunities for I x -S ascu nis W<C5ritthe screen. The poskt carde were [sual adulte. SuchJ Mrs. Miles eaid that the. flrst Urne about Ezra Meeker. We were al demund special she met Mr. Meeker was when he glad to have Mrs.' Miles and Mrs. on. Perhaps the i a o isprri. she an art- Roberts with us. We enjoyed..the Lge tof IbIs uri ist and she painted the portrait. programn very much. on page 17) M '.Miles designed tueè maricers -Joan Adler5A * I Let not