SUPERINTENDENT'S COLUMN.

White Ribbon, Volume 39, Issue 466, 18 July 1934, Page 10

SUPERINTENDENT'S COLUMN.

The Home a* the Blare ot Moral Training of Youth. (Margaret Shennan, Director, Moral Education. World*> W.C.T.I • Shortly hel’on* leaving England (1928) it was my privilege to attend the Wei fare of Youth Congress dealing with Youth from 11-18. May I quote from the findings of the Youth and Sex sec tlon bearing upon tbe need in tin Horn of this instruction. “Sex instruction should be given from earliest years not as formal in struction but in answer to question prompted by curiosity ami interest. This kind of instruction can best be gi\eii by parents, anti the need of younpeople to-day should arou e parents t consider the discharge of this primary duty more carefully. Reliable evidence was brought to the notice of the Sec tion that there is a grave omission (>•> the part of parents, especially father . to give adequate and suitable instrur tion to their children. Parents who feel themselves unllttted should take steps to qualify both in giving the right information. and the D*st means of imparting it “Young people do run special risk of harm when parents delay or neglect this dutv or delegate it to others There is as yet little systematic provision fo»helping parents to do their part. Mam in others can obtain appropriate information at pr sent more easily than fathers But care should l>e taken that both patents are effectually provided for. “Religious and soci il organisation should see to it that adequate provision is made available.” THE T.E \GUE TO THE RESCUE. The behaviour of the Nazi Government in Germany had forced thousand* of .Tews. Socialists and other persons to flee from Germany. There were probably 25.000 refugees in Franco alone, and many more in the other countries l>ordering on Germany and in Palestine. The Council of the T.oomie appointed n High Commissioner to deal with them refugees and f o find work for them 11 e reports to. and i« helj ed by, a governing body consisting of representatives of the governments interested and of the great charitable organisations.