SOCIAL AND MORAL HYGIENE DEPARTMENT

White Ribbon, Volume 17, Issue 4, 18 May 1945, Page 2

SOCIAL AND MORAL HYGIENE DEPARTMENT

As your new superintendent of S>cial and Moral Hygiene, 1 would urge all Unions to work this department. In these day? of "a changing world” love, truth and knowledge are what we need to use as tools. Let us all get busy that we may save some of our young people from the pitfal.% * f the present day. If we could only get young mothers to realise the gift that (iod has entrusted to their care. If, from their earliest babyhood, love of cleanliness of body and purity of thought were implanted in their little minds, what a help it would be in after years. I remember reading a letter from a boy overseas to his mother: “You needn’t worry, mother. I have too much regard for cleanliness to allow my body so much as to touch them.” Love in the homes, hobbies, plenty to do, and plenty to think of is what is needed for enquiring minds. Truth should be given in answer to a question. but details are unnecessary. A child does not think past his question as a rule. Knowledge *s required, so that correct answers may be given.

If the home, the school, and the ch'Tch could be linked up by a closer bond, the parents, as well as the children would benefit. Get some of your members to join up with “Parent-Teacher" associations. If there are none in your district, try to form one. Money-raising should not he the foremost objective; but the forming of groups of parents who will meet and discuss their problems under the leadership of a capable person. I will tell you of such an association, of which I am a member, another time Now, friends, will you appoint superintendents and get to w’ork? Let us ?11 be on fire to save these, our young people. RUBY M. MOUNTJOY. I)om. Superintendent.