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Schools
A Peril
Bv OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
Sometime* it is possible to sugtest
panaceas for things that need right -
in* Again not. One of the latter
concern* the over-crowding of
schools.
The chairman of the committee
on education of Community Council
of New York. Mr. Oeorge D. rrieu,
makes the following statement:
-The crowded schools will pro
duce tens of thousands of pupils
with anti-social complexes and re
tarded emotional development, who.
I with absolute certainty, will gradu
ate into crime and various forms of
Insanity and emotional Instability.
During the next 20 years a large per
centage will be public charges In
criminal institutions and hospitals
for the insane.”
Conditions of over-crowding are
more acute in some places, of course,
than others, but it is true that in
hundreds of cities large and small
over the country there has been no
money to care for natural expansion.
Cliases Are Overcrowded
In some cases where whole build
ings have been closed and the pu
pils transferred to distant schools,
taachers have had to do the best
thev could with classes nearer a hun
dred than the average of fifty, which
Is about the limit of anyone s ca
pacity to direct and teach.
When this condition exists two
things naturally follow. First of all,
a certain type of group or mob psy
chology takes hold. Children are
quick to see when matters are out
of control.
The other Is that children, acting
as individuals In classes of limited
numbers, lose Incentive to study In
mass formation To say nothing
about the driven teacher herself
who. under such circumstances, must
feel hopelessly beaten and discour
aged. In schools where pupils can
attend only half sessions, to make
room for the over-flow the other
half of the day. conditions are still
worse. They are running loose on
the streets This Is the actual cause
of the crime tendency mentioned by
Mr Frleu.
Mot Practical In Cities
offer no panacea for the situa
tion. and what I have in mind would
not affect the large city school In
the least But this little suggestion,
s hang-over from the fresh-aid
fiend days, may be workable in a
suburban or country community to
a certain extent, now that spring is
hare.
Abroad the out-of-door school Is
more popular than here In the Unit
ed States, especially in countries
where weather permits them much
of the year. At that there have been
established certain therapeutic
schools from time to time In lati
tudes so cold the small patients had
to sit out under the skies In “sleep
ing bags Which goes to show that
an idea Is often workable under the
most adverse condition!.
What Is learned In the open air
Is retained 90 per cent, m> it has been
proved The lift to morale Is re
markable also. Sometimes I wonder
why we are so wedded to walls and
windows when there Is so much
free spare going to waste outside.
Teachers Still a Problem
Of course, this method does not
help with the problem of more
teachers And there would be days
when weather would not permit any
al fresco study. But here and there
the idee may be usable just because
it looks so very Impossible. Things
sometimes work out that way.
As for crowded city schools, per
haps the dire results predicted by
Mi Frleu may be milder than he
Jfcmks My own reaction Is that low
xwed home standards are a still more
lately menace to child welfare and
mental stability. Let us hope with
prayer that conditions improve
mightily enough In the next few
years to reclaim those little under
privileged ones already damaged
It s Time To
Clean Up On
Cosmetics
f _______
By ALICIA IlRBT
REA Service Staff Writer
Spring housecleaning In the name
of beauty Is a very Important pre
Easter task Indeed. This Is tho time
when you should use up your odds
and ends of cosmetic preparations,
make a list of items you 11 need, and
then, keening an eye out for sales
and sneclal offers, gradually begin
to replenish your stock.
Don't buy a lot of unnecessary
supplies that you know perfectly
well you’ll never have time to use.
You must have the four essentials,
of course, and whatever makeup
you generally put on your skin.
Aside from these, there’s nothing
you need except maybe one or tg;o
special creams or lotions to correct
an individual defect.
Choose the four essentials care- :
fully The eleansing cream should
be a light-textured variety that will
melt the minute it is applied. The
skin tome ought to be mild if you
are young, ana slightly stronger if
fl are mature. Keep it in the ice-1
l Or. if you prefer, put a bit of
In a bowl and set the bowl in
cracked ice for a few minutes before
you Intend to pat it on your skin.
The other cre^m should be rich
and nourishing if you have a dry |
condition—a greasele&ts. rather as
tringent type if your skin is oily
This applies to the foundation cream
or lotion you choose, too. Generally
speaking, the vanishing creams are
for oily complexions—the lotions
for dry and normal ones.
Rouge, powder, lipstick and. tf
you use it. eye make-up are your
next important considerations
Choose them for their quality and
suitability to your particular needs.
CHILDREN EGG ELDERS INTO EASTER PREPARATIONS
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Marshmallows are used to form the rabbits that decorate the green lawn-resembling Icing of this gala Eas
ter cake. The ears are cut from paper Right: If yau wont want to dye eggs for Easter, decorate them
with colorful cellophane ribbon as an alternative. Wet the ribbon to make It pliable and it will stick to
the eggs without trouble. Leave both ends free to ti; after winding around eggs.
By MART E. DAGUE I
NEA Service Staff Writer
Next to Christmas. I always got
my biggest thrill-of-the-year at
Eaater. when I was a child, especial
ly If the day dawned bright and clear
and I could scramble over the yard
and garden looking for those care
fully prepared treasures of dyed
eggs and gaudy cand lee. Children
haven’t changed much through the
years — which is why I put myself
out no end to make Easter Just as
thrilling as possible for my family,
and feel amply repaid by the shrill
screams of delight that make fur
ther sleep impossible.
Aside from the conventional dytnc
of eggs, and their decoration with
those fascinating decalcomanla
transfer pictures, the most exciting
trick you can do to make the egg
hunt a success is to Inscribe thr
hunter's name on It. To do this
hardboil white eggs and dye with
i light colored dyes
Write Name With Wa*
Now dip a stub pen into melted
wax or parafin and write the name
on the egg with wax. When the wax
I hardens dip egg Into a dark col
: ored dye which has been cooled A
hot dye would melt the wax The
name appears In the color the egg
was first dyed against a background
of the las? dye.
If you have egg shells that have
been cracked and emptied at the
small end. the egg can be filled with
tiny eggs or Jelly beans. After rins
ing and drying, the shell should be
dyed taking care that no dye gets
inside the shell. After thorough dry
ing the shells are filled with candy
The uncolored end with the hole Is
covered with gay paper of a con
trasting dolor, pasted firmly over
the hole to keep the candles in The
ends of the paper are fringed and
twisted.
When you choose baskets for the
egg hunt be sure they are reasonablv
strong. It’s a tragedy for the handle
to pull out of the basket, turning the
precious Easter eggs into ill-fated
Humpty-Duropttes.
For the Easter party, refresh
ments may be very simple — ice
cream and cake with hot choccJate !
Serve them first, then suppers won't
be spoiled by something to eat late
in the afternoon.
Eaater Bunny Cake
Four eggs. 1*4 cups granulated
sugar. 2 cups pastry flour. 2 tea
spoons baking powder. *4 teaspoon
salt. 1 cup boiling water. 1 teaspoon
lemon extract.
Beat eggs until very light Beat
In sugar slowly. Mix and sift flour,
salt and baking powder together
four times. Add alternately with
boiling water to egg mixture Add
flavoring and turn into an ungreas- >
ed cake pan with a chimney. Bake \
In a slow oven for one hour, starting i
at 250 degrees F. and slowly Increas
ing heat to S50 degrees F. Remove
NEW NOTES WtLL AID
FASHION CONSCIOUS
Ever so youthful In effect Is the
very flattering evening* coat being
shown. which Is full length and made
of white taffeta with the shoulders
and tight wrist gathered by smok
ing
• • •
A darling cocktail dress, which
isn’t too sporty or too drossy, is a
knit suit of royal blue—a color so
popular this spring
• • •
White pigskin gloves are the lat
est word for the new spring suit,
short, very smart gloves with hand
sewn seams In white or contrasting
thread are appearing with a single
big white button fastener.
* * *
The national colors are very much
In vogue for early summer wear. An
attractive Jacket frock Is made of
white linen printed In red floral de
sign. The Jacket Is hlD length and
the skirt has one side pleat and but
tins on the hip. A navy blue tucked
belt Is worn to complete the color
scheme.
HINT TOR THE BRIDE
The most satisfactory saucepan
haa an indentation for pouring on
either side of the edge. Then if vou
are dexterous with the left hand as
well as the right the pouring may
be done with either hand with sat
isfaction.
from oven and Invert pan to eool.
Remove from pan and cover with
white icing flavored with almond
extract
Color a small amount of the icing
with a little green coloring. Deco
rate rim of cake with green icing to
resemble grass. Make bunnies with
large fresh marshmallows which are
pinched at one end with thumb and
finger for nose and at other for tail.
Dtp a toothpick in melted choco
late and make dots for eyes Cut
ears from writing paper Arrange
these bunnies around edge of cake.
Whit; Icing
One and one-half cups confection
er's sugar. 2 tablespoons hot milk,
4 tablespoon butter, 4 teaspoon fla
voring
Add butter to hot milk Add sugar
slowly to make right consistency to
spread Add flavoring and spread
on cake. I
New Campaign
Will Be Used
This Month
Starting In the middle of April In
this city and more than 500 other
communities over the country. |
Shredded Wheat will continue Its '
advertising with a unique new news- I
paper campaign, presenting an en
tirely different kind of health and 1
appetite story on this world-famous
breakfast food.
Shredded Wheat has always been
a favorite for its crisoneas and de
licious flavor. And dieticians have
long recognized Its unusual qualities
In promoting energy, health and vi
gor The new campaign has taken ,
up this theme In an honest straight
forward manner that Is sure to cre
ate great interest tn even-one —
old and young alike.
special Seasonal Drives
Tied up with the newspaper ad
vert l.Mn g Is a broad magazine cam
paign and special color newsnaper
drive — placing emphasis on the va
rious fruit seasons A strawberrv
and Shredded Wheat drive will be
closelv followed by similar efforts
on other fruits and berries. There
are many fruits and berries, fresh
from the orchard — or preserved
fruits from the pantry — which are
especially delicious with Shredded
Wheat, and greatly increased sales
are expected from this powerful
campaign.
Dealers Tied In Closely
The point-of-sale helps will be of
greater interest to grocers than
ever before. Many novel, hard-hit- j
ting ideas have been worked out i
which are sure to produce extra
sales for every gTOcer The Job as
a whole Is timed perfectly—each di
vision working hard as a part of the
general scheme to create extra in
terest tn this favorite cereal.
DELICIOUS DUET
It was an Arab who first invented I
cheese by Jogging a goatskin full of i
milk on his dromedary * pack, and
it was the sheik* of Arabia who first
learned they could live on dates
alone. The two make a delicious
duet in anv country, but American*
like them best combined in salad.
•TOUT WON T Tt At OU*
FOR 87 TEARS
THE LEADING
TARLE SALT!
•otxreo
o« hai*4
A WEEK TO P«K I
A TIME SAVER
Prepare biscuit or muffin dough whan convenient.
Set in cool place and bake hours later if you wish.
You save time in using
Doable Tested — Doable Action
K C BAKING POWDER
Sam* Price Today as 44 Years Ago
SS ounces lor SSc
You can also buy
A £H tS ounce can for SSe
IUll If ounce can for lfe
Courtesy
Will Help
You Along
By VIRGINIA LEE
Always be courteous. You never
know how hard It Is to follow that
rule until you have lived in a large
city and been pushed and shoved
and trodden on by people who are
all going somewhere in a great hur
ry, and who give you “dirty looks”
if you happen accidentally to brush
them.
What revelations we get of our
selves or others, in trying momenta.
How quickly and completely tem
pers are lost and are shed our good
manners more easily by far than we
do our elothes at the close of day.
Nerves are rubbed raw by all sorts
of conditions at work, school, and
home, and self-control goes to the
w Ids when tried too far.
I s amazing, however, to aeb how
a perfectly courteous, controlled per
son gets along in the world. Hard,
cold, indifferent folk soften to them.
Courtesy seems to oil all the ma
chinery of life and make it run
smoothly and quietly. It is laugh
able at times to see a person whose
nerves are on edge and who is ready
to snap at the drop of a hat. soften
when the courteous one utters a sin
cere. earnest. "I bn your pardon ,*
or "so sorry ’ when he accidentally
offends. Instead at giving “dirty
looks” or muttering. “Why don't you
look where you're going?” he finds
himself murmuring. “Don't mention
it,” or "It’s quite all right." and ac
tually accompanying It with a smile.
• • •
ALWAYS HOPING: If you and
this man you like feel that neither
of you has ever had a chance, as you
say. and that you understand each
other. I think it would be wise to
marry and help each other as soon
as circumstances will permit.
And If your friend does not like
you to smoke and drink, even In
moderation, why not give them up?
They do you no particular good and
are not important.
WhUe I think a girl always should
be careful in marrying a man who
has been divorced and learn as much
as possible of the elrcumstaness, it
may be that In this case he and his
wife were totally uni lilted and you
may be Just the one for him. It
would seem ao. as he has changed
so much recently.
NICE COMBINATION
Spring s pink rhubarb is delicious
combined with sliced dates. Com*
bine them for pie.
HUSKY THMATS
Overtaxed by (
speaking,sing- \ N***™#©* 1
Ing, smoking
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WONT FALL
Souffle will not fall so quickly
after It has been removed ftom the
oven If one-half level teaspoon of
baking powder Is added to ever four
eggs when mixing the souffle.
WOMEN RITE
A woman mayor Mra. 8. P. Toll
mans has been elected in Oak Orova,
a county town of 300 inhabit anti In
Oeorfia. The five members of tha
town council arc also women. Who
say* this ia a man a woe’**
ALWAYS A WELCOME
AMtb QUARTET on your family table
Here's a quartet you’ll
never tire ol . . . Jasmine
ham. bacon, breakfast
sausage and shortening.
There are so many appe
tizing ways to prepare
tasty dishes with Jasmine
quality products, that it is
a pleasure to keep them
on hand. You can always
depend upon the unilorm
quality of Jasmine Branded
Products—stock up with a
supply today—AT YOUB %
GROCER.
JASMINE
QUARTET
IICTETV* TO THE jasmine quartet each v ydij
Lid I Ell. WEDNESDAY AT 7:45 P. M. OVER M fill
HOLY SMOKES.MAl
THEY STAY CRISP!
The new wheat cereal
that you’ve sampled .. .
RECEYTLY, you received a free sample of the new
Kellogg's Wheat Krispiea. As soon as you taste this
new cereal, you know why the Kellogg Company
selected Bamplet to introduce this unusual product.
A sample is better than any words to describe the
new blended wheat cereal.
Just pour milk or cream on Kellogg's Wheat
Krispiea. And taste them! They actually keep their
crackling crispness — right down to the last
delicious spoonful!
It's never been done before
1 hat'* a brand-new feature. For years tbe vast Kellogg kitchens
have experimented with whole wheat in various forms.
Just recently, came the BLENDING idea. As coffee is blended
from berries that grow in different parts of the world —so a
ready-to-eat cereal was blended. Different combinations of
grain were tried until, finally, this new cereal was created with
surpassing crispness and flavor.
Just enough rice is blended writh whole wheat to make a
marvelous difference in crunchy goodness. Wheat Krispies ha\e
something that no wheat cereal ever had before. Buy a bite
package from your grocer. Enjoy them often for nourishment.
For flavor. For new lasting crispness. Always oven-fresh.
GUARANTEE
"If you are not delighted
with Kellogg'* Wheat
krinpie*. ju*t return the
empty package and your
money trill he cheerfully
refunded.**
Or B4TTLK CIIII
BUY THIS CRISP NEW WHEAT CEREAL
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