Verhovayak Lapja, 1943. július-december (26. évfolyam, 26-53. szám)
1943-09-09 / 37. szám
VOL. XXVI. SEPTEMBER 9. 1943 NO. 37. Important to Help the Growing Child The war has added many duties to the mother of children. She not only has her household duties to perform, look after the children and see that meals are prepared tastefully and well, but she has her club activities to maintain and participates in the selling of War Bonds and Stamps. To the woman who is active tn Verhovay circles, her duties as related to the home and society are made more pleasant through her contact with other mothers who belong to the same branch located in her city. They have the opportunity to get together and discuss various plans to help the war effort. They make plans for the different social events that will take place in their branch, bringing all members closer together, they discuss problems that may arise among the members, and they exchange ideas as to how they take care of certain problems relating to their home and family. In this way the Verhovay mother is kept busy during these tiring times. She does not have time to waste idly, but must put every minute of the day into some useful work. But she should not neglect her home in order to participate in too many social events. The family and the home circle is very important. Mothers should be interested in the welfare of' their children, helping them to choose their playmates, games and books. Mothers should use a certain half hour of every day to read to children who are too young to read. Books should be chosen that are interesting to the child mind, and will enable him to grasp word-ideas readily. Mothers should not read too much to the child who can read, as he may not develop the habit of reading for himself. Books ought not to be too advanced for his mind to grasp, nor should they be too simple. The stories should be educational as well as entertaining, in order to help him advance mentally as well as physically. Children’s games may be enA Mother’s Dream By EDYTHE ANNE OROSZ Last night I dreamed, my boy, That you were home to stay; The cannon’s roar — the bursting bomb Had faded all away. No more the bugler bugled; No more the snipers fell; No more the bombs were falling; No more the life of hell. r The grey clouds had departed, — The blue shown through once more; The world again was singing Of peace as once before. I woke up at the dawning — To find you far away; For you were still there fighting, — And not at home to stay. Oh, yes, you’re still there fighting, — Will fight until the day — That day when strife is ended, And bombs have died away. Until then, I will pray, my son, That soon will come the day, When war is done and Peace is won, — And you come home to stay. (Note: Edythe Anne Orosz sincerely dedicated this poem to the mothers all over the world, who dream of their boys and the day they will return.) tertaining and are a means of bringing together other children in the neighborhood. Children belonging to the Verhovay Junior Order should be given the opportunity to come together and share their games and sports. In this way they learn how to associate with one another and have the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn the other child’s viewpoints concerning various subjects, books and games. In this way children will learn how to behave in society, cultivate manners, and gain poise, which is so necessary to the child after attaining adulthood. Adults should never ignore children. Children have a simplicity of manners and of speaking that many adults would do well to imitate. They are uneffected, unsophisticated and unspoiled. Therefore, it is tha duty of every mother to see that her children remain in this state after growing up. Often it is a difficult task, as children grow more curious as they grow older. They want to see more of life and some develope a certain taste of excitement. The proper way to manage a willful child is to see that he engages in the right kind of games and sports, and has a desire for good clean fun. One of the ways to do this is to see that his friends are of the best type, his social affairs linked with groups that have a high standard. There is no better way to have an enjoyable evening than to spend a few hours at a Ver hovay dance or party. The boys and girls attending these affairs have ’ the opportunity to gather and become acquainted. In this way they learn what true FRATERNALISM means and it helps make a better citizen of them If the new generation can learn how to live peaceably with his neighbors, we need have no fear of the world being plunged into another world war twenty years from now. Let us train our youngsters now, help them to adjust themselves to changing conditions around them so they will grow up to be healthy, happy adults. The Deeds of Men yiCTORY BUY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS By KATHRYN RAW There was a time in the history of the world when men looked upon life as a conscious, intelligent state of existence. That was when men turned their thoughts away from the material things of life and turned their consciousness inwardly, where is mirrored the whole universe as one stream of events — one stream, yet possessing many particles united to make a harmonious whole. Men realized that each is related to the other and each is dependent upon the other. They viewed one incident separately, as an individual event; and to broaden their viewpoint, looked upon that incident as a segment united to the whole. Whichever way life was observed, the fact remained, that all physical and spiritual events may be traced back to the one source composing The All. Man learned his thinking affected everything else in the stream of consciousness, and that he in turn, was affected by his own thinking, as well as by events occurring outside and beyond himself. But that which made man great in the past has become lost today. For men are not concerned with the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom, but are engaged in destroying one another, not only through the crime of war, but also by attempting to undermine the good work performed by another. Some men are like a pack of wolves, ready to pounce down upon the innocent, unsuspecting victim, who lives his life peacefully, with no thought whatever of inflicting injustice upon his fellow-creatures. Some men have allowed their selfishness to materialize to such a degree that they are incapable of reasoning matters clearly. Blinded by their greed and jealousy, they attempt to break down the good work another has done. They can not bear to see another work toward the attainment of ideals — for their own ideals have long been destroyed through their destructive acts. Those who spend long hours laboring in order to further advance the culture of mankind in general, learn that what they have created with such high hopes, others are attempting to destroy. The dreamers have made many sacrifices to bring about a better condition in the world of human beings; spent long hours in tedious work, which they performed willingly and gladly, that others might benefit from their labors. What is the result of all this striving for ideals —creating good, constructive work? Is it to be brushed aside by a selfish few, who can not see into the future, can not or will not see the need for such people who labor unselfishly for the good of all? What right has any man to pass judgment on another’s work, and say it shall not survive? Those who attempt to take away from others the right to work and strive toward bettering the conditions of mankind, only bring down upon themselves retribution — for they will be rewarded and punished according to their merits and demerits. Their unjust acts will automatically bring into operation the law of compensation — (Continued on Page 2) Mx Ship There are sea going ships on the ocean, And sail boats on the sea, But the little ship that I like best Is my own “Miss Betsy B”. Although she is a toy boat, And I hold her on a string, I think she’s really worth it, For she’s a bell that rings. I like to sail her in the pond, For then the neighbor boy — His face quite green with envy Watches my little toy. IDA LEBER, age 12, Peoria, III. T
