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Thursday, April 13, 1961 NORSHORE SENTINEL 5 THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY TIPS FOR PARENTS By HELEN R. HEWSON Parent Education Associates A NEWSPAPER reports that “The dreary list was received without comment by the city parks committee.. It was the Parks Commissioner’s routine catalogue of ugly incidents, the aimless smashing and batterings of vandalism.” The list included broken windows, restroom facilities broken and defaced, picnic tables and benches shattered and burned, shrubs, trees and plants damaged and destroyed, a record of senseless and malicious destruction What miserable urge prompts people to make these vicious attacks on churches, schools, cemeteries and parks? It seems to be an urban disease as reports show that malicious damage to provincial parks is almost negligible. But when it does occur it is in the parks closest to municipalities. Several reasons have been suggested for this kind of behavior and they all add up to a colossal lack of a sense of responsibility; Most of the traditional tasks that helped children to develop a sense of responsibility, of respect for order and authority, have disappeared from the home. Children in rural homes who help with the farm chores know the satisfaction and the discipline of regular tasks that contribute to the comfort and well-being of the family. In the compact, efficient city home little is expected of the children. Comfort and convenience have robbed them of the basic lessons in co-operation and concern for others. There is probably no sure cure for vandalism but it does, not flourish where there is respect for property and for the results of man’s handiwork. Our children need a few simple lessons in the care of the home and their own possessions. Factographs Optical glass differs from other types of glass in two essential characteristics. It is free from imperfections and it can be obtained in a wide range of optical properties. ★ ★ ★ Tibetan aristocrats wear elongated silk sleeves hiding their fingers to show their hands are not their livelihood ★ ★ ★ The muskrat is regarded by many furriers as the most important fur animal in the United States. ★ ★ ★ About 25,000 acres of chalk white soil around Jerez, Spain, where scarcely any other vegetation can grow, produce the grapes that become the world’s chief supply of true sherry. ★ ★ ★ Both men and women of ancient Egypt often put a lump of scented unguent on their heads to wear at festivals. ★ ★ ★ Antares, the largest known star, is 400 million miles in diameter. ★ ★ ★ Specializing in Child Studies Portraits Candid Weddings AUER PHOTO Box 276 nipigon Phone 376R Fight Cancer with a check-up and cheque YOUR DONATION IS URGENTLY NEEDED TO SUPPORT, CANCER RESEARCH CANCER EDUCATION CANCER WELFARE SERVICES THE NIPIGON-RED ROCK BRANCH of the CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY will canvass this area during the month of April ENTER THE FIGHT . . . GIVE GENEROUSLY For further information contact Mary Gentile at Nipigon 50 or Mrs. Leslie Orr at Red Rock TU 6-2276 This advertisement jointly sponsored as a public service by the St. Lawrence Corporation, Red Rock Division and the Norshore Sentinel.