268 What Schooling Should the Country Girl Have 



adult girls in a desperate attempt to master the me- 

 chanical part of the introductory music. The extra 

 amount of desire and effort possible at this more ad- 

 vanced age do not nearly compensate for the better 

 memory and the greater facility of hand and finger 

 movement possible at the earlier age. This same 

 general law of early beginning probably holds good 

 in respect to the other fine arts. 



In relation to all the foregoing seemingly trivial 

 matters there comes to mind what is perhaps the 

 most serious problem that confronts practically 

 every well-reared young woman ; namely, that of her 

 successful marriage to a worthy young man a 

 subject to be discussed at length in another paper. 

 And so it is contended that if her future happiness or 

 well-being be a consideration, if the realization of 

 her fondest hopes and her instinctive desires be 

 worthy of the thought of her parents; then, they 

 must by all means see that some of the foregoing 

 refining qualities become woven into her whole 

 character during the formative period. Thus she 

 may be given practically every possible advantage 

 in finding that true life companion. 



THE MOTHER'S OFFICE AS TEACHER 



In his usual familiar and straightforward way 

 "Uncle" Henry Wallace thus addresses the country 

 mother through the medium of an editorial in Wal- 

 laces' Farmer : 



