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grater-id! \Vhy are we educating our children? I It 15 to be supposed that every parent laced with this question would have it somewhat different answer. Some answers: We want our children to have a better life than we did. We want our children to be fitted for Kim life they have to live We want our children to be equipped for :1 job by which they will illilkL‘ a Iiirizc amount of money. ' \Ve want our children to ht- equippetl to serve their fellow man, We want our children to be happy. 11: would be interesting to see how many parents \vnuld indit.itc that primarily lllL'\ wanted their children educated to make money. They might justify their answer by saying that the possession of money would put a person in the position to achieve other goal». in life. With money. one is equipped to serve his fellow man. With money, one has the means to live a comfortable life; the word L'nmluriuhle meaning to live in a. fine home, drive a good car, travel, have plenty of leisure to pllTNUL' lliil1l1lL‘\. tlnll indulge tastes, to prowde the family With good clothes, good schooling. OIL. With. money, the individual is freed from the corroding and degrading nuliterlugcs Ll‘iiu poverty imposes. True, most people agree that the possession of money does not necessarily mean happiness and are quick to point nut that the possession of money is often the root Uf-[Crril‘lll‘ unhappi- ness. But this sad state, we are told. is because the individual or familv has [filled to rctilgnilt' that there are respmsibilitics that the possession of money imPLNLN. 'Tliis “mild not happen to us if we were to acquire a large sum of money, of course! Many people who have known great poverty and deprivation in their early livcs arc du- peraiely anxious for their children to have an easier life than they ever him“, To ll1l\ L‘l'lll they struggle hard and make desperate sacrifices. Too many times the children fiiil to undeniaml and appreciate the sacrifices, causing disappointment and heartache to the parents. The .iim I-i these parents is certainly understandable but it would appear that in th'ir Mrupgle lhcy llil\L‘ somewhere failed. HOW many parents L'OfiSCiDUbly educate their children ll) be alhlc to serve their lcllim mail.“ It is true that me.“ work implies service in our lellmvs. The doctor serves his pulictlis, lllt‘ lawyer serves his clients, but so also does the waitress in the restaurant .IlILl the suppmutlli humble man who keeps our streets clean. By whatever mean». we make our living. most people in some way or other serve other people. But which is more important. the servitc we rL‘JlllL‘l. or the making of money? Herein lies a quality that should he instilled by a ptircni. l| Illt‘ profession, trade, work is carried out only to make money, .1 fine quality is lost. If the under- lying thinking behind the daily labour is "how much money can i make?" a golden god is lit-in]; pursued. \Vhat is happiness? At its best it is often .1 transient thing. Most people must in an in‘between state, neither conscioust happy nor consciously unhappy. They have rm violent desires, no desperate loves or burning hates. A certain and satisfactory form of lliippinc“ (ill) come from pleasure in one's family and friends, and enjoyment in the labour that is our LlLlllY lni. Many of today's young people are rejecting their parents' affluence and shaming the valun that some parents may talk about but disregard in their personal alfair<_ "\Vhat l\ money!" they demand. "it has nothing to do with happiness; it dot-s nnl promote love," [hey my. Nil doubt some of these yOung people are sincere thinking people trying in wrt nul lllcir thuughts and to establish guidelines for themselves. Some arc parasites. Their attitude is that lllL' owes than a living. But life is sometimes slow in paying up. They are prepared to put very little into life and protest when they get very little out. What can concerned parents do? Perhaps they ought lirst of all u» examine their own value». Are their lives [orally occupied in acquiring the means to buy the latcxt car. [he finest tele- vision set, the beautifully furnished house, the swimming pool? In the struggle for ninncy, are Ibex-:bildrsudwicr..bv'iirrit' an” pmhro‘i" b . In her remarks when Opening the se. 5, Miss Jean Scott, Supervisor of Junii ‘ nsion with the Home Economics Brane e ODtaTiO Department Of AgFlCUlmW an :\’lill is :i Wilmng In pili’L'lll's. We liiul hum-r tnkc said, “The girls here are representin vex why and how .irL' “c crlutating uur thihlrt-n.‘ 00 Club girls in Ontario and 70,000 Clu in Canada. You are here because yo made a real contribution to your Hon munities. You are to be congratulated f achievements which have made you eli «4+..â€" .1 4L:- n-.. :_u . w years. They and their future lives 1er more urc conduct. their future values Will ll'i!|'!l'll\\ our more about us lhan the luxurious hnmt- aml the HM. I970