—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 12, 1975
48
Common Sense
equal rights. Wc have lost the need to have the traditional
masculine figure for a large number of our jobs, and our
definition of masculinity is changing.” There are new
types of relationships being built between husband and
wife, not resting on the traditional marriage contract, but
on the emotional and psychological support each partner
needs, Van Horn said.
This new role for father is beginning right in the
delivery room, in many cases, which in Van Horn’s
opinion is a high point in a family in terms of emotion. The
husband is immediately saying to the wife, by his
presence, that he will be very much a part of child
rearing. Van Horn points out, “Not too many decades ago
the father was very much a part of birth. Then we moved
into the sterile hospitals. We became so sterile that we
sterilized Dad out of the whole birth process.” This at
titude is now changing, along with the idea that child
rearing is a mother’s job.
Sometimes the great variety of information available to
parents today serves only to confuse, and “too often
parents feel guilty” about what they did or did not do for
their child. Van Horn advises, “We probably did the very
best things we could do under that set of circumstances.
But tomorrow can be better. We are not the same person
we were last week, and we shouldn’t feel guilt about the
past, but learn and make tomorrow better.”
He said, “Each parent has to establish a pattern of
being able to evaluable information in terms of our own
children and determine what works best for them.”
In his prepared remarks Van Horn told the mothers,
“Don’t expect miracles.” But perhaps his most com
forting words to confused and anxious parents of young
children were, “It is surprising how much of child rearing
is common sense.”
Money Management
Printed as a public service ward. That way, the first
by the Lancaster Fanning thing you’ll read is the
and the Pennsylvania In- auditor’s report, which tells
stitute of Certified Public you right away if there are
Accountants. any variations in the
In reading annual reports, statement you should know
it’s often a good idea to start about.
at the back and work for-
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Farm Women
Societies
Society 7
Farm Women Society 7
met recently at the Leacock
Presbyterian Church in
Paradise. A luncheon was
served to Society 24 and the
county officers.
Devotions were led by
Mrs. William Buyers,
reading Psalms 37 giving
comments on each verse.
Society 21 entertained
Society 7 on April 10 at the
Quarryville United
Methodist Church.
Speaker for the program
was Lester Keene who gave
an illustrated talk on his
collection of lamps, dating
back to 1860.
The next meeting will be
held April 12 at the home of
Mrs. Walter Denlinger. The
program will be in charge of
Pequea Valley Exchange
student Miss Ranveig An
tonsen of Norway.
Society 10
Farm Women Society 10
met at the home of Mrs.
Glenn Breidenstine, Hun
sicker Rd., Lancaster
recently with Mrs. Iva Buck
waiter as hostess.
The president, Mrs. Jay
Habecker conducted the
business meeting which was
opened by devotions read by
Ida Kunkle.
Responses to the roll call
revealed the members serve
in many offices in their
churches, civil and volunteer
organizations.
Home Economist; Mrs.
Doris Thomas, gave many
interesting hints on ways to
maintain saftey in the home
along with food preser
vation.
Society 24 will be en
tertaining Society 10 at the
Farm and Home Center on
April 23. Members of Society
24 will be going to the Farm
Women Convention on April
30.
Society 11
Society of Farm Women 11
met at the home of Mrs.
Anna Herr, Kirkwood for
their March meeting. The
president Mrs. Loren Bucher
conducted the business
meeting. Mrs. Florence
Rhoads gave the devotions.
The society plans to sew at
the Methodist Church
making articles for
Conestoga View. A donation
was given to Easter Seals.
Society 35 will entertain
Society 11 at the Farm and
Home Center April 12.
Five minute talks were
given by several members
concerning trips they had
been on recently.
, The next meeting will be
held April 24 at the Chestnut
Level Church House.
Society 28
Society of Farm Women 28
held their monthly meeting
at the home of Mrs. Gordon
Mellinger. Co-hostess was
Mrs. J. Robert Hess.
Devotions were given by
Mrs. Lloyd Denlinger. The
program for the evening was
a white elephant sale.
The group donated $5O to
the County Project. A
donation of $lO was also
given to the Easter Seal
Society.
The next meeting will be
held April 24, 7:15 p.m., at
Stauffers of Kissel Hill. The
group will make 3-D pic
tures.
The average man has five
senses: touch, taste, sight,
smell, and hearing. The
successful man has two
more: horse and common.
. Folks with a lot of brass
are seldom polished.
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