1940-12-16 — Page 26

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 16, 1940. Bringing Up Father

I HAVEN'T BEEN IN JIGGY' OFFICE

FOR SUCH A LONG TIME-I'LL JUST DROP IN WHILE I'M

HIS BUILDING-

IN

HUH-AND WHO MIGHT YOU BE- AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN

MY HUSBAND'S

"OFFICE? I'M

MRS JIGGS-

WELL-THAT'S HIS HARD LUCK-

AM HIS SECRETARY- SO WHAT?

SO LONG-JERRY- I'VE GOT TO GET TO ME OFFICE-I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT AT DINTY'S-

Page 11 By George MacManus

HEY-WHAT'S THE IDEAT WHERE DID YOU COME FROM? DIDN'T ORDER A

TOMBSTONE

1. AM YOUR NEW, SECRETARY-NOW DON'T GET SO EXCITED - MOUR WIFE PICKED ME

OUT OF A GROUP OF SECRETARIES;

| Copr_1940, -King Pestures Syndhvena, im, Word nemy jewel

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A PAGE FOR WOMEN

The Teaching Profession

THE other day a young woman

These requirements are: physi-

came to see me who had just cal vitality, mental vigour, moral given up a responsible position as discrimination, wholesome per- secretary in a business firm She had given it up- not because she sonality, helpfulness, knowledge, did not like it. Nor had she given leadership. In the form of a pledge, it up because she had not been these are some of the purposes successful. On the contrary she that inembers of the F.T.A. set up had enjoyed it. had liked the for themselves: mounting salary, and was con--

But a person, to love teaching has to be one who really "belongs" in it. It is a hard job. It is some- times thankless. There are in- justices, us in any other profes- sion,

It is underpaid-but 110 amount of gold,could really pay what good teaching is worth. Yet it is. for the right person, a deep joy, an ultimate satisfaction.

sidered, so I hear, an extremely "I will study daily to keep my

If those who appreciate this, able worker. But after thorough mind active and alert; I will seek

will express more treely their en- consideration and investigation to know the right and to live by

thusiusm for teaching, perhaps she resigned to train for teaching, it; I will cultivate in myself good-

more of those who should be will, friendliness, poise, upright teaching will realise where they It is so often the other way-bearing, and careful speech. teachers leaving to go into some I will fill my mind with worthy steps to join the "Goodly Fellow- really belong, and will take active thing else that this deliberate thoughts by observing the beauti-ship," as has choosing of a career in educationful world around

the young friend me, by read-

who recently came to see me. is a refreshing change, writes M.ing the best books, and by asso- Taylor in the "Christian Science clation with the best companions; Monitor."

I will make my influence count on the side of right, avoiding habits These that weaken and destroy, things will I do now that I muy be worthy the high office

uf

Yes, for the sake of children

What

are some of the good things that will come her way in her newly-chosen career? First, one thinks of the joy of working teacher." with young people and children, To one who "belongs" there is no deeper satisfaction than this. Children and young people are so straight-from-the-shoulder. They demand sincerity, honesty of purpose; they hate sham. They so believe in friendship, and flower and youth, if not for our own so satisfyingly under right con- sakes. the achieving, of a fine ditions. These qualities are a con- character and good habits of stant challenge to all that is high thought and action is essential, and and constructive and fine in one therefore among the blessings of who works with them. If one teaching. Another challenge, ac approaches one's work with humi- cepted by any sincere educator, Is lity and having charge of chil-actually to live democracy in or- dren carries with it so much powder that it may be taught by ex- ег that one can approach it ample as well as precept. In other only with humility-one is the walks of life we might get along better man or woman for the ex-without accepting this challenge--- .perience of meeting the high debut in good teaching, never.

mands of children and

people.

young

And yet another satisfaction that belongs to teaching, is the joy of working with books, with Ideas, with an emphasis on cul- ture. Helping others to awaken to The President of the National all this is in itself a priceless pri- Education Association in an arti-vilege.

cle in a recent number of the

N.E.A. Journal, quoted the list of If you have read Mary Ellen requirements of a good teacher, Chase's "A Goodly Fellowship"

as formulated by an organisation you have already added to my in- of students.

complete list another deep satis- faction-and that is fellowship with the grand people who are your co-workers, in your own school system and in the profes- sion as a whole. It is indeed a "goodly fellowship." The old axiom about a prophet in one's own country, or "familiarity breeds contempt" may blind one nt times to the excellence of one's own co-workers; but the fact re- mains that, as a class educators are unusually sincere, able people, willing to sacrifice much car 80 Ideals, and doing a great piece of work.

Fish Loaf That Tastes Like Chicken

By Dorothy Greig

THE last time we had fish louf

one of the guests remarked "this is certainly a delicious chicken louf" - which made me smile a little.

It does have a through-and- through chicken flavour though, thanks to a can df condensed chicken soup which is blended right into the loaf mixture. The

double rich chicken stock with its tender diced chicken meat add all that flavour.

Another thing-the loaf is good served either hot or cold, and it stices neatly. Also, chilled and sliced thin, it makes a good sub- stantial filling for sandwiches. Or out into cubes it (can be used for. n' main dish salad. This is how to make it;

1 can condensed chicken soup I can tuna fish (7 oz. size) 11⁄2 cups soft bread crumbs 11 tablespoon pimiento, chopped 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped 2.egge

Much is said about over worked and underpaid teachers, about the thanklessness of the job, about all the things that are wrong with it. Within the year a prize was I given to a novel purporting to

Strain the rice, celery and chic, bring out the richness of the ken from the chicken soup. Com- teacher's work, and I who know bine them with the tuna fish and love teaching could not read (which has been put into a strain 10-25 it through, because the emphasiser and 1 cup of bat water poured" on the drab and the injustice and over it) and put all through the the wrong seemed to me so out of Toad chopper. Then mix with the proportion. We need a truer pic soft bread crumbs, the chicken ture of teaching than that Mary soup, choppad pimiento, parsley. Ellen Chase and Bliss Perry might and eggs. Put into a butterl give it to us in the novel, fold is | loaf pan and bælte in a moderate they have done in the non-fiction oven (350*) 45-60 minutes or utanțil fold...

arm. Serves 4-5

Chorold by Zhe Bell Syndicate, Ins.]”

The mentally sketchy girl. friend thinks her hénu in go- ing in for higher "mathematics when he says he's been stret. ching a point all day to meet other-on time, indieA WY

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