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July 17, 1929
The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
High school girl Mary Harmon of Bradford, Va., wins essay contest prize for 'The Kind of Home Children Like,' advising parents to listen sympathetically to daughters' love affairs, understand sons' fights, and welcome school friends as important people.
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Girl Informs Parents How to Please Young
Bradford, Va.—(P)—The ideal mother listens sympathetically to her daughter's account of a high school love affair.
So declares Mary Harmon, high school girl of this city, who won the prize in an essay contest on "The Kind of Home Children Like."
Mary gives the fathers some advice, too. Instead of taking Jimmy to task and giving him a whipping after he has been in a fight she thinks the ideal dad will find out why the fight was begun. If the reason was a good one, he is urged to commend the boy for not being a coward.
"Parents should welcome the school friends their children bring home as real, important people, not just as 'kids,' " she writes.
The contest was conducted by the Virginia federation of women's clubs.
Bradford, Va.—(P)—The ideal mother listens sympathetically to her daughter's account of a high school love affair.
So declares Mary Harmon, high school girl of this city, who won the prize in an essay contest on "The Kind of Home Children Like."
Mary gives the fathers some advice, too. Instead of taking Jimmy to task and giving him a whipping after he has been in a fight she thinks the ideal dad will find out why the fight was begun. If the reason was a good one, he is urged to commend the boy for not being a coward.
"Parents should welcome the school friends their children bring home as real, important people, not just as 'kids,' " she writes.
The contest was conducted by the Virginia federation of women's clubs.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prodigy
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Family
Moral Virtue
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Essay Contest
Parenting Advice
High School Girl
Ideal Home
Family Relations
What entities or persons were involved?
Mary Harmon
Where did it happen?
Bradford, Va.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mary Harmon
Location
Bradford, Va.
Story Details
Mary Harmon wins prize in essay contest on 'The Kind of Home Children Like' by advising mothers to listen sympathetically to daughters' love affairs, fathers to understand reasons for sons' fights and commend bravery, and parents to welcome children's school friends as important people.