HOME Bany questions? This information service on education is brought to you by special arrangement with Teachers College Columbia University. New York City Questions on education may be submitted through this newspaper. QUESTION: How can parents break the 'tantrum habit' in children of pre-school age? rf.plY: In all cases, parents should remember that a tantrum is' an emotional paroxysm with the child quite out of control of himself Spankings or other punishment only, make things worse. l>r. Uuth Strang. specialist in t hild guidance at Teachers College fV UlUIUl'Wl lilll?Vlo?vj ? wumi'vo vv . general procedures which tend to discourage tantrums. 1) The child's outhursts should not be made the center of attention, and the outbursts should not cause any noticeable excitement in others. 2) Outside of very exceptional circumstances, the child should not be given the thing he is scheaming for or bribed to be good. Yielding and \ ribing only invite repetition of the tantrum. 3) The child should*be made to feel that he himself is accepted although his behavior is disapproved. 4.) The child should be isolated from the group as long as he is in a tantrum. He can be told that he is annoying the others and must stay by him.-elf until his temper is over. If possible. he should not be touched. lie should not he seized or shaken. This only gives him another cause for protest. These are only general precodures. it is obvious that a prescription for the treatment of different kinds of problems cannot be given. Each child must be studied individually. t QUESTION: How many junior colleges are there in the United States? IIow rapidly is the number increasing? REPLY: For the year 1937-38 there 556 junior colleges with an enrollment of 155,588. 250 of these with 70 per cent of the total enrollment were publicity controlled. In the past 8 years the enrollment in junior colleges has more than doubled. In 1929-30 there were 430 junior colleges with an enrollment of 74.088; in 1933-34 there were 521 w ith an enrollment of 107.807. . Summer "Salvation" Cake I By Frances Lee Barter. * LUSCIOI'S chocolate ico box cake, far from difficult to make; just the thing we like to cat as a ~ summer sir ;^r treat. Read tins ?y^Jv A recipe a while: r& clip it for year ( "special" file. | Brz&i AS Rot den't u"? it i rtgBr/ 'till you r.-.nkc? [ 'jW ^ o one delicious ice j A?m C box cake! Company c o iu c while you're away ? this cake always saves the clay. Luscious Chocolate Ice Box Cake 4 squares unsweetened chocolate; V* cup sugar; dash of salt; *4 cup hot water; 1 tablespoon cold water; 1 teaspoon granulated gelatin; 4 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 4 egg whites, stiuiy beaten; Vz cup cream, whipped; 3 dozen lady fingers. Melt chocolate in top of double boiler. Add sugar, salt, and hot water, stirring until sugar is dissolved and mixture blended. Add cold water to gelatin and mix. Add to not cnocoiate mixture ana stir until gelatin is dissolved, then cook until mixture is smooth and well thickened. Remove from boiling water; add egg yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Place over boiling water and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add vanilla; cool. ? Fold into egg whites. Chill. Fold in whipped cream. Line bottom and sides of mold with waxed paper. Arrange lady fingers on bottom and sides of mold. Add thin layer of chocolate mixture, then arrange lady fingers and chocolate mixture in alternate layers, topping with chocolate mixtare. Cut off lady fingers around sides of mold and arrange cut pieces on chocolate mixture. Chill 12 to 24 hours in refrigerator. If desired, add % cup finely cut walnut meats to chocolate mixture before turning into mold. Unmold. Serves 12. THE CHEROKEE ! iktt jpage[ Home Demonstration Club Has Annual Picnir The Martins Creek Home Demonstration club held its annual picnic at the home of Mrs. Preston Ingle with Miss Aline Richardson sponsor. Games and contests were played before and after the picnic lunch. Winners in the contest were Mrs. J. B. Chastain and Mrs. Robert B. Brown. Those enjoying the affair were: Misses AUine Richardson, Agiivs Stali up. Mrs. Ada Martin, Mrs. Mae Coleman, Mrs. Letitia Martin. Gene, MarPlums! Plums! PInmct JL ll.Uiai I By Frances Lee Barton ' GOOD old - fashioned plums, turned into jam by using the most modern recipe, will assure ^ you of an excel lent "spread" for | Xt- P - your winter | bread and bis- ; // cuits. Can and i isiyAtx/ preserve plenty of fruits and i berries as they J / i l\ are in season. auiu ii yrx Today it's "plum | time." Here is a "Plum Jam" recipe that is "plumb J I timely." Plum Jam I cups (2 lbs.) prepared fruit: TXs cups (3X4 lbs.) sugar; X2 I bottle fruit pectin. To prepare fruit, pit about 21- 1 pounds fully ripe fruit. Do not peel. Cut in small pieces and ! crush thoroughly. Add X4 cup water, bring to a boil, and simmer, covered. 5 minutes. (Sour, clingstone plums give best color and flavor. If sweet plums or freestone prunes are used, substitute -4 cup lemon juice for U cup of pre! pared fruit specified.) i Measure sugar and prepared fruit into large kettle, mix well, and ! bring to a full rolling boil over . hottest fire. Stir consu::.Lly before ' and while boiling. Boil hard 1 ! minute. Remove from fire and 1 in bottled fruit pectin. < r | quickly. Paraffin liet jr. \ : < maKcs about 11 Kluatic:> (G li;.: 1 ounces each). 'P- -J! ? Buiff lr< Wi H?? & The Hew ^ lire Electr )ne Range . . ALL the dern Electric Cooking Front Opening Oven Vent s Hydraulic Oven Heat Control %m%fm Silver Contact Switches Armored Wiring . 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