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BABY SHOWS.
Some Pertinent Criticism.
Included ¡u the correspondence rend at
the meeting this week of the Subiaco
branch . of the Infant Health Centre
was the following letter' from * ..
Dr. Robér.ta Juli:- Kindly eonVey ""
to the members of your committee my
appreciation of the honour they haye
done me in asking one to 4>c one of the
judges, in the proposed 'baby competition.
?May I take (iie liberty, of asking, the com-
mittee to reconsider "the holding of th&
.competition so far as the babies are con-
cerned,' aud of suggesting that only a de-
corated perambulator, and a baby-deco- , ,
rated.or not as may foe ?decided-be mado
the subject of competition ? Were that
done I should be delighted to ¡bo one of
the judges, but. I must regretfully de-
cline to judge babies. As usually con- .
.ducted, baby .snows are of oo educative^
value to the community, and area source* ,
of much heart-burning and dissension. The
only way in which they can be justified is
when they are held under strict conditions .
? as to qualifications desired, such as regu- .
lar attendance of <at least six months at
a centre, attention to advice given,, «tc, ,
etc ¡Not on'.y the. ibaby's appearance .
-should be taken; into account, put efiki- .
ent mothering, as shown in breast-feeding,
choice çf clothing, absence of duminj-. and ,
soon. If your committee so wished, it ?
might be possible forme to help to or- ;
ganise such a. show-about October or ^o- v
veinbcr. The mothers who attend tho .
centre would then have plenty of time to .
know the necessary^ qualifications, and
after the'prize or prizes hdve been award-
ed one of the judges could give a ehort
address' on the points which led to the
choice made, and thus, help the mother*'
to improve their own children." ?" f' ' .
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