15 JUNE 1934, Page 6

The ruling of the Reich Minister for Education, in the

battle for the German child, is interesting. Hitherto the home, the school and the Hitler Youth have been competing for possession of his (or her) distracted young personality. Now, decrees Dr. Rust, the child is once more to belong to the family on Sundays. On Saturdays the Hitler Youth may have him ; on the other five days the school. There is a good deal of sense in that, for the German child in the last twelve months has been hopelessly harried and over-driven by the various calls on him. And even now there seems to be no day left when the German child can belong to himself, and be simply a German child—or even simply a child.

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