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ARE AT HAKE!
paying the highest taxes in our history, is one of the prices we pay for the privilege of living in the greatest, freeest democracy in the world. The price is high, but the product is tops.
There is no dearth of opportunities for .war work in Hollywood, as you know. But my conscience wouldn't let me call dancing with the soldiers at the Hollywood Canteen work. That's fun! And for an actress there is no more heart-warming, reassuring experience in the world than to feel the friendliness of the boys when they crowd around to ask for a dance, or an autograph, or just for one good look.
When I set out to found my nursery school, I acted not as a motion-picture star, but just as a mother who knew of the needs of other mothers. That is photoplay combined with movie mirror, july. 1W3
why it worked, for me. And that is why it will work for you, if you agree that our children, the citizens of the future, are our most sacred responsibility in wartime and that you want to do something about it.
Here is what I did about it, step by step:
The first job was to find a house. It had to be big enough to provide play space and sleeping space, and suitable dining rooms and kitchen facilities for about fifty children and a staff of ten.
It had to be accessible, in case of emergency, to hospitals, police and fire stations and the area must be zoned for a nursery school. It had to be close to a large defense plant, so that mothers could reach it easily, but not so close that it would be in danger in case of a
bombing. A big airplane factory, of course, is a No. 1 military objective in an air attack.
We looked for weeks before we found our house. There aren't many houses that big, in a limited area, for one thing, and then we met with unexpected resistance from a lot of home owners who were afraid to turn their fine houses over to a pack of kids. They knew that any house full of children takes a lot of punishment. A big family was one thing. But fifty kids! Whew! And we couldn't blame them.
At last we found just the size house we wanted, with a big side yard which had to be weeded and cleaned, and a big living room for play space, a large dining room and kitchen, and sufficient sleeping space (Continued on page 76) ^