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Life in the making: 335 total pages.

new problems. These are in marked contrast to the earlier ones. No longer does the child ponder over who makes the stars. His questions are now about matters which more Closely concern his daily life. They include such queries as these: "How do you make' a kite?" "How do you hold a bat?" When Katharine was seven she was taken to see some moving pictures of Hiawatha. She knew and loved the story, but for some minutes after the pictures began she wriggled and twisted, and her mother was disappointed because of her inattention. At last, in a relieved voice, Katharine said, "Oh, there it is!" "What is it, dear?" asked her mother. "I couldn't tell where the pictures were coming from. The machine is away over there. See?" she explained. She was very much interested in how those pic­tures were being made and could not content her-self until she had made the discovery. Moral Problems. In their relations with other chil- 68 LIFE IN THE MAKING dren on the playground, as well as in their dealings with parents and teachers, many moral and religious

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