The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-11-11
For the Journal.
Have Parents n Right to do it!

When number Of men unite for the tran
saclion of any business. no member of the
firm has IA right to do anything which will
work to the injury of his co.partnors. The
truth of this proposition is SO evident, that
it requires no argument to sustain it.
The public school is species of o-part-
nership entered into by all the householders
of a community, the object sought, being
the education of their children. All will at
once admit, that no member of that commu-
nifty has d right to do the least thing which
Shall serve to defeat the object for which the
school was established, but rather it is the
duty of each to do all that he consistently
can to promote its usefulness How is it
with the parent who sends his children irreg-
ularly? Let US illustrate By presenting a
sample of every day occurrence.
have a boy and two girls. whom I send
20 school regularly except in cases Of sick
ness. They are dcsrous of learning. are
pleased to attend school, vet become fire.
quentlv veXed and discouraged. Why vexad
aud discouraged? They are arranged in
classes, more or less members Of which, are
absent from recitation almost every day.
Although they may BE- prepared to proceed
onward to-day. the whole class Is detained
while the delinquents Of yesterday are
brought up, so that all may move forward
together This annoys and deprcsses them
as they see it extends the time Of their pro-
motion, Indefinitely.
clothe and feed my children, and deprive
their mother of their needed services at
home, for the purpose of educating them as
we'll as am able; and submit whether my
neighbor has right to detain his children
from school and thereby prevent me from
receiving that return for my expenditures
and sacrifices, TO which am Justly entitled.
To me it appears evident, he has no such
right. With me- he has entered into the
general co-partnership for the education Of
our children. and he may not, either by acts
of commission or omission, do aught which
shall defeat or retard the mpiishment Of
our object. So long as our interests are uni
ted, he cannotas an honest man and chris
tian, detain his children from school, to the
injury of mine, without incurring blame.
Nv children inform me, that scarcely
day passes in school in which their teacher
does not urge upon the pupils. the necessity
or Justice of prompt and regular attendance.
1t is to be hoped our citizens will take the
subject into serious consideration if they
do so, we may rest assured our school will
become more efficient and useful than it ever
has been.
HoGs.-The Madison Ind.) Courier says:
x In this market we understend Sl.00 nett
is offered by the packers"
The Louisville Journal saws: The pre-
vailing rates now seem to be $500 gross
along the line of railroads, and 1928 on
time. This is about equal to ssl.50 nett
It is proper to say that some dealers engaged
III the provision trade are of opinion that
the market will open at Sl.75 nett and an
advance.
Good corn-fed hogs will doubtless be
scarce, while poor still-fed hogs will be
largely in excess of any previous year, and
will in numbers make up the deficit which
may be caused in weight
The Green mountaineers in Vermont, in
stead of paying twelve cents a pound for
beef steaks, are uxuriating upon bear steaks
of the best quality, which may be had for
the mere fun of going after them. There
abouts bears are thicker than black berries.
Finding poor pickings among the mountains.
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