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MISC ELL An VI
CHILDREN AT SCHOOL.

viii the Elitor ofrhe " Free Press, insert In hill
paper the inclosed article, STYLED :. Children al
School, add obse subscriber, who believes thai
the inefHsiencg and poor success Of many Of OUT
SeAeAis trIyre psTEiha tarsrts1 me proper
education Of their children; so rarely visit the
schools, AMI 50 completely neglect to cooperate
with the Teacher. ty enforcing regular and panci
iua attendance, and strict attention to studies al
home
F'ror ne Ne1c York Times II
We have 3 worp Of advice fer parents who
have children at school
Your little ones are dear to ysu,-abeut
as dear perhaps as the apple of yeur eye
Their success at school is near your heart
or course, you will do nothing to interfere.
with it. You are anxious to help them along
provided helping them will not toe seri-I
ously tax you You know as well as we how
it can be done efficiently. at cheap cost
pardon us for refreshing your knowledge on
the subject with few hints.
Keep them regularly at school Absence
of day is bad. They lose enc days ssons
They drop stitch by that means II de.
ranges the teachers plans and makes it ca
sier for tho absence to occur again. Better
suffer great inconvenience than keep them
home day. Better spend several shillings
and some hours, and do the errands your
self, than keep them home to run on them.
Be sure they are puHctual Ten minutes
in the morning does you no good, and them
much harm. Arrived at the schoalreom
ten minutes teo late, they disturb the pane
tual, lose an exercise, provoke the teacher,
and cultivate a miserable habit Of procrasti
nation. The matter Of habit is the great OBJ
lection Though In after years it stiekd to a
body Ikea boy to . runaway bare backed
horse, and the harder one runs to be clear Of
it, the closer it hugs him.
They have lessons to learn out Of school
Let it be- held religious duty that they
learn them we'll BY this the teacher judges
Of your interest in their progress II they
always 20 prepared on these homelessons,
he is careful that they get well on in their
school.lessons He feels that be is watched,
he is interested for ysur children; and
| whether be means It or not-knoW it OF net
he labors moro faithfully for their iad-
yancement If the evidences are that you
/ pay no attention to than at home, hesaees
his duty mechanically and only Hopes fer
/ the best.
Sometimes yen are little at leisufe.-
Once in great while you don't know what
to Do With yourself Then, we pray yeu
bestir yourself and give up an hour to visit
the school Make, suddenly, your appear
snce il the room where they are reeiting-
You viii see whether the room is almeanIy
ventilated. close, and stifed pen. Of room
ft for halffedged immortal to grow in
BY whose side they Sit whether they lesk
tired, weary and Ian uid, or as if they were
careful 10 learn, and doing we'll whether
they are assecia.ing with lads or lasses fl
i for their company. or breathing impurities
i and contrasting evil habits, unawarss, daily
Try it atmonth. if you are now doing Is
and accept eur pledge that before the Thrift
eth day ii up yeu will see most marked
improvement 10 your little folks scholarly
habits and attaiaments, and that you vii
come to a conclusion that their teacher j
one Of the best in the vsrld If you haVl
never psid much attention to such things
zen will be surprised to see how much 3D.
teacher Is Doing for yen and still further
ven win uender hew much mere he viii d
If he discovers that bis Efforts are recognize,
and appreciated