Warren telegraph. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1857-1861, 1857-10-03

success at all times and JoreUsr. Whoever would
prevent this is recreant to the principles Of honor
and the claims Of duty.
But there many other causes of irregular attend
ance, some one or more Of which is In almost con-
stant operation, and wnich In any just view Of the
case, ought to cease IL there an auction bell to
be rungi pupil must be withdrawn from School
to ringit. Are there any bank notices, military
orders to BIZ distributed the Public School must
furnish the distributors. Is there temporary va.
cancy In some grocery, cigar shop, saloon, or
similar place it must be supplied by levy upon
the Public School. There are whorteberrics and
black berries in summer, walnuts and cranbcrries
10 autumn, aud dancing schools aud balls and par
tics in winter. All these have claims which are
allowed to take precedence Of those Of School
duties. Temporary convenience, amusements, aud
scenes Of excitement and giddy pleasure ure per-
mtted tn absorb the time and interest that due
10 study and real Improvement. What wonder
that the duties of the school-room should become
irksome, its scenes dull, and its tasks burdenf
But the catalogue of external calls does not end
here. There are fish in the river and clans in the
mud. There are onions to weed and potatoes t.
ar; ; wood to cut and cows to drive; dresses to fit
and hair to cut calls to make and cousins to visit.
Mother goes to the city and Sarah must stay at
home to prepare dinner for father. A cold meal
will by no means answcr, aud the two hours inter-
mission will allow the preparation OF 10 other.
Mrs. Somebody must make some calls and daugE-
ter must stay at home to keep house--probably
from running away. The good lady's ncighbor goes
TO the Sewing Society and her daughter goes with
her. And were to draw attention to roast beef
and plum pudding-not dnnors-but headaches,
should not then have gott, to tie end of the
chapter. And lest some mry regard my cnumera-
tion mere SATIRE will say, seriously, that am
not conscious of having indicated single cause
which has not operated more or less ~ detan
scholars from School.
But without pursuing the subject farther,
would ask, Is it not time fer such folly and wrong
to ceasei accuse no one of intentional injury
bcstow no individual censure. cherish no AMI
mosity-I indulge no bitterness. The interests of
our Public Schools and the pupils that compose
| them lie near my heart. To promote these, l am
willing to labor patiently without conn laint, exc, pit
when they are made unnecessarily to suffer. In
this feel assured Of the sympathy of all good cit
liens and all the friends of the young. am will
ling to believe that the evils which have been er-
deavoring to exhibit, result from want of proper
consideration rather than actual indifference; but
is it not time to attend, seriously, to their impor-
lancet believe in the existence of calm ard
sober sense in the citizens Of Warren, and wnrnl
and resolute heart, which need only to be aroused
to their legitimate action to secure all that is es
sentia to the welfare and success Of those upon
whom must soon rest the burdens and responsible.
ties of adult life. All true parents live more for
their children than themselves. For them they
are willing to labor-willing to sacrifice. There il
nought on earth they 1--we so well. They desire
above all things that they may be intelligent and
virtuous. They their most precious jewels
bow, then, doSs it becose them neither to neglect
Mr. abuse any means of polishing thenlinto glorious
beauty-even SO that they may" shine as this stars
forever!'
TEACHER.
1 Warren, Sept. 80, 1857