Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06
Teachers Column.
,c.N Of the GRANT CO.TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
n,VID PARSONS. Of TaftOn, Editor.
Absent Scholars.

A U1fIU IHtJOtCt VI AultUA,
Absent Scholars.
CoNTINUED.
| We most respectfully call the attention
natroas and teachers, to the following
40 in relation to the Cards sent from a
lbnol of 700 scholars, which the writer
lgpsrlntended.
The cards, according to the assigned rea-
In for absence, written upon them when
l.nrued, have been classified under six
laIs, viz:
Sickness, 333.
{ Unavoidable, III.
"OrA' Ayoidable, liz.
Miscellaneous Reasons, Poor, 35l.
rruancy, 8.
Whole amount of cards returned with
lhs different kinds of reasons 1921.
In the number of Poor Miscellaneous
lRasous, are included six that were at first
aiurued with refusal to give any reason
Ind it was not until the suspension Of one
lplar, and a correspondence with the pa
hos of the others, that these six returned
Eth the r, aso ns, if such they could be
Billed.
/ With view of exhibiting the nature Of
In correspondence, the justice Of the d6
lrlcam rule, and the triAing nature Of
bmy parents, we here insert some Of the
iases rendered, some appended remarks,
s4lome of our replies.
The names of none Of the writers will
known, except those we are permitted
use, unless they are exposed by the
3HIers themselves.
She was lick, aul wanted her to help
Il sistsr"-" He says he is little IL :
rA"-" 1t was wet and he did not want
co." He had gone inlo the country"
1.is stayed at home with my permission.
REMARK: This excuse is about as rei.-
aabIe as the following would be by the
scher for scholars not studying or learn
i. "Sir: The reason your son has no
pIiel or learned any for the list one
sek, is, he was kept from 50 doing ly my
emission" IT, is evident that the teach
no more bound TO advance scholars III
Iuly than the parent is to see that they
at school every day; and Y t, sho"l a
ia her rite such a note as the above to
aents they would f ell, and properly too,
ait was an Outrage, an insult, and I'M
laIhy teacher or a gentleman
Detained TO set a coat cut."-"lie dbl
ut get back from Village in time. "-"Hls
ains came in from the country and he
mted to visit with them"
REMARK: Of course he should be per-
ated, as the interests of the school ant.
ainterests of his classmates, are of mi
consideration, compared with his
3mts..!
Was locked out"
REMARK: If boarder on going to his
ais one half hour too late aud on finding
svictuals all eaten, should give his rea-
abr not getting to his meal in time,
1t the vicIuals we're al. eaten up when
I got there, he would give full as good a
son as the one who gave the above re-
2 was locked OUT The question is,
1 was he not there on time? not, were
doors locked, victuals eaten, or Cars
&c, when he got there.
! kept him for no dishonest purpose,
thought | had the privilege to-"
! REMARK: Your contract with the teach
stO send you child every day; he, in
aAleralion, agrees to give your child a
san amount of instruction, and you
ne a legal right to break your contract,
Wtiug the teacher has legal right to
ls'ak his; but you are under moral obli-
eSOAs to your neighbor, to your school,
your child, and TO the teachers to use
naOnable endeavors to send your child
shOOl every day. Give your child steady
as lfno more, and then in doing so you
aaotsay you have right or privilege to
III him out of school whenever you
'se, unless you disregard your obliga-
stO all parties above named.
Detained by work. | shall want him
y Friday and perhaps more"
aaHARK: The practice of keeping chill
ont of school for work, is so common
Snany parents no doubt think they
sarlg ht so to do. If the school were
aly school only, would not the parent
nder obligations to his children to es-
asa their hsbits2 Would he not be
some obligations to the teacher!-
@ftalnly the parent could not expect
Nacher to teach his children, when
were allowed to 90 and come as they
a, If in such a school, parent IS
@ae above named obligations, by how
h. more are they bound where they
partnership with several hundred
lf3s Can any one of the partners
low capital, use funds, &c, without
lung the other partners No doubt
Is boys labor once in awhile, is for
",us an advantage to the parent,
'uuOaoedly saves him some trouble
:, s 'hls lessen the obligation IF he
=, I 70 all the parties concerneds If the
'aas privileges, then the school has