Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27
Teachers Column.
hae,N of the GRANT CO.TEAcHEHs' ASSOCIATION
DAVID PARSONS. of Triton, Editor.
Absent Scholers.-Continued

The patrons Of Il School are partners in
a great Firm, and all such as perform their
au,ies as partners, the Firm should feel
eins to congratulate as worthy of being
recognized as continued co-partners.
Sickness is a good excuse for absence, al
lboueh it is no lawful reason for one party
10 break the contract, whilst the other is
required, either 10y the individual making
i, or by others interested, not to break it.
But with all good business moral men,
sickness, Notwithstanding The law, would
be received as sufficient apology to IN
duce the other party TO renew the contract
after forfeiture by its being broken.
There seems to be but one objection to
tie rule requiring the real reason for the
absence of scholars. This seems to be
hunded upon the supp sed fact that i'll
one case in hundred the reason is ofsuch
mature that modesty would forbid its be-
ing written. Let, then; the following note
bewtitteh:
"Nodesty folbids my giving the particu-
hp of my chiIel's absence, but he Tor she)
was uuavodably detained"
The following notes embrace the spirit
Of every kind of excise OF reason that ha.
ever been sent us. There is nothing I'm
modest in these; and yet they embrace ev-
ery variety of excuse of which we can now
think: Detained to work. Detained by
4 his sickness. Detained to do chores. De
tained by sickness in the family. He play
ed lruant. There was no feasen why be
could not get to school; he started soon e
hough. Detained by indi>position. He
could not get his books. His clothing is
but ofrepair. He stail at home to take
care Of the house in the absence of the rest
It the family. These formulas ii1ay be
0o!ifed so IS 10 express every kind of ex
nn. There ara so.ae who deem it a priv
,,m G. Measure q 90 Ito he Particulars
arIEh are great Use and are always as-
lcptalie but no. demanded. There Is
lone item II ore CONNECTED with this ljsct.
lTotais We most respec;f fully Gu thu ai'e..-
nn of patrons: No scholar should DC 4
bse4 to depsr; before the appointed
hours If leaving school, except in case OF
Sickness, or soine pressing emergency, aud
lie feathers const nj should first be obtain
ID.
The following is a case Of what may be
deemed pressing emergency"
Miss O.: Please excuse Ellen tbs
llhenoon as have unexpected company
IVEnh will lrevent her from being prepar-
Cd 10 recite. Youts DC. -
Ae same spirit of co operation has ever
teen manifested 10y our patrons. Some
lVrte us full note, giving all the circum
Stances, others express in u few words what
ghdesired; aid when 30 expressed, we al
ITays grant the request, when it does not
3UHfict with the rules and regulations. -
i8ai when parents write lis as follows:
PLEASE excuse my boy at recess" ANA
i'nte nothing more, not even. their lame,
iaen we cahnot tell whether it is or not
rase of emergency" Sometimes the
lAild can explain the reason OF the request
Ind sometimes not. In case the explana-
Ion does not show that the cause Of the
lfque>t is "a case of pressing emergency,
&c are governed strictly by The rule. 1t
an easy matter for parent 10 write Il
aH lines, and we cannot see why any one
aould neglect that which is SO easily done,
Specially when it is of such vast imPor-
ance TO the school.
In concl. sion, tie writer woald appeal
. not only the patrons of Grant Co.
ShOls but to all throughout the length
nd breadth of the land in behalf Of the
aBe of that system of education which
Fsres the responsibility where it belongs,
'heh as, igns duties not to one party a
9he, but 10 all concerned; TO the teacher.
@the parents, to the citizens, to the stu
OeNlS aud TO the government. When all
PARTIES fully appreciate their respective OBJ
cations, and with united determination.
solve to leave nothing undone, then. and
y uniIl then, may We expect to see our
a0olS free from embarrassments,fre free from
asances, and free from constant threat
~'G destruction: Not until then may
nope to see the children of our land
IpOSlng in their habits, and our country
whom fuctua,ion and danger.
ANIn ID tDNDNS