The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-21
COOPERATION OF PARENT AID
TEACHER, - .m


The necessity Of cooperation Of Psr-
ents with teachers, becomes apparent At .
single glance, by any person who viii re.
feet upon the subject for a single mo-
ment And this is the ore thing most
ucedful a, present in this county, to
make the schools wha. they should be -
l an we'll satisfied that the teachers, - .
general thing, are doiug about as we'll ss
they can, under the circumstances, OF AZ
we'll as the parents will let them. There
is kind of reckless apathy on the part
of parents in many localities, with refer
ence to school matters, that is hcartread-
ing for a philanthropis. to contemplate.
And yet, perhaps, these very parents are,
or appear to be, very Jealous to promote
the cause of Christianity. l will not
eonfne these remarks exclusively 10 par.
ents, but to others who should have this
subject at heart lave conversed with
, some who soem to think that there is tco
much ado made about education; and
too much money expended for that pur-
pose aud those too, from whom had
expected better and more correct views.
Now it seems more rational to suppose
that the doctrines Of Christianity might
DO more thoroughly established in the
heart of youth than to let them grow mp
in siu and ignorance, and then undertake
to regem.ratc them. Every true Chris
,ian's whole heart should be in the cause
of education. | do not mean intellectual
education merely, but also physical and
moral. The whole man should be dsvel.
opcd proportionatcly.
| consider the sin of omission as helm
Gus as the sin of commission; and if par.
cnts will not cooperate with teachers IN
the discharge of duty, their children will
neglec. many privileges, suffer the con-
sequences, and, undoubtedly, tho parent
will be held responsible.
, To those who make no prctensious1to
Christianity, l app peal to pleasure and tho
almighty dollar the mo|och Of your
ambition affirm that it costs moro,
twice told, to be gnorant than it docs ~
be educated, not to mention the misery
and pain which spring from Ignorance
and its attendant vices. What does his
tory and experience show with reference
to this subject? 1t teaches that many
unprincipled leading members of several
religious aud political sec,s are striving
by every means 10 keep the masses ig-
noraut, so that they may speculate upon
their folly, pocket the proceeds of their
labor, aud rcvel in pleasure and case
Show me the man who has accumulated
his wealth by grinding the poor and tax.
ing advantage Of the ignorant, and will
show you man who is opposed to popu-
lar education, and will enter the Christian
fold or stoop to any meanness to accom-
plsh his end The only remedy for this
evil lies in the education of the masses;
and to do that successfully, there mus.
be hearty cooperation OF the parents
and teachers. am constrained to say
that believe that the teachers Of Cedar
county practically express a deeper in.
tercst Ia tie future well being of children
than do their own parents. aDl wiling,
howev>r, to make some happy exceptions
| believe that parents and guardians
should be compelled, by Law, TO send
their children to schoo! six or eight
months during the year, till they are IF.
teen or sixteen years old. Some may
object to til, ductr.uv aud tAiuk it saw
ors too much Of coercion, but | affirm
that if a governing power has .thc right
to inflct punishment for crime, it has
the right to make provisions for prevent
ing such crime, or to meddle with any
thing that vitally effects its interest
Parents, if you would have good
schools, visit them often, encourage the
teacher, aud assist in making the school
interesting aud beneficial NJ,
a@- How many little incidents are dai-