Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-15

! HINT TO PARENTS.

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CT h - public school. Daring that
tins - III .Aese 900 pspifs Under
ny e. s1eresarsslsi SIMPLE arp.rsu-
sity - yinx tie nature and chsrscfer
e CHI =. sna | haze svailsa myself of
doing From personal observation IT
the smg<~ i vhiehA graf many chill
drea a. Rntored q home. have cone to
the con nsinn that the stubborn stupidity
which lave foasd predominant in so
naay : dres. b the eject Of neglect on
the par. 4 The parents 70 correct them in
psape naaser at home. I have seen
chiIdsed kom Z % 10 years Of age COM
pie maj ~ and mistresses Of their pa
renta- hey are INDUCED in every ex-
ceaS in Ting their circumstances will al
LOO. v5\out any restraint whatever; they
are sllo} 4 the fsll exercise Of their IT.
tempesS pvea in disobeying their parents
in the q st tri6ing rs well rs the most i'm
porsant atters; and lastly and most per-
| nicicas all they are allowed even from
infancy. y frequent parties. where dan
cling. and ell kinds Of festivities are car
ried to greatest extent: where they
pass slice nights. often in the midst of
the most dehanchery. / say. can you
expect ldren to be smart and take
instrv pidly as those who are
mo- Rined? I answer. GER
pblic schools are placed
every one, aud pref
1S~Pss~lde4Akit With good teachers; but
the bess teachers in the worll will fail to
give satisfaction in the tuition of such mis-
guided children; and that they are so mis-
guided is fact not to be denied by any
ono. who will keep bis eyes open and
notice what he sees" The child COMES
into the school room in the morning Gf
not detained at home); the teacher mott
ces his red eyes and sleepy look and de-
| termines at once he is not ft for study. -
As soon as he il called TO rccite, this idea
is confirmed; and throughout that entire
day you could not hamme. an idea beyond
q fiddle into his head with . sledce ham
mer; and yet some Of these parents xpcct
their children to advance and be up with
others who have been in school no longer;
bur I tell you. parents. it you do not guard
your children in their appe.ites. their tenn
pcrs. and particularly their carnal pleas
ures. don't expect them to be we'll educa-
ted All the schools in the world will do
them little good.
Almighty God has entrusted these Jew
els to you. and placed within your reach
| the means to educate them, and If you
| neglect {" use the proper means to secure
the benefits of these advantages, He will
require strict account Of you for your de.
reelection of duty. The parents must CO.
operate with the teachers If they expect
the general good for which the public
school system was intended
otis education forms the common mind
Just as the twig is bent the trees inclined -
The most excellent and honorable charac-
ter. which can adorn pan. and Chris
tan. is acquired By resisting the torrent
Of vice. and adhering to the cause of God
against corrupted multitude. How can
a man adorn himself, his neighbor or the
community in which be lives without ed
ucation how can he instruct unless he
has been instructed Il will be found to
hold in general that they who have dis
tinguished themselves. for thinking pro-
foundry. and acting nohly. have been the
most sincere aspirants for instruction.; and
despised popular prcjudiccs; and departed
in several things from the common ways
of the World in tim.s Of prevailing licen-
tiousness, maintained an unblemishcd vir-
tue and uneorrupted integrity; and never
been ashamed Of the punctual discharge
of every duty towards God and man -
Now. parents. If you neglect to train these
little ones in the manner in which they
will be usefal members Of society. orna-
ments to the community. comforts to you
in old age and faithful servants Of God,
cease at once to allow them to mix in the
whirlpool of such excuses. as lead them
from the more useful occupations for which
they were intended.
| TEACHER NO. 1.