Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-09
Til Fill = r. AID.
A Teacher Appeal.

from q work BY practical educator,
and wtlI-knoHn writer on education.
The first and last points are worthy
especial consideration. Notwith-
standing our utmost endeavors to Sc
cure prompt and regu ar attendance
on he part of our pupils, the "aver-
age attendance" has been quite Ut
satisfactory some scholars being
regularly absent or tardy. The hab
it thus formed, we regard "a highly
peruicious, and one which W ii N :
terialy affect their future usefulnes:
The work Of the school is the hIsi
duty OF every scholar 0 her mat
ters are secondary, and, except it
extreme cases, need not, aud shout
not boz allowed TO eEcroach upcb
school hours. Uader the present
school system scholars need the sis
hours of each day allotted them foi
study, and should be 70 their lscet
promptly at the ringing of the bell,
and should remain there until the close
Of school and we would ask parents
To d scourage all requests for excuse.
''after recess or after the last reel
tatiOn in the afternoon.
We also heartily second eli that il
said of the Importance of visits t.
the school from parents and friend.
We are very grateful for the visi,s
we received last term, and hope tba
we shall receive many more during
The present term.
Ifpa~ents viii use their efforts to
secure punctual and regular attend
ance on the part of their children and
then viii encourage them and their
teachers by frequent visits to the
school, they will render Us very ef-
feciual assistance in our work:
Respected Friends The intimate
rel4uon which suOsIsts between u
~ parents aud to4cher, induces mt
9 address you in r. lAtion to some OF
cur mutual duties, upon the prope
appreciation and due performance o.
whioh depe d. in groa. degree, th
future success and welfare of YOU
rAiidron. ieel that we are mutda'.
~ engaged ia great work wO;
which demands our most seriCnt
consideration, and one which
loudly Call. tor tho exercise of our
united wisdom and hearty co-Opera-
ton That | may l.bor more sue
20. sfully, ~ we'll a. more cheerfuIIy
will you altow me. in plain, fam /
lar manner, 20 ca your attention TO
81 few particulars in which your cor
dial cooperation is most earnestly
and aft ,ctionately cited 2
Respectfully inUite you to aid me IN
securing the constant and Sedsoaabie
attendance Of your children.
| haee reason TO believe that som
parents have not given merited a.
tentinn TO these points. Do you not
think that children are often kept
from sch pol, or sent late, without
any 7uffi lent reason? Perhaps you
have never fully considered the evils
incident to inconstant or uuseas ma.
IL attendance and, il 80, All ~ me
10 Call your attention To one or two
oi them, and others will readily sug>
goat themselves TO your minds.
FIRST, if children are > Ito we'd to be
absent, for insufficient reasons, they
are, virtual Y, taught 10 look upon
their school duties as of quite secon-
Diary Importance. If the doing OF
some trifing errand, the making or
receiving visits, or the participating
IL some IL assure excursion is allowed
II Laterfere with school exercises or
81 ] cations. your children will mos
assurocly, consider the engrossing
object, or objects, as OF paramount
val le. ut course, their interest Y II
b. diminished, their progress retari-
OF in 4 degree proportionate TO the
oxtent and frequency of the infringe
mont upon the claims of the school.
If you had in your employ an aF-
prentice who shouli frequently ab-
seDt himself, and allow unimportan,
engagements or amusements to ab-
sorn the tins and attention which
should be devoted To gaining a
knowledge OF b $ trade, you would.
~ once, conclude that be would
never become proficient in it. And
will il not be the same in school sf-
fairs ? Are not your chill iren APP
prentices in the school Of Knowledge.
which is designed TO prepare them
Tor the work of life? And have you
ever considered that oily the prompt
and faithful discharge of the duties
Of apprenticeship can qusl fy them
Tor wurkmen, that need not be
ashamed OF their work, when they
shall have served out their time, and
taken their stand with the tree ac-
tors on the stage OF life If YOU
have not, let me beseech you. as you
p'ize the good of your children, and
wish their greatest advancement, 20
pause and reflect
Secondly, il children are often alb
scot they W lSfail behind their class
mates in their studies, and conse-
quently, ise much of their interest
in them, and perhaps acquire an
actuul dislike for school, and all its
exercises 1t is very essential, for
the progress of = class, and its indi-
yidual members, that no scholar be
absent from a singl, reeitktion; for,
frequently, the loss of a single lessor
may effect a scholars interest and
advancement for whole term.
Our scho pls cannot accomplish the
highest amount nf good. unless the
chli iren are regul. II aud constant in
their attendance. & desirable inter-
est and fair improvement cannot be
exhibited by children, who are all W.