Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-09

10 your attention to one more evil
similar in its effects TO that we have
just considered. al uae TO the habit
OF leaving school before the regular
hour OF dismission. Children very
frequently bring notes from their
parents, requesting their dismission at
an early hour; and, if all such requests
IN some schools) should be complied
with, the exercises of the last hour
W ,uid be constantly interrupted by
those who should thus leave. tit might
be advisable TO REFUGE the number of
study hours per day, especially for
young scholars. Sir Walter Scott said
thar five hours study earh day was
enough for strong, full grown man
but as long as six hours are required,
the law should be observed by ali
sholars
Encourage your children to repeat
md obey the rules and requirements of
their teachers.
Encourage ynur children to be STU
dtnus BY manifesting an interest an
their lessons.
Improve every suitable occasion to
converse with them concerning their
studies, and do all you can to convince
Them that the more diligent and faith
tnl they are now the brighter will be
their prospects for future usefulness
and happiness. Do all in your power
to inspire them with love for knowl
edge as source of qualification and
Improvement. In the morning enjoin
upon them the great importance of
diligence during the hours of school
and at night inquire. respecting the
studies of the day, and ascertain what
new ideas have been acquired, what
facts have been stored up, what diff.
culties overcome, what kindly acts
performed. Induce them to investi-
gate, to examine, to think. In word,
do all You can to cause them TO feel
the great advantages of education
and the necessity of patti mt applica
ii n to obtain it You will thus in-
crease their interest and cause them to
regard with pleasure exercises that
wouli otherwise appear dull and I'M
important.
Improve every Convenient occasion in
riSiting the school.
In this way you can 10 much to slim
ulate and cheer your children and their
teacher. | do not ask you TO come
that you may assist in conducting the
exercises of the school, Tut come To
see and to hear, and thus give some
real evidence that you feel an interest
IN the subject of education. Children
often attend school month after month
and see no parent within the room.
The teacher urges upon their oonsid
Grafton the great valne of knowledge
day after day, and repeats lis earnest
desire for their Improvement :; but
often his words and interest are almost
neutralized by the indifference and in
attention of their dearest friends
They begin to think that education is
OF little consequence, and that it mat
tiers not whether they are industrious
or idle, As they never see their pa.
rents within the school room, they
begin to think that their teacher is
the only one interested in their pro-
gress, and that he is SD because it is
in the way OF his business Hence, a
teachers njunctions often fall power
less for the want of the 4uickening
influence of a parents interest and a
parents endorsement. If therefore,
you have never been in the habit of
visiting your children's school, let me
invite you to begin the practice. 1t
will increase you: own interest and
redouble theirs Whenever you have
a leisure hour will you not come and
spend it with your children and listen
to their recitations? Depend upon it.,
il you will adopt this course their zeal
and studiousness will be greatly in.
creased, and they viii cheerfully apply
themselves 10 prepare their daily ex-
ercises when they feel that their father
or their mother may be present when
they are called upon to recite,- for
what child will not be ambitious to do
we'll at such a time?
Before | close allow nae to repeat
the points | have placed before you,
the observance of which will be most
beneficial to your children, and
through them to ali with whom they
associate: send your children to
school seasonably and constantly.
Encourage them to respect and obey
the rules and requirements of their
school. Encourage them to be stu
dious. Visit them at school.
J. Ii. CHAMBERLIN.