The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-05
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Now that the hurry of fall work is over
and bountiful harvest has glad our
hearts, is it not time to begin, Is we never
have done to care for the interests of the
children and youth ofour country, and do
something towards aiding them to i'm
prove the leisure hours Of the coming win.
ter A wise man used to say, Ny chill
dIen must be educated, J, and to9 do that ]
4 .aud must pay not oaly my own shsEs
for schools, but something to make up the
deficiency iof those who do not feel IS I do
about it, but good schools we must have =
It will be pleasant to have some luxuries
in the way of food and clothes, but these
are not necessary. 80 .si +.
1t seems to US that too many begin the
other way, procuring all they want to eat,
wear, and if anything is left OF time OF
money, give il grudgingly for schools and
books. t z
We know too of one district not dozen
miles from Canton, where money for a
school building has been laying idle 8
year or more. Why is not the house ul
ready for q fall school.
Every body too busy one of the direct
ors HAS a home TO build-another ha:
work tha: must be done, lie has no time
seams are all busy-fall ploughing and
thresAing. must be done whether. the chill
dren ever know anything or not. Prepo-s
ferrous to ask y man to leave fall plough
ing to haul lumber for q school-house
and yet in that district are 20 boys ant
girls, almost mon and wome,, who spsn1
last winter in lileness, not eYensa meeting
|or lyceum. A lntle hunting and "a good
deal Of card playing and maclridle gossip
flied tue precious time. How few reallz.
that for their children there - but one sesl
time. Tin that precious time no goot
seed IS sowa, what, can We expect but
haryss. Of weeds instead Of good fruit ant
golden grain. IS moi the welfare Of oul
young people of first Importance to an.
district. rs. Il s.. sss8ss 3..i5
II we cannot make the fathers feel it an,
other way, do they not know that the wa.
10 bring the best kind Of emigration in.t
or country is TO LOOK well 70 our sc:n,o
Interests, We have no hesitation in sayin.
Ethat i good grAlsd school nics scilool
building would attrac, more Of ths .ght
Kind ofscitizens tor town like Canton
ftl,an any otherthing.l l'a 3.i !.
Anil one word here to the parents who's,
I,chillren are filing your school building
to ovcrlowing this fall. We; were look
ing at them as they hoped to school hs
Monday naoining and thought we ha'
never seen a brighter more interesting
group Of children anywhere But are y0,
d parents going to trust the structure Q
their education entirely to a stranger.
Is there one Of you who could give y car
Epenter u home TO build and nsver 90 nea
him if you were within 1--WE minutes wall
Iof the ONE, until his work was done =
How many Of the parents Of Canton seve
visited the sehools you leave the most lin
portsnt Of your work to another aid di
| not aid him BY your presence. ..Thes
Things ought not to be- Encourage you
teacher by your frequent presence, hold u
his hands and support his authority.
You haye many cares we know, but thi
should be your greatest. While you q
"busy here and there your children vii
lsbe gone from your influences, their ..ssst
ltlme" will be gone forever and what shal
tue harvest be - Upon parents and teach
iers depend namely the answer u thei
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