The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28
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CCunty Sunern
endnt and the Board Of Supervisors these sections are com
Piled with, will public schools be established within
one and half two miles from the PATRONS OF the same Some
patrons Will be much than this But when consider the
operation Of public schools in the counyha, is almost mros
sble sometimes to establish schools central or convenient
some patrons will necessarily be send
Smal childrentha the majority OF choohuuseS are not
comfortable either in winter spring, summer or autumn
provides for the opening Schools ordinarily the first OF
January annually Of the year noted the incemeucy
of It's weather bad roads, swollen creeks things adverse
to travelling foot all and the impactcabiy OF
sending small children to school manifest careful examna
uon OF Teachers reports viii show that but few children uder
eight years OF enrolled this season. aud enrolled that
their average attendance irregular and small parent who
has heart the health and welfare of his children rule keep
his younger children of school age during this season OF
the He reekons the physical of such children of
more importance than the meagre aanments in knowledge
which they can make under such adverse circumstances
And when schools taught during more comfortable
seasons OF the we believe far better for the child
be kept from school until abou, eight years At this age he will
have attained sufficient physical development regular study
and discipline and will when school, require his teacher to
assume the double role OF teacher and nurse as the
IN many OF our public schools Regular study will not this
age task and burden The required make the
daily circuit om-and to home will interfere with the
sary duties OF the schooloom We in favor uhng
the heads Of young children cuvang the neglect
OF the physical thus preventing uniform and normal develop
nent OF his whole being And while of our teachers
net accused OF teaching the maxmum time Of eight hours day.
and Of surpeauous diligence and drilling toward the yoInger
scholars nevertheless hazardous interests
children in Judgment admit them public schools
IN the country before they are eight years Of age part of this
argument applies equally the schools in our towns and
cities AS all legislation must be just and equal rights and
privileges provisions and sanctions this proposed change would
not nc serious damage upon the school interests
and cities OF the State BY raising the minimum limit from Eve
TO eight years oil age the attendance would be
aby increased teachers would have less trouble arising from
irregular attendance uniform discipline could be main
ned they would have more time for teaching and less for nur
ing and the younger children themselves would be better able
take OF themselves and defend agan
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4 kohsued On this point they would saIstFbs S. z A A
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lgwn county, and they SUBSCRIBE fully to The views HaI s z
advanced And Heare Of opinion ilat uteeent parents Ha
flavor ehenae " fe nuinun from ve eEhI ye0 o a6t
Imay be argued opposition to the views advanced m
children should have the benefit Of common schools Eve year
Of age because this age they be easily spared from
home being unable work. and in the way the good mother
eng and teasing her about imaginary wants and troubles and
making her life of constant care that in
few the boys at least will be needed the pows and the
girls tosew and milk the and take and then
hoeng picking cotton These things accordance with
the facts OF the For often OF the best schools Copah
county suspended large boys and girls are needed
to labor the field and otherwise But right parents 10
do this to take from their children that which valuable
them food and clothing and from year year cheat their
and daughters out OF even the small fractional part Of
ay educaionf We these parents placing side OF the
balances few bushels Of and hundred pounds Of cot
on and the other four five months Of instruction and de-
Gliding deliberately the corn and cotton are Of far more value
than the instruction Admitting that the necessity for this
cenay course sometimes exists contend that many instances
where pursued no such necessity arises total depreciation
Of the value OF education the chief Of this frequent rect
the part Of parents send their children school, Would
that something could be done by this Association and by all
our cZens interested IN the MATERIAL educational and religious
prosperity Of this Commonwealth 10 abae this general and far
reaching evil is poor argument therefore, urge the gen
eral practice Of parents Withholding their older children from
school for the sake Of enjoying the benefit of their labor
why children should be admitted five years age
for verify believe that this neglect principally from
avarce and Indifference education and tha the
fully known would that the very parents who fail
send their older and daughters school, for the
part the who few years ago withheld these children
when they too young to perform labor and
true that parents who live stones throw OF the school
house allow require their children home the
mcs trivial Of reasons We verify believe coecve
school laws necessary make many parents their children
properly in this regard With many parents there suitable
minimum limit eight years, all child
hood will be taken away which closing upon the
lower limit ofthe scale.
few words concerning the change suggested in the maximum
limit the school age proposed reduce this from twenty
one eighteen years age BY reference The statistics will
be that four States and Territory have adopted this age
as the limit New Jersey Georgia. Nevada Tennessee and
Idaho In California and the District Of Columbia the limit
III in Connecticut South Carolina Utah and Kentucky o the
cooed race) Massachusetts and Rhode Island r.
and in Texas H. Texas takes the lead in having highest
minimum and the lowest maximum The limit proposed in this
paper say the least reasonable proposition Six States
have adopted scale of these are noted for their
educational ZEAL progress and prosperity By adopting this limit
Mississippi would still be four years above the Lone Star State
But there other than this for the reduction proposed
Net having the statistics Of other counties 10 collect
data this particular point offer first for the
fact obtained from the monthly reports OF Copah
county careful examination Of the monthly reports for the
present year. reveals the fact that only per Of the
enrolment in the public schools between the ages eighteen
and twenyone years OF the 5000 enrolled during the year.