The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-05
Quietly Welded.

Quietly Welded.
Last evening an interesting cere-
mony was spoken, that united in mat
rimony two Of Hot Springs esti,nablt
people. Tue occasion was the wedding
Of Mr.. W. p. Phillips and Miss Ella
Clark, which took place at the resi-.
denee Of Mr.. Phillips. The Rev. G. H.
Mckee performed the ceremony. The
effair was q very quiet one, only a few
Of the intimate friends Of the parties
being present. The happy people will
occupy the residence Of the groom and
the reason for the extensive improve.
ments that have been made are now
fully explained.
It is needless for the STAR to form
ally introduce either Of these people to
the citizens Of Hot Springs. Both are
we'll known. Mr.. Phillips has been a
resident Of the Springs even since the
the town was founded, and has been
closely identified with her growth and
improvements. Miss Clark came to
Hot Springs nearly two years ago, and
by her many womanly qualities has
won a host of friends. The whole city
will extend to these estimaLle people
their heartiest congratulations, with
whom the STAR unites. Their useful
ness to u city will in no way be inn
paired by this union, hut on the con-
trary increased. In the improvement
Of Hot Springs Mr.. Phillips will be
none the less jealous, and church work
and social requirements will, as before,
receive from Mrs. Phillips her atten-
ton. In their new relation each car
aid and assist the other.
school Report for Month Ending
November IA, 1890.
Number Of days taught, 90; grand
total number Of days attendance, 545;
average daily attendance, %; number
Of pupils enrolled: male, IL; female,
81. Percent of attendance, II.
From the foregoing statement. it can
readily be seen that the attendance at
our public schools is by no means what
it should be. Unfortunately there is
no law in this state to compell strict
attendance to school work. But the
parents interest in the welfare of their
children should be sufficient without
force Of law to raise the percentage of
attendance far above what it is today.
It is not only detrimental to the best
interests Of those who are absent, but
also those who r. punctaal and con-
slant in their attendance; for the
teachers r able to accomplish far less
than they expected, and far less than
they would have accomplished had full
attendance been present each morning.
OF course we all know that sickness
will cause necessary absence, but it is
safe to say that four-fifths of the alb
sence during the term have been for
the trivial causes which the parents
should never have allowed to interfere
with their children's school duties.
The Taxpayers pay their taxes cheer
fully for the maintenance of public
schools. and they have a right to de-
mand that their money shall be ex-
pended to the best advantage, which
cannot be done without as full at
tendance as possible. Continued alb
sence Of from one to three days per
week cannot but be injurious to the
future success Of the children, which
depends largely on their early educa-
ton. Besides all this it renders the
work Of the teachers, unsatisfactory,
and discouraging. For the future
months of the year a'statment Of the at
tendance, including the name of absent
and tardy, with the number of times
after each name, will he published in
this paper. It is earnestly hoped that
the attendance which hitherto has
been SO light,perhaps through Thought
l~essness, may in the future be greatly
increased, w. W. LAFLElcHE.