The Forrest City times., 1891-11-13

The rains on sunday and Monday made College Hill quite muddy. some better walks and few loads Of gravel | would make vast improvement about the buildings. But We presume | that will come in time. When the new college building is put up next summer. the entire hill will be graded | down some six CT eight feet. the l ditchps all filled, and the campus sOwed in Bermuda grass. Then Forrest ! City may well be proud Of her schools. The pupils Of the highschool ~!ll shortly begin arranging sn entertain nent for the purpose ef procuring 1 library. 1t is \ worthy objet:t, and We are sure the good people of For rest City will contribute libsrally to this enterprise. No school can achieve the best results without A good refer ence library. Our school has mace up its mind to have one, and have one it will. Success, not fsilure Ia the motto.
 Blanks for reporting eases of absence and tariiness to the parents were furnished the teachers this week. IL is to be hoped that parents will join heartily with teachers in oysr- coming these evils. 1T the blanks are used as intended, much good will result therefrom. A mere statement from the parents saying, Please ex- cuse my son or daughter for being absent ur tsrdyh is no eXcuse what ever. Ths reason for such absence or tsrdiness must be given. If detained by the parents, then such should be the excuse If sickness, then that sheuld be given as the excuse, etc. Parents should feel grateful in having their children's interests so carefully guarded by the teacher, and should render them all the assistance in their power. If you start your boy and girl to school. you want t0 feel assured they attend. If they are absent or tardy, you ought to know of it, and by the use of the reporting blanks ycu will know. If their absence or tardi- ness is your fault, the teachers want to know it, for surely no blame at taches to the pupils. We trust that DO parents will feel that burden has been placed upon them, but that all will chserfully comply with this plan and thereby aid the teachers in break ing up the greatest evils of the public school.
 Some one heard this remark on the streets the present week: What kind of rule is that they've got up here At school, that they won't let the children come home for dinner?" An ex- planation may be necessary In this connection. Most Of the city schools iB central and northern Texas, and thoughout the United States Tn general are conducted upon the fol- lowing plan: Schools open at nlne and continue until half past twelve, L.,lf ia frixFata rnr lnstf.h dinner. Beginning again at one, and continuing without interruption until three or fifteen minutes past three, then adjourn The argument in favor of such . plan is that most of the work is done in the forenoon, when the pupils mental faculties are strong est. In addition to this, school is made place of study and work, not play. When pupils have an hour at noon, oftentimes play takes the up- psrmost place iu their minds, and their afternoon work is failure. No one who will stop moment to con- sder will deny the fact that the mind is more capable. of deep thinking in the morning than it is in the after noon. The superintendent, having witnessed the success of this plan and believing that the good people of For rest City wished their schools to be second to none, consulting the school board and receiving it's approval, adopted it. It is immaterial to the teachers whether the old plan CT the new is used. They wish to do what is for the best interests of the schools. No one is prohibited from going home for dinner if he will get back ill the half hour, and quite q number do so. The only requirements are, not to be tardy. It is the opinion of the teach CTS, however, that the better plan would be for all to bring dinner to school and none go home. If the children were attending school in the country, parents would not entertain for moment the Idea of having them come home for dinner. Teachers are satisfied that fair test of the new plan will give universal satisfaction.
 HONOR ROLL
 For the week ending November 6:
 Primary Department-Lula Lewis, Addie Horney, Stella Doyle. Lida Ma son, Virgie Aldridgs, De Yelling Roll wage, Annie Russell, Emma Beck, Bessie Mallory, D. Featherson, Msude Boyett, Paul Featherson. Bertie Mead.
 First Intermediate Tommie Par ham, Clarence White, Robert Roll wage, Otto Rollwage, Lee Fitzpatrick, Willie Hinton, Walter German, Henry German, TOmmie Horney. John l. Jones, Gordon Monroe, Cliffe Nash, Katie Fitzpatrick, Pearl Crippen, Hattie Bottoms, Emma Sweet, Mag gie Taylor, Chas. Uayens, Leta Alley, Clemie David.
 Second Intermediate-Lucille Dye, Johnnie Horney, Clara Horton, Het- tie Lewis, Ethel Lancaster, Nonie Rogers, Norma Taylor, Mary Word. Julia Rogers, Pearl Anderson, Fran cs Iieskett, Bertie Brown, Josie Lowrey. Katie Rollwage, Mary Mason, Pearl David, Mary Williams, Rufus Fondren, Homer Folbre, Hubert Fol bre, Willie Mallory, Ernest Paslay, Paul Pope, Walker Seaborn, Roy Cooper, Jim Izard, Guy Eldridgs, Rolfe Eldridge, Larry Curry, Frank Doyle, Emory Sweet.
 Grammer School-Ina Hearon, Ted Norton, Woodie Paslay, Louis Roll wage, James Wolfe, Carrol Woods, Gus Sweet. Ernest Beck, Fred Prew- cit, Louis Featherston, Ebert Feath erston.
 High School-Pearl May, Willie Paslay, Willie Doyle, Mary Lancas- ter, Emma. Eldridge, Alma Alley, Mamie Doyle, Gordon Casteel, Wilbur Alley, Mabel Loda, George Laughing house, Percy Eldridge.
 Additional Local.