The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-19

\ Letter 70 Parents.

SAerEes IND, roo. ~. l6S5.
TO THE PAaENrs OF DUDoIs CouSrY =
I GREErrNG:
schools 10 several parts OF Dubois cou q.
~ will close tos about elk m0uths. Al
! Who have given the subject consIdera
ltIon agree that these are the very school,
that should not close until month stev
.Iyet under existing laws and the smou o
IOf tuition money available Il can not b
..Iavoided. The terms this year ere com.
lplime0t to the v,rious Township True.
tees. being several weeks longer than
should be.
Pupils sre on the highway to success
and while they are inclined 70 reed and
study, parents should give them every
aesistsOce possible The iisst grade pu-
Ipils have learned how 10 resd. end d
sooD % child hes learned ITO make ont
lejmpIe sentences." the Wise parent looks
about for somethiug which Il % wort b
while 10 read. The "Fiset Reader" ID, 0s
course. simple. but the simpliclty g
largely below the child's intelligence.
children can understand bv hearing long
before they can understand by rea1inQ.
During the time they ere mastering the
many com binstions IL which ~ 6nd -
Igirl, . hat" - DOLL" and ere getting
the ability 70 read q sight, they ere
listening 70 books that Are BY % means
so barron in simplicity. Enter : school
ssd watch tho little ones listening st the
0Ider ones recite.
| Many children. q soon - they are
able TO read the little stories which they
6nd 10 The First Reader" leave aome of
them behind forever. However. BY
watching them closely, you will ootice
that there ere many parts OF the "First
Reader" that they never leave behind
and never forget. The proverbs which
form some Of the early sentences taught
them. the quaint nursery tsles, etc, are
remembered and separated from the
chat Of the ordinary reading exercises.
They so0n learn what 10 literature and
what is not literature, zee, long before
they even know the word "litsrature. ,
hut 70 know coed literature from evil. il
quite another thing.
Literature, tor the sake Of which the
art Of readios IL largely acquired. II
neves left behjud, end u bec0mee Of i'm.
|portance 70 give children. = soon u
lmay Be. enduring forms on which tbeV
Imay exercise their newly acquired pr -
Ter, and IN which they nay take The nrs
Idraughts Of : pleasure q genuine q en-
Ito be enjoyed when they come into tha
toll possession Of their bIossoming fac
Iulty Of imsgination."
To help those Who live 10 dislricsl
having short terms OF school. thers hal
been OsgaDiged ia thu State Of Indians
lWhat 10 known q The "Young People,
Reading Circle" lie object u. to sub ri
lsute for the trashy. snd often viclO0i
resding matter, which finds lie Wsy il q
the bs0ds Of children snd youth. : grade
|of litessture at once eosnd 10 its con.
,Itents, chsste in language and Imagery
land pure in lts morsI tone" end q shl
Isame time inexpeneivo.
i The books Of tho u p. r. G. Pun fS0u
THE second grade 70 the advauced. Tht
list contaius books thst suy pupil cog
|comp prsheud ~ tho child Il % the ooc
Iond grade, ETC. There ere 0ve grades
second, third, fourth. nftb, and ID
vsuced ~ corresponding 70 lhs grades ID
|schooIs. Do not point 70 your librss ies
;Iof old. dusty, uncIassi6sd, ungrsded
uOiuviting and complicated volumes
s0d tell your children: "There's knoWi
ledge By The Wholesale" Not many vii
accept the Invitation % lsvishIy be
Is!0Wed. and mine out Of every ten" o
1.-THE few that do. will read some voIum,
THAT you would prefer they should mo-
|resd. Show ne tho books your child
lseads, and will know your child.
The bOoks OF the Y r. r. e. sre oe
U1~oe~A Aa~~~eA>A - .-~A>A -
Who have given the welfare Of the chill
|dren q to-day deep study and proper
'Iconsideratiou, and who know whereof
they epeak when they recommend {
book Tor : child's perusal. Remember
|'stho child u father % tho man., end
what child reads before Il Il tweIvs
lIyears Of age formulstes. TO vast extent
its future conception Of lie, lie "Idos
man. its relationship 10 Its peighb0r
lie country, and IL God. IN visW Of 81
these facts should not the children 0l
Dubois county b started end kept q
resding -end q reading good books
The best preparation that can b glves
them for good life q to- interest them
Iin reading good books-such q ars o..
fsred 10 the Y. p. r. G. AZ q lucen.
tive . reading these books . beautiful
|membevship card viii b msIlsd frss By
this once, 70 every child 10 Duboil
county who hss read one or more Of the
IY. r r. @ hooks. The papers will aisc
publish their uames, after the member.
'|ship cards have teen Issued.
i A. msny children ere now intereated
IN books, Why not keep them % during
ltheir coming vacation. ~ letting Them
|Iresd the nooks o. their grade In The y
'lP X G.? The vslue OF The habit ofresd.
ling good books can not b over.ssti.
mated Il Is duty the future ssks N
Ithe preeent that children acquire thil
habit. Be sure, however, that the books
are good ones.
Many Of you, 10 doubt, remem Der thai
Y when Won were thouehtless boys you
cut vour name and the name of soms
Isdear friend" upon The trees IL youi
lpeighboshood Go and look q them
to-day. u natural death. or The march oI
lbs so.salled elvtlIsstlos, be- sos oblSt.