Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-02-18
Audubon Schools.

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The following are the names of those
who belong to the Iowa Pupils Read
ing Circle In room No. 3: John Isham.
WILDER Woodrow, Lavisa Overholtzer,
Edith Townsend, LATINA Baker, Elsie
Johnson, Archie Vail, Herbert Sanborn.
Gretchen Nash, Maurice Armstrong,
Mary Mcclure and John Hardinger.
The teacher In room No. 8, starts to-
DAY TO read the book entitled "Jack and
Jill, by Louisa NJ. Alcott,
The teachers throughout the school
are making an especial effort this year
TO cultivate In their pupils taste for
good reading.
The pupils of room No. z, have or
ganized literary society Officers,
Dora Larson, president; Willie Hunts
berger, vice president; Wood, Soar, sec.
rotary and treasurer. They have given
1t the name of Louisa nj. Alcott.
The higher grade of No. Z, viii soon
commence reading "The Courtship of
Miles Standish."
In room No. 5, interesting work has
| been done In the Physiology class dur
ing the past week, In comparing the
respiratory organs of man with those
OF lower animals.
The spelling match epidemic having
reached room No. 8, on Friday the child
rem were given an opportunity to dis.
| play their proficiency in this branch.
Orren Eddy won first honors, Moody
iaggy second.
The school is the garden of the Re
public. In time To come what now are
the scholars will then be the citizens,
| INA nnhAlInrS # los. H.,
ers OF the affairs of this great nation.
AS the school Is q great power In inilu-
ence we see from these circumstances
the Importance of proper school train
ing. Someone has said. AS an index
IL to u book so is school.boy's char
acter to his future life" As d crooked
reed can never grow straight, nor a
broken rod be mended, so tile bad hab-
its which we SOW In youth will follow
MS In after life. On this lesser stage OF
life we enact the scenes TO follow, we
prepare for that time when we are to
appear before the world to be seen MS
We are. The jewels we have added to
car character will ever blaze our for
ward path while the clanking chains of
Ill habits which we have forged will
over be dragging scornfully after us.
Who denies that with young Republics
under their supervision the instructors
have to a considerable degree the DIES.
tiny Of nation within their power, for
next to the parent the moulding OF
pupils character Ia influenced by the
teacher. In fact these schools should
BIO looked at from more ele waited than
common stand point. Further speak
ing, the regularity, the uniformity and
the method with which any mass Is
controlled, depends almost wholly up
on the promptnoss with which orders
are obeyed. In carrying on an import
ant war campaign, things must be done
In time. The issue of great battles lies
living upon that one slender hope of
someone acting In time. So, when we
think of the Importance Of punctuality
In all affairs we should not hesitate to
urge II and impress upon these future
citizens for on their heads rest the flu
ture Of this government. The teacher
may urge punctuality but the main in
stigati0ns must come from the parents.
With this one favor done by the parents
the teachers will do the rest. All things
concerning the mass are done best when
done In order and the great element OF
order Is punctuality In response. We
urge our scholars to be punctual Cases
where hardness Is an extreme necessity
are rare. 10 punctual.