The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-07


Patrons rouse yourselves, and stand
for your rights. get honest benefits
from the tax you pay; don't lot your
,child's benefits only he half supplied.
Give them what they need the same
as food und clothing. that is. n good
Education. Here In this village OF
Stanton is public school, which this
year has been attended by nearly sew
entychidren, and In that large schools
they have only one teacher. who labor
idayatter day overwhelmingly. One
teacher cannot take control OF seventy
lchildren at nine O'Clock IN the morn
ling, give them fifteen minutes recess
lat 1890 IL. H., ono hour ut noon,
another fifteen minutes recess at $50
D. IN. and dismiss at four O'Clock In the
Afternoon; answer the many thousand
Questions. give the necessary instruc-
tons and hear all the lessons and have
Everything as perfect as It should be
I'm the imagination OF some people.
let any patron exchange places for
lone day with the teacher and II they
ARE not in despair before four p. IN.
they are good enough to pass right
Into Heaven. Oh. mothers and fathers
you gay Il have a herd time to keep
peace among my two or three( or may
he more) children!' What do you
suppose teacher would do with your
lseventy children, with no two OF the
came disposition or temper. In tho
Bible we ARE thught 10 ASK ana ye
lshull receiye' PatrUns.d do this very
lthing;if you don't get 1t the first time,
TRY again. Take try" Tor your motto.
4 hree more short months and your
children will bo free to roam through
the village and gather from tho men
lal the vulgarity that can be found in
"a village. Thea In September they are
se mt bneE to school with heads and
hearts full OF mischief and vulgarity
which the teacher Is expected to dis
Ipuee of in lew days. III you do not
lieel that your pocketbooks permit you
building a new school bouse with two
lroon>, get helper In the room you
have, and you will be moro than sur
lprised ut tho advancement OF your
boys and girls in one term. In few
y, ars the work will bo accomplished
I'M such way that any one without en-
l"duCation cannot obtain position.
len why delay giving your children
ia gcod claIicc. II you get II 1900
It.ivIGcnd frCm tho STATE. cannot you
raise enough more TO pay az. nss'st'
Iiuiy Many patrons no doubt do not
, IlceI that HEY arc abs TO send thelI
lcllildIen nway TO school, and as soon as
} they are lafgo enough they are put to
work In the mills. the very worst place
or any young boy OF girl, Surely the
advantages ION had when you went
10 sciIooi weIe faw, but patrons, every.
hing csncernSd la education Is adj
vanc ng aIld as innE Us you persist In
lmnkinR ono teacher control and teach
a our seventy children you never can
'Npect them to advance as they should
7 4ate yourself In Il teacher place fol
: Jna day or one-haif day, answer the
y many thonsaLd questions that are daily
rOuEhL to.her, pronounce the words,
correct questions, words and le5sOns
IN general, hear the lessons. calm the
lctms ems soothe the wounded and
watch over all, then think do | have
| patience when my child persists in do
~ " hat he knows to be wrong. The
g, ucher has control OF the boys and
liils I've days oat OF seven, during
Tat time she is expected TO instruct
Il nem not only in lessous but III
1 nunners ind kind deeds and words.
: htrons, demand your rights and
!. lght Until you get them: this Is just
|, 10 time to agithtc tho qu"s ion just
J. \ hen your new commissioners and
i ,eachef for the ensuing year are to bo
Il patrons would follow
l.he dictates of their conscience. they
} " III resolve Ger long that tuero is too
one human Eeing to perform and dc
1T justice. Any teacher Will truth
fully say that size cannot do justice u
IscventN pupils and any parent will
ltruthfuliy awn that she Is right.
Let any one VINO la interested or un
lint, rested deny the facts, through the
cuiumlG CT tho worthy REPUBLICAN
and let us sec II tho patrons OF stan
ton ars going 10 continue to sleep ant
let their children miss the chance OF {
lifetime. WEI the patrons continue
the unlumane act OF imposing on one
lady OF gentleman tho duties OF teach'
ing their seseHty pupils? While thea
sister towns Hli have II better regulated
System, having severnl. teachers In on
-aliding. WHY eaIit stanton patron:
come up to the chalk line for ono
land demand aud get he rights which
are only for the heneIt OF The boy
and girls of the yiiliuge. Patrons, Ia
decision lac for the right. demand ant
get your Nv o teachers, II you don't ge
two rooms,gnd let Is children receive
what they are lawfully entitled to
Respectful y, l.. {. Il.
Stanton, April 8. 1894.