Marshall County independent., 1895-09-27
OUR CITY SCHOOLS.
AGAIN ON A WORKING BASIS,
Their Tasks. Scholars Well Equipped
With the Necessities.


With the Necessities
school is now In full blast again anC
with an enrolment of scholars of WhicI
all of us are proud. There Is no place
on earth where more pride is takel
III the schools OF a city or in the work
accomplished thereby than right here
III plymouth. But we must not forget
that the superintendent and teachers
have large undertaking on theil
hands, and that each parent and citizen
can ald them materially in the work
and that when we have paid our taxes
Tor school and library purposes our
Work is not yet done, but that by in
stllling into the children's minds a love
Tor their studies, and teaching them
obedience and respect for the teachers
a great zeal of assistance can be rem
dered TO the school workers.
1t Is with pleasure We note the large
enrolment OF scholars this year and the
splendid manner in which all seem to
have been equipped with books. e.c.,
which are necessities. y ext to these a
prompt and regular attendance is
necessary to insure good results. Many
children fail to do the work required
for no other cause than absence. If it
IS necessary for your child to be absen
or a few minutes late, try and send
word to the teacher III advance. and do
not encourage the scholar to return
home should he find himself tardy. and
SO lose the whole half day 5 session. 1t
is better to be tardy than absent, but
lar better to be neither absent nor
tardy. The lNDEpENDENT will take
pleasure In printing q list OF all such
pupils and we hope the boys and girls
Will labor 10 make the list a large one.
y newspaper should be an educator and
one way TO be an educator is to encour-
age education. Tins we propose to do
in every way possible.
Boys and girls often haze grievances,
parents have grievances, yes, and teach
ers sometimes have grievances too.
iioW shall we manage them? II yolM
boy or girl comes home with tale of
woe, feeling that he or she has been
unjustly disseminated against or has
heen uniustly treated or punished, do.
not ask hS class mates or other children
for their version of the matter, but gc
at once to his or her teacher and hear
both sides OF the story before Judging.
Sometimes teachers make mistakes: ::
they are not Intallible; but Just place
yourself III their position Tor one min
ute; do you think you would do aS well +:
And then again, children make mis-
takes sometimes, too. Yes, see the
teacher first. Ii she Will not give vou
any satisfaction then 90 to the superiu-
tendent, who is III hls office a good
share OF the time, and then if ne can
not adjust the matter there is still the
board of education to appeal to, which
certainly will not he necessary. These
are only few Of the ways III which
parent can assist III the training of his
or her children and are subjects well
worthy of more than passing thought
There is one more thing to which the
writer wishes TO call attention. Do
you visit the schools? If not why not ::
1t is your right, your privilege and your
duty. You pey taxes to build and
maintain the schools and you have in-
trusted the training Of your child to d
person within that school, and yet you
never 60 to see ii that child is being
properly trained. Yes, visit the schools
and lend to them an encouraging hand.
If you are pleased with the way the
child is being trained commend the
teacher. There is great deal in know
ing that an effort is appreciated 1t
costs you nothing and may aid the
teacher greet deal in fulfilling his or
her duties. If you are not satisfied
then see the superintendent and talk it
over with him and adjust the matter in
all amiacable manner. Thus will the
most good be accomplished and our
duty to the rising generation be best
fulfilled.