The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-02
OPENING Of School
Something for Parents
TO Read and Con-
slider.
The Work Ii gins September 2
and Every scholar should Re I'm At
teudance-The Opening Days Are
very Important ones.

very important Ohtr
Superintendent Cooley has handed the
NEws the following, addressed to parents,
which ia well worth their attention and
should be acted upon:
THE public schools OF Calumet will
open Tuesday morning, September Z. lie
ia almost absolutely necessary Tor all
children, who expect to work with class
es with which they were graded last june
90 be in school at the opening. Too
many parents make the mistake oil sup
poeing that the first few weeks oil school
amount to 80 little that absence at this
time does not affect the work. This is a
mistaken idea, and many children. who,
had they been in attendance at the COM
mencement OF school, would have been
able to move forward with their classes,
lose a whole years work because OF ab-
sence during September and October. A
good beginning is the first element in sue
cessful work. Let all the children be in
attendance the first day OF school. Do
not keep them out on trifing excuses.
Children can help about the home in the
morning, before school opens, and in the
afternoon. after the close Of school.
"All children entering school for the
irst time as beginners must be in attend
aEce the first week OF school Subject to
reasonable exceptions) or wait until
new class il organized in February.
The high school now offers extra in
ducements to the young people OF the
community. Through the generosity oil
Mr.. AgassiZ, the new manual training
building will soon be ready for occupancy,
and the work to be undertaken in this
new departure of public education will be
such as is undertaken in the best schools
in this country. 1t will consist of ca rpen.
try, wood-turning, forging, moulding,
metal-turning and pattern making, all OF
which will be based upon thorough
course in mechanical and iree-band draw
ing.
1.-The board OF education has engaged
Che services of NJ. w. H. Parker, an ex-
perieneec instructor in this line OF work
Wherever manual training has been in-
trOduced into the public schools, there
has been a marked increase In the attend
auce OF young men, and it ia expected
that Calumet will not be an exception.
I'm addition to the work iust men
tioned, there has been added to the
courses oi study a complete course in all
lines of commercial work such as type
writing, stenograpby, book. keeping and
commercial law. This course is arranged
Tor the benefit of the large majority OF
young people who do not intend to go
~ a higher school, but who do wish
thorough preparation for business life.
This department will be in charge OF Mr..
u b. Fisher, OF Chicago, who comes very
highly recommended. The introduction
oS this line of work will render void the
necessity Of sending young men and
young women TO distant cities in order
that they may qualify themselves for bus.
iness situations. This preparation can
As well be made at home az anywhere, il
there il ample equipment, aud this the
board has already provided.
A number OF Young men who left
school few years sgo have already been
attracted by these departments, and
have mae application for places 10
sch DOL when it opens. 1t is to be hoped
that parents will interest themselves in
the welfare Of their children to such ar
extent that any reasonable sacrifice may
willingly be made in their behalf in order
that these Young people may avail them
ssyes OF the privileges and opportuntie,
now offered by our public schools.
"A careful consideration OF the thought
contained in and suggested by the abov,
IS the object OF this communication"