Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06

As when they made the mornings late
Ere woodmen's clocks began to strike
And waKe the wilderness of calm,
And poor NlscQpsin'g map was like
The hundFed fifty=seeond psalm!
New Gorks brook trout are in thy rills
New Hampshires yigor on thy hills.
Thy woods of Maine make busy mills
Green Mountain air thy bosom thrills,
The Bay State lends thee sturdy Wills
Good Morn, New England of the west!
read the legend on thy crest
'Tis "FOrWardp, Pass the word along
In trumpet peal and tuneful song
The standing order of the day.
Till life's last battle ebbs away
And makes your tablets eloquent
OF something more than "bOrn and dieG''
And completes on monument
Grand mlle-stones in the world 9 advance
That catch the heart up with the glance,
Now grace and peace with the abide.
BENZ. F. TAYLOR.
Wood County should take. some part
in the semi-centenn1al celebration of
the admission of Wisconsin to statehood.
Grand Rapids as the county seat and a
leading city in the county should take
the first steps towards seeing that the
county is properly represented at Mad
lson in June. The thing to do is to form
local history Association for the pre-
servation of all the history we can gather
from old settlers. soldiers aud sailors
Relics of interest because showing some
thing Of the early life in this county
should be gathered and preserved in
connection with the public library. The
local history association could easily di-
vide its work Of interviewing and note
taking and the material thus gathered
could be written up and preserved as a
valuable contribution to the history of
this section. Pictures or drawings
should be made aud preserved of old
buildings and sites of any interest. All
this work will be much easier on account
of the beginning already made by the
high school class of 1896 The history
thus gathered and prepared should be
presented TO the meeting at Madison.
The local association formed to do this
work should then make its 'ganization
permanent and all further material col
lected by its members might be filed
with the public library for preservation.
This matter is of more than ordinary
importance because the history of Wood
county illustrates the change that has
gradually come over the industries of
what was once nothing but a pinery To-
calty It's settlement and development
are the work of a diverse population
" hat brought these people here? How
have they done their work? What light
does the past history of the county throw
on the lines of its development in the
future? All these are interesting ques-
tons 10 work up from the evidence Of
men whose span of life has covered the
exciting years of the county's history.
Every school district could be made the
centre for the gathering of the stories of
the pioneers. Under the teachers dir
ection older scholars could interview old
settlers and write down their accounts.
This when gathered and arranged would
make excellent material from which to
write up a history of Wood county.
When and where eau we have a meet
society?
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Some New Years resolutions for pare nts.
First-Never to say that that they did
not teach those subjects or that way
when [ was boy or girl and what was
good enough for me, is good enough for
my children.
Second-Neyer to criticize a teacher
until I have talked the matter over with
the teacher and know her motive for
doing the action.
Third-When [ do feel called upon to
comment unfavorably on a teachers
work, not to do it before children who
are going to he2. even if they are
your children, you will be surprised to
! find out some time that the teacher you
are criticIzing has as strong a bold on
the chldren's respect in certain matters
as you have yourself. Then as long as
| the children must continue going to her
any way, what is the rhyme or reason
! in poisoning their feeling toward their
teacher?)
Fourth-To make a special effort to
see that my boy or girl is regular and
promptin his or her attendance at school
FifIh-To visit the schools and talk
with the teacher about my child's'w work
to make this years work in education a
long pull and strong pull Of home and
school together.
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