Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-11
Report of the Parents and
Teachers Union.

The meeting of the Parents and
Teachers Union held at the Hugh
School March 9th, was opened by the
reading of the minutes, followed by a
piano solo.
| After this DR.. J. r. Nichols gave a
rousing talk on the subject How Far
May we Hold the Public Schools Re-
sponsible for the Moral Training OF
the Community" There are three
factors engaged in the moral training
| of the children--the home, school and
church. DR.. Nichols strongly places
| the responsibility of the incubation
of the foundation principles of the
child's morals upon the home. The
school can only supplement the best
efforts of the parents. The thought
was expressed that the schools were
doing fairly well their part toward
good moral training, but that many OF
even our best homes are inclined to be
somewhat negligent, the fathers, being
so busy, in supplying the material
needs of the family and the mothers
often SO much enGrossed in social
functions, clubs, etc, that the child
rens' training is, in many cases, left in
the hands of some second person. An
other point strongly emphasized was
that the moral life of the family lived
daily before the child is the factor of
greatest influence upon his life. The
ideal condition would be, of course,
for the three factors, the home, the
school and the church, to work to
gether for the same grand end, the de-
velopment of higher moral standard.
DR.. Nichols talk was so earnest and
stirring that quite a number were in
duced to take part in the discussion.
They but added their earnest words to
those of the speaker that every home
either neutralizes or emphasizes the
teaching CT both the church and the |
school.
The next speaker to address the |
Union was Mr.. H. w. Stanley, on the |
subject, THE Relation of the School to
the Business Community" Mr..
Stanley's talk was listened to with |
great interest, as it showed a keen OBJ
of the traits of character
for a successful business ca
reer The business community must
each year receive large number of
those who are the product of our
common schools. To each applicant
the question is, What can you do?"
The ability with which the employe
fts himself into the place given to him
depends largely upon the training he
Our schools to prepare for
practical life in business career
should teach the child to think for
himself, and to think intensely and
quickly Business propositions come
up constantly which must be met,
hought about and acted upon quickly,
)r the opportunity for successful op-
sration may be gone. The child must
also be able to retain the knowledge
earned and he must be capable of ap-
plying his knowledge at the time and
place when needed knowledge for
he sake of culture alone is not Of the
greatest value in business career.
The further duty of school is to in
still the love of right principles and
good motives in child without which
10 character can be good. The speak
sr broguht out the force OF habits in
he individual. He urged upon the
'chool the training OF the child in
,ood habits, as of politeness, courtesy.
Willingness, etc. He illus
rated the great need of the habit of
loing things systematically from one
'f his own personal experiences with
young travelling man. The thought