The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-11-25

time to certain studies and then take
up something else. This inculcates
system into the child mind. Obedi-
ence is absolutely necessary. We pre-
fer and try to instill the idea of cheer
full obedience, but, If necessary, we
force it. We seldom have to resort to
force In the matter and never do so
until all other means are exhausted.
Home life without cheerful obedience
Is unpleasant, likewise the school.
Don't tear down the teachers work by
having a different system at home to
that employed at school. Teach your
children to render cheerful obedi-
ence;teach them to be deferential. and
to love and respect and do for you as
matter Of duty and honor and right.
If we exercise severity, parents should
back us up for We must have obedi-
ence. We do not rule by fear, only
when necessary. The schools used to
be conducted with the rod. The boy
was whipped at every turn whether
he needed it or not. Later the rod
was largely dispensed with, and
prizes offered for obedience, for best
scholarship, for neatness, punctuality
and attendance. This was better
than the rod, but we appeal to emo
tions that are higher than either.
Don't hire your children to obey you.
Appeal to their sense of right; show
them their duty: teach them to try
to excel; arouse their pride and en-
ergy. Duty receives great considera.
ton from the teacher, and the teacher
and parent should cooperate i'm this
matter.
BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Let the parent and teacher come to
understand each other better and all
things will work better. The teacher
loves the child, all of the children,
even the drtiest and most ragged of
the number: not with personal love
but with higher love. These teach
ers do not work for money alone, they
work for the real good of the child:
they love him and the majority of
children love their teachers. This is
a generous whole-hearted love be-
tween the two. Parents should learn
these things and understand that the
teacher is giving the children the
same careful attention in every re-
spect that the parent would have
given them. We shall have other
meetings and we hope all of you, and
Others will attend that we may know
you better and that you may under
stand us.
On Thanksgiving Day the schools
will render programs and you are all
cordially invited.
The children sang Columbia" and
PRESIDENT BULLEN
of the Board of Education, made Il
a few statements relative to the work
of the Board. He suggested that lack
of room for children had been a diffi-
Guilty with which the present Board
has had to contend. There are 2O2O
children of school age in the dis
trict, and 1900 enrolled. The remain
100 should be in school, but for lack of
room have felt it not advisable TO
cause compulsory attendance. 2O2O
divided by %, the present number of
teachers, would mean an average of so
for each: at present there is an aver
age of -. However none have been
turned away so far, and ample pro-
vision will be made for all. Mr.. Bull
len suggested the necessity of another
central building of not less than eigh t
rooms, but the Board understands
the burdens of the people and has
hesitated to place upon them an adj
ditional burden of $4,000 to $4,000,
the amount necessary for such a
building as is really needed. Instead,
the old Parry Hall has been converted
into complete school building with
modern conveniences, and there are
this year % schools instead of the %
of last year. This, and other i'm
provements made have caused an out
lay of more than $1,000, and $1,000 has
been spent for text books as required
by law. This will not have to be ex-
pended next year. Last year it was
deemed advisable to make provision
for emergencies in the future, and an
extra tax Of II mills was levied for
building purposes. Before our time
is up there will be $1,000 or $1,000 in
the building fund. The present
Board has paid off about $1,000 worth
of bonds and hopes to make it $4,000
in another year-so we are not in bad
shape financially.
The Board endorses the work of
Supt. James A. Langton and the
teachers We invite inspection of their