Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
To the School Children of Sus.
sex County.

SOA OOuMty.
DC DEAR PUPILS: When the COO
90 days of September come again
s boys and girls feel that it is tim,
= to think once more of school. Be
l. tore the close of the month. alonf
every road and by-way, through
the fields and woodlands of Ole
Sussex, we shall see the children
making their way toward the ia.
millar school-houses. fl were 60
ask you why you go to school, all
hands would go up. ITO learn !"
some boy would say. ITO learn
what ?" This is harder. Books !"
some one would say. This is only
partly true. There are other things
we must learn at school. Books
are wonderful things. Through
them we gain much of our knoWl-
edge, and knowledge is one of the
keys to happy and useful life
Hence we should study these books
carefully. Each days lesson
well, " is motto that insures every |
pupil mastering his books.
Another thing that a boy or girl
must learn at school is obedience
In each school we have thirty or
forty children, and there must be
rules, or laws to govern, or there
would only be confusion. No Der
son can control others who has /
not learned to obey. General ,
Grant commanded armies of mil G
lions OF men. He ruled this great c
country for eight years. One time d
while having his picture taken b
the photographer told him to fix S
his eyes on a certain object. lust t,
as the photographer pressed the II
bulb, a brick from a chimney c,
'rashed through the skylight lust q
behind the general, yet he never ej
moved, and the picture was per /,
ect. n
When l heard that I knew why T
General Grant could rule. He had I'll
to obey. Every commun- 50
" is much like a school. Good
itizens obey the laws. Disrespect i,
law IS the greatest danger to our +b
ountry today. When bows and -,
iris are trained to order and obedi- ~ ~
nee in school we are making good III
itizens, which is a great purpose ar,
the school. Piety is nothing III,
ut obedience to Gods law, and ste
erfect character is nothing but oa |
abitual obedience to all proper 6e,
w, When a pupil learns to obey. of
: Is acquiring good character. go
hlch men respect and should Wh
llue above everything else. so1
Health is the third key to a use ie
! life or what is exactly the same. oil
life. The wisest man eno S--,
at has lived in America said that sin, in
first requisite for success in life owe
IS to be a good animal. By that ver
meant we must be strong and Re-
Ill. A teacher once said that the cor1
rec causes Of sickness were ignor- 6no
ce, laziness and sin, and he was mo,
arly right. So important is this W.
liter that we have a study in each 70
lool called hygiene, which WIZ
ches the laws of health. Per toiI' IL
lal neatness and cleanliness also nro,
-, 10 iiOau' Inc teacher a &C
school grounds, the room and oil
furniture should constantly CO..,
ch lessons of tidiness and neat r,1a,,
S to the pupils. nv. ~ - !,
he way to enjoy school is to y
md regularly and to study hard N'
$ the idle and irregular pupil @ souI
doesn't like school. Regu- prom
ty OF attendance is so important dIy
always ask for the register Wnlc
N l visit school. The parent ny
keeps his child out of school aPPr'
tout the best of reasons does a ANN
It wrong. Don't be afaaid to - IN
K hard. Did you ever notice Oeen
hard the farmers work in the mont
ng time? It is their time for u 1t
ting seed. School is the seed 9ome 3!i
of life for you, and every dav q1 glstln
ecious. Hoping for the most EGio ii
rable reports of your work : tdules
l come to see you, am, ~ g,
Your sincere friend. TSCol
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