Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-04-01

Oamdeni N. D., are Visifing I'D tnls
place
Mrs 3. F Killam returned home
the last Of the week. Her fatheris
improving.
George Clark Of New York spent
the 22d and 23rd with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark, in this town.
Clara Kimble is spending short
time in Scranton.
Mrs Ludwig returned Thursday
from Shiekshinney where she has
been visiting.
We are sorry to hear Of the illness
Of Mrs. Berlin.
Helen Singer visited in this place
sunday.
G n Killam is entertaining his
daughter, Mrs Charles Killam, and
children.
Alfred K Killam. who is suffering
with pneumonia is rapidly improv-
ing under the care of a trained nurse
from Scranton.
March 26th the teacher Of White
school No. 3, gave an entertainment.
The stage was artistically draped
with evergreens and very prettily
trimmed with roses, carnations and
sweet peas. The children were we'll
drilled and recited their parts with
credit Music was furnished by
Miss CLARK, and many parents had
good reasons to be proud of their
boys and girls. Especially Miss
Crump deserves credit for the way
she trained her scholars. Those
whom we think the best reciters
were Sarah and Willard Wilson,
Laura, Emmaline, Harry and Clar-
ence Singer, Mary, Edward and
Gerald Gumble, Annie and jake
Bartz, Kate Gumble and Leonard
Simons.
Now that we have chronicled this
entertainment in due form, and en-
deavored to give credit where credit
is due, and hope we have given sat
isfaction to the participants therein,
we have a question we would like to
ask our board of school directors,
Do you gentlemen see any profit
in this method of teaching? 1t is
perhaps not know to all of you that
this entertainment has been upon
the tapis for fully one month (our
school term is but seven months)
and during that month from two to
five lessons have been ommitted TO
give time for rehearsal or practice.
On one day eight lessons were
dropped, and at another time but
three were recited. When you con.
slider the shortness of the term and
the value of time to the scholars, do
you think 1t pays to waste the mon-
ey intended to be used in preparing
our youth for the battle Of life9 Dc
you think it pays to devote the
childrens time to frivolous amuse-
ment? Time that should be devoted
to study and which once lost can
never be regained
rruel the children enjoyed it, al
also did the older folks, but, the
children do not realize that they art
paying dearly for their amusement
and the older participants are noi
blessed with children at scnool, ant
perhaps do not feel so interested al
the parents Of the children. We Dc
not think that our Legislators in ap
propriating money for school pur
poses intended that it should b
used for amateur theatricals. and ",
ourselves prefer that our children
become expert in the three RS,
We would remind you gentlemen
that yours is a position of grea
responsibility. You were elected b.
your fellow citizens in order tha
their children might be benefitte'
by your superior knowledge Of edu
oational methods, and we ask tina
in futherance Of your duties you us
that knowledge for their benefit
Look a little closer into the conduc
of your schools, see that they ar
properly managed. Give Us compe
tent teachers and when you hav
voted that certain studies shall b
taught, see that they are taught
Live up to your promise to do you
duty and you viii receive the thank
and appreciation Of those who loo
n won n fnrflsar the rve1fara n