The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-01-28

les yet her judgment is to be nothing,
and two or three little children ex-
plain to and instruct the parents. Yer
lily, here is something to think about.
Then, by and by the authorities re-
mind these parents who support the
school in such peculiar way, that it
is necessary to send the child to
school. Then the parent, (and we
know of few who have said it) says,
81 do not care what that superintend-
ent or the teacher says, I'll keep my
child out whenever l please" and
forthwith the child gets older and
beyond the age limit. Another says,
"that superintendent is not going to
interfere with my business, I'll keep
my child out whenever 1 wish. "
This however is not the question. 1t
is not matter of personally liking
or disliking teacher or superintend-
emit. 1t is not matter of doing as
one pleases just to crafty spite or
anger The question does not involve
such petty, two by-four, contracted
ideas. 1t is a matter of what is duty
and what is right. No, there is in
volved in all this, mighty principle.
A nation is great in proportion as
it's citizens are educated. By logical
sequence it true as stated at the
outset of this article, that the chief
business of the nation is education.
1t CAN be clearly shown that, health
permitting, the place for the child is
in school every day of every week of
the school year. But it CANNOT
be shown by any rational argument
that it is right or proper that child
should by the written consent of par
ents, expect to be excused from import
ant lessons at school TO run the streets
in the slush and water to hang around
and tag after small, second rate the
atrical troupe. Such principle as
this is what brings the standard of
our school down and causes many chill
dren to fail to pass, thus falling be-
hind their grade year after year. The
parent does this but where are the re-
suits seen? The child is the one tt
suffer, though the same child, at the
time, thinks he is being favored. But
the parent does not know that be il
wronging his child. The stronges
children everywhere the Weise
schools, from the primary grades t.
the senior class in the high school arr
I those whose parents appreciate tn
t value of education, and it is thei
: children, and similar ones in ever,
a community who are to become tn
9 bone and sinew of the nation. Th
Q state society, professional life am
u business call loudly for them, an
/ everywhere there is room and de
q mand for those whose parents hav
q been wise. and have not allowed tn
10 child to dictate the policy of tn
% home and school training. Nov
n does some one ask ''since these II
q marks apply to but a few in eac
Al community, why write at sue
lengthY'' But it is these few thu
70 retard the growth of our school sy'
1t tenn, and the cause of education
1t Let the larger number crush by
II strong public sentiment the mario
ID ideas of few and lead them into
a larger view of the situation.
Of The sad part of all this is, that Il
Ut innocent child suffers Though Oft
IN he does not realize it) through the e
&c ror of the parent. Then in the fal
Oh sometimes dozen parents, come
e, us and ask that, "Jobnnie"or Mary
In who has failed because of parent
ge neglect, may be allowed to "try {
ne work of the next grade " These
In the children who play second hddI'
ge later In life, while those who rema
'oi out Of school for but one, aud ON
OF ONE cause, namely. sickness, beco'
'ot leaders IN the various departments
20 human effort, The iDesEible Logic
'se history, teaches us that esery Lead