West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-27
OUR PUBLIC
Duties OF PareHts in Seeing that the
Children Attend.
BROWN Mill

BRowN's Mill December IS
Ia land Of plenty and prosperity, sur.
rounded with almost every environment
that goes to make any community h,ppy
and prosperous, such as the citizens OF this
section enjoy, why is Z. that fully one.halt
OF the citizens do not appreciate the i'm.
portant advantages OF the present public
school system Why rs IL that parents
send their children to the district schools
and then do not think IL necessary to look
after them further than 10 know that they
have been sent TO school They never visit
the school TO see what is being done by the
teacher, nor TO make personal observa.
lions as TO the best interest Of their chill.
dren.
The children are allowed to 20 when they
please. Some Of them do not get home
until darkness drives them. and these chill.
dren, many Of them. are being brought up
Instruction.
Many OF our schools are fault.6ndins-
the schools are not what they should be
Why Because the parents are not juSt
whSt they should be The child Is gen.
orally aud truly the offspring OF its parents
water viii not rise above It's level unless
by attthcial means. Neither will the chidS
intelligence rise higher than that Of The
RdANuA unless kuOWNEUEn be applied.
Ii has been and is now being said through.
out the country districts that our schools
are doing no good. not up to the standard
Of the advanced age Of the public demands.
waste oil time, money. etc. And yet these
same parents allow their children TO 20 on
year after year wearing out their clothes
aud solcleather. and what is the result ;
Many Of them learn the art Of disobedience
and ialsehood. We have some parents as
well as guardians who send the children
only a IHN or two In a NyRgE ard anu,. y,
not send them az all. l bave known some
parents not sending their children as much
as one month during two years. and vet
these very same parents, aud these very
same children OF these very same parents
desire TO mold the intellectual standard of
the community In which they live, edifying
the statutory mandates OF the State and
the authority Of the State superintendent
OF public schools. SO long as these envir
onments have the grip upon any commu. |
nitl-So long as parents are indifferent TO
the moral and intellectual interest OF the
child-Just so long will our schools be OF
no practical utility to the community and
the future intellectually OF the child will
be no higher.
IL has been said by some that IL Is on &C
count OF the deficiencies and lack Of inter.
est Of the teachers that the schools are not
doing Just as they should. Possibly this /
may be true In a large measure. but we are
inclined 10 believe that the greatest fault
does not lie with the teacher. No teacher
tau succeed Wclt unless he has the full /
and complete cooperation of both parent
aud school officer. II the teacher can have
their cooperation IL is an easy matter TO
obtain the fullest Confidence OF the child
and 10 secure the best possible results.
! am aware OF the fact that some teach.
ers. possessing an iron will. may succeed
larry well, but that Is not the object OF the
public school system. It's object is to train
children so that they may or will grow up
to he intelligent, honest, moral, and viz.
tuous citizens.
Will give what believe to be the best
rule II you wish your children to reach the
highest standard designed by the makers
OF the public school system. The first
thing TO do is to teach your children ODE.
dience az home. Then secure a good
aud see tina your children are al
or az school. Teach them while they
are small to be obedient. See that they
are obedient, and continue this teaching
until your children are grown and able TO
take care Of themselves. Have a regular
system OF sending them to and from school.
Rave a regular system OF work for the
children before and after school houTs-a
time Tor play aud recreation. Do
not deny your children any pleasure or
privilege that Is guaranteed by the Creator