The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-09

tlOA-lC Will contribute 70 the progress o
its members, it will increase the efficiency
of its members, their earning power, en-
large their capabilities, and therefore
their independence. A great writer once
said: "The man whose mental discipline
is such that he can easily adjust himself
to any occupation which offers an opening
has great advantage over one who has
nothing but muscle to offer" Educa-
ton also enables man to present with with
intelligence his claims for proper treat
ment. In any group of men who have a
grievance to state, the man who can state
the grievance clearly and forcibly natur-
ally becomes the leader. Education fur
nishes the companionship of books to
raise the standard of social intercourse.
Years ago the country was new and open,
and life was so easy that our fathers and
grandfathers did not raeIize the necessity
oft, but today all is changed; the country
is being developed and the whistle of the
locomotive is heard in every direction,
electricity and steam have obiterated
space, strangers are coming in, and, my
friends, if you wish your children to COM
pete with their children, you must pre-
pare them; therefore, send your children
to school-don't confuse the temporary
with the permanent effect. Sometimes
we meet with men who argue against the
economic advantage of education on the
ground that the child is taken away from
paying work while he is in the school,
house; tell these men that the training
acquired in the school-room is an invest
ment that cannot be measured by coins;
call their attention to all the schools pro-
vided today at public expense and to the
many places where education is compul-
sorry, and ask them if it does not prove
that education is necessity; explain to
them that the anti-child labor laws rest
upon the theory that the future advan-
tage of education to the child and to the
country more than offsets any temporary
advantage that could come to the child,
'ne nome OF ne country rom employ
ment tnac WSuio keep tne cmio from
SCHOOL. neinen er' too' cnat you cannot
oepeno upon tne SCHOOL oniy, put II you
WISH 70 educate ene who're cmio' mean,
pnyslcaiiy mentaiiy ana inteiie:tuahy' II
you WISH 70 get near 70 tne ideai' you
must engage al tne agencies tnat may De
ana snouid De employed 70 thas eno'
VINO, tnen' ase responsible IT tne eouca-
Iaon oi your cnioren! lnere are at lease
nve iactors-tne nome tne cnurcn' tne
scnooi, clVii society and the otates before
tne cmio is OF age 70 60 10 scnooi' ne
spenos All OF nus ume at nome ana wnlie
ns sOes 70 scn0ol ne spends most OF aus
ume wltn you, tnefeiofe' your respousl-
Dilty isfom birth to manhood. 1t is
your autys9 keep Watcn ana start your
cmid r1gnt-it Is as TINS age tnat the chld
IS soit ana Iorms gooo OF Dad napats. fou
need 'he church 70 neip you-hie and
property are sa1er wnere cnurcnes exist
ano' therefore every man nvlng IN COM
numty owes someenlng lot the support :,
D tnese lnsut1aons. Inc necessity OF
'ele'ous cuiture IS universal IN man. ana
II no eoucaeaon Is compieee. 10
'ne teacner belongs tne same response
oihty as 70 tne parent Deaoes the 1ecnn-
al and PROFESSIONAL sides OF tne eouca-
aonai WORK. inere must De commence
'no co-operauon OF scnooi omcers ana
'aerons' Inc eeacneFs must possess ene
q,ahlcalons ana tnen your
luty Is 70 ASSIST Tue chilufeh ana 1ne
eachef' nave pheasant anu comfortable
anu aI'lsacoise surroundings
'ocie's 'hus' uo i.s si.ate 'oo-.ehe lllorai Z
one OF d community 10 d very important
'se1cy ID eqocao oloii' 'hs s'ahdafa OF
\ i'sss' 'n,hklhsss'hd mora hs,ns must oe
ish' ne o.aee , ui'y 10 wei. tesogii1Aea