The Brinkley argus., 1907-09-20


 vided for them and exhorted them to be diligent in study so that they might profit by their opportunities. To en- | courage the pupils, he named nun | of presidents, congressman and honor l able men of our nation, who, when they were young, had to perform the same daily tasks at school ss the pupils Of to-day. the only difference being that the advantages and oppor- tunities Of those illustrious men were very meagre indeed, all grades being compelled 10 study under one teacher, whereas to-day the different grades have seperate teachers and many su- perior advantages He told the pupils to climb to the top Of the ladder, as the bottom is crowded: that no mat ter what trade CT profession was chos- en, success would depend on the ef- fort of the boy or girl. He exhorted them for each to strive to be the most polite, kind and studious-the best boy or girl of any in his or her room. He complmented the school and teachers upon the very promising opening and predicted that this term would be the very best in the history of the school.
 Rev T. 0. Rorie responded 10 2 call He stated that he doubted if any school in the state had better record for punctuality than that read to the audience by Prof. Anderson. He emphasized the inn portance of punctuality by an iIlustra- ton from the life of the elder Wander oilt, showing that young man failed to secure a position paying several thousand dollars year Uy being q few minutes late in keeping al appoint nent He also urged persistence as another essential point to success and illustrated the point very forcibly by relating aa incident of method em- ployed by a lawyer in selecting an of- flee boy, showing that the persistent ooy won.
 4 reading 6g Miss E24th Rorte was rendered at thfs point That amusing aad enjoyable selection Sisters Best Fellow was read wi,h pleasing effect.
 ". B. Williams, one of the direct ors, made a brief talk, in which he complimented the school on the past record. He referad 10 the record for the term now opened as a clean, un- marked page-they were all starting in with rev record, ard he hoped they would make the record for this year a good one. He offered a rule to work by-"s:udY line at time; a lesson al a time; day at time.
 Director H C. Strons spoke for the board of directors. After con- gratulatory remarks, he entered plea for the pupils to make honest re- cords--if on approaching the school house they learned the bell had rung to go on 10 school and take the tardy mark rather than @ back home 10 avoid being marked tardy, He ex- horted the parents 10 not blame the teacher f fl child child failed to make satis- factory progress, but 10 investigate the cause, and see whither the fault is with the teacher or the child. He all 50 said parents should not censure a teacher when child makes a com plaint Of the teacher and take the child part without first seeing the teacher. or the proper authorities, and learning the real facts from that source before forming conclusion. He advised the teachers not 10 have pets, or faVorites, making distinction betWeen the different classes of pupils, but to treat all alike ard give the same attention to one as the other; that the teachers should not work against each other but all cooperate fer the good of the entire school. He urged the pupils 10 take up fer their teachers; stand by them; try to i'm prove day by day and year by year.
 Pref. Anderson in closing the open. ing exercises. thanked the partci- pants in the program Of the morning for their words of praise, encourage ment and counsel. He armour ced banner contest for this term, an ap- propriatc banner to be given the room