Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-12
FAvORS COOPERATION
OF PARENT AND TEACHER
DR.. Simon Addresses Fathers
and Mothers of Pupils on
Subject of "LoyaIty."

That the nineteenth century witnessed
the discovery of woman and that the
twentieth century witnessed the discovery
Of the child and that both discoveries
were the outgrowth of democracy. were
the declarations Of Rabbi Abram Simon
in an address before $50 parents OF pu-
pills attending the Carbery, Hilton and
Peabody schools. at a meeting held at
the latter building last evening. The
session was held for the purpose of or
ganizing a home and school association
for the three schools conjunctively.
DR.. Simon said the problem of the home
and the child was one of the most serious
confronting the people Of the United
States today. I'VE may have ever so
many differences between u.s." the speak
er said, religion, politics and a thousand
and one other things, but we must unite
on the child" The topic of DR.. Simon's
address was Loyalty"
For the parent to stand by the teacher
is to my mind all the definition want
to give you of loyalty" declared the
speaker. He advised the parents to put
confidence in the teacher of their child.
Fl never found more willing body OF
men or women than the teachers O.: OF
believe it is the teacher who is sinned
against and is not the sinner"
Conflde in the Teacher.
make the teacher your confldant," he
continued Tell the teacher your child's
personality. Tell the teacher whether
your child Is mentally or physically weak.
No teacher would betray such confidence
The child wants to be treated as an indi-
vidual-he is a personality. Here Is
way in which we can aid the teachers by
furnishing them with mental and physi-
cal photographs of our children. The
teacher cannot be expected to understand
the temperament of forty or fifty chill
dren when the average parent cannot
understand the temperament Of three or
four
cooperation between the home and
school. Each is building part of the
kingdom of God" he said. Make the
relations between the home and the
the home, a credit to the school and a
benefit to the community.
Frederick L. Siddons, a member Of the
local bar, urged that the school be used
a place not only for few hours instruc-
tion of your children, but place where
you grown-up children may meet and
discuss the needs Of the community.
Make the schools a social center. where
you may be amused. entertained and edu-
Gated yourselves" he said.
Profession an Important One.
Rev. John c. Ball Of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church declared that a teacher
should not enter the service of the public
schools for the dollars end cents. Teach
Ing in the public schools stands next to
teaching the gospel asserted Rev. Mr..
Ball.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter asserted
that II the home force were Joined with
the school force 1t could move the
world"
Amy child educated in school with
out the cooperation of parent and
I'VE sit at home. and il we do any
thing at all it is to criticise and find
fault. We expect the teacher to not
only teach our children their lessons
but morals and spirituality as Well"
Henry p. Blair. a member of the
the meeting, and DR.. f. G. Kimball.
supervising principal of the division.
also made brief addresses. Musical
numbers were furnished by q male
octet, led by Gilbert A. Clark and
Mrs. Hazel Reeder. and Mrs. ]. H.
Taspaugh. The meeting closed with the
singing of one verse OF America"
a committee was appointed to draw
| up a constitution and take other steps
for the permanent organization Of the
| association 1t consists Of Gilbert A.
| Clark. chairman: D. William Oyster.
ma. Mrs. Marvin Custis. Milo c. Sum
mers. Mrs. Roger T. Mitchell. DR.. John
| Walsh, Mrs. Henry Knock. Henry
Hesse, Levi Tate. Mrs. w. R. Whit
man. Mrs. Thomas McKeown and Mrs.
| Fenelon Brock.