The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-04
Lubbock Summer Normal

book Summer Normal and it
now behooves US as teachers OF
the town and county also the
citizens of the town to work to
make it a success. In order
for any institution to be sue
cessful it takes the cooperation
of all those interested and all
should be interested in this nor
NAL. From a financial point OF
view a normal will make no
town rich and if that is the
thing we are looking for we may
be disappointed. But socially,
educationally and morally it is
worth a great deal. To have
more than one hundred teachers
in our town for six weeks, en-
gagged in a work to better pre-
pare themselves to meet the
great responsibility of develop
ing and molding the character
of the future citizenship of oar
country will evidently have a
tendency to implant in the
hearts and minds of our young
people an inspiration that VIII
lead them on to higher and
nobler things and also help to
bring about among our patrons
a greater desire TO assist the
teacher in revolutiOnizlng our
town and country educationally
that our children may have bet
ter opportunities to prepare
themselves TO meet the duties
and responsibilities Of life. In
working for railroads and other
public enterprises Lubbock has
never done ANYTHING by halves,
but her citizens have gone into
IL with all their power and ener-
gy and things have happened,
and hope the same spirit VIII
prevail in making this normal a
success. The teachers alone
can't do II we need your assis-
lance. your advice, your friend
ship. If you have teacher
friends in other parts OF the
State who would like to get out
of that hot and sultry climate
and spend a summer where 1t is
cool and pleasant write them
and ask them to come and spend
a pleasant and profitable summer
attending the Lubbock Normal.
As an advertising scheme the
Summer Normal is not surpassed.
When teachers from different
parts of the country come and
spend six weeks in mingling
with the refreshing breezes Of
the Plains and become acquain-
ted with the home like hospital
ity of our people. many of them
will remain and others will go
to their homes praising Lubbock,
Lubbock county and the Plains
country and make arrangements
to come here as soon as pos
sible. 1t will be as seed cast
upon the waters-fruit will be
reaped after many days. We
need a better educational spirit
both among the children and
parents. Too many children
make school Of secondary i'm
portance and too many parents
are prone to allow their chill
dren to attend shows, parties
and ball games to the neglect
of their studies and then blame
the teachers because the chill
dren do not make high grades
and fail TO be promoted. The
shows and parties, unless they
have an educational value. are
very detrimental to pupils going
to school. Ball games have
disciplinary influence. hence ed
ucativnal. but these games should
not interfere with the child's
lessons but be an inspiration
TO study. In order to accomplish
this parents should never per-
nit their children to leave home
to play games when they have
made poor grades in school. We
need more thinking men and
women who are able to solve
the great social problems now
confronting US for solution.
hence let US use our best ef-
forts to accomplish this. Let
US all pull for the normal and
have the largest and most sue.
cessful one ever held in the
South Plains country and per- !
haps il will help us solve our
educational problems. Come
TO Lubbock. "
J. X. WEsTER. Conductor.
Clay McGonagil. Of near