The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-06
Pres. H. Rowe Of CasseOn Delivered Stirring Appeal fol
improvements in Rural Schools Other Splendid ...
%-. Addresses Large Attendance .@.~.-
cAss COUNTY SCHOOLS.

bins and giving the house a general
If you have been negligent in Civ
ing your scholhouse thoroughly good
cleaning-1so that 1t will appear home
like and attractive and that the teach
er and scholars viii have an example
of cleanliness to follow-you certainly
have miserably failed in doing your
duty as an officer. -.
You wouldn't attempt moving from
your own home to g. rented house
without first insisting that the prop
erty should be put in good order and
when the house holder had papered
and painted-a thorough scrubbing
would be added by your good house
wife. g. EE -
Now the school house for several
months each year is the home of
your children, who, are sent there to
learn, not only from books adopted
by your district, but to learn manners
and how to live. To have an improper
equipment and poor schoolhouse that
is filthy instead of attractive, isn't an
environment that is calculated to give
high ideals to the pupils. A clean
house, neat in its several parts, sug-
gests to the scholars tidiness.
If your little schoolhouse has a
shabby exterior--a hideous looking
lawn with never a solitary tree on
the premises-broken window lights
the floor rough and dirty and the sur
roundings in keeping with this unat-
tractive home-you certainly have
neglected to take stock.
What have you done to provide
amusement for the scholars during in
| termissipn and at the noon hour
Boys and girls are, wide awake and
need recreation anad If some whole
some way isn't provided for their en-
tertainment they will conjure up some
thing to pass the time and give vent
to their pent UP energies. All work
and no play. makes Jack a dull boy
Is as true now asawhep 1t was first ut
tered rs
A healthy physique generally means
a healthy mental eHdowment2 In these
latter days of physical prowess and
athletic venture;r many healthful
amusements can be provided for the
boys and girls and are the. means of
developing their growing bodies. What
encouragement are you giving your
teacher and what do you know of the
progress of the. pupils. some of whom
are of your own family? It's a source
Of wonderful encouragement to the
teacher to have the patrons of the
school pay a visit and, speak a kind
word to the hard worked teacher.
Then, too; your own boy or girl. who
has probably worked at cross pur-
poses with the teacher, will be in
cIined to- dos his best to merit your
approval and thereby cooperate with
the teacher. Your boy or girl or my
boy or girl--whilst to us always good
boys or giT1sAmay be Just the stumh-
Hing block In the school and causing
much annoyance and doing very little
actual good The time of children lie
precious and we can help the teacher
to advance school work by keeping tab
on what progress our children are
making during the school hours.
Have you any children in your
school that are dull and make no
progress2 IL you have a boy or girl
that has been pursuing the same
studies for several terms, there is evi-
IDENTIFY something physically defective
in their makeup and they should be
taken to a physician to discover what
is hinderipr their progress Quite
often a backward pupil can be con-
yerted into a bright pupil by giving
him some slight medical attention
such as removing adenoids or enlarg-
ed tonsils.
School inspection by a competent
physician has passed the experimental
stage and many schools hire a physi-
leian as they hire othersteachers whose
business it is to look after the health
l.of the children. Nurses too, are pro
Isvided and they have proved their ef-
ficiency by aiding those who are Ill
lor reporting such children who show
| a tendency to disease or have sus
| picious eruptions.
The nurse as helper IS ideal. but
Confined on rage Eight.