La Junta tribune., 1912-03-30

been created among our pupils that
causes them TO look upon this offense
as one OF the wors, that can be com
mitted II has caused them TO regard
the boy or girl who earelcssly makes
tardy as unworthy OF respect and
their concrete and emphatic express
s!ons OF disapproyal can be testified
to by more than one pupil. IL has
raised the standard of rrgard for pun
ctuality to near the perfect mark; II
has advanced the standing OF our
school system among school systems
for IN making up these records the
percentage OF tardiness among pupils
is potent factor, It has produced
higher standard of discipline among
our lines in passing In and out Of
the buildings. II has made our pupils
more selfgoyerning and has taught
them respect for law from a differ
ent motive than fear OF consequences
thus teaching a valuable social les
son; IL has developed a healthy com
petition among the different rooms
that calls forth class pride and de-
termination to stop at nothing short
OF perfection. II has put new life into
our laggards by surrounding them
with alert and wide,avake examples.
But perhaps you are wondering
where patron cooperation has It's
par, In this scheme Briefly speak
ing. patron cooperation lies at the
very base OF the matter. Sometimes
pupils are tardy because they delibcr.
ately loiter along the way. Such ca-es
generally bring their own rewards,
But too often pupils are late TO
school because parents are careless
about seeing that home duties are
managed in such a manner as to
allow IN. children sufficient tim. to
get TO school before the sessions
commence for the day. No, infre-
quenly pupils are sent on errands
when the parent knows that there n
not time enough for them 10 go
down town and arrive at school be
fore O'Clock We readily recognize
that ,her. are times when such thing
AZ the completion of home duties and
the doing of errands cannot be- avoid
ed. neither can they be attended to
In time to allow the children to get
to school on time.
In view OF such conditions the man
agement OF the schools has formulat.
ed system whereby tardiners In
spirit IL not In letter can be avoided.
This is by the use OF a telephone
me sag. TO the principal before ?
O'Clock. or where a telephone 10 not
To be had. a note written and signed
by the paren, and accompanying the
child will accomplish the same re-
suits. 4, Is this phase OF co-opers.
ton on the par, OF patrons that we
especially wish To encourage. As far
as possible prevent the chIld's being
,ardy but when conditions arise that
make late arrival at the school
building absolutely impossible use tn.
telephone or take the time to write
aA.r 10 I'M prtnstnaI
There is n possibility that the per
ccntag. OF attendance has decreased
as IN. percentage of punetuali'y has
Increased for not infrequent,y chill,
dren have been known To turn back
and be absent from school ito the
knowlcdg. OF their par.ntsl rather
than incur the disapproyal Of the pu-
pills tina, Invariably comes TO the one
making the tardy mark II IL at
this point tina, the cooperation OF
the patron can solve III. problem
Have your children attend regularly
and punctuaily Help tbos. In charr.
OF the schools To max. the standard
VI r'kutaflty as hiHh hh th' sthnu
ard Of pune,uali'y. The results viii
more than repay the energy that will
b. expended. We will have a better
school system: ~. will have les,
failures In studies, for In n great
many cases irregular attendance Anc
poor scholarship 20 hand.in.hand: OIL
boys and girls will grow up with 4
kecnly developed sense Of punctnai
ity of attendance tina, will mean re-
turns In dollars and cents In year
10 come: Il viii enable us to h
among the pioneers In . movemcn
that II eventually to place our schoo
on . higher moral ba lis: and Il vii
! contribute In part to that influence
that 10 destined inevitably to per
wade our school systems enabling u
! 10 produce higher type Of boy an