El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL APPEALS To
PARENTS To HELP To CONTROL PUPILS
Suggests Don is that Should Be Enforced at Home Sc
cret Societies. Hazing and Destruction of School
Property Banned Loud Dressing Of Crisis
Criticised Hazing Also Forbidden

are set forth below in detail some
ideas, to which you can at least give
careful consideration:
cd High school students should
study regularly outside of school hours
in order to make proper advancement
in their education
"(2) Attendant eat school should be
scrupulously regular and should be ex-
cused for only the most serious rea-
sons. An irregular student binders the
normal progress Of his class and dis
cOurages himself.
"Cs) The students use Of time outside
OF school hours should be very care
fully watched by parents The school
cannot help in this
Too Much SOCIAL Life.
"C4) Dances, parties and social gath
absolutely forbidden to student on
any school night A students work
viii generally show for days after
ward the i'll effects of late hours at
some social gathering The time be-
tween Friday and Monday morning af-
fords ample opportunity for such d.
versions
"(5) Parents should keep in close
touch with the teachers, especially If
the student shows signs of falling be-
mind IN his work We have started this
year in the high school the system of
monthly reports to take the place of
quarterly reports.
Secret Societies Banned.
"C6) Joining secret societies Is for
hidden by school regulation. for the
reason that it tends to render narrow
and snobbish the members while they
are yet so immature as TO need an unre-
stricted. healthy democratic associa-
tion with fellow students
uon with fellow students. Parents
should cooperate in carrying out the
spirit of this rule Violation of il
means expulsion from school.
I'D Excepting expulsion and suspen-
sion, there is no more effective way of
dealing with misconduct of a petty ma
t9re or with failure to make proper
eL1ort with the work than the practice
or Keeping in after school the student
Who is lacking in department or studi-
business Consequently, the study hall
VIII be kept open every day for two
der that this gentle method Of per-
suaslon may quietly reach the effect
needed Parents should not allow ap-
polntments for music lessons, etc, to
i 5ir'IIo with the operation OF TINS
simple measure Of correction.
Protecting school Property.
80 1t Is the nature of many boys
70 play FRANKS. but there is one form
or mischief whose seriousness IS not
sufficiently recognized and that IS the
mutilation or destruction of school
property. The paper wad may nave us
excuse but window breaking, oesh
breaking or carving, etc, are olIeHCSS
that cannot be overlooked, both on az
count of the property loss 1nVolNeu
and on account of their evidencinS
nature that is malicious and devola OF
decent attitude toward pubic
fare. See that your boy has an nun
orable view of these matters
"(9) Hazing freshmen is clalIleu 10
have a Christening effect on young ma ma
lures which would otherwise De ~
self-assertive. but it cannot De oehIe9
that il is unmanly and il it is intended
to he innocent and harmless 1t IS gen
orally carried too far; therefore, II Is