Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-15
A w ARNING.

One Of the most pressing problems i'll our economic
life today is that concerning the element of waste
Waste i'll production, ,Waste i'll distribution,--
Waste i'll consumption. If we could eliminate
waste in all these relations we should have gone
a long way i'll solving some of our most distressing
economic problems
The factor of waste is less important i'll
other relations i'll life than it is i'll the strictly
economic ones. We waste time, and there
fore fail to realize the advantages that might be
realized by improving it: We waste our golden
opportunities and wait for other opportunities that
perhaps will never come. We waste energies
and very bodies and therefore life itself, by
not properly using energies and bodily
members, and thereby insuring their fullest growth
and development.
The above heading relates to a serious matter
concerning this element of waste. The attention
of all High School students and of their parents
and friends is earnestly solicited.
This matter of education beyond the common
school period is serious one. Considered from
the financial standpoint alone, it is we'll worthy of
our most careful consideration. But whatever
considerations are upper1nost i'll the minds of stu
dents of their parents and friends concerning
these High School opportunities, this warning is
of ugent Importance: REDUCE THE WASTE THAT
IS TAKING PLACE OR THE RETURNS WILL. NOT BE
SATISFACTORY.
1t costs something to send bov to High
School. He might be earning fair wages at work,
and, at the same time increasing his efficiency at
some occupation. 1t is great waste to attend
such school and not profit by the years spent 1t
is impossible to profit to any considerable degree,
by such attendance at school, without consider
able serious study outside of school, Those students
who waste their time upon the streets, i'll pool
rooms, and other places of amusement, need not
expect full returns from their attendance at school,
Such returns will not follow.
The writer of this warning has to make
upon playing pool, dancing, walking the streets,
or any other harmless amusement. But he does
protest against the wasteful squandering of their
time by those who hope and expect to receive cred
liable rewards from attendance at High School.
Those parents likewise that permit such waste of
time on the part their children can have no just
cause of complaint at the end of the year, when
failure instead of success is shown by the years
record.
We are all interested i'll this matter. Can we
not eliminate this waste of time and, as high
school students determined to achieve success this
year. remain off the Streets away from the pool
rooms, away from all other time consuming amuse-
ments, and stay i'll respective at home
and study on all evenings preceding school days?
This will leave enough time for amusements and
for social grouping evenings when there is no
school on the following day
Students, and parents, and friends of students,
consider this; and, if you agree with it, DO SOME
THING TO ELIMINATE THIS WASTE, Unless
do, the returns sure to be disappointing.
E. c. GOTHAM, Superintendent of Schools.