Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-10-15
A Warning Stop that WASTE

| One Of the most pressing problems in
our economic life today is that concern
ing the element of waste. Waste in
production, waste in distribution, waste
in consumption. If we could eliminate
waste. in all these relations, we should
have gone long way in solving some
of our most distressing economic prob
lens.
The factor Of waste is no less import
ant in other relations of life than it
is in the strictly economic ones. We
waste our time and therefore fail to
realize the advantages that might be
had BIZ improving it, We waste our
golden opportunities and wait for other
opportunities that perhaps will never
come. We waste our energies and our
very bodies, and therefore life itself
by not properly using our energies and
our bodily members and thereby insur-
ing their fullest growth end develop.
The above heading relates to ser
ious 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 stand
point alone. it is well worthy of our
most careful consideration. But what
ever considerations are uppermost IN
the minds of students or of their par
ents and friends concerning these high
school opportunities, this warning is of
urgent Importance. Reduce the waste
that is taking place or the returns viii
not bc Satisfactory.
1t costs something to send boy to
high school. He might be earning fair
wages at work, and, at the same time
increasing his efficiency at some occu-
patton. 1t is great waste to attend
such q school and not profit by the
years so spent 1t is impossible to
profit, to any considerable degree, by
such attendance at school without a
considerable serious study outside of
school Those students who waste their
time upon the streets, in pool rooms
and in other places of amusement need
not expect full returns from their at
tendance at school. Such returns will
not fuag.w.
The Bggriter of this warning has no
war to enake upon playing pool, dane
ing, walking the streets, or any other
harmless amusement. But he does pro-
test against the wasteful squandering
of their time by those who hope and
expect to receive creditable rewards
from attendance at high school. Those
parents likewise that permit such waste
of time on the part of their children
can have no just cause of complaint at
the end of the year, when failure in
stead Of success is shown by the year s
record.
We are all interested in 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
amusements, and stay in our respective
rooms at home and study all evenings
proceeding school days. This will leave
enough time for amusements and for
social grouping on evenings when there
is no school on the following day.
Students, parents, and friends Of
students, consider this, and, if you
agree with it, do something to eliminate
this waste. Unless we do, the returns
are sure to be disappointing.
Il. G. GOTHAM,
Supt of Schools.