The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-09-03
Chapel Hill School.

4 you. Environment has great deal
to do with influencing the mind on
to achievement. Nature has SO adopt
ed insect and the lower animal life
to their plant surrounding as to
give them protection from their
Ienemies Environment is essential
to their existence. Also, there is no
better incentive to inference the ma
turing mind on to greater accom-
plishments than to have it under
good environment.
This fact was brought out very
clearly by the superintendent of the
Union City Schools, Prof. Mute, at
a rally which the teachers endeav-
ored to have at their school last
fall. He called attention to the cir
cumstance that there stood just
across the road from the school
house beautiful church building of
modern design in which, from one
to two hours per week, the people
assembled. But what kind of an
ideal schoolhouse is the community
going to be satisfied with, to which
it's boys and girls go five days in the
week, being there upon the school
grounds eight hours per day, which
is equivalent to the time they are in
church for about nine years? Re-
4 hot ic Ro1 nIJlo OF a
upon an unfortunate six-months
term, which : deprives the country
boy and girl of at least two months
\ time that rightfully belongs to them.
Therefore, knowing the treasury
could not give in length of term that
which the children should receive,
the supper was planned. The teach
ers are proud to note that the par
irons were willingto help bring the
desired things about. Most every
patron was interviewed and not
one but what responded favorably.
Especially were the teachers i'm
pressed when some remarked that
they were willing to do everything
they could to improve school condi-
tions.
While talking theschool situation,
one father spoke sentence that
should sink to the very carve of every
fathers and mothers soul who is
interested in improvement, knowl-
edge and progress in the rural
school; namely, 81 was made to
think seriously when long after our
six-months term was out last
spring. was going into Fulton and
saw the boys and girls there going
home from school, while mine had
not had the opportunity to be in
school for days"
When the rural patron comes to
the real issue of educating their
children, it is enough to stir them to
know of the superior advantages
the village and town children have
over their children.
The rural boy or girl who, by his
location, is reared under conditions
which are conceded by authorities,
except in the way of educational ad-
vantages, to be most excellent for
successful life deserves better
chance. And in spite of the educa-
tional disadvantages in the country
YOU often hear it said, go to history
and see where the men and the wo-
men come from in very large
measure, who have climbed the lad
der to fame If the country boy
and girl under their disadvantages
for educational development have
succeeded in attaining to leadership,
what might they accomplish if they
had the same opportunities for
higher training?
But let us, at Chapel Hill, resolve
to do our very best for the ensuing
year. We have made a fair begin
ming. People couldn't hardly have
worked more Loyalty than all did to
make the supper on the 18th inst.
success Father and mother, son
and daughter and their friends
rolled up their sleeves and did bust
ness for a few hours. With our
combined efforts about twenty-five
dollars were cleared, little better
than most any expected, owing to
the unlikely night.
Now, before the school begins, the
house is going to be painted and
that by the patrons. | believe it's
very appearance will give new
impetus to the pupils, teachers and
patrons. 1 also believe, If the pa
irons and the teachers will cooper
ate and do their best during the
year, the result next spring will
show for itself.
I remember once last year during
an examination one little pupil made
an impression upon me which will
ever cause me to do what / can to
insist unon those who are negligent