Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-04-05

is now making good at the Univer-
sity. Edwin is looking forward to a
hard summers work to help him earn
funds with which to begin his course
next September
"School Education", the leading
journal of Minnesota, has in it's April
issue an extensive article on, "Boys
and Girls Club Work" as conducted
by the Warren Associated Schools.
A picture of Oscar Larson and a
sample Of his prize winning potatoes
is also shown therein.
We would like to call the attention
Of fathers and mothers of Warren to
the fact that the laws Of Minnesota
forbid any pupil under twenty-one
years of age, to- loaf in or play pool,
billiards or to bowl in any public
place used for such purposes. The
owners of such places have no legal
right to allow any one under 18
years of age and any pupil under 21
years of age to loiter therein.
I speak of this because there has
apparently been no effort made to
see that this law is enforced in ref
erence to the bowling alley in War
rem.
Some of our pupils are failing in
their work in the puplic schools be-
cause they have been spending too
much time in such enlaces. .s.
Not only are such pupils losing
time that that should be used for
school work, but they are spending
money that ought to be spent in
other ways.
Every teacher knows that as a
rule the pupils who loiter around
places curtained from public view
take home the poorest report card
for their parents to sign each month.
What child is doing from the
time school is dismissed at 400 P.
NJ. until school is called at 900 A..
M, determines very largely what
that child is able to accomplish while
under the teachers supervision.
We all know that those who are
allowed to loaf around the streets or
other loafing places until late at
night, are not in condition for school
work the next day. 80.
Please remember if your sons or
your daughters report card has any
grade on it below 80 per cent, that
boy or girl should attend to the mat
ter CT raising such a grade.
1t costs great deal to keep up
the public schools. Those who are
spending money to keep them up to
high standard, should get value re-
received for the money spent. They
will de- so when all the influences
acting upon the child outside the
school room, promote rather than
hinder the work done within the
school room.
In other words, the school alone is
but partially responsible for the ed
ucation Of the children.
Every parent is responsible, every
official is responsible, yes, we are all
responsible and we must all work to-
gether if the best results are to be
achieved
Every child should be encouraged
to start a bank account, however
small. The child should be encour-
aged to use some of the pennies and
dimes to make that account grow.
They should be taught to save for
some purpose and probably there is
no better one than that of procur-
ing better education after complet-
ing the work of the public schools.
Please remember that this has
not been written by one who desires
to meddle in other peoples affairs OF
to criticise any legitimate business
However, it is the duty Of every
teacher to stand unalterably in op-
position to all that hinders the best
and highest development of the child:
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