Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-26
WE GO SCHOOL VISITING
Parents and Teachers Gather at
North School Last Thursday.
OBJECT: CHILD'S WELFARE
Only Lasted An Hour, But Meeting
Was Enthusiastic and Worth
Attending Question Box.

| Teachers association held at the North
school last Thursday afternoon.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and a very pleasing must
cal program rendered, the president
called on Miss Jennie KisseI, princi-
pal of the North school for talk.
Miss Kissel took as her subject "The
Home and It's Relation to the Child's
Progress, as follows:
1.-THE home is the seat of govern
ment-frOm it comes the nucleus for
the citizenship of the future. There
the child is taught to obey and to
recognize that there must be some
authority to protect him from him
self. When he enters school he is
brought into contact with other ma
lures which tend either to make or
mar him. The home influence will now
assert itself and if it has been such
as will blend with the influence Of the.
thoroughly conscientious teacher, the
child advances by rapid strides both
mentally and morally.
''The teacher can do only part
in forming the ideals and standards;
Of the child-therefore the hearty CO.
operation of the parents is necessary
to complete a well-rounded character.
1T is on this basis that we welcome
you to our school home today. We
trust that this may be only the be-
ginning of good things which may
come through the close relations and
hearty fellowship between the parent
and the teacher"
Miss Nellie Howell followed Miss
Kissel with an address entitled Glow
! Can a Parent Aid a Teacher?" and
proceeded to answer the question as
follows:
Should Be Cooperation.
From time to time much has been
said in general way on cooperation
of parents and teachers, but generali-
ties sometimes hit far from the mark,
so a mere enumeration of few spec
ifc things that parents can do may
be helpful
Regularity of Attendance.
Conditions vary in different schools
of course, but often it is only ques-
ton Of degree. Regularity and punct-
uality of attendance are Of the great
est Importance. A child Of ordinary
intelligence who is present every day
has no excuse for failure, unless he,
is graded too high and as far as that
is concerned, often the parent urges
the child's promotion when he real
ly is not fit for it. There are times,
of course, because of sickness, inclem-
ent weather, bad roads (fOr the rural
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vented, but unless there is some such
good reason, the parents should in
/ sist on regular attendance, for it is.
only natural that interest should be.
lost when the pupil finds his class
mates so far ahead of him.
Punctuality An Essential.
GAS to punctuality-ther is no good
reason for much of the hardness that
we have-pupils come struggling in
anywhere from to 4 minutes to 20
minutes after school is called; in
many cases they miss announcements.
that are made, and often prove to be
sources of annOyances for a tardy
pupil is quite likely to be a noisy one;
enjoys Showing off, for the benefit
of his fellows The very persons who
arrive late, are just as slow about
completing given piece of work;
are never quite ready when the others
are Whether the fault lies in not ris-
ing early enough in the morning, or
in simply lettering I do know, but any
rate, earnest effort should be made
by both parents and children to cor
rect the tardy habit-for habit it is.
Physical Defects Retard.
eff a child is deaf, has defective
vision, "adenOids," or any other physi-
cal defect that will impede his prog
ress, the teacher will appreciate be-
ing told of the fact, so that provision
can be made for the child's comfort,
Many a pupil has failed in his work
because of deafness or near-sighted-
ness, more, in fact than we are prone
to suspect
Right Hours Necessary.
'Since one of the chief factors in
the accomplishment Of good school
work is the ability of the pupil to con-
centrate his mind, it is quite neces-
sary that both brain and body should
have regular and adequate rest. There
fore, see that the children go to bed
early.
Consult the Teacher.
when unpleasant things arise, as.
they will in any school, instead Of
listening to the child alone and open
ly sympathizing with him, consult the.
teacher mot the school board) in re-
gard to the matter, and in nine cases
out of ten, the affairs can be satisfac-
that misunderstanding accounts for
great deal of trouble