The border vidette., 1918-12-14


Educates Through Newspapers.
In order that the time may not
be lost during the quarantine,
the High School and the upper
grammar grades will be asked
to prepare assignments made
through the daily papers and to
report to the teachers at speci-
fed times in two's and three'S.
This is an effort on the part of
the school to keep the work GO
ing and the success of the IN
dertaking will depend to a large
extent on both pupils and par
ents. The school can not exer
else the usual control over the
study of the pupils and the par
ents are called on to encourage
and facilitate the work of study
in the home. If the pupil and
parent arrange a certain part Of
each day for the pupil to spend
in preparing the assigned less
ons and each makes an effort to
see that time is not interfered
with in any way, the lessons can
be prepared. But if the parent
is Indifferent and does not see
that the home assignments are
given this time for study and
that the study is really done we
cannot hope to accomplish any
thing by this effort. In this re-
gard we know that there is as
much difference between parents
as there is between pupils
Those parents who are vitality
interested in the education of
their children will see that this
work is done and that their pu-
pills report to their teachers at
the proper time. May we not
terest the parents have in the
education of their children?
Pupils should watch the pap
,ers daily for the assignments.
Fridays assignments will ap-
pear in Wednesday afternoons
paper and Mondays assignments
will appear Thursday afternoon.
Also, Fridays, assignments will
appear in the Thursdays morn
ing paper, and Mondays assign
ments Friday morning.
The days on which pupils are
TO report to teachers will appear
only once in each paper, so each
pupil should make note of the
day in the week and the time of
the day he is to appear and al
ways appear exactly on that day
and time.
Anyone not able to report be-
cause of sickness or some other
Oh
Office by telephone and the ex-
cuse will be given to the teach
'er. Those who have difficulty
with some part of the assign
ments can make arrangements
with the teacher of that subject
to meet the teacher at an ap-
pointed time for help.
Pupils should not come on the
school grounds until the hour
they are to report to the teacher
and after their appointment they
will be required to pass off the
grounds.
Any pupils who have not al
ready taken their books should
call for them. No state text
books must be taken until the
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If the quarantine lasts for
sometime it may become neces-
sary to make two divisions of
classes, where possible, when
school opens again. In one divi-
sion will be those who have pre-
pared their assignments and re-
ported to teachers and in the
other divisions will be those who
have neglected to study.
Parents cannot blame the
teachers if their pupils are not
placed in the higher division,
due to the fact that parents and
pupils have neglected to conform
to the requests made regarding
this home study. In case of
long quarantine, it will be i'm
possible to complete the work of
the grade unless this home study
is done. In this case those fail
ing to do home study and there
by failing to get into the higher
division may have to complete
the work next year when school
opens. G. 81. MADDEN.