Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-08-15

this noble woman for the Carthage
people should draw every man, woman
and child out to share in the formal
presentation and reception of the
books on the opening day. With the
large collection added last year, this
further addition makes the Carthage
school library the largest and best
high school library in Tennessee.
In order to keep the parents in
closer and more frequent touch with
the work their children are doing.
A system has been worked out where
by the parents will be furnished a
report of all recitations of the pupils
at the end of each week, when his
recitations have been satisfactory.
If all Rotations have not been salts
factory, nc written report will be
sent. So that if the pupil fails to
bring a report at the end of any
week, it is a sign that he needs to
work harder, and the parent should
see to it that he does a sufficient
amount of home study.
Every pupil needs to do a certain
amount of home study. And, whether
the pupil tells, his parents that he
reeds to do this home study or does
lot need to do it, want to ask that
he parent or guardian see that it is
lone regularly and Systematically
very night. For the primary grades
his study should cover a period of
o or 40 minutes each evening; for
he grammar grades, one and one
:alf hours; and for the high school
.rades, two hours. Suppose this pro
ram be adopted by every home for
he home study period:-For primary
,upils 8 to $3.50 p. M; for the gram
mar grades, to $50 p. M; and for
he high school grades 8 to 10 p. m.
This means that if the parent is
Wiling to cooperate in the earring
nut of this program, that the boys
md girl will be kept off the streets
ifter 8 p. m. every night. Unless the
arents of boarding pupils leave
heir children in the care of another
Guardian, we shall deem it our duty
o see that this regulation is con-
.ormed to by such boarding pupils.
1t is necessary for all young people
o have a wholesome social time oc-
-assionally, but l can not promise
much for the pupil unless this is kept
within the bounds of reason. There
was too much social distraction last
year for the good of the pupil; and
want to ask for the sake of the
student body that these social oc-
casionS occur this year not over once
week, and in order to be systemat-
ic about them that they never be
given on any other night except
Saturday night. The lessons for the
following Monday should be prepared
On Friday night.
One other little request we wish
% make of the public. That is that
Every one cooperate with US in MAX
ing the school grounds a useful and
a beautiful place for the children.
When automobiles come on the
sampus, they should never go across
he playground on go in front of the
building where we are trying to get
grass and shrubs to grow. The deep
racks of the machines also interfere
seriously with the playground activi-
ties. By keeping to the driyeways
n the rear of the building, the ma
.hine can get just as near the build
ng as in front, and at the same time
help the children to have a useful
and beautiful school home. It is
we'll to remember that it is always
eowardly to impose on the interests
of a little child when it can be helped
Ample boarding facilities have
been provided for all pupils desiring
board. at reasonable rate; and ELL
chose desiring board should comm
licate with the principal of tie
school at once. Every assistance
will be rendered in seeing that all
pupils are pleasantly and congenial-
ly located.
And now as final word, let me
appeal for a united support of the
people of Carthage and Smith county
IN an effort to make the Carthage
High School second to none. The
people of Carthage and Smith county
are taxed to support this school, A
handsome and commodious building,
worth $4,000 to $4,000, has been
erected for the use of the youth of
high school grades throughout the
county The defects of this school
should be carefully searched out and
every remedy applied to make 1T
what it ought to be, and then every
good citizen should show his faith
N the school by patronizing it. I'm
less there are very special reasons
for a parents sending his boy or
girl elsewhere before he has finished
his high school education than to his
own county high school; his course
seems to weaken the school. For, if
everyone followed the same course,
there would be no county high school.
In this time, when every educational
institution is suffering under the
strain Of a great struggle, everyone
that believes in free, democratic in
situations should stand to and not
forsake them. Great home enterpris-
es can be built up only by the CO.
operation and patronage of a loyal
citizenship. And only those can be
counted as friends to home institu-
ton who show their faith by their
works. All others may talk for them
and say good things about them til
the judgment, their words will fall OF
the ears Of their fellow citizens as
sounding brass or tinlding cymbol,
Let Us make the Carthage High
School the best high school in Ten
nessee by sending our children TO It,
and then making its every activity
the object of our parental care.
Bud Lynch of Neptune. Tenn, is
spending a few days here with his