The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-01-30
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problems of the school and the
home, and is under the direct
ion OF the Ontario Parent-Teach-
ers' association. Your ideas are
welcome. Kindly leave written
articles at the Argus office be-
fore Tuesday OF each week.
PARENTS HELP NEEDED TO
GET BEST RESULTS
In these days, while epidemlcs are
seriously interfering with school
| work, special attention should be
given to educating the children In
their respective homes. All parents
and grown members OF the family
are to a certain extent teachers.
Some may be- moro proficient than
others, but all can take genuine,
active interest in the studies of
! their children. This will not only
aid the children. hut II will also aid
the parent have heard It said
that the most intelligent and pro-
gressive parents are those who have
number OF children to make them
keep up with the times.
II Is difficult and discouraglng
task for a boy or girl to rise higher
than the moral and intellectual level
maintained iu the home, Children
usually imagine that their parents
are perfect. and are satisfied II they
can become as good men and wom-
On ag father and mother. How nee.
casary n is then that we should
keep the home standards high.
/ The teacher may labor ever so hard,
. but hits efforts viii not produce the
best results unIcss the child has
proper encouragement at home. In.
deed 1t sometimes happens that
homo influences tend to destroy tNo|
wnrr of teacher rather than col
mHH mp mud strengthen g.
vs.. lrc no moro orr less creatures
of habit and &C. ls easy 20 form 'hr
.HNIl uf reading good pInors may
Wnl and hoo DhIldrpu 0ro
quick lo follow tna ,o1d of thp'r
u.rput ono 'Hn mn'fnr. Nu rau"
should ho equipped With GOOD "7h,a
suitable stationery and table room
for study U1w muy parents rc.
ally enter into the school work OF
their children? Did you ever Que7-
Jon your hoy or girl to nnd out
how much no knows? Perhaps
your own practical knowledge,
learned In the school OF life, could
he added 10 the teachers work with
great benefit TO the student Ask
him II there are not some reference |
books, or magazines, that you could |
furnish to aid him in his inycsti-
cations
II there Is nothing In the home TO
interest the child, II Is certain that
he will drift away and seek amuse-
ment elsewhere. The failure OF the
parent to take an interest In the
work and amusement OF the child
has driven many a hoy and girl on
20 the streets The habit OF staying
az an attractive home is more east
ly formed than is the habit of loaf
ing around on the street corners,
our older boys and girls should re
allied that they can study just as
well NJ home as they cen In school
The time spent loahng around H.
the evening Is gone forever Il can
never be recalled One hours study
every evening will enable any aver
age boy or girl To master any science
In two or three years time. II you
don't believe this, pick out some
subject and try a. BE your own
professor, and take my word for II.
you will soon get over the habit OF
looilng, The most promising hoy
or girl Is the one who selects some
object TO be achieved in life, and
then steadily works and studies to
accomplish that end. II you can not
60 to college, the next best way Is
To bring the college TO you.
II father and mother have been
so engrossed in their own business
or pleasures that they have over
looked your hopes and ambitions,
| am sure they will remedy the neg
lect when they see how earnestly
you are trying to get an education.
Perhaps your efforts will stimulate
we parents TO organize some kind
OF an educational society IN the
city. We already have our music
club, and our parent4teachers So
ciety Could we not form other
organizations that would tend to
raise the intellectual standard of the
There is room for
much thought and discussion along
these lines, l have sought merely
10 open the subject hOning IN ha