The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-27
The Joy of Membership on the School
 Board.

Express over the signature of Mr. w. l.. Watrous, member of the local school board The article was written in the midst of campaign for a bond issue for new high school building:
 'I don't suppose there is any large number of persons in district No. 5 so imbued with the spirit of self-sacri- covet and yearn for the honors and emoluments attending the office of school director It would take a mighty brave man to voluntarily col lar that job and walk off with it, and though in an unguarded moment one may allow the office to attach itself to him, the chances are that very shortly in his sober, saner, after thought he would gladly trade the job for hound pup. Over the Of flee door of school director should be written: 'Ye who enter here must leave behind your peace of mind, your own business, and your joy of life and give your best thought, your time and energies for the benefit of the public'
 Some men are born great some achieve greatness. but these have greatness CD thrust upon them. We flatter and cajole them into working for us; they rake our chestnuts out of the fire and chase the niggers out If our wood piles and while they are doing it we kick and maui and euss> them from sinners retreat to cafeteria hash Still we don't want them to feel that we are unapprecia. tive or would will them any i'll, or unnecessarily harrow their finer sensi- bilities You see we just keep things sort of stirred up in a general way, because we know that a certain amount of affliction is beneficial, like fleas to dog. Keep him from brood- ing on other troubles. These little difficulties are a stimulant and aid in dissipating the common, everyday cares and indispositions, by setting up a counter irritant, don't you know.
 And there are other compensa tions-the consciousness of rectitude; the satisfying thought of work we'll done. You know Pope says one all rbNlo r. weighs, of stupid starers and of loud huzzas Then the consoling assur- ance-"The Lord loveth whom He chasteneth, and the hope that they : who suffer long and remain faithful may inherit a distinguished service star to flash upon St. Peter. That ought to help some. So here's hop ing"-School Board Journal.
 We join ourselves to no party that does not keep step to the music of the Union '-Rufus Choate.
 Modern education works for ex- pression; the old idea in dealing with children was repression-"Children should be seen and not heard" h. stead of saying: Don't do this" or Don't do that give the child some positive direction instead-"Do this, D or Do that'-at the time suggesting something proper for him to do' It ic fn to ho
 worse, it is cruel because physically impossible except for the briefest space of time. He must have an Aoutlet for the energy within; hence, when this assumes a wrong form. in- stead of saying Don't" the wise pa- rent or teacher supplies him with the suggestion for some right form of ac- tivity-and harmony reigns.
 Throughout the country only 263 out of every 1000 pupils finish the eighth grade, and only 56 out of every 1000 finish the high school Truly the grade school is the university of the common people, ana since so few can have even all of the grade work, should not the very best teachers and equipment be supplied for lower grade work, as we'll as elsewhere?
 That bad boy is not really bad at heart. He is sick of books, books, and books only all day long. Give him something to do, something to find out for himself, and he will lead the class. He has an abundance of energy-too much, the teacher often thinks. Sound pedagogy demands that this energy be not suppressed, even if it were pos Able to suppress it. It is direction that is wanted Similarly with the