Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-05-12
SUGGESTIONS FOR
-. .....- PARENTS DAY
Miss Elizabeth Rankin, Assistant Co
unity Superintendent of Schools,
Gives Suggestions to Teachers.

Saturday was the day for the closing
meeting of the Warren Reading Circle
and Self Improvement Club for the
current school year. I, X
A large number. attended and the
entire afternoon was pleasantly. and
profitably spent in the Teachers Train
ing Department rooms.
Miss Rankin took this opportunity to
express her appreciation of the good
and faithful work done by the club
members, and of the ready cooperation
always given. In concluding she be-
spoke the same willing spirit in the
years to come. Her part on the pro-
gram consisted of the following paper
which not only teens with the
thoughts of the subject: Fathers and
Mothers Day, but is laden with many
timely and suggestive hints of the ut
most value in bringing about greater
interest in our boys and girls, the work
they are doing and their place and their
parents Importance in community ac-
tivities.
In all the school year, there is. per-
haps, no day more pregnant with pos
sibilities than Parents Day, or Fathers
and Mothers Day.
1t is said that all married women may
be divided into two groups. One group
giving the great love Of their lives to
their children, the other to their hus-
bands;-and that those classified in the
first group are greatly in the majority.
It is then, usually taken for granted
that Mothers are, almost without fail,
more easily interested in Parents Day
than are the fathers. Every mother in
the district just naturally wants to be
on hand to encourage and be proud OF
her offspring.
Wise indeed, is the teacher who, hay
ing made careful study of her pupils,
plans to allow each child in school Op-
portunity to appear at his best advan-
| tage in at least one place on the pro-
gram of the Parents Day.
Parents Day is not the place to show
up individual weakness. Parents will
never quite be liable to forget or for
give a teacher who so humiliates them
and their children before the neighbOrs
Then too, have known a child, who
seemed hopelessly without ambition, ta
be amazingly awakened, In this respect
after feeling even for moment that he
had been seen at his best and had re
ceived the approval of his world. =
| Then too, the teacher is wholly with
In her rights in showing her own strong
points and those of the school. Judi
cious and true advertising is legitimate
in every walk Of life and the patrons
of the district are not apt to 60 hunt
ing your strength as they sometimes d.
the mistakes.
While all this Is true of individual
weak places, If the school be weak II
certain places and you believe that hav
ing the fact brought to the notice o.
the parents may help. to remedy thu
defect, do not hesitate to show tina
weak spot in friendly and kindly way
] Teachers and pupils should plan Par
ents' Day well ahead Of time and NJ
pains considered too great to interes
school and district. This is again pro
per and legitimate advertising. @
I If the pupils are to design cove
for the programs, utilize the DRAWN,
period. The language period may Civ
some time to arrangement. Then al
classes should strive for work that vii
be presentable for the Parents Da,
display.
i In nearly all districts It win be founl
better TO arrange z series o6 Parents
I, (Cootinued o. last pass)