The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16
DISREGARD UNLUCKY DAY
MEETING OF THE PARENT
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

NAO"IhS III SlISuSIH anu interest,
the Parent Teachers Association met
at the high school building Thursday
/ afternoon. The program was as fol-
lows:
! Music by the Mandolin Club.
A group of songs by the North
Ocala school.
"The Moral Education of the
Child" was the subject of a splendid
talk by Prof. Hensley.
He said that as mental training
consisted in drawing out and cultivat-
ing the forces given the child at
birth, so it was with the moral nature,
caapble of an equal development. The
basic principle was to teach the child
to distinguish between right and
wrong. At school this training was
classed as department, which en-
braces both morals and manners. The
school is not always regarded as a
teacher of this Part of the child's
make up. but it is a necessary feature
/ VI IlAC SNhOO4 II Win lAlC Gu
operation of the home and the Sun
| day school, it becomes a very potent
agency in upbnilding character. There
are always some children who steaI,
lie or cheat on examinations. Gen.
orally the conduct of the child de-
notes the home atmosphere that he
enjoys, but sometimes children go
wild when put with other children,
even though they may have had good
home influences. In some children
there is an under current of rebel
lion, desire to do anything to get
ahead of the teacher. To discipline the
ruoil is the most unpleasant part of
the teachers work. Though guilty
of many types of wrongdoing, there
which is rarely broken except for
two reasons. One student sometimes
"tells on" his fellow to 'get even"
with him, or because the deed COM
mitted is so outrageous that he be-
comes righteously indignant at the
act. Otherwise a 'tat the tale" is
looked upon with scorn.
in the moral training of the child,
the character and example of the
teacher plays an important part. He
should live and practice the things in
which he believes. He should be fair
and just, with no favoritism, his de-
cisions always based on What is right
and wrong. In all schools some form
of ethical training should be a part
of the daily study.
The aid of the parent should be
given in arranging periods for study
and recreation at home, in endorsing
and standing back of the school, al
ways giving the school the right of
way in the daily life. The teacher
works for the most part by faith, and
not by sight, starting an endless
chain of influences, effective on the
companions as well as on the child
himself, and on future generations, on
and on forever.
Mrs. Osborne, the president, then
introduced Mrs. w. T. Gary, stating
that it had been a request of the w.
C. T. u that she speak on Sunday
Observance" Mrs. Gary began by
saying that the opponents of Sunday
legislation offered the objection that
it interferes with ones personal lib
erty to pass Sunday laws The pro-
moters of this propaganda were gen.
orally men who wished to make mon
ey out of amusement houses. She
wished to treat her subject under
three heads-in its relation to the
church, the home, and the state, or as
the W c. T. U. expresses it, For
God and Home and Native Land"
That we should rest on one day out
of seven has been law of God since
the creation of the world. And fol-
lowing the example of Christ we
should hold the day as one for wor-
ship.
For the physical perfection Of the
human body, one day of rest out OF
seven is required. In French history
we find that an attempt was made to
limit the day Of rest to one in ten