The Washington times., 1923-05-14
Public Schools, Their Students
and Teachers
They Are the Hope of the Nation.

They Are the Hope of the Nation,
Send your children to THE PUBLIC SCHOOL There is no
good The richest cannot give to his chill
ren in any private school, the public school gives them
The public school reading writing arithmetic and
DEMOCRACY.
cases manual training, but ALWAYS EQUALITY.
In the public school the boys and girls learn know the
AMERICAN public. And upon THAT knowledge in
after life and cooperation in good citizenship depend
The public school is the it is the noblest in
gituton in this Republic hope of democratic gov
eminent and Of better government in the future.
your children go the public schools they
America prepare school the work
school They have advantage
start with children that private school
what the father may pay IN the mistaken impression
that he is buying something better for his children
pubic s aS esPI OF
PoRTUNTTY.
Consider the public schools today.
roadsdss IN thousands Of America BLESSED PUBLIC
SCHOOLS millions Of children are finishing their year Of
Small grmy hands are scratching reluctant heads strug
Cling with the simple knowledge which is still taught SO
crudey.
Patient teachers Of public servants earnest
~ strive with childish idleness and animal spirits
with thought ON 60 out so the wo
prepared to do their duty able to help the world and their
Somewhere in the great school Of the tenement region or in
the small schoohouse the distant hillside THE ONE CHILD
The hope Of educating child should be the inspir
on and comfort of the Thousands Of faithful and women
Jockey develop horses speed is better paid than
the man or woman who develops chid's intellect The
clown who the idle the facaed butler with elastic
spine those who devote their lives effort
fully rewarded than the school teacher in whose hands
The day viii when the rearing and teaching Of chill
ren will be at least remunerave the rearing Of prize
bulldogs.
men and women whose work is done faithfully work
and MIR aeh0n1
teachers are among them
They know that whatever the child may enjoy in after
life win be largely due their efforts the child lives to
acquire wealth education win enable him enjoy it wisely
and to distribute integenty poverty is his lot know
edge viii make him philosophical and able to meet what comes
Inc typical American teacher faithfully punctua at his
Or her task surveys the Of little faces thinking
t.. Each can be made better nov and hapei., in
able feel that families and ndDidaais ali through the
the sadaced little boy Nth the dull eye. and f.eSie
mind shall restrain the too ambitious and Be patient
to the great men uOho suere once bad 6oya'
. Possibly may not haze the honor of educating
it and fulfil patiently the hardest task tat
falls to te0chcr-thGt Of instructins imperfect
Every should explain children the debt that they
owe to teachers Respect for teachers gratitude to them
should be made part Of each chid's character
paper columns But those young boys girls old
enough to read newspapers You viii bitterly regret in after
years any neglect the chance which free public schools no
give You will deeply repent any incOnsderate treatment
OF the teachers who devote their lives your education
In the Old days when the English governors ruled Virginia
1or the British Crown asked for information
the subject education in the TERRITORY which he
he replied: II thank God there free schools
: m.1 aes GSs
wealth page 416 of the abridged editiOn)
Contrast with the remark of the English governor four
statements by Jefferson the Declaration of indie
country forever ~ ~
FiTst-"f the condition of man is to be Drorres
s'Ocy GmetoT0ed fOndly hope and believe, edu1
cation Is to be the chief instrument in eecnR II
.c u Letter to M. Jullien)
SscOnd-"A system of general instruction which
shall reach every description of citizens from the
richest to the poorest, the earliest so uUaI il
be the latest of all the public in which shall
permit myself to take interest"
Ahrd-if nation expects to be ignorant and free
IN state OF civilization, expects uUhat vns and
LOiU be' 49, 49, "'~