, 1924-10-16

better understanding of the problems
which arise In the education of the
children of today can be gotten
from a general discussion on the
part of both the parents and teach
ers and with this organization as a
medium they are enabled to get to-
gether and discuss these problems
from every angle, thereby coming
to a more satisfactory arrangement
and settlement.
On the first Friday in November
another meeting will be held at
which time final arrangements will
be made, committees appointed and
the Association put into operation.
This plan was brought up by the
principal of the Parco School, Miss
B. Lemen, and it has been received
with a great deal of enthusiasm on
the part of the parents.
The possibilities of such an organ
ization are unlimited and there is
no other thing that will do more to
bring into existence that cooperative
spirit which means progressiveness
and improvement in our schools.
Each individual has different prob
lens to combat in the education of
his children and while the parents
nave DuN ~ dhSit upoh "hith 'h'
look at these difficulties the teach
ers have many because they are Ell
deavoring to impart knowledge to a
great many different mes whose
natures and abilities vary as great
ly as the individual types of people.
There are no two alike and each one
has to be dealt with differently. With
the aid and cooperation of the par
ents these things can be solved to n
Duch better advantage for all the
parties concerned and the tendency
will be 10 bring apou n more sue
cessful method of educatiGa.
AS one turns back the pages of
history and notes the progressive
moS ement in the educational line 1t
VII be fond that the great strides
made by tha public school system
sad the 5ta.e institutions of various
kinds have been brought about by
cooperation, especially in the great
Industrial centers o fthe country. 1t
is a notable fact that the illiteracy
OF the United States has been on the
decline for the past fifty years and
that II has been brought about by
the interest OF those who have been
actively engaged in the operation OF
IL government. These people have
been and are the representatives OF
all OF us and every progressive move
that they make Is in answer to the
demands Of the public. 1t Is. in
short, cooperation of the very closest
kind and has brought about n pub
lie school system In this country that
Is equalled by NJ others. These
movements have been varied and
wide in their scope and during the
past few years the Parent-Teachers
Association has developed in re-
sponse to the demand for better sys-
tens and more active interest on
the part OF the parents.
1t Is easy for us to blame those
who are e~ndeavoring to impart the
knowledge to the pupil for failing to
do so but II is many times harder
for the teachers to combat the large
and varied questions which arise in
the classroom from day to day. Their
work Is In the betterment OF man
kind and they are daily performing
n task in the behalf OF their fellow
ma for his advantage and for the
of our country.
We are glad that this association
has been. offered to us In Parco and
we believe that n great deal OF good
Is to come from the corporation
that Is so surely following the sug-
of Parco's Principal.
Once every six weeks there IL n
day set aside for visitors In the Parco
II IL the desire OF Miss
and Miss Quandt that those
who can possibly arrange to be there
will do 80 that they nay see what
Is actually being done by the pupils
In the school and how our schools
are being conducted. We have one
Of the most up-to-datc schools In the
and have been fortunate in
securing the services OF teachers
whose abilities are beyond question.
The Pnrent-Tcnchcrs Association !
will meet the lrst Friday OF every /
and Il will be so arranged that