Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-09
l~LTHOUGH the Valley has
I'D some Of the finest school syS-

~ some Ol Tie 4AlcSt oSLAOOA cyo-
- TENS in the country, parents
should remember that all studying
Is not done in the claSsrooms.
Fine buildings and excellent
teaching staffs have not been found
to be a substitute for home work
and the parents whose children
come home bookless should inves-
tigate.
Few are the prodigies who al
do more than get BY" without
much home study and the response
bility for seeing to 1t that children
do home work does not fall on the
teachers but the parents. All the
teacher can do Is assign the home
work and penalize the child If he
goes not study at home. II Is up
10 the parents to see that their chill
dren put in the required time on
home study.
II this day and time the number
Of outside activities at the schools
and the additional liberties enjoyed
by children seem TO have caused a
let-doWn in home work. It Is en-
tirely possible that a child partici-
pate IN a reasonable number Of out
side activities. the value OF which
is regarded more highly by educa-
tors than ever before, and still
maintain a high standard of class
and home work. After all the home
and the fireside is still Americas
bulwark Of strength and progress.
WITH a definite announcement
wv from the w. T. Grant company
I" that a new business will be OPP
ened here in a big way. Browns
vile is hereby reminded for the
steenth time that big things are In
store for the Valley in a develop
ment way.
II is coming and Brownsville
stands in a position to quickly be-
come a big city as cities 60, or
grow.
At present she offers many in
ducements. Off hand some are the
deep water port which will bring
ships to her door. The money has
already been appropriated and both
the Mexican and American govern
ments are planning 10 make OF It
q great port. wv.
Brownsville offers q year-round
climate unparalleled. Only slight
changes In the thermometer read
ings. No storms, no earthquakes.
Florida and California may fire
back as they will. Preparations for
great playground centers along its
beaches and in Matamoros. A sur
rounding territory of virgin soil,
which when purchased will give re-
turns because of intrinsic value. II
is not dependent upon resaleS at
boom prices.
BROWNSVILLE offers a gateway
nEay to Mexico, which with the
Mexican road system now being
constructed will give direct access 10
all points in Mexico.
Brownsville and its immediate
territory offer hunting and fishing
TO sportsmen. which cannot be
euualled anywhere. 1t is probably
the last frontier in that respect.
And to clap the climax. so to
speak, 1t offers a people Of a pro-
gressive spirit standing ready 70
welcome development and progress.
This list Of good things. which are
really outstanding features, could
be carried out so long 1t would be-
come monotonous TO read. But
really all that Is left for us TO do
Is to let outside CAPITAL know
about IL.
AMOST men feel a glowing pride in
I what they themselves possess,
but a comparatively few real
ize that what their city has to offer
properly presented will make so
much more for them to possess.
FOLKS, what we are now going to
touch upon Is one of the Oldest
ouids for editors TO chew.
No use to say much about 1t, be-
cause no matter z=zT
u,hot tho editors N HA