The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-01-17
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Delivers Able
Address Here
Mrs. Ralph H. Pond Holds
Audience in Closest At
tention at Libby Meet.
DISCUSSES PROBLEMS
FACING CHILDREN

The second regular meeting of the
Libby PIT. A. was held in the Junior
High auditorium last Monday evening
at o'clock, with about so present.
The meeting was opened with Mrs.
J. A. Krall leading the community
singing, Mrs. Ira Miller presiding at the
piano, after which the regular business
was transacted. The president Mr.. J.
W. Farris then introduced the speaker
OF the evening Mrs. r. H. Pond Of
Whiteflsh, an ardent PIT. A. enthusiast
who was very active in organizing the
association in that city.
Mrs. Pond opened her address by
wishing the Libby PIT. A. Joy and
success In this new undertaking in
which parents and teachers have Joined
hands for tie promotion of the welfare
OF the children of this community. She
explained how Whitefish spent all OF
last year in the process of organizing,
but that the association is now on its
feet and doing splendid work for the
community.
ON No More Report Cards.
Mr.. Hinderman, the superintendent,
who has given his wholehearted sup
port, finds the organization the medium
through which he can now learn par
ents' views on problems first-hand. His
message to the Libby PIT. A. was that
the Whitefish school is about to try
out something that has never been
done before,-to abolish report cards
and do away with any kind4of marks.
notifying the parents onlyEk cases
where the children's work is6hsatis-
factory This is being done to preve<ft
cheating which has been so prevalent.
and to encourage the students to work
for knowledge itself and not for marks,
thus doing away with unkind compete
ton The Libby association will watch
the result Of this experiment with great
interest. Mr.. Hinderman decided upon
this change only after long and careful
elaboration, contrary to what he has
always commended but firmly believes
that the school will show better results
than under the present system. Mrs.
Pond mentioned that this seemed a
most forward step for the building of
fine character should be the aim Of the
public school rather than the memoir
ization Of information.
She quoted from Angelo Patri who
saws to parents: I'VE send children to
school in order that they may learn
to live fully. NOT for information.
There is nothing so chean and handy
today as information and nothing SO
scarce and precious as the knowledge
Of happy living"
The Worth Of Child
The aim Of the Whitefish PIT, A. for
the year was keener realization on
the part Of both parents and teachers Of
the worth Of the child. and deeper
consciousness of the responsibility to-
ward that child. Mrs Pond illustrated
this thought with a beautiful story
which compared children to precious
jewels which are given us to care for
and guard for while until the Keeper
demands them again for his own What
a great responsibility we have and how
seriously should we undertake it.
She then mentioned our aim Of get
ting the child ready to live. The home
can not do this alone, the schoUf-can
not do it; the church can not do it
alone II is only when all three clasp
hands in earnest, close cooperation that
we can fulfill our obligations to these
young lives. To quote her exact words.
There is no place where we can draw
sharp line and say, / am parent and
have only a certain responsibility. All
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