Show referring Refer to the article in last saturdays report under the of school enthusiasm we think the writer is unduly harsh and dictatorial school enthusiasm iet ia all right under proper restrictions it is Is really beneficial to the stude students sta dents ants but as with every other demon demonstration demonstrate strati I 1 there is a limit I 1 ia is but a short step from enthusiasm to if tho the enthusiasm of the school boys boya and girls can be guided and controlled we would favor encouraging it but on the other handi hand if it is carried to such lengths that right minded people see something obnoxious in it then we see no objection to tho the officers taking a hand in the matter the writer of the article attempts to show the inconsistency I 1 of certain people who complained to the city coul council icil of what they termed hoodlumism hoodlum iem in the school children he says that these same people do tot not object to the boisterousness of ti saloon bums aud the disgusting die t asting usting practices of loafers on the street he is mistaken there they do complain of such things they have complained so insistently that ordinances have been framed and adopted by the city providing a penalty for the offense and one uther other thing these complainants nants who may possibly be somewhat behind the times like to be told of their shortcomings in a respectful way they dont take kindly to being told by a boy and the writer of the article is evidently that that they 19 should be hooted out of town some of theta them even have ideas of their bokn own as to how children should be brought up their ivans may be old fashioned they may ilay not bo be able to enter into the spirit of the present day methods but it is is sate safe to say that many of them linow know things that even the smartest of us young fellows never dreamed of we may be able to quote rules to them to explain the intricacies of games or show them i a few thin things in tho the vay of but bat after all we aro are fools if we disregard their counsel finally we want to say that anyone who will publicly teach our children that their fathers and mothers are so BO far behind tho the times that their opinion is wort worthless worth leis should bo be taken to task teach them colove their to love their teachers rs let let them ue geeyer fever so go enthusiast ic about it but above all teach them to love and respect their parents |