Show YOURS YOUR'S YOUR S CHILDREN J 0 3 I I I Iby 1 by O Olive Es le Roberts erts Ia aro 1 28 I by bJ Have you Just received a note from the teacher that William is not getting setting along in school That he lie wont won't pay attention and cant can't get Iris his Work that he sits and looks out of ol th the tho window and wont won't study He lIe has been late twice in a week He plays in school chool and disturbs the children about him You ore are thinking up things to say eay sayto sayto to William Perhaps you have even gone into the closet under the stairs to gee see if that old switch is still hanging on its hook and wondering If It a little dressing down NOW nov wouldn't do William some good The two William got in the spring mellowed him a bit toll for the time being toeing but as nearly as you JoU can remember three days daY'S after alter his last l st trouncing William played hookey and went swimming William William William The apple of your eye but a long sharp thorn in your side You You You-to to have an Incorrigible boy like that How could it have happened It was all aU right for lor other people to have bad boys bos but not for you You would have thought of playing playing playing play play- ing truant about as much as you would have thought of murdering your pet dog Where could William have halve gotten it The chances are about 90 93 to 1 that your William is as fine a fellow as ever lived S Ills his tardiness and his bad bM marks his laziness about his lessons ven even his one day of truancy have Ibave been for countless ages characteristics of boys bo who turned out to be anything anything any any- thing from presidents on down William is growing and he like books and lessons there lessons there isn't any doubt of ot that but tout books and lessons are not always of ofa ofa ofa a boys boy's worth He lUtes likes to stop and play marbles and waste his hia time standing before scoreboards score and sneak off to swim or go to too many movies but tout aside e from these heinous crimes your William may be pure gold Watch yourself stern parent not Willfam Dont Don't beat him and and nag him and scold him until he hates both you and home Talk to him and explain your hopes to him and make a companion compan ion of him Above all things have understanding and sympathy for him And not until then had you better hang up your sign God cod Bless Our Home |