Show EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN Iriti principal cipal rudolph church As we look around and about nebout US ua wo we bohola a multitude of children who buoyant with life info and spirit through tho the streets and play grounds of our country towns anil and whilo witnessing their present condition so eo joyous and tree free from care wo we reflect that when a few years shall havo have passed away they will be busy and important factors on the stage of life it becomes a 0 question of momentous import how these children of the present shall bo be trained and influenced that they may become real men and women of the future whose ox examples amples find powers nifty may become a blessing to tho the world people everywhere must bo be made to understand that every opportunity to acquire an ail education should be utilized and no tinie time should bo be spared to produce influences which will provo prove helpful and vivifying vilifying vivify ing to the young to make them thein useful citizens of tho the nation somo some youths are to neglect the opportunities offered them wo we have many in our community who aro are neglecting these opportunities these cheso boys and girls think attending school Is none of their business the boy or girl who goes to sali ol 01 one day and misses the next la IS neglecting his or her business selling goods to Is tho the merchants business and life his business pays him every time ho he sells goods over the counter farming Is the farmers business and pays him every time he gathers his crop printing the paper in IB the ilia editors business which bays pays him every ame ho he gets an ail ad going to school Is the business of the boy or girl which pays him or her ter well at the close of their school life it the life has been lived prop properly orly neglecting a business means going out of business one need not expect to get out of a business that which lie ho does not put into it work and study work and study axe aro money the hoy boy and girl who are absent front from school loses both opportunity and time opportunity comes not only to the tha rich to the influenced to the wealthy it knock sat door but we are yo so often in doing something trivial something insignificant ant that we tall fall to hoar hear the knocking and when we finally realize that opportunity la Is in the neighborhood wo we find it at the door of our neighbor but not at our own then the time comes when wo we talk of our fortunate neighbor and our bad luck luck never caused success it came through work in our community that our boys and girls may know opportunity when it cor comes fies the first and most important thing to be done Is boget to got a good foundation of knowledge from attending school As an 1 I see 00 it the exceptionally important duty of every parent should be to see that their boys and girls are in school every day in the school year I 1 plead for cooperation between parents and teachers that students may lie be there our greatest need today Is a strong ji varent arent teachers organization do you know that |