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Show HOME AND SCHOOL MEET The monthly iceeting for Decora- ber for the Home and School organization organ-ization will be held at the High School auditorium Thursday evening, even-ing, December 11, at eight o'clock. The principal purpose of (his meeting meet-ing and of all future monthly mott-Ings mott-Ings of the organization lo be hehl during the school year, wili be-to secure se-cure a liberal discussion, at each meeting of some problem connected with, or that is a part of school work To illustrate what is meant: Most school patrons know that students up to a certain grade are not permitted to take text books home frir evening even-ing study, but a great many parents viewing the matter off-hand, probably probab-ly do not believe this to b? a gooir practice, from an educational standpoint. stand-point. At the Thursday evening . meeting, Mr. Thorpe, principal of the Elementary school will lead Iho , discussion of the subject, "Why Johnnie may not take his books home." Any one who wishes to will then be privileged to ask Mr. H horpe questions bearing on the subject or to discuss the propositioa -.hemse'-ves, from any angle they care to By adopting a plan of thia character, charac-ter, the executive committee of the organization have thought that the result would be a distinct mutuar benefit to parents and teachers, and the community. 'J. is too often the case that the pareii: blames the teacher; that the teacher blajnes the parent; or that the b;- stander blam- es the teacher or th; parent, through lack of information and undersiant'.- . ing of the attitude of the person censured. If the people of the commi'riiy will come to the monthly meetings cr ine. Home and School organisation, and will participate in the discnsM v.i ,.o be conducted at those .meeting.-! , and will do some thinking, many of the troublesome misunderstandings will evaporate and an era of better understanding under-standing and of better schools Mill, have begun. The following is the program for the meeting Thursday night: ; Chorus High School Girls, under un-der direction of Miss Worley. Piano Selection. Mercy Orwin Reading. Mr. Snedden. .. ' . .. Discussion "Why Johnnie . May not Take His Books Home." Led by Mr. Thorpe, followed by general discussion. Quartet: "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia'' Miss Worley, Miss Rus sell, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Woodbury. |