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Show !T IS YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY TO VOTE THE SCHOOL BONDS At the recent convention of the: National Educational Association f held June 7 to 14 at Portland, Ore., the duty of the educator during this: crisis was greatly emphasized. i It was made clear thaf the gov-i ernment had come to recognize the schools of the country as its greatest asset at the present time and in the immediate future. "Upon the product prod-uct of tmr schools rests the success or failure of this great nation." It is the patriotic duty of the schools to produce boys and girls who are physically fit to serve their country. Far too many of oar young men are failing to pass the physical requirements of the soldier. Much of the blame goes back to the conditions con-ditions of the school. Further, the boy and girl should have formed during their school life such habits of caring for their body as will insure in-sure to the government a physically reliable, person. Our government has the further right to expect of its sys.em of public pub-lic schools young people who are intellectually in-tellectually equipped for the responsibilities re-sponsibilities of riihjonship; who are patriotic and loyal to its institutions. insti-tutions. ' If was further concluded at the I Portland convention that ai'in c all things during the war crisis educational educa-tional activities must not slacken but rather that increased effort an.. ! seriousness should be applied to this . most important national industry. Mr. Balfour of the Uritish Foreign For-eign Mission, after touring our great ' countrv. advised that above all I thir.gs-we should not make the mistake mis-take of England and France and allow al-low our schools to be disorganized, or our efforts to slacken. The same thought was expressed by a number of the principle planks in the resolutions adopted by the X. E. A. convention, as follows: "Supreme wish is wholehearted national loyalty; supreme wish is to give fullest measure of servico to country in defense of democracy and righteousness. "Pledge to President Wilson to conduct-educational affairs in spirit! of patriotism regardless of all other j i considerations. j "Physical education and medical! inspection should be emphasized auj never before. "Thrift campaign is endorsed. "Urge that patriotism be taught in every grade." The P.eaver county . consolidated schools want to do their part, and do it well. We find ourselves greatly hampered by crowded class rooms and overworked teachers. We are lacking in equipment suitable for good physical training. Our representatives repre-sentatives on the board of education, 'after having carefully considered, ihe situation, have determined to i n et the conditions fairly and squarely and loyally: to bond without with-out delay for the purpose of putting our schools in a condition to meet our country's demand. We will do our part as patrons of the schools, as fathers and mothers ef ihe children in whose welfare this call has been made; let September Septem-ber -1 tell he story. |
