Show THE SCHOOLS vr A well attended ia in the third ward on thursday evening the teachers and aud other others interested in the schools school met with the parents ami and guardian guardians of the children i in n thy the third IV ard of this city the academic clavir under the direction of prof edwards edwardj furnished some fine during the evening hau joe jos stated the object of thy the to be that the parente parents might become more laminar with ibe labon labors of the teachers their plaus and ainia aims so that tha t a unity ot 0 t direction might be pursued in the home and in the 1 school he called attention to the annoyance of sending children tu to aay school in the city to which they might take a iancy fancy and then often change gain again when they took a notion to he also dwelt strongly stron gly upon the he t bad plan of letting children attend irregularly bupt anderson And ereon followed with a abort abort speech in which he illustrated t the he absurdity of aimless and irregular attendance so prevalent in in the schools ch and appealed to th the ile mothers to use their influence against it the ward teacher mr nephi anderson gave solve pointed rec re marks on the ease case with which chil dren may get excuse for absence from their parents and asked for the of the parents with him in his labors prof T B lewis gave an eloquent and practical address to parents in regard to the duty they owe their children and the great necessity etsity for considering the childs of some value a time when be he is forming character and when be should be as prompt and regular as if he were in in business the formation of character is of more importance than the acquirement of means or knowledge with a IL good character the latter will come but character does not always come from knowledge or means parents often visit cattle shows but are seldom seen in tie tle school room inquiring after the welfare ot of their children while the child is young the parent has a great influence with it let it remain remain A time end and that influence grows less im let it be felt now by providing proper fac liti by encouraging cou raging pr promptness aptness and studious habile habits and by discourse di discouraging scours ging fault finding fin find digg ipg if you ou are going to train your child make a business of it and see that be ia is at it just as you would see that he made a success of any other business that he might be put to |