Show bekk 1 thence from school 1 nause of M many any failures Q that absence from brou school ac 1 I kilts its tor for about thirty per cent ot of retardation or br failure ot of chilli chilk k 6 in school I 1 should diketo like to ox ex 04 ka the seriousness of 0 this sa s1 ft ua 41 1 to the public doctor davedson Dav ldson to of public schools in asburg pa Is authority for the that from to timit fc 1 50 chillman fall in the public dols of f america the private kools 0 ola d doubtless have about the file e ratio of fa faklares llares tai lares y I 1 k 4 kt t Is estimated that the cost coat 1 11 n it jears of having these children moat afie that they have hav geady been over Is 15 upward ot of 85 per year the situation as Du chestis county is as foll afi 4 tj during daring the last school year there re 1072 children retarded dod or pea eaters as they are commonly comm oaly own were repeating their N stear t acar 26 9 were repeating n g th thir if cond year and were repeat g their third thaid or more time from dollars point of vie view w this means loss oss for last yar bear ot of guyed at al an average per capita iston asti ot tor for 1928 29 mhd dis dia let lct will laves invest on the year rear re repeaters imori than it bould those who repeated the time fine hays have cost ore lore than they would have done ad they done their work at th the garage rate ot of a grade a year lear there is another angle to this beside that of dollars the acial octal cost in ia trial educated chil given the habit ot of failure is hr ar greater than tham the cost in dol urs ars very lew few people if any will ace the future with the same hish high lopes courage and attitude who dav a been confronted with failures hallums brough their own effects that only win will have when they ae meeting with success there is a strong possibility elbi lity that the cant habit will possess possess them they may easily ds celop at ail interior complex many of these children who fail each year can be given a hopeful rather than a destructive attitude toward lile life it rear arres better co operation on the part of the home a greater effort on the part er and less outside help for father por for the schools it requires better betted teaching methods deeper study of bt child nature a wise selection of teaching matter it will swill cost mor moin money to ably analyze the situations I 1 eions and provide the proper facilities tor for them the corric correction tion of the causes I 1 we know some of the causes of failure there are many thit that we ido not know every business ciari man knows that he must set aside a V tor for replacement and imprecia tion or go out of business it is a an ever ear present problem in education to discover dl scover new processes and to adopt old processes to new needs of a constantly changing society this Is a natural law la ill the social world the wheels of progress must be kept running on oil the axis of education or down will go civilization this district the resources to carry on a broad perpetual pro gram of research ta to determine the failures allures and provide all the fa realities ties to correct the causes when thy they have been scientIfIc scientifically alli determined ter mined many of 0 the cities especially kl ally have their th clr advising psychologist their health clinics including 1 doctors dentists opticians special i ista ests ini in the several lines and nurses they have opportunity classes for I 1 1 those who are retarded supervisors and special ep ecial and a school year of at least days while ducheane Duc heans has very few of 0 the above necessities it can do much to o overcome many of 0 our ur pres PMS 1 ent difficulties there should be little cause other than sickness for a child to be la in school fewer than days daya parents can do much to oo ij overcome verome the absence liable most lost 1 l ot of them do may I 1 urge again that those pars ants who anticipate absence for their children that they make application to the tor for a working permit now in that bat i min understandings misunderstandings may be reduced we urge and invite S every child of 0 school age who j should be la in school to enroll the first day and continue every day ir that Is humanly possible by so do ing it will make the number fever tear I 1 who are obliged to repeat and more money will bo be available lor for oth othir ar opportunities supt bupt W A PAXTON |