The Junction Eagle (Junction, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1924 Page: 3 of 8
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Friday, February 8, 1824.
LEAVING THE SCHOOL
TO THE TEACHERS.
(Superintendent B. H. Hill, in
The Center Point News.)
Too many people seem to be-
lieve that schools can succeed
on money alone. Many appear
to believe that the school has
all the support needed when it
has been voted a sufficient tax
on which to operate; many never
enter a school room door; some
seem to accept report cards as
complete evidence of the child’s
progress and the child's report
of the general progress and con-
dition of the school as a satis-
factory account on which to
judge the school. Yet, no other
business institution is looked
upon with such indifference by
its stockholders or judged by a
child’s estimate of the business.
Teachers appreciate the con-
fidence of parents, but there can
be no real appreciation of any
work shop without a knowledge
of what is being done in that
shop, nor can there be effective
co-operation in improving the
productions of any shop without
knowing the plans and an inti-
mate acquaintance with what is
going on there, which can be ob-
tained only by actual invesitga-
tion and close inspection.
The school needs the personal
touch, the association, the sym-
pathetic voice, the kindly smile
o fevery parent, just as the chil-
dren in the home need them,
for the school is a collection of
children in another place than
home. What kind of a parent
is that who, simply feed, clothe
and shelter his children—who
simply finance the home? What
is a home without the moral
support of the father or the fine
personal touches of the mother,
without the presence of both at
least occasionally? No, money
will not pay the entire debt of
the parent to the school.
Through the ages mothers
have been the unfaultering
friends of the school and all
praise to the mothers as a group
but fathers too, need to give
personal attention to schools, es-
pecially at this time when so
many attractions call the child-
ren away from school duties,
this time when morals seem lax
and the crowd rushes on in
search for thrills of excitement.
The father is needed more to-
day than at any time in Ameri-
can history, needed in the home
and in the school, with the boy
and with the girl.
A rich banker recently gave
his twelve-year-old son a deed
to one hour of his time each day
for the next eight pears. Most
boys would prize this gift far
more highly than anything
money can buy.
And more*, the schools, if giv-
en a deed to not one hour a day,
)uii <«*>«> Kour » ii-.u.L the time
ami thought of the capable, en-
ergetic, plan making and plan
i x ecu ting fathers and business
men, would receive benefits
strikingly like those a hoy re-
ceives from the comiamionship
of hts own father, it is more
gifts of time the schools need j
from fathers; personal presence
at the schools themselves, and
moral support—a living interest
in everything lhat goe* to make
child lift'—an appreciation of
the child’s view point and that
rf the school. Such an interest
as will check up the work being
done hy the children as well as
the general conduct in and out
of school.
No, It Is not he»t to trust chil-
dren entirely to teachers, how
e\er good the teacher may be,
nor ran mothers and teachers
working together do the fath
er*s part. It takes all working
together to make a school, and
this leads me to refer to a much
needed and possible impmvehent
In «ir home school Parent-
Teacher Association which so-
licits the membership of fathers
as well as mothers, the routine
meetings of which are u«uallv
held in the afternoon* hy
er- and teachers, hut it’s
THE JUNCTION EAGLE
PAGE THREE.
type of many of the old-time
social gatherings that existed in
pioneer times, such as the spell-
ing bee, the literary society, the
debating club. The association,
however, has one purpose only,
the constant study of the child
and the betterment of the school
and home conditions under
which the child exists. Surely
we need more community meet-
ings and a better understanding
between parent and parent, and
between teacher and parent, as
well as a general all pull togeth-
er for better schools and better
citizenship. Can you think of a
better place than the school au-
ditorium for such a meeting, or
of a more needful organization?
We have the very best Moth-
ers’ Club, one that has done and
is doing a great work, but
need the fathers, their
moral support and personal
touch in our schools. Who will
take the subject up and pass it is
on till we feel the fathers’ touch I Ml
as well as his financial support?
BRADY MAN GIVEN
CARNEGIE MEDAL.
The Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission at its twentieth an-
nual meeting in Pittsburg, Pa.
on Wednesday, recognized 25*^1
acts of heroism by awards of
one gold medal, three silver
medals and twenty-one bronze
medals. The largest numbed of
awards in any one state was
made in Texas, where four acts
of heroism were recognized.
Chief among these was the
award of a bronze medal to
Greenville F. Crisp, Brady man,
who sacrificed his life on Sep-
tember 18, 1922, in a vain effort
to rescue L. J. Shugard from
suffocation at the bottom of a
25-foot well, the former was
digging on the Tom Jones farm,
just west of Brady. In addi-
tion to the medal, a pension of
$50 per month to the widow,
and $5 a month for a daughter
now 2Vi years old, were includ-
ed in the award.
The award to Mrs. Crisp is
one of the most notable of those
made by the commission, and
the pension to Mrs. Crisp, who
now lives at Doole, is not the
only most worthily bestowed,
but will provide comforts for
her and enable the education of
the little daughter robbed of a
father’s care and protection so
early in life. Brandy Standard.
VALENTINE MASQUERADE.
There will be a big Masque- J
rade Dance at the Hankins-Ri-
ley Hall on the night of Febru-
ary 14th. The Brown wood Foot
Warmers will furnish the music
Everybody invited, and are as-
sured of an enjoyable time.
Tell your friends about it and
be on hand yourself. 40-2tc
-li-
LOST—Eastern Star pen; val
liable because it is a gift. Re-
ward for return to The Eagle
office. __ 4i-2tc HM
Chas. Schreiner Bank
(Unincorporated)
KERRVILLE, TEXAS.
Makes Liberal Advances on
SHEEP, GOATS, WOOL and MOHAIR
Established 1869.
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WAR WAR
ON FLOUR
Begins Saturday, Feb. 9
Closes Saturday, Feb. 16
We are going to give you some sure enough Money-Saving
prices on flour, as follows:
Cotton Palace, 48-poud sa ck,______________________$2.20
Belle of Waco, 48-pound sack,______________________ 2.00
Silver Queen, 48-pound sack,_______________________ 1.90
We have been you flour at a saving, but these prices are
still lower, and you should lay in your supply now. Two car-
loads on the track now. Many other Grocery Bargains.
FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.
The Little Store
With the Little Trices.
Allen Produce
cr* ana uaemn, but it * more
and children attend, la Mag
CARDWELL RANCH AD.
Cattle:—A foundation herd
of high class Hereford heifers
or cows can be bought on this
ranch at any time.
Polo Ponies:—A few polo po-
nies on hand for sale.
Stallions:—No purebred quar
ter horses this spring. One
choice dun, three years old;
black mane and tail and legs,
and white feet; half Spanish
and half quarter horse.
One sorrel three years old,
half quarter horse, Two 2-
year-old, three eighths Shetland
that will reach fourteen hands
in height. One super jieachey
black and white purebred Shet-
land, three years okl. If you
are going to buy one of these
stallions, get him early and feed
him a little liefore spring. We
think the half-breed Shetland
is the best ranch pony in exist-
ence. Write or wire me.
a W, CARDWELL.
40-2tp Telegraph. Texas.
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Hardware Store & Garage
STAR AND DURANT CARS
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Perry, H. Grady. The Junction Eagle (Junction, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1924, newspaper, February 8, 1924; Junction, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890927/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .