Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1919 — PARENT TEACHERS’ ASS’N. HELD MEETING SATURDAY. [ARTICLE]

PARENT TEACHERS’ ASS’N. HELD MEETING SATURDAY.

Can the teachers and parents cooperate successfully in solving the problems which confront them in the great task of giving each child the power of self-control which we call education? . This question was the basis of the discussion which the mothers and teachers of the primary building enjoyed Saturday afternoon when the Parent Teachers’ association held its second meeting. Miss Jordan, health supervisor in the district school, talked on “The School Children,’’ the diet that will correct and aid nutrition; the amount of sleep and play a normal child should have. She recommended a health campaign for 100 per cent cleanliness in the schools. Mr. Hamilton’s talk brought out two questions of vital importance in this problem of control •or education. Second, the trouble, we sometimes find in schools where strict discipline is enforced; too often traced to the laxity of discipline m the home. Are we too prone to do things rather than to waste time telling our boys and girls how? Let’s think it over and see if all of the children have some real job to be done at a certain time and if they have not, let’s make our love tor them bigger and hurt ourselves, if necessary, in teaching them habits of industry and self control which they will be thankful for when they can appreciate the motive of love behind our efforts. Wouldn’t you like to join these discussions and bring a question that’s been puzzling you to our question box? The constitution has been drawn up and adopted and the membership is increased with each meeting. If you don’t feel like joining, come and listen. Some of the chil- : dren surprise us with gay dances and merry songs and we have a social and very beneficial time together? The refreshment committee served delicious doughnuts and coffee after the business meeting.