Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1879 — To The Children. [ARTICLE]

To The Children.

Boys and girls you can’t imagine what a long list of “perfect” names have found and are yet finding their way into my office. Every one of you must be trying to outdo the other in doing well. When I enter a school room and commence to tell how that every one of the 3,000 children of Jasper county is trying to not be tardy or absent for the whole school term, the eyes of the little boys begin to twinkle* and of the little girls to sparkle and dance for it is nomews to them. They have heard of that roll of honor. They know how many times the “chores” have been, “done up” and the dishes washed iu “less than no time” just to hurry off to school. Their tell-tale faces say “Mr. Superintendent when the report of our school comes in just look for my name for it will be there sure.” Well children, our roll is so long that we cannot publish it in every issue, so we will keep it out till all your names are in, then look for them. They will appear in one long array all together. A splendid array it will be 100. All who have won the honor will be there—a \ part of tlio rank and file of the grand army of earnest, industrious, happy-faced children. Tell your teacher not to forget to send your names to me.