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Dear Parents:
I have been wondering for
some time what the other fathers
and mothers think about this
new school system of student
council and monitor rule. I have
felt for some time that it was a
very bad thing for the school. It
will and does promote bad feel
ing among the students and may
eventually cause hard thoughts
between neighbors and friends.
The council itself is fine, but
the monitor part is not. My
dictionary’s meaning for the
word monitor is to guide and ad
vise. It is not defined as a tattling
on one another. One cannot
blame the children, who are
acting as monitors in good faith,
but rather the system itself and
the people who permit it.
How long does it take a child
to get the six black marks against
him which leads to his being ex
pelled? Especially when there
are so many varied and detailed
rules.
For instance, some of the many
don’ts:
No running upstairs even if
you have only a few seconds to
get to the next class; don’t use
certain stairs; don’t talk too loud;
don’t sit on the radiators.
Now we all need a few rules
to live by. But to live in fear
of forgetting one of these rules
and getting a mark against you,
in my opinion works a hardship
on the child. It doesn’t take long
to get six marks, and the con
stant worry not only causes the
child to get bad marks in school,
but is hard on his nervous sys
tem as well.
A wise and understanding
person would not find it neces
sary to use a system of this
kind, but would win the respect
and cooperation of the children
through kindness and not fear.
Why not do as the Scouts do,
and use the honor system? Let
the children report their own
mistakes to the council and let
the council punish them accord
ingly—and not by miles of essays
nor yards of spelling, but through
fair treatment.
And above all, keep the names
of the poor kids out of the town
papers. I imagine other parents
felt as I did about an article on
the student court. After all, they
are not criminals and should not
be treated as such. That was a
miserable thing to do to any
child.
I belong to the Parent-Teach
er’s Association. I intend to at
tend meetings regularly and I
hope that many more of the par
ents will come also. If we try to
keep an interest in the school
problems that concern both chil
dren and teachers, perhaps we
can keep harmony and under
standing in the school.'
(Signed)
Mrs. William Barnhardt :
Palmer, Alaska.
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Community
Calendar
TUESDAY
WASILLA COMMUNITY Christ
mas in Community hall at 7:3(
p.m.
MOOSE AND WOMEN of Moost
meet at 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
LUTHERAN CHRISTMAS pro
gram at 8 p.m.
MIDNIGHT MASS at St. Mich
ael’s church.
THURSDAY
CHRISTMAS services at Luther
an church. 11 a.m.
SATURDAY
JUNIOR HOMEBREAKERS
Christmas party at Mohan
home. 8 p.m.
BASKETBALL doubleheader at
Palmer gym. 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
SHAMROCKS vs. 177 MP’s at
gymnasium., 2 p.m.
Santa Comes in
On Radio Beam
For Valley Visit
Nearly 400 of the Valley’s
under-tenners made it almost a
full house at the Valley Theatre
last Saturday afternoon, when
Santa Claus dropped in for his
scheduled call there.
The wait for St. Nick’s arriv
al was lightened with a 10-reel
comedy show, Christmas carols
and musical numbers. Mrs.
Timothy Hennessey led the
children in community singing
and then sang “Silent Night”
as a solo. Sgt. Bryce Sheldon
played one of his original se
lections as a piano solo.
Bob White, former ACS radio
operator, reached Santa Claus
by radio early in the afternoon,
and kept in constant contact
with him until he arrived on
the Valley Theatre stage, just on
schedule.
Every child attending the pro
gram was given a gift of sweets
and fruit. An inventory of the
bag handed the children re
vealed its contents as a quarter
pound of Christmas candy, a
candy bar, popcorn, a bag of
cookies and an apple and an
orange.
The Theatre program was
sponsored by Valley merchants,
who contributed both money
and supplies. Valley residents
who helped fill the 500 sacks
Eor the youngsters included Mr.
and Mrs. George Small, Mrs. A1
King, Mrs. Ted Meehan, A1
Hagen, Happy Smith, Mrs. Leo
VTichalek, Barney A nderson,
Bob White, Mary Ann Michalek
and Mrs. Lou Henke.
Surplus candy was sent to the
several children’s homes in the
Valley and to the patients at
Valley hospital.
VALLEY
THEATRE
Your Valley Theatre
take this opportunity to
extend best wishes for a
merry Christmas and a
prosperous Ney Year to
all our many friends.
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