P.T.A. ROUND TABLE,CONTINUED.
Miss GuruIniek, spoke next end sold)
that parents were often t.o buisy
rnd unable to watch children all of'
the time and that the people of the!
comunity should cooperate and make •
it their duty to watch all children!
and try to instill a sense of pride;
in school accomplishments. -Some cas
es. require more authority than the 1
parents and teachers can exert,
then- some agency of the law should
be called upon to help. Good studen,
ts can help by shameing offenders I
and should be given praise for their
' work. Children who feel that parentis
do not give approval to their acts ‘
become worse than they would be othf
orv/is-e, -should praise children for
the good things that they do. ,
Mrs. Draper, spoke next, said that r
child spends most of time in home
and that, unless home is pleasant and
nvirorm.nt good, that child gets
.rong ideas about life,_ parents
should watch children and show them
the right way.
In conclusion, Mrs Don Payn- , grve .
a summary of facts and made the ;
reccomendations of the group.
Excuses, from school or classes,
shottld not be requested unless actu
aly needed, and called .attention to
a large number of reasons that are
not adequate to comply «with the 'law.
The family should use every moans to
encourage attendance and good scholor*
ship. Nothing should come first when
the-education of the Child is -b^ing
considered. Keeping childr n o\it of
school for nay reason cxc-j t ilncss
is really unlawful a'nd parents .can
prosecuted if they willfully ev.--.de
the law. Every excuse made,should
state definate reason,parents and
teachers should carefully check the
requests and a limit should be put
on number of excuses allowed.
Childorn should be confined to school
grounds from time Biis arrives in
morning until it leaves at night'.
Present practice makes checking very
difficult rind' child should not b->
allowed to take advantage "of it.