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pIPHY CHILDREN ARE NOT IN
f TERESTED IN SCHOOL.
pßiokorr Recortl.
■ It k the Hnleiffh News and Ob-
MBfrer that begins a long observation
I on the children who don’t study and
Hita tencbem who don't teach. And
Fjttuch food for thought is written into
| the observation. If you drop into the
| average home, the News and Ob-
Iwrver says in substance, you will
l<nd little Johnny sitting around com
'. plaining about the boredom of his
| school work ; declaring that he can
i not get interested in his lessons when
Ibis teacher refuses to make them in
teresting. And in that average home
fyou will no doubt find the parents
Sorrowfully declaring that Johnny is
Fright, that the teachers are not what
Ithey should be and that their child
P just can't get interested in his school
t work.
K; And if you should drop into a
!teachers meeting some time you 11
[would hear another side of the story
I Which is. more nearly the truth. The
rteachers would be realizing that
| Johnny is not interested in his school
f work but they would not be placing
►the blame on themselves. They would
; say that Johnny’s parents allowed
[bur. to go to the movies every night,
for allowed him to loaf around on the
{streets instead of studying his les
|sons. The teacher,s would say that
I Johnny came to school every day
[half prepared and naturally unin
fterested. She teacher would say that
{all education can not be given from
j-the school room- They would say that
> Johnny was a bright boy but his
parents did not make him study at
home and he therefore was never
► prepared.
1,. Those are the varying views that
i one might hear at home and at
, school. Johnny is aloived to skin
; along, barely making his grade from
i year to year, until shortly before his
'graduation from high school he finds
-that hft.-is actually too far behind to
I make the last climb. He is ashamed
|to drop'back a few grades so he quits
■ school and starts out in the world
: uneducated.
f; Not all the parents blame the
{teachers for not interesting Johnny
fin his school work, but it is a safe
< bet that not one out of" one hundred
■parents blame themse’ves when
l Johtvuy has to drop out of school,
p This may be unwanted advice (the
matter of control ing other person’s
/children usually U> but the subject
has been raised and we intend to
speak our mind. If a child is uoi in
i’terested in shoo] it. is because he is
I not preparing his work. It stands to
(reason that if a child knows his
(lesson, and knows he knows it, he
| will want the opportunity to recite.
(it. But if he does not know it he will
i dread going to school and being
jcalled upon. And if a child does not
I know his lessons it is the fault of
jthe parents. Some children are
, natural students, and they are par
ent's delight. The parents of those
| studious children are privileged to go
j their way with an easy mind. Hut
'the parents of tile children who do
not likfe' to study are called upon to
| use foigge main strength and awk-
Swardness until dear little Johnny is
lin the* habit of sitting down every
i night Snd studying until friend
[parent is positive without the shadow
jot a doubt that little Johnny knows
Shis lessons for the next day thorough
ly. Then, and only then, will the
[number of high school graduates be
[equal to those who enter the first
grade. ; .
A Two-Handled Jug.
| Charlotte Observer.
[ It is not The Observer’s quarrel
I at all. but it seems a case needing
the referee. That is almost as bad
* job as the baseball umpire. The
man who essays the role must be pre
pared to dodge missiles, but at times
that proves an enjoyable diversion.
Joe Patton, who carries most of the
worries of the Made-in-Carolinas Ex
position on his shoulders, wanted a
special line of advertising cards for
his show. He finally got them from
» Sliehigan printing concern. Here
was a ease of a made-at-home concern
sending away from home for a par
ticular bit of goods. The discovery
has been the occasion of a good many
jabs at the manager on part of some
rof the papers. Some of these prob
ably not having .seen Patton's etate
ment in regard to the matter, are. this
week peppering him at a lively rate.
It seems from what Patton had to
say that the exposition last year spent
$2,389 among the local printers; of
its printing fund it had disbursed
$929 among the local printers up to I I
August 19th, of the present year. He
submitted bids to them for the win
dow cards, but all were too high.
He paid the Michigan firm “consid
erably less” than SIOO for the cards.
That firm was possibly enabled to
make the low bid because it special
ized in that clasa of work. Patton
was not spending his own money; it
was money placed in his hands by the
company to be laid out to the best
advantage. But that is not the point
he emphasizes. Not only were the
home printers not inclined to give
him a low price for the cards, but
not a single printing concern has tak
en enough interest in their home ex
position to place a display in it, after
all the money they have got from it. a I
The jug seems to have two handles
where they ought to be—on the out
side.
The Way Out
i They had just sealed their engage
ment with a kiss.
; “And, David, dear, I am graduate
in home economics," she whispered,
fc “Well, never mind that,’’ he re- I I
iurned generously. "1 suppose we
Can board.”
■R>’- —~—
Preparedness.
Pj!l thought you had gone to Chica
go on a trip.’’
1 “Oh, I’ve had to postpone it unti'
' can make arrangements for my
ansom in case I’m captured by
rigands.”
K Front or Back?
| The [pptimist—“The palmist told
« that I was at the end of all my
Mublee.” “
' Pessimist —“Ah, but did she
which end?”
.
is the only paradise
gsMn which we cannot be turned _
WHITHER ARE YOU BOUND
Toward Better Things And Times For Yourself - Or
Are You Satisfied With Your Own Little Niche?
J It is easy to acquire the habit of sitting back and wishing you had one of those big enclosed \
3 cars you see rolling past home every minute of the day and evening—a car to fill with your fam- \
a ily or friends and do some rolling of your own. When you stop to think of it you are in a rut at \
jB that stage of things. The realization of that fact is the first step toward getting out of it. Now,
M why not ride out of it in one of the big, powerful motor cars The Concord Tribune and Times
Jr award to successful workers in their SIO,OOO automobile and cash campaign within a few
wL short weeks? There are four of these cars and thousands of dollars in cash which must be 9
awarded at the end of this campaign. You can be one of the winners if you will it so. Compe- 9
tition is slight now. The contest is just starting to gather momentum. Get in now and see how f
simple it is to realize your ambitions. Many of you who read this have been considering partic- a
% ipatmg in this distribution of prizes. Act on your impulse today. Campaign headquarters is lo- f
\ cated in Room 209 Cabarrus Savings Bank building. The mail address is Box 431, Concord. /
\ The telephone number is 579. J
REMEMBER
THAT— The Biggest Prize, a twenty-one bunded dollar Buick Brougham, can be won in ANY
district.
THAT— Each and every district must win one of the cars and a complete set of cash prizes regard
less of their relative standing with other districts.
THAT— Every active contestant wins something— either one of the major prizes or 10 per cent,
cash commission on every dollar they secure in subscriptions *o the Tribune or Times.
THAT— AII prizes will be awarded by accredited .votes, and that more votes are given NOW dur
ing the first period than will be given at any time during the remainder of the campaign.
There will positively be NO bonus votes given at any time during the election other than
originally outlined in the opening announcement.
Reduced Vote Schedule
Contrary to the plan usually followed The Tribune and Times plan calls for a reduction of votes
as the campaign progresses. In the campaign the last week is the least important because the sub
scriptions then count for so few votes. Live contestants who are on the job ought to cinch one of
the cars within the next few weeks before the vote schedule is cut. It can be done Perhaps you
will do it. J
Remember the standing published is always for votes received up to noon the day before the
date of publication.
Now if you’re “in” go to work. Win. If you are still “thinking” about entering—get in You
can win.
' " IMI 1 *" 1 ■ l.—
THE CONCORD DAILY* TRIBUNE
CAMPAIGN NOTES
Recent starters have proved the contention that
wide awake persons entering this campaign now
are under no material handicap. If you have been
watching the vote score column you can not help
but notice that new names are already steadily
climbing toward the peak. All that it takes is a
bit of that “go-get-them” spirit that will win in
any field of endeavor.
Take a look at District No. 2 and No. 3 partic
ularly and see the story told there. There must be
some of you rural people who have the desire to
claim that support of your section which is merely
waiting for someone to take advantage of it. We
know there are going to be regrets later. It is the
ones who look forward, and not backward, who will
win the big prizes in this competition.
Stop and figure that it is possible to make bet
ter than S2OO per week on the side, or $l7O a week,
or $l4O a week, or SIOO a week, or a sum for the
whole time of S2OO, or SIOO or a few dollars on a
10 per cent, cash commission basis. You win in ac
cordance with what you do. Nobody loses. Now,
is that fair? If you think it is then you should be in
on it. If you think it is not, then you should stay
out.
We venture to say that everyone in the county
knows that The Cabarrus County Fair is to be held
this year on October 13-17. You know it is the big
gest thing of its kind in the State of North Caro
lina- You know you expect tp go at least one day
and hope to be there -oftener. Here’s something you
don’t know yet. The Tribune and Times will have
on display at the fair the four automobiles which
are to be given away in this campaign for everyone
to see. Now don’t find yourself in a position of re
gretting that you are not working for one of them
when you see them. Instead be one of those who
will say, “There are the tors, one of which I am
working for and am going to win.’’_ That is the
spirit that will accomplish things in this campaign.
Start now so that you will be one of the contenders
$t fair time and see if you will be sorry.
The office of the campaign department will be
open until 9:00 each evening to issue supplies and
give information. Call in this evening and have it
all explained to you in detail.
Saturday Sept. 26, 1925