As a new school principal, Mr. Mitchell was
checking over his school on the first day. Passing
the stockroom, he was startled to see the door
wide open and teachers bustling in and out,
carrying off books and supplies in preparation for
the arrival of students the next day. The school
where he had been a Principal the previous year
had used a check-out system only slightly less
elaborate than that at Fort Knox. Cautiously, he
asked the school's long time Custodian, "Do you
think it's wise to keep the stock room unlocked
and to let the teachers take things without
requisitions?" The Custodian looked at him
gravely... "We trust them with the children,
don't we?"