The North-Carolina standard., 1839-06-26
1nsrrRoRp1NAr1oN OF YoUTH.


The insubordination of youth in this country, IS
a subject which IS beginning to demand the serl-
Gus attention Of every community, and II is GER
tahlv az much matter of solicitude here, as II
cab he in any other quarter If il shall become
for the press to descant freely upon this
tobc as it surely will unless steps are taken TO cor
re-, an evil destructive of the harmony of Society
aud the hopes of the Commonwealth the chlei
mStive of every philanthropist and patriot will be
the welfare of the rising generation, who must be
the greatest sufferers in the end-aithough other
mbtiyes and impulses may be lawfully entertained.
This matter has attracted the attention OF Europe
al writer's and from the insubordination of Amer-
can youth they infer the downfall OF our onlon-
iistly concluding that no country can sustain It's
Institutions where children are permitted to gro"
10 with contempt for that department and those
urineiples which are the fundamental requisites OF
moral order and social happiness.
We have been attracted to this subject by the
following article from the Petersburg lntehigencer
of the 21st of this month. The Teachers OF
Youth in that city, deserve great praise for the re-
Igulations they have adopted, and will be entitled
ytothe gratitude of parents and guardians il
they shall rigidly enforce them: ,z.. rsY
Mr.. Editor The insubordination of boys, which
thas become so alarmingly prevalent, Ins almost
every SECTION Of our country, manifestIng asseA IN
an almost total disregard of the authority OF parents
and teachers, when away from their supervision
in the destruction of property, and in insolence and
impertinencetowardst their superiors, calls loudly
uben all who possess any authority or influence, 70
exert themselves to check the growingevil. With
this view the teachers of Petersburg aeld aameet
ing at the Institute, Saturday, June Sth, and u
unanimously passed the following resolutions:
| Whereas, complaints are frequent of the lmpro
tper conduct of boys, when away 'front.' the super
vision of their guardians and teachers, exhibiting
itself, especially, in the forms of ihpertinenc'
and rudeness towards those to whom tiey owe the
highest Difference and respect; and, Fhereas, a:
the teachers and guides of youth, we sre bound t.
do every thing in our power, directly nd indirect
ly, to promote habits of respect and Topriety or
the part of those under our instruction
Therefore, Resolved, That hereafter, we will
not admit among the number of our pupils, any
individual who shall hereafter be proVed,p be gull
ty of an act of gross disrespect and rudepess tow
ards the person of any individual, of vhnton In
jury of another's property or premises u1 he ha
made full and satisfactory reparation to tie perso
or persons thus injured.
! And, also, Resolved, That if any individual VIII
is member of our Schools, shall be guilt of an!
of the aforementioned offences, he shall te forth
with removed. T. r..
And, be it further Resolved, That we will no
admit into our Schools any individual, who has
r for misconduct, been removed from aEotheJ or wh
does not bring from his last instructor ctrt6cat
of good moral character at the time of histeaving
Also Resolved, That the Editors of The publ
Journals, in this Town. be requested to publish III
above resolutions, and that they be read in tn
several Schools. sr