Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-02-23
To Our 3oYs.

,o,s u 70 opr girls" upon the subject Of their school
,,y;].es and school duties The day after our paper
was issued VIC received the following communication
from member Of our Mao Academy, which we
nublsh ., the risk Of incuring the charge oil vanity
The compliment to oursclf we take to be all una
vo;dablc accompaniment, Of so special request
Thus ran the communication:
Mr., EpIToR,-I read. in the las. number OF the
Edr.fcld Advertiser rich and very interesting pro-
ducton of yours to the fair lasses u Edgeheld
You directed your remarks 10 inc pnps!s III our hus
field Female Scminaries, 10 those VINO iiu h"t co''
out" Our eyes ran over it very rapidly, t"T "" an
c n,,eS something in conclusion To US OF the other
soy nc !, is courteous and even common 10 uent
| IN. gal, frst and then the boys. we cert''llS
,bcn expected our portion Of those truihiui ana en-
cmrncinr sentiments. We, like our tar young
fr;.,Is need advice and adm"nion, if we do not
nr-;t il. and next week we shall expect somethhg
| from YOUR same =" old quill" respecting the no!s.
''0"' !0' A STUDENT.
IN reply 70 our young friends note, We have begun
few observations with a very clear perception OF
the difficulty of the task
FRS, and foremost. it has become question with
some whether there is any such thing as N ooy
uowadayp. There usCa &c be once upon Z HfNe'
as the Fairy Tale have it, human beings VINO were
,bps denomina;cd And they were Il very worthy
and barring few d.fashioncd tricks, very docilc
norton OF the Genus Homo. They went TO school,
no their narents desired to study such books as teF
s.ch.r placed before ,heInto strive for excellence
in each department Of knowicdgc-to WIN 'lc up
plausc Of the good by orderly conformity 10 al fu'eS
and regulations devised for their advantage oy 'nc
elders and supcro,s They went home at night mic"
| with a laudablc ambition to prepare well lot tne
mo-,os exercises and the hour that follows supper
usp,l,, found them seated in some quiet apartment
coming over the coming days task win becoming
diligence Breakfast over the next morning. 'hs'
took up the line Of march for the Academy ife4ueh!
with book in hand TO work ont by the way sofic
k,o,,v La,in or Greek sentence. Arrived NJ '''c
School House. q game of Bull-pcn" or OF shinny
m vo,, own side" never came amiss for purposes Oh
er.rcse. But no sooner was the teachers coming
announced by some watchtu' uFchih' '''i' va '''
nl,v md bcook themselves TO books with scHous an"
rcspec,ful attention. Upon the teachers Gaining up
each class they used come around MIN "i'H h'Pe
and lear-hope, that they might provo themselves
yell prepared upon their rccltauon--ie"'' 'Ss' 'i
unlucky blundcy might throw them 10 inc io'''
yos ,hcr. they stood silently, respectfully and often
..co,v drinking in then teachers sklul elucidahon
os noins which had bothered thcr brains perhaps io
bon-s. There ,h:y stood noting down with care such
rev developments Of knowledge as they 'easeu
nigh, otherwise escape them. There they STOOD
many of them in round jackets but few OF them Win
boots and all of them without standing co'iars
awaiting the Masters signal for them t" take their
seats In play hours they were sometimes ocS'erous
but seldom offensive. If they got holiday for the
nprpose of going TO n show or attending barbecue,
thew appreciated the pcrmssion not as thing they
had righ, TO claim, but particular favor' the
b.s,owinr of which rested entirely with their teacher
And these were boys-boys, in the old signlhcniion
of the tcrm-boys, rs contradisingui'hed from Tue
'four,ecn-ycar.old" incn Of the present day. Many,
ss We before snid, think that this race Of boys has
run out entirely. We think somewhat differently
or We would not have prciiIcd, caption for there
remarks, the title ITO our boys"
Gu, deliberate opinion is that there are good
many reol boys yet and very fine ones at ihat
We think there are several such among the number
wc are now addressing. 1t matters not very much
with Us, boys, whether you may chance 70 wear I
cloth frockcoa; OF linscy jacket so You feel certain
,ha, the Goa, does not make you ono whit more re-
sn.c,ab,c or one hour older. 1t is material pon,
f,ave The expense, whether you stand upon highhce
think the boots lift you title higher IN the eyes o
others. We know that the world has travelled on at
terrible pacs since the days of our ooy-hood, and
that almost every thing has undergone some change
Among the rest the outward rigging oil OF boys has
b.cn entirely revolu,onized. Nor dove think 1t very
sensible 10 ohicc, 10 the thing itself. But We would
have YOU all TO hear in mind constantly that your
being more crpcnsyely and tas,efully clothed than
the boys Of the past does not make you at all superior
10 them in any respect whatever. 1t renders you no
more able TO climb the hill OF knowledge without
,oiling day and night In fact, il you bes'ow any
undue thought upon this trfng matter Of dress nnd
appearance, i, will pull you back and impede your
proprcss in the noble pursuit Of education Think
of that, and if you canno, help believing that the
nice clothes your parents buy for YOU make you better
than common mortals, in the name of common sense
90 home and ask them to give you homespun until
YOU have done something for the respectahili'y OF
vour mind and your character. But surely 1t Is un.
necessary to dwell upon this point. We are certain
,ha, most Of you will take our meaning and act ac-
cordingy.
In continuation, We propose % mention some
things which we like in school-boys and then
some other things which, in the language Of BuEon's
song, VIC don't like TO Sec"
First then as to the things VIC like.
1t is pleasant sec boys respectful TO their teacher
and amenablc to control Some silly lads regard it as
an evidence Of ",punk" 10 rustic up occasionally with
4 show of resistance to the rightful authority Of
school regulations. On the contrary, it indicates
generally bad spirit and one which, if unchecked,
will be more apt bring its possessor in after life to
the bar OF Justice than either honor or distinction
It's pleasant TO see boys conducting themselves
with mudesty and respect in the presence of their
elders and supcriors. few chaps we have known,
grown entirely big 10. their breechcs who thought
i, brarely done TO swaggcr and ha-ha before even
old, erey-hcaded gentlemen. We always piticd them
from our heart.
1t is peasan, to sec boys scrupuonsly polite to the
female se1, whether old or young. However bad and
vicious youth may be, there is some hope for him
as long as this trait is exhibited.
Its pleasant to see boys devoted to parents, or TO
those who stand in this light towards them, as to be
ready to sacrafice their unlu,orcd whms and prefer
the slightest wishes Of hoscparcnts friends
This il lia piety, Of the highest graccs Of the
young.
il pleasant to Ree boys rcrcrentia in all religious
assenblagea RudeneEa auch occasions ia, in nine
ou, Of ten. tho precursor Of impie,y and duul
pai3oa, H nos Of aveo,usl ruin