Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-07-23
JEFFERSON VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, JULY % 1870
Make Your Son a Good Scholar.

4 correspondent oil North CsToiIna
paper gives the following directions for
making good scholars, aud not lew
parents follow them closely. The lime
spent al school is the most precious par,
OF his lie, as The future man is then lorm-
ing his character. Therefore, while he
Is attending preparatory schools ntar
bome. be sure to keep him home three
days in every week and send Tor him
whenever you want an erTand done. IL
makes no difference how much time he
loses or how many Tecilstions he misses,
particularly il lbe weather ia little incem.
enl. IF the teacher assigns him a study
that he regards necessary Ior his advance.
menr, tell him le-aesd not study such
and such branches. If he does not choose.
Let him have his own way. The son is
wiser than The father and The father, who
never questions his son about his studies.
knows better lhsn the tescher Whist he
ought 10 study. When new book be-
comes necessary Ieli him you can't afford
10 buy new books, bot iurni.h him fine
clothes, fine horses, and let him smoke
cigars. chew tobacco, and humor his eve.
ry whim. Discourage him and hi. teach
er ty condemning every effort that is
made TO add TO his store Of knowledge
that docs not conform 10 old views. II
perchsnce, he gathers knowledge enough,
by his desuliory way OF Studying and al
tending school, 10 ct bin for college, sni
he should 60, the following will sPpIy
/. Send him before he is well essb.
lished in moral principle so that he fall
into temptation. and become vicious, the
dismrber OF all good students. Send him
badly prepared in his studies, so that he
will labor under great Disadvantages all
the way through.
2. Keep him at home a week or two
after the term begins, so that he may be
hehlnd his class-seud for him once or
twice in lhe course Of the term 10 attends
meeting Of lrIends-a picnic, party,
poIiticsl meeiing-lo relax his mind from
from hard study, especially mathematics.
Send for hun to come home before The
end Of The term. 10 avoid the examination
because he disllkes that.
3. Let him dictate his own studies !;
snd when he gets lazy and the regular
course too hard, write TO him 10 drop
those studies that tax his mind so much,
and take an irregular course.
4. Send him every week a large bundle
Of newspapers with an abundance Of love
stories, or scurrIlous political Trades, ,hst
will take a large part Of his time to read
he cannot study so much.
5. Listen 10 all abuses OF The Faculty,
that tyrsnnicsI body and the objec, OF so
much enmiiy in all colleges. sympa'hlze
with him IN this eamity and 10 his preJu.
dices against those who exercise any re.
slrsint over him. And, ss Of course, he
will complain of bis fare al the boarding
house, permit hin 10 change his boarding
every few weeks.
6. Furnish him with large sums OF
money TO spend in nighi suPPers and IN
other entertainments, where he can show
his hberaily and become popular in col.
Iege. lie, him wear gold wslch with
two or three heavy chains half dozen
6nger.fncs and good supply of b'ea'f
pins.
These are only few hints which have
occurred TO US, after an experience OF
many years in teaching and The observa-
ton of the practice Of many parents. AZ
most any one can extend them and oil
them up. And it, after all THE countersct-
ing Of the care and efforts Of the Faculty,
your son is ro, a frsi-ratc scholar in eve.
~ department OF course, they are much
to blame, and "you will never send an
other son there"