Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-04-18
Manners la Public Schoois.

IA uihNEuCNb bhS pSCu, uahC W -NS" ! u
England for improving the manners of u
our public schools. Ii is based on the Il
general idea that the education Of G
American children must be derived /,
principally trom the public school, and G
that that school must be looked TO as e
the main source from which our man q
ners are to be derived. Millions OF our I
hcnles are not capable of iuculcat'ng :
goed manners, having no idea os what t
they consist. The school mus: first
teach the home manners hefnre even
the home can cooperate vii h hc school
Tor that purpose.
The plau suggested i- TO have a small
treatise on the science Of eood behavior
introduced into our schools as a read
ing book by which cur pupils will grad
ually acquire i knowledge on the sub.
ject as they do of the latin language;
that is ty diut of, reading it. Ia for
mer years precfpts Of coed behavior
we've Introduced into our readiu. books.
and attention was paid 70 the subject
hy visiting ciergyn,en; but of late years
the attp6iion Of schooi children is nore
directed TO defamation. elecutian, fine
speeches. etc. than to manners, aud
greater attention is therefore required
to ircs'Isa IA 1,u.
Good t.. tavinr or self government is
, AL csscntia! in he educat.n, If a self
, governing couatry 1t is the Very first
lesson that should be taught republican
children. It il ~ tceuce Ike moral
philosophy. rhr;orie "r hn any. and lis
4 prospects >l,oni be kett in a bhol, b.
Z it's Il. a. ii,rs scicuces are, aud not
: spread lindsey uiiiatrly nr perhaps
!. hardly at al, shrna.h other rradin.
books. II the child is exercised in
reading such book. for he rnrp"sc OF
acquiring the art Of reading he would
c also become ip,hued viii, d thnrongh
It rroscs>'"oal X lrw,cI.e Of what pertalns
y to .poi b.eedin- in all parts Of ehristen-
dom.
y \ dl>tinen;.heA Western edncatnr
N NJ. Wv. e. ,!a:ris ct S'. lnu's, has
to taken np ttG- inn"r'ant .ulject. aud
III has already dcv:ttcs part vt ono "i
MS rblt's VA ifAatiS w Wv 'HN'tNa'' '''
Of good nfnus,s. he i persn 'def
tl,at ..",,d bch,,i"r cannnt d. cyo'vft
hnm ;nla Z rouseion~n->s alone, bn
uu>t be taught rs >ciencs
,s 1t rcqnires lut ela"ce at oar dai!'
nar err ~ >ar h.w prevaians are C rtali
- cr,mrs and hrpralisie-. pistol 'sho"tl t!
on he part If c'iIdtcn violence, horse
itrkry!n.. ETC.. which wanld be great
" reduced. If rot pr, vented. ly IN
M Eiurnlca,ionin the early dls Of >rh"ut
an children of the ioadin. principles @
~. ,,onl i,havir.. The very diversity q
tx r,,,,ue.s aio,.e. which prevails anon,
rn Is ny,px ~ several causes, render
AZ s.vcr->n.y s,>,Ee General system fnr h
establishment Of uniformity. Th. III
rk vers;,y is As great as that which exist
Ter be, ween alu,ost ang two ChriSIinu:z"
nv nntons. and it contains within ';s'
on the possible germs. if nm. indeed. 'l'
sic prahaht ones. of future CIV ! war In
cit subject is worthy the attention aud car
ra of every American pareut aud ever
=. educator. #EH&
rst Ihpre are some V'ud >u-
m. the above, which we clip from I'll
ry. Schnylkiil Repabliean i, he impor
'e' ance of this knowledge eau hardly
over estimated We think, howeve
~ ~ that It s'sou'd be taught in coanecl''
es- with all the other branches t" all II
pupils add at all times. both in and I"
Of recitation honrs. at home ami on q
Her street. True etiquette cannot he ta"e
by precert alone; the teachers shon
Her practice the manners they teach. y
out remember. when ut school, teachers d
manded certain cc-ticulatinns from p
we pills. when they themselves remaln
roe imnopab!e as statue. Teachers shon
exercise the sime civility toward r
pills that they exact either III or ont
.u school. They should upon meet
Ard m them on the way side extend to thu
,aas warm hand. and greet 10 the sal
uier manner they do their grown as>ociat
vine and thus instill in them the true pr
,ooh cip,es Of etiquette, and teach ,h
Ials s self respect. This accomplished. III
have laid the foundation for the tut.
,;o,, man or wnmau. Can they lay inside
,loy seource and proceed to books. In I
,utis estimation one af4ctiona:e wcrd or k
'aiie look has more power than cart Il
s"o of rods. Every teacher should stt
htay hss the history of topsy.--- -Hountaineer
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