The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-01-21

about the girls; but some of them are as
reluctant to turn their minds away from
thoughts Of bangs and boys to books after
holidays, as are the boys to turn theirs
from guns and girls.
1t is very important that every student
should be atschool on the first day. On
this day the teachers are assigning
studies, giving lessons, forming classes,
and preparing for the work of the com
ing session, and it is very important that
each student should be present to learn
what his share in that work will be;
what studies he must pursue, what les
SONS to get, and what duties TO perform.
Parents, would you have your children
form habits of idleness and tardiness that
will accompany them through life? If
you would not, then do not indulge them
in such foolish whims as that of staying
at home from school on the first day or
any other day; for, though such things
may seem to the casual observer to be of
little moment, and unworthy of your at.
tention, yet, remember that life is made
up of little things, and that it is the
tardy, idle and INDUCED child that makes
the lazy aud worthless man or woman.
He that is not faithful and attentive to
the little things in life, will never be
worthy of the great ones.
The boy who is tardy about starting to
school at first, is generally always the
one who does not attend regularly after
wards, learns very little at any time, sub
jects himself to constant reproof from
his teachers, does not command the re.
spect of his fellow students, and is gen
orally given up to be "bard case"; and
the boy who is on hand on the first day
is generally always the one who is pune
tuaT eyer afterwards, studies hard, gains
the esteem of his teachers and school.
mates, aud carries off large share of
the honors that his school affords. The
first type of boys 1 have described will
supply our country with vagabpnds,
drunkards and criminals, while the other
class will supply her with statesmen,
lawyers, preachers, and 'the noblest
work Of Cod: honest, industrious men.
Yonng men, if you arc old enough to
lhink for yourselves, tell me to which
class would you belong? But, why need
I ask this? You all say at once you
would belong to the latter class, Then,
brothers, shake off all the habits of care
lessness and laziness, for though our
| country is full of boys who ,oould belong
to that class, yet, boys, good-uatured
boys, boys with vigorous bodies and pro.
ductive minds, continue to grow up to be
wicked criminals, odious drunkards, and
worthless vagsbonds, all because of
thoughtlessness, carelessness, and a
greater love for pleasure than work.
Parents, have you children who are
too young to think for thenselves2 1t
| is your duty to think for them and to in
struct them to act accordingly. Teach
them habits OF punctuality, diligence
and thoughtfulness. Teach them 10 per-
form the little things of life with care
and exactness, with the assurance that
they are thereby making themselves
worthy of the greater ones; and the day
is not far distant when they will bless
your name, and repay your labors by be-
coming good men and women and useful
members of society. V. I. M.