The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-12-08
sons pors AND YsusG MEN


More than 25 years of my life have been
spent in teaching in Academies and
Colleges. During chat time, have come
in contact with great variety of boys and
young men. This gave me many oppor.
tunities of studying boy-nature The study
was not confined b Students. Now studs
human nature wherever | find it; in III,
sehool-room. in the family, at church, in
places OF entertainment, ON the street, IN
the ! nj { A rooms in the railroad cai
where | find plenty et it, and wherever
go.
The result is that know more abeut
boys and young men thnn ! did 25 year,
ago do not always tell them my opinion
OF them; but when do. Try 10 make my
self understood. ! will now mention some
of the kinds Of boys and young men that
have found in the school-room and else
where.
/. There is the boy that thinks he is lord
OF creation and has right to do as hi
pleases. He starts out early in the exer'
else of his lordship over his parents and cll
that try to control him. and he maintains
It we'll. he goss II scEool land expects TO dc
as he does at hosss md sometimes does
very much . y rleluRs. bat not always.
There Is oftnn 4 o0nhict. The teacher BE-
liayes IN his right TO govern the school and
practices what he believes The boy has
to submit or leave the school. Not unfre-
quently he does the hitter. His parents
have no control over him He becomes n
street-lounger, gets into bad company. yio-
lates tine laws OF his country. is tried and
condemned. and has 10 come under subject
ion to government, when it is too late The
his broken hearted mother and disgraeed
father have 3 practical demonstration Of the
wrong that they did to their boy in allow
ing him TO have his own way.
,. There Is the boy or young man who
knows il all. He has no superior in any
department OF knowledge. He knows more
than his father. mother. ieachers. or any
one else. Indeed il is astonishing hcw
much he does know, until il comes % the
test Of examination Even then be knows
the teacher Is mistaken. And 20 it is every
where. at all times, and on all subjects He
knows he is right. and does not care what
others say or think.
3. There is another, who thinks be Is
smart. His mother or some one else has
told him 50. and be believes il. lie gives
what he considers smart answers toqscstions
and then looks 20 see how they take il in
class or wherever they are made. He some.
times tries TO make display Of his smart
ness By trying TO puzzle his teacher Ii may
lie wicked Ia me. bat confess il does me
good 10 have hoy III that game On me-
II the class does not tani out bow smart be-
IS. it IS not my fault do not mean how
ever that do 40; wish students TO ask
questions. | take great pleasure IN ans
weTlug questions asked in the right spirit.
on the subject in hand.
1. Then there Is the ioy O. young sssan
that was born tired and never hseoaaes
rested. lie has good bead and plenty Of
brains. bus be Is too tired 20 Use them.
You can tell that he > tired by his looks.
Instead Of sitting straight in his seat. he
leans on his desk or something else. he i
too tired 10 give attention to the ne-iia:ioa
Of his classmates o. to the questions asked
by the teaches. and tie questions hare 10 lie
put seoond Or third ulne- have INV
suspicious that he is often too iiresl 10 grs
up IN the morning 10 eat breakfast II the
first ;aple.
:. And then there = the boy who Is no.
yeFy bright. and Is conscious q the fact.
Nature has not endowed hIu with bril-
liant mind bat has glven him desire fer
knowledge with indomisabse perseverance,
IN the acquisition II il. II be does nos ge;
his lessons. it i not ms fznls but he gcn.
orally gets them and kecps them The W.
suit Is. that he often has a higher gTads
than his mere brilliant caaas-lnatsss. wl,0
were born siretis Rssd lls il Snre 10 saEe the
sympathy q his teskAers.
6. Tben there Is tIzs tsrigfss. iiligeat. gen,
tlemanly. well-behaxess stadent. who rank,
high in his class. neyer gives his te.arhers
any trouble. and IS never absent without 4
a good excuse. He Is graduated with dis
tinrtion. studies sGHse profession. or en-
cages in sosase business. ard as rule make.
MS mark IN the world; and oae 0f the
pleasures os his teachers. is 10 follow him anl
less brilliant but no less studinns class ma,'
in their onward and upward career through
life.
The last two named classes oi boys ana
Young men. as rule. become men who Ilols
the positions Of homer and oecupy the va.
car. rooms above. while their sorn-tlue'
class mates and the smart Aleos" havl
some petty clerk ship or are without employ
meni. and wonder why il Is that they AZ
left uehind iniifc . although they be
long TO some of The bet families in ilse city.
Ny private opinion i. that a well DIS
cIplined mindswith good common sense i a
sIrsr means of promotion 10 positions o:
honor and ;rasi than membership in the ars
families Of the city without these qnali6c
tions. may he mistaken. but until hav
pr 8 Of TO the contrary, these are the senti
IN "nts of SExEx.