The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-01
PUNCTUALITY.

Do YOU as teachers realize that punctual-
ity is virtue worth emphasizing among
school children: Ought we Mt strive to
have them cultivate aud practice this virtue
ut all times? Do we cudeavor to teach
them that success IN life, to u great degree,
depends upon punctuai,y ? Do -wo ask our
selves how We may help pupils along this
line? In case a great many do not, will
submit few ways by which we may help
them to be- on time.
|. BY ringing all bells, beginning and
closing all rccitations, Oh time. DO not have
the hour for arithmetic consumed by m cx-
ira amount Of time ou grammar, but do all
wo:k ut its proper time.
>. by holding each pupil drcc'ly rcspons-
ib!c for work which was to be prepared at
Il ccrtnin time. d. not permit pupil to
hand you an exercise tomorrow that should
be receive toe day Do not let him be one
hour late with it, The next day, even the
next hour, will bring its own work, and we
can never make up mis- spent time by
trcspaSsng on the future, whose work is
already plannel
5. We should observe particularly which
pupils arc generally lone minute behind,"
and urge them to bc prompt. Show them
the danger that there is in procraStination
that it is truly the thief of time. Give them
tue, aud get them into the habit of doing it
without being reminded that the time has
come. The child may have u trGacherous
memory if 50, strive to help him il lcor-
cc:""Giv Ways ; nave him TO c)nccnt ~
Il time set apart for Such his whole attention
on lme one thing for about five minutes ut
the time, and you will soon perceive n ra Ii
cal change i'll that boys method of executing
his work. IL you have never tried it, do so
ut once These experiments must be tried,
| have tried them. and have fou ID them
most satisfactory in their results. We must
bc alive to anything that will help the pupil
and elevate and promote the sehcVi. Ucca-
sOnally we should praise al! pupi who are
punctua'. Encourage them; tell them that
their life promises much, and much will be
realized if they continue to practice this
virtue, together with those OF honesty and
truth'u'ncsS. We should also enumcrate
srmc of tie difficulties which arise from
single act Of tariincss in business life. The
disnppointmGnt= and inhJnvCnicuCes whihE
would arise from a train which came two
mails too late; train three minutes be.
hind the connection, &c.
1 BY contrasting the characters Of two
boys equally attractive, excepting one is
awHyS prompt, and the other hearty always
prompt, and asking which shall be chosen
for very importan, work. "punctualiry is
the hanimGid Of industry. Show me
man tardy in business, and will show you
one tardy in SUGGEST" Have the children
observe the Characters Of people who are
punCtual, and ,cll thuu. Il The cher vlltucg
that accompany promptness. Take advaul-
age of every day occurrences AMI tracing
back to where the fault lies. A child comes
brcathlos$ly III three inmates. lGie altar rp-
cc.s. lie cAplaius that it is not his f;,it't
tbs time, as he iri"d TO get in on time lie
fault lies in his going too far away Tell
them that ;grdiueSs is s'iH&L rs it neoDvcu.
fences othprs.