The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-23

department TO Editor Educational column,
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THE OLD FASHIONED SCHOOL MAAM.
"now dear TO my heart is the old-fashioned
school ma'am
When sad recollcctlons present her TO view.
The way which she'd often we boys with
Would make the whole future look fcarfully
blue
And still in my fancy feel my flesh tinglc;
Time never can quite the sensation destroy,
For when she got ratified she made the house
The old-fashioned schoolma'am | knew
when boy.
The rcd-hepded schoolma'am. the strong
musclcd schoolma'am;
The argus-eyed schoolma am know when
n boy.
"If we dared, crook finger twas quickly de-
tected,
And followed at once with a punishment
Until all the boys in the school half suspected
She could see just as well with the back OF
her head
There. then was no use in our trying TO fool
her,
She had an impression we couldn't destroy,
And so She would earnestly lay on the ruler
The old-fashloned schoolma'am | knew
The red-hcaded schoolma'am, the strong
muscled schoolmaam,
The argus-eyed schoolmam knew when
boy.
"And yet not withstanding her constant
Our school days. with sly, boyish pleasures
were fraught.
We always were into some mischief, whenever
We thought we could do IL without being
We threw paper wads and were noisy and
And did everything which we could to
annoy:
No wonder, that once in while she was
The 'boarded-round schoolm' am. the
under-paid schoolma'am,
The much-abused schoolmaam Knew when
boy"
Well, boys and girls, I S issue finds
you about through with me long-talked-
of and much dreaded mid-term exam
ination, and leaves you free to enter
tomorrow upon your two weeks vaca-
tion with nothing to worry you or mar
your enjoyment. Enjoy yourselves
hugely during this merry holiday sea-
son, when 'peace on earth and good
will to men" should reign supreme, and
come back to school when vacation is
ended. refreshed and invigorated, and
ready to take up your work for the next
half term. The majority OF you have
been studious and faithful, but you can
do still better in the next. Now we are
going to talk to you for little while
about certain member Of the body
that, while it can do great deal OF
good and could not be dispensed with,
can also do great deal Of harm. The
human body is composed of many and
different members, each having it's own
functions to perform, and, while each
one is Independent OF the other, yet
they must work as whole in order to
perform the duties assigned them. One
OF these members is the tongue. While
1t can, II it so wills, be very qniet, it
can also be one OF the most unruly men,
bers OF the human body, and, while il
needs curbing the most, it is, in too
many instances, restrained the least.
The tongue is one OF those members by
which our thoughts are conveyed to
others. 1t is, however, under the abso-
lutte control of its owner; If the
owner so wills, and the tongue is
"loose-jointed," the mischief which it
can produce is unlimited; but II that
tongue is guarded by sealed lips, even
II the thoughts of the brain are not
what they should be, no injury is done
to others.
We have among us many kinds OF
tongues, a few OF which are the bab-
bling, jealous, hattering, revengeful
and the thoughtless ones, which, per-
haps, need analyzing the most.
What is the babbling tongue? 1t is
the one which jumps from one subject
to another; is continually on the ''wag,"
Z sowing discomfort, repeating choice bits
of scandal, and delights in creating
disturbance. Venomous words fly from
it, and when repeated by one of its own
kind, sends off broadcast scores OF heart
aches, blasts regulations and, in fact,
causes. no end of misery and trouble.
Such a tongue needs to be curbed with
an expansion bit, and its owner needs
muzzling.
The revengeful tongue needs no less
curbing than the others. It's words
show the blackness OF the owners heart
Look its owner over; what is he? And
you have the cloven foot of Satan, II not
In reality, a very close imitation.
So also with the flattering tongue.
The change has been rapid one, but it
Is the same old Satan, only it takes
other methods Of deceit, fasehood, or to
be more polite, tact or policy, are its
chief weapons. We find this class dur
ing campaigns Elections are not al
ways confined to political affairs. |
Lodges and societies have elections and
oates are plenty. Vinegar won't |
ptes, but soft soap often does.
Ialous tongue also has its say.
VVU{ch ITS owner and see him rake his |
fellow men who have succeeded where |
he has failed. He failed in literature, |
art, science, or wealth. Hear him rake |
those who have passed him in the race
Of life
Now we come to the thoughtless
tongue 1t really means no harm, yet |
Is capable of producing great harm.
8uCh n tOnVue has no guards placed |