The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-11
wANTfD..-A CHAIR OF COURTESY.

WANIED-'-A ChAlR Ut lUukitoI.
Tn this enlighteued and philanthropic era.
| 4, seems strange that no one has yet en-
| dowed and inaugurated Chair OF Courtesy
wherein tho nice degrees OF difference oe-
| ,vecn the various manifestations OF the most
desirable accomplishment might he dehnitey
established Undoubtedly, morals should
take first place upon our daily currieulum'
hut It IL equally certain that manners should
be n close second, for apart from all higher
considerations they have commercial value
so unuuestioned that 1t IS surprising Frank
lin did not issue revised edition OF his
thrifty axiom aud proclaim. courtesy the
best policy
1t Is manners. not morals that i've IN
song and story. Docs poet seek an IN
spiraton or a singer chant his verse. II Is
Of tho cavaliers. that gay and gallant nanu
,,ho followed the fallen fortunes OF the king.
thai we hear. Cromwell aud his lronsides
: are ienominlousiy ignored unhappy iliustra-
lions Of Mark Twalu's prophecy. BE goo
and you'll DO lonesome" Aud. meanwhile,
here mass ever in review before u the
mighty sauadrons of that once lost cause o.
5 r,nglapd tho cause which illustrated, at
least in a measure the eourtiy graees OF
ehivalry.
( 49,
s indeed these chapters OF the worlds history
= ontly demonstrated the fact that the majority
{ Of mankind prefer a graduate OF tho seoonu
= course To one Of the first, Take this Stuarts'
% for example; their pest friends and most de-
t voted adherents, never IN thor hshest
!, flights of enthusiasm, credited the members
= of this royal house with those virtues whlcn
IS are essential to the elect But, on the othei
e hand their hitterest foes could not deny
y their charming social graces Indeed, these
lie were tho most valuable of their assets tho
II capital which served to conduct their busi-
is moss enterprises when every other expedient
1t failed and which endured even until tho end
10 Our last glimpse Of tho second Charles,
l. | before the curtain falls on him forever rs
Id / when we sec him in the act of apologlzlns
i'd 90 his weary courtiers because he mus
e needs be so long a-dying.' Even grim, IA
Of natical. relentless John Knox acknowledge
re the power OF Marys gracious aud charming
ne personality. Perhaps had she main aimed To-
n ward him that tactful forbearance she ~
well knew how to manifest, here might nave
TO hceu another story. But the great reiorme
nd was not modelled upon the lines she delighted
d. III; he bored her. and she was SO unwise a
nd 10 let him see that he did, and no man b
,ir he saint or sinner. ever forgave such
lie slight aa this.
he TWO fixed principles govern the pitch an
let | tone Of our politeness, our estimate OF our
tic selves and our estimates OF neghbors. Evel
II we arc fully persuaded that we are supe
rior persons. we should not thrust TINS iac
In upon those OF our acquaintance, and over
pi- whelm them with superintendent courtesy
, atone for our recognition of their shorlcom
| a.. o,tf ftnnignglUt
bid East and more deplorabe in its results To
in unframed perceptions Of a child rebel ashns
on this edition of the art of manners, and chi
his dren of larger growth do not enjoy spectacr
las lar performances. wherein all the machiner
the 10 plainly visible,
-r We recognize intutively, that type OF CT
| tertainer ut may be said without invidio'
h. distinction) invariably OF the feminine gei
~, der. who bids us. metaphorioally speakin
~ to ''sit still and be go,d and she Will mai
LAD US have a nice time" Before we have fairl
4, Inspected the alphabet books she whisl
ava these away and brings out the sliced an
,,,s mails, with an ''if you're not enjoying In
IT'S your own fault" sort OF expression.
,hs ~
thu There arc people on such good terms wi
tier themselves that every one else is supernuou
for these tho only prescription is TO
ew sumo virtue II you have 1t not. unio
ned tunateIy, Hamlet's recipe, like many anotht
,ast lacks dehniteness as TO quantity, and
lind striving to follow II more is assumed IN
her can BIO naturally carried of and grievous
pon suits ensue-
~ Now IL each Of us in his turn had matric
,ere lated in the class Of courtesy we would so
rtv. learn that the balance between ourselves
ess. our associates is more evenly adjusted tn
hes | we realize, and so would escape the other
trsme a lack OF sufficient consideration a
not forbearance. and thus would arrive at u
,ha, Intermediary state which is rightly term
happy"
a Why Is It that morals and manners, VIII
ehouid walk hand in hand, are oftentimes
widely sundered? Why are we so ncast
OF our honesty and sincerity and freques
'ers SO guilty OF unpardonable rudeness In
manifestations OF these virtues? TOT
: OF diamond is not valued for its roughness
the can 1t be properly estimated before IL
nire' polished
,leg \
the Before we are eligible for diploma fr
ould the Chair OF Courtesy we should beNabie
good divest ourselves OF the outer and meretrici'
J this DISCUSSES which conceal and derogatc
feel best and truest selves The first OF these
,har- be cast side shoald DO THE boast OF B
have al6ry. the pomp Of pride" Pedisrees sho
IS TO have no place In this institution, even
= IN they should have no place in our daily wa
and talks, beyond an honest effort TO kee
gIrl good old name untarnished. AS for Z
Iart- books there should be none save one,
The old, old book, between whose timeworn {
mis- ers may DO iound every preoep' to'
phsn eninkins' nome hNins anu pfaee usins' -
nder- tanning 'he WINE an ene si~oes VI my %
She art OF courtesy.
an' In Demand.