The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-15
A LITTLE TALK
TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Words to be Needed.

Words to he Needed.
Kinston Free Press.
Now for little talk with the boy.
aud girls of the Kinston schools.
The graded school has opened, and
the private schools are we'll under way
Nearly all of YOU boys and girls are
now at work upon school duties. Did
tho question ever occur to your II
not ! will ask it. What are you going
to school Tor any wsy? Are you going
there to haye . "9ood timer" Arc
you going there to get through with .
disagreeable piece OF work? Are you
going there to develop your minds and
90 make Of yourselves the best possible
nen aud women? To be sure the good
time must not be lost sight Of. There
is scmething sadly lacking in the
school or in yourself If you don't have
a good time while In school. You
must not let your school duties keep
you from having a sure enough good
time, with plenty OF play thrown in.
And one of the very best ways in the
world for you to have good time is
for you to perform your school tasks 80
willingly and honestly that the per-
Torrance will become q pleasure to
you.
TO be sure there are disagreeable
tasks to be performed during a course
OF school, but you must not allow them
to rob you OF the swe~ tness and Joy OF
your school life.
You may not realize it now, but re-
boys and girls, that sometime
sooner or later, you will realize that
your school days were meant simply to
prepare you tor the lite beyond the
school that awaits you. Your school
is nothing more nor less than a place
IN which you are to form correct habits
Of living. You are now "twigs." The
school takes hold of you and bends
you-and you know the way the twig
ls bent the trees inclined. But I'm
sure you understand that.
There are a few things, though, that
ne must notice especially:
1t is very easy for us all, and young
people especially, to fall into habits
Now, instead of falling headlong into
habits, we must in some way, get hab-
its into US. In other words we must
not lot habits master US, we must mas
Ter and make habits. There is going
to be trouble between yourselves and
some habits this very year. See that
you master the habit. Form correct
habits Of living and then life will not
be anything like so hard, dark and
gloomy as some people say it le.
Now, as to some of those habits:
Make 1t a habit to do every thing
you are called upon to do as willingly
and cheerfully as possible. Some things
will be disagreeable but disagreeable
tasks can be done cheerfully-and then
they are not half so bad as you thought.
Be sure to be on time for each duty
that claims you during the day. That
habit will be of great value to you
when you 60 to a bus:ress man for
Job. Then another habit you can form
In school with your teachers and fel-
better than almost any
where..e ELISE is that OF roliteness. No
body wants the surly, impolite boy or
girl around, much less the surly, i'm
polite man or woman.
Then in your habit forming form
the habit OF doing good, honest work.
Do not let idleness get hold of you;
for if it once masters you, you might
as we'll get off the lace OF the earth and
give your place to somebody else.
Then above all, be faithful to your
father and mother, love them, cherish
them, obey them, try to please them.
There are great many other habits
that might be spoken Of, but If you
will start this school year with a deter
mlnation to form these habits that we
have been talking about, you will find
life much easier and you will be far
more successful than you had supposed.
OWE L 7NTER