The Meeker herald., 1906-09-22
MANLY QUALITIES TIVE ONES TO
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Don't ceddls Your 10y Too Much
Win His conadsnes-censult His
Tastes Before Deciding on Lis Ca
rsr-Doys Ehould Have Daily
ChorsseTeaeh Your 10y to Be
Xnightly Insist ON Hin Being
Accurate in Money xlattsrs.
By MARGARET z. sANosTER.
Boys are ON the way to Be men. II
they were to remain boys It would
matter very little about their bring
ing up. but the period OF boyhood hur-
ries on. and the lad will presently be
out In the thick of the fight scrambling
for q foothold and having hard work
to maintain his own among the fierce
competitions of the day. What sort OF
man shall your boy becomsf
1t 10 not too much to say that the
little fellow. eager and earnest at his
play. foreshadows the older fellow
who will be no lasEard in business and
who will md as much to engage am
bition later on as he hnds In sport on
the playground now. Some Of US cod
die our boys too much. Women are
especially in danger Of shielding their
boys from every rough wind or treat
ing them too tenderly and Of making
them efYeminate through their over
anxiety and continual fussing. Men.
ON the other hand, make the mistake
Of beginning the hardening process
too soon, of being too rigid In their
requirements and Of forgetting wholly
that they have been boys themselves
II you want to bring boy mp Alright.
you must win his confidence. keep In
touch with him. care for tho things
that please him and occupy his
thoughts, and at the same time hold
him to = right standard Of conduct
Neither too much indulgence on the
one side or too much severity ON the
other results favorably in the educa-
ton of . boy.
The frst years are important beyond
others because in them are laid the
foundations of character. Truth, hon.
or. obedience. kindness to animals. and
fairness In intercourse with playmates
and friends are inculcated while = boy
Is still wearing short trousers ana
while he is under supervision and
tuteiase at home and At tho primal5
school. Principles Of self-control. Of
submission to authority and OF defer
ence to women. II not practically given
while boy is very young. arc seldom
well taught during adolescence.
After boy has mastered the Gle
mentary studies Of the grammar school
It is time to think what shAll b. done
with him in the matter Of active prspa-
ration for life. What 10 no to BE-?
Here his tastes and capacity must Be
consulted, and 1t II most unwise for .
parent to arrive 1t decision without
careful balancing Of the Arguments
pro and con and without knowledge Of
the youths fitness for this or that ca
reer. The boy whose chief delight 1t
is to care for wounded and suffering
creatures. who likes to look after the
animal that is hurt, and who in child
hood shows deftness and dexterity In
making bandages. may have in him
the germs OF skill that will by and
by make him a surgeon or . specialist
in some remedial direction.
Il am going to be DOCTOR" said
q boy who had successfully set the
broken leg Of a pet dog, and who
found pleasure in ministering to any
dumb animal that was suffering. A
doctor he became and good one. II
a boy is to be an engineer. he must
take a course Of study that will at him
for that profession and If he is to be
q lawyer or q business man. equally
his studies should be directed In such
a way that ne may not fail when he
attains an age to enter on real work.
There are golden opportunities
everywhere to-day. Success or failure
may depend on the personal equation.
The boy who is first manly and honest
and next capable. prompt and efficient.
will achieve success. He will push for
forward to the front rank.
A boy of IL whose home in New Eng
land is In hill country remote from
4 village, walked last winter and the
winter before three miles to school
over a rough road and three miles
back. Neither storm nor sleet nor
wind nor rain nor weather Of any
kind interfered In the least with tho
school attendance Of this sturdy boy.
He simply took the weather as 1t came,
and went to school. Incidentally, he
learned valuable lessons of courage,
steadiness and pluck Of this indiffer-
ence to conditions.