The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-01
TRAINING TIE coy
ONE SYSTEM THAT HAS HAD
GOOD RESULTS.
You 1gster Was Put on His Honor at
an Early Age, and Father ls Sat.
", isfied the Method 10
'lISg5, Good,

sort. Perhaps II he hadn't been he
would not have turned out well under
my system; but, then, II he hadn't
been good sort wouldn't have pro-
ceeded on that system watched
him carefully before I decided that 1t
would be wise to do as did. says
writer in the New York Press.
. When he was about seven years old
/ caught him in lie. He was trying
TO hide trivial, childish offense, and
! was more amused than shocked, tst,
wishing to be sure of my ground, l
told his mother he was lying. She
coming convinced she was for whip
ping him.
h Leave him to me-" said. I'VE will
have no more whipping He is old
enough now for different treatment"
Then / took him aside and talked to
him somewhat after the following
fashion:
You and are going to nave a great
deal to do with each other as long as
we both live, and 1t is best that we
understand each other from the start.
| want you to know positively that SO
long as you do right | am going to
be your best friend on earth, aside
from your mother. 1t makes no diff
ference what trouble you may get into,
shall always stand by you as long as
you remember what y am now telling
you. But there are two things you
: must never forget. You mustn't tell
lie, and you mustn't do anything
else that you don't think a gentleman
would do.
You know the difference now be-
tween q gentleman and another man.
and you will learn 1t more definitely
later on. But the one important thing
now is not to lie. If you lie to me
will be pretty sure to find 1t out,
and you will have to get out of your
trouble yourself the best way you
can. I will not lift finger to help
you"
went over this ground again and
again as carefully as could, In Ian
guage fitted to his years, until he
thoroughly understood me, and wcs
satisfied that he would not forget 1t.
And from that day. Is years ago, until
now, I have never added syllable to
what then told him. have never
caught him in lie or doing an un-
gentlemanly thing. He trusts me abb
solutely and comes to me often for
counsel, but all do when 1t touches
general principles is to reiterate those
two rules. l have never even sug-
gested religious training TO him, be-
lleving that neither I nor anyone else
has the right to influence him In his
own choice. I have never punished
him since he was ten, and then only
by keeping him In the house for some
trifiing disobedience. l have never
since he was ~ said: You must not"
l have never interfered with any of
his plans, or denied him anything he
wanted that 1t was reasonably possible
to get for him.
Result: He Is a clean, healthy.
minded, young man, with faults, but
no serious ones that l can discover,
and he still lives with me. He cared
little for school and his education in
books, while II is fair, Is not what
would like 1t to be, but on the other
hand he picks up practical, outside
knowledge with wonderful facility and
accuracy, being natural mechanic
and business man.
When he was 81 had despaired OF
his future. He had never given me
any trouble, but he seemed to amount
to nothing. He had not found, and
could not find for him, the right place
He was barely earning his living, but
there seemed to be no prospect OF
more.
When he was 20, still working for q
small salary, he seemed to wake up
He and a chum staeted small com
mission business, working at 1t after
Office hours. In six months time he
gave up his salary. Six months later
he bought out his partner. Within the
reAt year be bought his own plant ant
is now doing fine business with sew
en- high-priced employees. In a few
years he will be rich.
He Is gentleman. He does not lie
| am satisfied