The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-04-15

then is our WOIk, " 1SaCuSli Lei
us take time, even at the expense
of the intellectual training, to
teach our pupils right principles,
pure motives virtuous citizenship
Teach him the awful consequences
of lying, stealing, cheating, pro-
family, obscenity-the punishment
from self-respecting people and the
everlasting punishment of just
God who has spoke through the
ages "Thou Shalt Not" BY pre-
cept and example let us make of
them God.fearing men and women
with characters that will stand the
test of time and make their i'm
press on the nations life and his
tory. Truly Our responsibility here
is great and may we not be insen-
sible to the need nor neglectful of
our duty.
But the development of the moral
and intellectual natures is not
enough. The child must have phy-
sical training before he is COM
plete individual. We are used to
hearing and thinking that child
needs only fresh air and plenty of
sunshine, wholesome food and pure
water and he will grow. But In
deed this is not all that is essential
to radiant physical manhood and
womanhood. In many high
schools and colleges this training
is given first place and therefore
overdone. / say plainly to you
that / do not advocate physical de-
velopment to that degree. In our
public schools we haven't the time
nor the facilities for gymnasium
exercise but we fail to encourge
play at playtime and to give the
proper instruction In class work
and short exercise periods. By
using few moments each day we
can teach the fundamental princi-
pies of physical culture to be re-
membered all the time-at work
and at play. We should teach
proper standing and sitting pos
lures, how to initiate the lungs and
keep the supply of oxygen pure,
the kinds of clothing adapted to
the comfort and health of the body,
the value of water and soap to the
skin to aidit in its importantfunc-
tions, the amount of light neces-
sary to the eye, the value of relax
alton and rest as well as recrea-
ton and exercise; the preservation
of the teeth. and care of the deli
cate organs of hearing and SMELL
ing, and the avoidance of untold
suffering caused by the abuse and
overwork of the digestive and vital
organs. All these things and many
more may be taught if we take the
time to do it, and little time each
day will, in the aggregate, accom-
plishment much in these directions.
The forming of degenerate habits
should be inveighed against in
every school. This would be phy-
sical and moral training in one, as
these habits so affect the social
lives of people. The great cor
porations, railroad as we'll as man.
ufacturing, make as condition OF
employment from the cigaratte
babit-and yet this insiduous habit
gets its hold on many boy before
he enters his teens. It Is a vain
thing to teach a boy anything Il
he is to become a cigarette fend.
The school has become a great fac.
tor in the cause of prohibition, by
teaching and showing By actual
experiment the effects of liquor on
the different parts of the body;
may we not do the same
In the harder fight against
pernicious habits1 The government
Is putting out millions every year
"a sinking fund to educate these
boys whose lives are worse than
useless. This beautiful country ol
| ours Is filled with men who are
NERVOUS wrecks, transmitting
weakness of mind and body K
their children. who will suffer ter
| rible effects, and miss the lives 0
usefulness that they might attain
| all on account of this awful habit
| Teachers should use every inAu'
ence to keep away this evil from
the boys, always making plea 70