Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-05

ishinents by teacher ,,r parents) ar
opiiged TO study. talk, and wrtts
phrases and clauses, abstract nouns
ana numbers laws OF attraction
words ana u, figures often void of appro
pirate 1deas-and many other things
nnheard of and unused outside t
schoolholses; and at free recess ;rnt
noon lind the only opportunity to spent
the PHYSICAL energy of youth, for. the
generation and use of which they arr
spsclal lS:5s created: & And after school
Nhen out from under the IRON rufe OF
stern disciplinarians, many free young
IAR'erlcans are found working on uli-
approved plans or experimenting with
mischief In its various modes Parents
ana teachers may save the children
from the dangers of wealflings and idle
hooulumsn. gutter baths and prison
cells by early training them in habits
OF Industry, temperance and self
control. Let them do something IN
,eresting and useful and teach
j mem civil, self-sovernment in the
/ nome IN the school, in the dance, III
i the, church. and in all other social
/ sqtherlnss. Train them into habits
| OF obedience, usefulness. love, help
therlN kindness, trnthfulness temper
i apce. cleanliness, and all other vir-
| tues IN childhood while they are
/ baoes BE more concerned in their
training and whereabouts than your
4 Pet dog or finest horse. Let the
1 school be real. Independent social life
"a civil, self-goyerning. happy in
| terested. helpful. working commun-
| ltN--aild not 50 much artitciality and
| forced preparation for idleness, n
/ storeroom of mischief, class hatred,
and proud. selfish, impractical fail
| ures in after life.
Cease TO be idle" applies to all
ages. Begin early work and let each
| boy or girl learn several arts or
trades. Children play too much with
| ont direction. especially during the
| long, thoughtless summer vacation:
terins school. receive less attention
| than horses, automobiles dresses. or
theaters; and in "desits" they study
| too much without doing anything. so
often unwillingly. that when they grad
uate, and frequently before, they relax
under liberty and quit 1t entirely.
They either cannot work or else
school has trained it out of them, and
| they think 50 much of their certifi-
Gates diplomas. and degrees OF arfi-
1lcal Impractical bility. fine caps. rings,
frivolous amusements. sensational pa-
pers, trashy novels. light literature.
and general butterfly existence. they
shun and hate deep. sober thought
mathematics, physical science. and
theology, including invention and con-
sruction---so much that God. IN ms
mercifnl foresight. has seen fit to give
us great, modern. moral ano m.
tellectual commandment. Speaking
concerning our children. He SAYS that
there are oilers among them; they are
growing up in Wickedness: they seek
not earnestly the riches OF eternity.
but their eyes are full OF greatness.
Therefore: Cease from all your light
s}leeches. laughter, light-mindedness,
pride. lustful desires, and wicked do
ngs."
We have In free America too many
rough, boisterous, profane 1oodlumS;
boys and girls who pay littie alteh-
ton to instructions from parents or
teachers when out of their sight, but
get in groups and make reign OF
rough. noisy, giggling, babbling scum l.
ing terror. or worse: instead Of genue,
polite. happy, peaceful, snnilns. use
full helpful. decent society We are
not expected to appear and act llke
long-faced, out-ofIdate, never sinli,
ing, quiet Quakers: but we are told
10 cease to be idle. to seek wisdom, TO
cease to be unclean in all things
work. play. dress, speech. thought.
morals and manncrs-and to have our
clothing of plain. homemade beauty.
n beauty and style fitted to the needs
ar the body and the work to be done.
even the beauty OF the lilies of the
field like unto which even Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayeu
All truth or substance Is free IN lts
sphere to act for itself. but 1t IS only
bv voluntary obedience to the higher
laws that increasing happiness, know
ledge, and power are obtained
The universe is an eternal minnie
sphere of differentiated substance or
ganized into Kingdoms and organisms
acting under law. and we cannot study
one part or subject without in some
degree studying all the rest. for truth
is one united whole, with man at the
center striving for eternal progress,
which is ever increasing intelilsehce'
happiness and power.
Ali knowledge comes by a study OF
form. size, location. and structure OF
substance at rest or in motion, ana
therefore, involves mathematics ond
physical science, the why OF all actlon
hejnr theology.
knowledge Of the facts of geome-.
try and arithmetic, physics and chem,
istry. therefore is absolutely essenta
to successful action regardless or age
OF. occupation. The greater the Know
ledge, the higher the action ana inc
more perfect the 1oy--the greater me
glory, the deeper the love ana ehe
nearer to the Father OF an men.
study of the forms or irresularlties Oh
this spherical earth is geograpnS 81