The evening world., 1913-12-22

Il met the visitors arriving and heard
one OF them say:
My. what an ill-bred. noisy crowd
Of children. Surely this cannot he much
OF u schoo; where such things are per-
mitted.'
II turned to the disoryicred mob OF
little ones and said clearly and dis
tinc.ly, so that the visitors might hear:
80 wonder how many OF you children
can turn about on tiptoe and go back
into the schoolroorn without making q
tlngio noise and without once looking
back to see where have goneT
Instantly there was silence. In an
other instant every little face was
turned toward the school. Silently and
with Infinite care each one Of the forty
little men and women moved on nptoe
toward tao door. and no face was
turned in my direction or In the direc-
ton OF the visitors When every ex-
pressive little back had disappeared be-
hind the archway | walked ON my way.
leaving an astonished crowd.
"a lasting discipline must be built on
such foundations. The difference be-
tween good and evil must be made APP
parcnt to the child. And II must be
certain that the mother does not con-
fuse the mind of the child. She mus,
not bring him to feel that sitting still
and imnoDile like statue constitutes
goodness. that activity constitutes evil
The oldtime discipline often caused just
such confusion In the mind OF tho
child. 1t made the tim!d child afraid to
move and 1t made TIE Adventurous child
feel that his activity constituted the
acmo Of devllish cndcavor.
1T IL our aim to discipline tho chill
for activity and work and good. not for
immobil,y. not for a passive existence.
not for simple obedience, Obedience III
not always discipline. you know.
consider that a class room where the
| children move about with some useful
and Intelligent purpose In mind Ia .
class room In which real discipline Ia
fulfilled.
"Whsn the properly trained child
comes TO the point Of attending the
public schools you will and that he
10 ready for the ordeal. He has
learned to control himself. He viii
look upon the new proposal - the
gathering Of an sssemblags IN
which the Observance Of quist order
10 an essential thing. Il Will Be
with him - II 10 With those Of ~
who attend . concert or lecture.
We realise that We must SIT qu1St
90 90 not 70 disturb others. though
Il may bs 0 sacrtaos - We often
learn.
But" the Dottoressa smiled, Il dc
not believe you will fnd member OF
the audience brought up under our sys'
TEN disturbing the occupants OF neigh
boring seats with a recOuntlng OF the
story OF the play. coming late. or MAX
ing those between HIN and the aisle
move several times during the evening
by getting up and going out
THE child learns that the ad1ustmen
OF things at school is for the genera
good. and no voluntarily FITS himself int.
his orderly place without fuss and with
no spirit OF rebellion ranking In hi
little heart
| Know ng that certain things are pro
hibite1 for the general good Of tn
school or tho home he VIII learn u
, discriminate between good and evil III
will rise To all occasions OF himself an
: not through compulslon. Little by 'littl
he grows In such an atmosphere. unit
his spontaneous actions become action
largely for good and gradually no In le
/ toward Independence of action an
, thought.
Little ones from the hour they
are wsansd are moving toward per-
sonal Independence. The sooner
0 they learn to act Independently the
sooner they acquire that personal
1 Independence. Ths seemingly uuin,-
I portant sets OF caring for them
, selves are all stsps toward IT, ~
the age Of three something Of this
spirit should be manifest.
Independence In form Of persons
discipline toward which wa strive an
toward which the race should striv'
, AZ the race leaves behind the forms {
. servilty which have marked Its soc''
progress In the past, so the child leave
0 behind his helplessness and become
!. master OF himself and his actions. II
}. becomes the self-governed. self-disc
n pllned individual, In time he grows I'M
a that sort of o man. and We will An
him n better man and Q better oatize
In my own sincere belief. than u
d product Of the older forms Of child d.
ciplnA"