The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11

than the board of trustees, the teachers,
the parents and thousand laws. The
more teachers the better the result; the
more student teachers the greater the
added result.
"a younger boy VINO wins the approval
of a senior for fairness in play, for cheer
fulness In defeat and failure. who accepts
the judgment of his older fellow in cases
OF dispute. who receives a deserved rebuke
or accepts a penalty from one OF his own
number. early learns a great lesson In the
proper moralities of school government.
The morale Of the school will depend upon
the morals Of the student body. Self
government Joined with sclf-discipline, be-
gets right leadership. Leadership Involves
responsibility responsibility. by virtue OF
itself. inhibits much petty wrongdoing
and forms lasting character. The keynote
OF leadership lies In a frank acknowledge
ment of authority as such. coupled with q
erns as his best sense and conscience die
tate.
''Of course boys make mistakes, and
grievous ones. Like men and teachers
they also are Humankind after all, IL ia
the headmaster who must wisely plan
the march Of his boys from hesitating
youth to vigorous and assertlve manhood
Happy indeed In he who sees In true alirn-
ment his teachers and his older boys
Quickening the step and encouraging the
loiterers To lead and not TO lag.
The crimson thread of truth under
lying the whole fabric of boyhood leader
ship and boyhood morality Is the clarion
call to real service which makes crimson
the wool OF our schoolday life with living
examples OF heroism and service. Self
government In schools or giving the pupil
"a large share In the general discipline tfol
J the two are really one) will not brine
about the millennium. but IL will do away
I tastt ...ll Il
daily UNIT our soul for that time. should
IL ever come. There must be perfect con.
| fdence in the system and IN the boy, and
strong and intelligent supervision. with
| an equally generous spirit. must ever bs
in control But this supervision must bs
one which acts only In the open, which IL
never dlstrustful and which Is strong In
! patient faith. The system can be tried
In no other way. There must be n,
checking up by spying. Espionage ha;
killed more souls than u has prevented
disasters.
Now for a glance At the practical side
Se!f-government In schools--do l believe
in Il? Most assuredly. Have tried II,
Yes Am | now using It? I am. Why
then. you may properly ask, do believ,
/ In IT. Where have tried It and witt
what success? Already l have tried i'm
perfectly TO tell you some OF my rea
sons why A statement OF fact an
wers your second query and rathe
abrupt personal Interrogation underle.
the iast--fair questions ALL which shall
endeavor TO answer most briefly
II have always considered the system
practical success. Yes, ! have prove ed I
one in the four schools with which | hav,
been associated for the past seventeen
years. These are all private schools /,
our accepted sense OF the word. The!
vary In type they include boarding an'
day school OF some $50 boys. a cit
day school OF 600, country boarding.
school Of over 900 and q metropolitan da
school of 200. The greater the numbe
! the quicker and more practical have bee
the results. And here is the charm OF tn
thing for our large city high schools. Tn
} modus operandi must Of necessity var.
and the details must ne In the hands o
! strong men. But the underlying pr!nci
} piles never change. Personality count
and fnds In this scheme the richest posi-
bic fields OF endeavor. The indiv!dual!t.
} and details OF this system, repeat res
largely In the personality OF the teacher
the personnel OF the student body and II
the ex!Rences OF the situation. But tn
desirability Of such system and tn
practical success where II has been hon
estly tried. with the avowed air
OF bringing out the power OF the DO
along lines OF service and fulhlment an,
not, az is too often the case. TO bolster u
a weak faculty and TO save a situation
for Il will do even this-the desir
ability and the need are self-eviden
facts. Teacher and boy must be cooper
ant and Jealous in working for real ends
each must have a proper respect for h!
Official self and Tor his personal opinion
both must feel and know that II Is the su
premest folly TO seek for popularity b,
patent favor or by failing to live up I;
the disniiy of the position, and both mus
|, learn that the mellow rays OF reflection