The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-13
A Good Scholar.

urloofassion. "A good scholar is known
pIo his obedience to the rules of the
Naa1 ana to the instructions and
s5:Iactions of his teacher. He does
~ mske II necessary for his teacher
hot +aII Him the same thing time after
. " Immediately doing and saying
-. II desired. He is always
n,,nctuaI aha his attendance il regu-
iar He would not play truant even
= tbara was no punishment for
hraaking the rules. You will always
snd him diligent and attentive. You
-riI1 not find him secretly (behind his
nnbool books perhaps porting over
srasbv literature. He will read no
o+Tar hook than that which he il re
onested To read BY his teacher. Nor
doas he feel he knows more than his
teacher. studying lessons which
should lie studied at another time.
He studies 10 lessons other than
those which are appointed for the
day.
duties as we'll when his teacher Is
mt of the room, as when ne IS
standing near, or even looking at him.
m in best to be even more diligent
when your teacher has left the room
than when present, proving yourself
worthy of the trust he puts in you.
His chief desire is to add to the
knowledge already acquired, aiming
M learn something useful every day
And should a day pass without max
inc him wiser than he was before in
these requirements which are of vital
Importance to him, he is dissatisfied
with himself and puts forth new en-
ergy to regain, If possible, what he
lost. With him moments are the
golden seeds of time.
When visitors enter the school he
IL az attentive to his lesson as though
no one were present. He does not
stare rudely at them, nor comment to
his school mate. Should they ques-
ton him, his answer is modest and
RESPECTFUL. When the members of
his class are reading, spelling or re-
peating anything you will find him at
tentiye--Duty by habit is to pleasure
turned" He is never idle,-not even
when he might be SO and yet escape
detection and punishment. If you
must be mischievous. and we all are
sometime, do not choose to be SO
when the teacher is absent from the
room, for he will feel more provoked
with you an occasion than should he be
present DO not fear your teachers
presence, but respect it.
He does not amuse himself or 9TH
ers by removing toys from his
pockets and playing with them, nor
does he eat candies or cakes. He
makes it a practice not to talk dur
ing school hours and when others
around him attempt to draw him
away from his duties he will not be
drawn. Should they continue to dis
turb him he asks them to let him
alone. If after his request to be let
alone they continue, he then informs
his teacher who prevents the contin-
uance of such improper and injuri-
GUS conduct He uses this last resort
for his protection and welfare as
well as their own. ! do not approve
of scholar being tattler in what
happens at school for it creates an
feeling among his asso-
ciates, but do approve of scholar
protecting himself from incorrigible
scholars even if he has to inform his
teacher. / define a tattler as per-
son who tattles that which is none of
his business, a sort of busy body.
And how are his lessons prepared?
With much care to be sure. His COM
position work is interesting and free
from blots. His penmanship is good,
the letters being clear, of proper
size and easily read. His figures are
we'll made, are accurate and neatly
written When he reads, his express
sion il good and the words are so
pronounced that you can
easily hear and understand him. All
other lessons are well prepared and
recited with correctness.
When his lessons are difficult he
does not become angry and blame the
teacher for IT, He knows he would
not have been requested to master
same unless his instructor thought
him capable and that it would be of
real benefit to him. He knows his
parents and teacher will be pleased
with HIS diligence and ability. The
sooner you apply yourself to any task
worst OF errors for any scholar to
suppose they can be successful with
out application to their studies.
a good scholar improves himself
and is made happy when he sees I'M
provement in others. He wants to
hear them praised and rewarded,
knowing he too will be commended
and rewarded Remember, by good
conduct and well prepared lessons,
you can save your instructor from
distress and trouble which result
from idleness and inattention and feel
more satisfied and comfortable your
self. His books are taken home to
be studied at night and you viii not
find them torn or dirty
His hair is kept combed, face, hands
and ears washed, teeth cleaned,
shoes polished and his clothes free
from dirt He is we'll hammered and
of good disposition lie il truthful in
all things, being taught that true
man will not stoop to such low con
duct. And his greatest asset is, Love
of God and forgetfulness of self,
knowing that the blessing of God is
necessary to make his education use
full, both in this life and i'm that which
is to come.
And when his course at school is
finished and he is in the world Of
trials and temptations, you will find
him endeavoring to act as well in this
sphere OF life as when in school. He
tries to practice at all times the re-
l1gious and moral lesson taught to
him by loving mother and kind
and thoughtful teacher Such schol-
ars prove themselves to be truly
great.
Below heaven there is a sunny