The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-02

advanced the idea that the best moral /
instruction would 80 incidental 4
throush the teaching ~ self-controI. /
patience, cheerfnlnezs. truthfllness i
and obedience. and 81 insisting on I
these qualities IN childs attitude and /
conduct Fear. Il Vas said, Il the enc
thing that makes pupils untruthful
just a. fear e. business men and peo- /
pie on salaries often Rad . bad effect 1
en- conduct, similarly prizes often !
made pupils extremely selfish and put
education Itself on a wrong founda-
ton.
one q the city principals stated
that every act III the school should
give 3 pupil some moral training but
that many things could - done HYs-
fematleally. toward securing potltensaa
ln children, proper language. tho co..
operative spirit. ~ cultivating IN
them . spirit 81 reverence Cor their
school work. just as some ~ the par
ent -teachers meetings endeavor 20 %
this b beginning their deliberations
with prayer Children could ba trained
Tor honesty la daily work and exalml
nations b. habituating them not 20
look in their books. and that this a
possible. she said. IL shown By the
fact that IN enc school ninety per cent
of the pupils DO not cheat In this way
The high school teachers. she said. are
altogether innocent 20 far as respects
the recent trouble there In examina-
lions. they could not Be held respon-
sible for that sort az thing there or
E On the other schools. for the child has
usually formed his deals 81 honesty
/ before thm teacher ever sees him. The
whole Atmosphere % his life must
teach honesty and morality. and ~
this tae cooperation ~ parents and
81 the whole community must be Sc
4 cured.
The idea IL often advanced that as
Y long as there i life there IL hopa"
4 said one speaker But this will not
I 10 with pupils whose conduct and at
\ tituae tear up the whole spirit OF a
/ room or a school I believe that We
should not waste time with pupils Of
u that kind. but that after aufffrient at
tention has been given them they
should be expelled We ourselves
4 should live up 20 what we teach the
4 children = our words are 20 have ef-
4 feet. I fear we sometimes tall Of usl
/ exhort children 20 40 things we do
I not do ourselves. and when this Il the
/ case. our example must impair cur
1 precepts. Sometimes the least things
that we ourselves may be unconscious
* may bring bad results. Dishonesty
\ II. q school e often merely reaplng
the result OF what has been sown
somswhere and perhaps way back IN
the Mfe of children. Re - Eel6om the
case that teachers SOW and reap such
results IN a short ime."
The president. after a question from
q principal whether Il was intended
to formulate that a course in moral
instruction. stated that such was not
the intention. but that Il had been
hoped that discussion would lead 70
Investigation az what was being done
n those cities where the question was
being dealt with with a view 20
adapting some suggestions for our
selveR
In the discussion Mrs. ~. y. Thomas.
Miss Andrews. Miss Yniestra- Mrs.
McReynolds. Miss Thornton, Miss
l Bitch. Mrs. suter. Miss Reese, NJ.
Tyler and the president took part.
Rev. John Brown. ~ Chriat's church,
had been asked 20 address the meeting
on the general subject and among
other instructive remarks. he said.
Education that does not end n
action Is lost We must take into
| consideration the effect 81 al that Is
taught Moral and religious educa-
ton IN the home, and IN the school
and IN the church should BE co-ordi-
mated Every tribe on the globe shows
the religious instinct. and when IN
. Z "a ~
IA neglected, the vital point Of IL al
) I IL neglected While the teacher cannot
lie held altogether responsible for
. moral training. as IL Is in Pensacola
today. re has 4 very large responsi-
bnny thrust upon him; and since vs.
can't teach religion IN the public
|, school the child should receive credit
|, for his attendance az the school whers
religious instruction IS given for attend
ance under teachers az hts church whc
give such instruction. With regard g
: moral education generally, you cannot
{ tell a boy TO do a certain thing ans
J not do that yourself. and therefore th'
churches need the presence ard as,
Z sIntanca Of parents AZ such moral anf
? religious Instruction ln the churches
. THE sense 81 justice r. keen IN chill
dren from nine - nfteen; parent
cannot make them Eo 20 church AM
STAY home themselves The staytni
! home ~ parents IL the reason chill
4 arcn stay "a home as soon as thel
have TIRE chance
THE suggestion made ~ your pres
ident with regard 90 the Investigation
~ moral instruction On schools else
where and adapting such plaas - loca
needs. seems to Do correct TIE mora
element must always be kept 90 IN
forefront sn our schools The menta
and moral ard spiritual should - 90
gethcr The Bible should not be shu
nut u our school Libraries. out BIBLE
reading and religious exercises a