The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
H. Manning Carpenter on
Right Education Of BOYS

spirit" To-day We urge Concentration"
unmindful OF the fact that any body can
concentrate on that which interests him.
The highly sensitive mind cannot 'u-
dure compuls,on Will. young, but g.. u
IL forced certain Characteristic begin
to show that had better Ice left u.dr-
MISREPRESENTATION. FOR example,
One of my bright AMI imaginative
boys was returned from boarding school
almost a mental wreck. once he graft
fled a within by pretending TO be crazy.
30 his mates decided that he Should he
insane. They wrecked his room through
"~roughhous!ng.' chased him in fright
from the room. then replaced everything
In perfect order. On his return. a hoy
who was quietly reading thcg" Gcu.'!
there had ever been any rough house.
This treatment they s~yS'cnati2rd. This
boy gives promise of becoming oro eft
our able men. yet his unusual qualities
have made him a subject OF constant CEN
sure and criticism. u was uititul to
hear him ask II he was eccentric dnl
without sense. His sclf-'oniidcn"e hal
been greatly weakened.
Another boy returned tbs f1'l 20 -
,Coachcd In a subject ~" naturally ,.-
joyed. but he had failed beg !sr e.. ID
caustic teacher. This attitude ,y"aIl
children defies in every prir'ip." 'nn ,ui-
~tivation or initiative. II initiative comes
from inspiration, VINO ever Eot .~i~i.'1-
ton from censufe?
Personality is mad, ,n OF c.r'1il
Qualities called characteristic lt.l of
them has an opposite. strong v'a~I.'.r-
istlcs tend TO eliminate their orpp,,,,s
and may be so strong that their posses
sor does not understand tie qualities '"
lacks. even when he meets with thol .l
are common =, All n ms =, ,t',, .,r-
Son ybo bas ,b.r I-,v -. san =. o..
corysrtion,i ria rr,s.,,. a., st,,r-
cb,r.r,.ris,i,s ,rd ,b. alison. ~. ,,l....
tend 10 make n nerson corsr..u,us -,
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,s.Ao.sn r.s.es ao'a. nh.'" u.s. 'i.,e
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tn. o..,,,,o ,o,or, want, o-.,.-
sI'n
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Ierson VINO iachc" II or H'N'i'i,' 'i
u1n " .no pet,o.' t'''rp,t'' =.
80 r"' -. q
ana no" man! nave S'"P''' ''|
not on''Hs'ons IMAM" " h.'" N''''''
mo MA" WIN no '"|E ,""''". - ','", '
IN q bank' ior ne dt"I7 win 'i.'' 'r
VINO mas no sense or '.ar macs 3, t.,'
engineer or aerona'i'' Iho iacN ~ iNi'i''-
Ivy MAKES a eoon puFrr' IN" h''-i va.
liable area IN New YORK Wa r'''''
'N'hc' ' '''' .''' 90
long on business Intuition! ana short "l
scholarship IL not TO he hEhiI} 1' Hul'.'
with.
The capacity Of the mind g !''li'l,
hence that which Interests Us t'iiS u
I'LL It. This may last "a long or snort
: time, so human nature has a way "t
) swinging this interest NJ thouEI IL we're
> q pendulum. and the momentum keeps
, up while the Interest lasts, THIS applies
! TO public as well az individual Interests
D and forms the basis OF business enter
prise. Once let business detect a COM
! mon interest. such as skating, and
Il will instantly popularize and CONNER
. cialize II.
! The public as a whole is convcn'
tional and the case with which II may
be led In these popular Joy rides IL wei
known TO business men, Hero lies the
weak and tender spot OF conventions
ality.
Experience has always taught that
the middle course is best, but the CON
= v~entionalitlcs not only mover stol
there but insist upon taking cvrrE
r body else along In style. Tn" mar VITO
= knows when TO stop withou, going {.
a extremes may ts said to have horse
sense" Naturally this defiance Of con
ventionality provokes another storm OF
criticism. so that any youth glftcl win
it is denied the chanoo t. cu,t,yAt,