The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-23
Nashville, Tenn. Feb. %. IL
THE DIFFERENCE IN FATHERS.

THE DIFFERENCE IN FATHERS.
Are the boys of today very much
different from those of a half centu-
ry ago? 1t would seem that there
could he very little difference in. ell.
virOnment and training. We know
that the boy who went to the country
school teacher was subject TO fog
gings for breach of discipline and
there was no protest from the pa.
rents. On the contrary most of them
who were subject TO discipline in
school, received a like quota on re-
turning home.
This seems to be the main differ
ence between the hoy of the old
time and the present generation. We
have heard of numerous illustrations
during the past two Or three years
in the city schools, wherein teach
ers who sought L. discipline Their
pupllS were llcIu W. " "'HSS ~ INV
parents and protests made to the
school hoard.
When a boy gets into school scrap
we found that instead of taking the
part Of the hoy and trying to lick the
teacher. the most helpful thing in the
world is to assume that pubic sen
timent ard the teachers were about
right; and having reached tins salts.
factory conclusion, the proper, grace
full and courteous thing to do is to
take said young man 10y the collar,
conduct him to the Woodshed where
his mother would not hear our en-
change of confidence, and then pro-
coed, with a rusty strap of leather,
10 argue him out of some of the
natural cussedness that we knew was
an Inheritance from his dad
The boy who can persuade his dad
to take his side in the average school
scrap knows that this old man is tasy
knows his father has no contrib over
him, and in his heart has secret
contempt for his fathers authority
The normal boy who has run with
other boys has fine respect for two
human beings. One is for the boy
who can beat him up in d fair fight
and the other is for the father Whc
conscientiously obeys the paterna
law of Solomon. A mother who take:
her sons part is justified in the Pub
lie Mind on the ground that she is
merely following the impulse o.
primitive mother.instinct; but the
father who rusbes tC the defense al
his son every time the lad has trOu
BILE in school. as a rule receives nj
sympathy from the pubic To hi.
face, and gets criticism behind Ii!
back"
THE average man wishes his boy
to have a good education, to make
the most of his opportunities, ant
grow up to lie gentleman in he
havior. The average man will bacI
the teacher in 'disciplining' his boy
What the average man wants from
the school is results. The averag,
healthy boy is never hurt by hare
study. A good many of him is men
tally lazy. The teacher needs the
hacking of the father when it lie
comes necessary to bear down OIL
the boy.
Here is fine example of his CO
ordination between teacher and pa
rent; A town boy, behind in schoo
work, explained he had too man,
chores to do outside of school TO d.
any home study The teacher aske
the father about it, and the father
who knew the 10y had the heavy worl
Of feeding a horse or two and car
rying in the nights wood and empty
ing the garbage pail, said he woul
see to the matter. So he went HON
and had heart to heart talk wit
the boy and wound up with substar
. TALLY the following sentiment
"NOw, son, / will attend to tn
horses, get in the wood and kindlins
bring the water and carry out tn
ashes. l want to do my part towar
assisting you to get an education o
your part you will cut out standin
on street corners after school hours
and put your skates in charge of tn
little toy dog that on the mante
d