The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-28


the matter. The President answered:
~Is's only little worm. but could
not step on II. far there is room
enough in the world for il and for me-
Robert raised his hand and said
THAT story makes me think Of the
verse in our speller, i would not count
among my list Of friends, the man who
uecdlessly puts his foot upon worm,
but, II he has humanity forewained
will step aside and let the reptile live.
These are simple things that the
pupils have told me, nothing great or
unusual. vet the children were better
for doing the little acts 81 kindness,
better still for telling about them. and
their playmates were helped by lis
tening TO the homely little stories. We
ali need to know that ii is the little
things III life that count, II is the lit
tie acts OF courtesy that sweeten life.
lt Is the attention TO details that
makes the successful business man.
1t is the little self-denials, the little
acts of charity. that make the strong
spirited man. So let us not think il
beneath us to do well the little things.
Continue in this way each morning
during the week, giving each pupil an
opportunity to talk. Every day diff
ferent memory gem is placed on the
board, which the pupils copy and
memorixe. For example:
"Wednesday"
Il shall not pass thru this world
bat snce. Any good thing there
fore that can do. or any kindness
that can show TO any human be-
ing. lei ne &c i now. Let me not
defer it or neglect it. for | shall
not pass this way again Ed
ward Courtney.
Thursday"
~The greatest thing man can
do for his Heavenly Father is 10
be kind 10 some of his children"
---Drummond.
This method has much to commend
It. doubt if anyone who has not
nsed il can realize the good that comes
from its proper use. IL unostensibly
assists in the eradication of anger,
seifishness. rudeness and discord of
whatever nature. and proves goodness
to be more contagious in the school
room than the measles, and most eff
fective when the epidemic begins with
the teacher.
What the world terms badness in
children is merely misdirected activi-
~. The chief reason many do wrong
il because they have never learned
the beauty Of doing right 1t is use
less simply TO tell a child to be kind
yeu convey no idea to his mind; he is
not unkind from viciousness. but from
lack Of knowledge of kindness. this
method teaches in most practical
way how to be kind. The important
pedagogic rule Of Mr.. Sqniers is fol
lowed,
@When child knows thing he
goes and does il.
Tn other words. you have stimulat-
cd the child's active powers as you
taxed his receptive powers Why
should il have been necessary TO say
OF any one, seed is not in his
thoughts ?" The answer is plain. His
education made him what he is" The
pupil has learned six beautiful mem
DRY gems. They have been presented
in such way as TO establish brain
paths, therefore the verses and the in
eidents connected with them win re
main with the child all thru life, and
help not only the boy or girl, but the
man ard woman to follow the com.
mand
BE We kind and affectionate one t.
another"
It is an adaptable method as il ear
be used IN city, village OF districi
school Y0u can arrange il to tit any
need ~ bring cut any thought you
wish to impress upon the pupils.
Splendid results were obtained By
using this method one week then Sc
lecting an entirely different way 81
presenting the some thought. For ex.
ample: We're you to question my pu-
pills the next week they would tell yor
we were studying about birds. We
are gaining knowledge Of the birds
cf our own and other countries. While
we are filing our minds with heauti.
full. instructive snd amusing stories
poems and legends, we are uncon-
seiously learning to love birds and t.
be kind to them. To teach a child 4
be kind to thing IS 70 teach nm u
love the thing and to love thing wi
must know something about it. s.
as wish the children to be kind TO tbs
birds ! teach them all I can about
theEa
First we nave talk about birds
and il is both interesting and inStruc
tive to find how much the pupils know
Of hirds read or tell them If the IFS
ard work of John Burroughs. Read
to them articles on hunting with !
Kodak Snd for girls, we study about
the cruelty Of using birds and their
wings and aigrettes on hats. Nothing
better can be read 70 the children thar
Senator George T. Hears appeal tc
the Massachusetts, Legislature in be-
half az birds:
~To the Greaf ard General Court al
the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,:
We. the song birds Of Massachu,
sets and their play fellows, make our
hunble petition We know more
about ycu than you think We do. We
krsow hOw coed you are. We havs
hoped the roofs and looked In at the
windows Of the houses you have built
for poor ard sick and hungry people
and fsst1A lWgzse Ar,1 deaf ara hlfys1 ehtl-