The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19

IA code of morals for the pupils
 the elementary schools has been #kpared by William J. Hutchins of
 io for the National Institution for Pra1 Instruction interested in the
 aracter education of the youth of e country. The code at some points
 vers the same character building
 alities as the Scout law, and, taken
 a whole, is an excellent comple Ent to the law, in laying a basis
 good citizenship and American
 for our boys.
 This code has been selected as the st of 50 submitted in competition
 men and women in every state: MORAL CODE FOR BOYS AND
 GIRLS The Law of Health Ne Good American Tries to Gain and
 to Keep Perfect Health Hfhe welfare of our country depends Non those who try to be physically
 for their daily work. Therefore:
 . I will keep my clothes, my body I d my mind clean
 D. will avoid those habits which 5uId harm me, and make and never eak those habits which will help me O4 1 hep and exercise as will keep me perfect health. II The Law of Self-CoMtrel be Good American Controls Himself. srhose who best control themselves n best serve their country. h will control my tongue. and win bt allow 1t to speak mean, vulgar urofauA words I will control my temper, and will l t get angry when people or things |spiease me.
 will control my thoughts, and l II not allow a foolish word to spoil wise purpose. The Law of Self-Relianee he Good American Is Self-Reliant. l |Self- -conceit is silly, but self-re- Lnfe is necessary to boys who would strong and useful. H. I will gladly listen to the ad- Ice of older and wiser people; I will |wsrence the wishes of those who I've and care for me. and who know Ee and me better than I; but I will |arn to think for myself, choose for |yself, act for myself. lo I will not be afraid of being |ughed at. I will not be afraid of bins right when the crowd does |rong. Fear never made R good |mericsn.
 The Law of Reliability
 The Good American Is Reliable Our country grows great and good s Ser citizens are able more fully 10 ust each other. Therefore: 1. I will be honest. in word and in 1t. I will not lie, sneak or pretend, br will I keep the truth from those ho have a right to it
 2. I will not do wrong in the hope not being found out. I cannot dc the truth from myself and can bt often hide it from others. g. I will not take without permis- on what does not belong to me. f. I will do promptly what have Eomised to do. If I have made a polish promise. I will at once con ss my mistake, and I will try to la ke good any harm which my mis- ke may have caused. I will so bea,S and act that people will find eGsier to trust each other.
 
 The Law of Clean Play
  |tlean play increases and trains he's strength, and helps one to be ore useful to ones country. There pre-:
 1. I will not cheat, nor will I play br keeps. If I should not play fair, le loser will lose the fun of the anne, the winner will lose his self and the game itself would ecome a mean and often cruel busi- ess.
 2. win treat my opponent with 1urtesy.
 3. If I play in a group game, i'll play, not for my own glory, but 1r the success of my team. and the m of the game
 {. I will be a good loser or gen rous winner.
 The Law of Duty ho Good American Does His Duty The shirker or tho willing idler yes upon the labor of others, bur ems others with the work which he ught to do himself. He harms his How citizens and so harms his 1untry.
 I will try to find out what my duty 1. what ought to do, and my duty will do, whether it is easy or hard. That I ought to do can do. The Law of Good Workmanship he Good American Tries to do the Night Thing in the Right Way The welfare of our country depends