The border vidette., 1925-04-25
A MORAL CODE FOR ARIZONA
SCHOOL CHILDREN.

A moral code for school child
rem, compiled from the sugges
tions of thousands Of American
parents, teachers, clericals and
statesmen, edited and approved
by many of the finest minds in
America and written in concise
and friendly language that any
child can understand and appre
ciate, is going on the walls of
2,467 class rooms in the public
schools of Arizona.
By arrangement with Golfers,
The National Weekly, Charles
0. Case, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction. is having
handsome color printed copies of
the Code supplied to the four
teen county superintendents of
the state, each superintendent
receiving sufficient copies for
each school in his or her county.
Golfers has graciously present.
ed the 2,467 copies free to the
state and makes q good job of it
by refraining from putting any
advertising marks whatever on
the Code.
Impressed by the growing de
mand for 9 moral code written
in simple English that child
could understand, and contain
ing only those fundamental
truths upon which people Of all
religious faiths, or none, could
agree, Golfers, The National
Weekly, recently enlisted the in
terest and cooperation of thous
ands of mothers and fathers in
framing such a code. Leading
clericals of every faith, distin.
Ruished educators, statesmen,
jurists, authors and ethical cul
turists contributed their sugges
tions. Chief Justice VIM. Howard
Taft and the late Samuel Comp
ers, among other notables, had
q hand in it. And so at last
code was produced that has met
with practically universal ap.
prOval. i.
The first lively interest in the
Moral Code for School Children
in Arizona was manifested by
Hiram Club No. /, of Phoenix,
this club having placed the Code
on the walls of every grammar
school class room in Phoenix.
Here is the Code:
IN GOD WE TRUST
If I want to be a happy. use
full citizen [ must have:
COURAGE AND HOPE
Imust be brave-This means
I must be brave enough to con.
troll what | think, and what I
say and what | do, and I must
always be hopeful because hope
is power for Improvement.
I must act wisely-In school,
at home, playing. working, read.
ing or talking. / must learn how
to choose the good, and how to
avoid the bad.
INDUSTRY AND GOOD HABITS
must make my character
strong-My character is what I
am, if not in the eyes of others.
then in the eyes of my own con.
science. Good thoughts in my
mind will keep out bad thoughts.
When I am busy doing good I
shall have no time to do evil. /
can build my character by train.
ing myself in good habits.
KNOWLEDGE AND USEFULNESS
I must make my mind strong
The better / know myself, my
fellows and the world about me,
the happier and more useful l
shall be. l must always vel.
come useful knowledge in school,
at home, everywhere.
TRUTH AND HONESTY
I must be truthful and honest.
I must know what is true ia or
der to do what is right. I must
tell the truth without fear. I
must be honest in all my deal.
ings and in all my thoughts.
Unless [ am honest | cannot
have self respect.
HEALTHFULNESS AND CLEAN.
LINESS
| must make my body strong
My eyes, my teeth, my heart,
my whole body must be health.
ful 80 that my mind can work
properly. | must keep physi
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