Evening star., 1938-02-07
Excellent
Advice to
Child
Number of Helpful
Hints to Young
Schoolboys.
By ANGELO PATRI,

nEAR LITTLE BOY: You who have
just come from the second up to
the third. let me tell you that every
body in the school likes you. wishes you
well and is ready to do everything to
help you get on In school. get = good
report and have a good time.
But nobody can do much. 1t all de-
pends on you. You are the boss of
yourself. We can tell you and show
you and advise you. but you have the
last word. What you do after We have
spoken is what counts the most. What
ought . third-year boy do to be 4 good
pupil?
Come to school fresh and clean
That means that you start the night
before to get ready. You 90 to bed on
time. You wash carefully before get
ting into bed. You sleep long with
windows open. You rise when you are
called. take shower. dress and eat
your breakfast Drink milk and eat
your cooked cereals these mornings
You see. you have to be healthy to get
anywhere. A place on the team waits
for the healthiest. most intelligent and
best-liked boy. You'll be healthy II
you bathe and sleep and eat and play
- you ought.
You'll be liked If you do your best.
First, obey orders. You are one of q
class. The teacher is the head officer
She knows what Is to be done next and
how it IS to be done. She is respon-
sible for what you do and how you do
1t. II you are quick to obey, If your
eyes are right on the teacher, you will
get of to quick start in the right
direction. And the chances Of getting
first place are good.
When the teacher sees you are ready
to follow orders. quick and cheerful In
your response, she is with you 100 per
cent. II she sees you need help, you'll
get it. If she sees you doing . good
job, she will be quick to say 20. When
she has q chance to give you . lift
you'll get 1t, because she has learned
to depend on you as an intelligent,
helpful pupil.
Keep the rules. That IS easy. 1t
only means that you do all you can to
help. Don't push in line. Don't chew
gum and stick 1t on the furniture.
Put all papers in the basket and pick
up any that you find in the halls ORION
the classroom floors. Do your bit al
ways and . little more. It Is doing
that little more that makes people like
you. and you just must be liked.
Don't laugh when a fellow makes .
mistake. Look right at the teacher or
90 on with your work. You'd hate to
make a mistake and be laughed At, and
1t may be your turn next period.
School is the place to make mistakes
and have them corrected.
Mind your business. That means
that you have no tales to tell. Let the
teacher attend to what happens and
say nothing. The only time that fel-
low should tell Is when something sert.
ous has happened and it 10 up to him
TO tell his story to save some one else.
Then it must be told privately. II
such . thing happens don't tell until
you have asked your mother and father
about 1t. You might make . mistake.
Most Of the time . third-year boy has
nothing to tell. Unless, Of course, he
did something he ought not to have
done and has to confess It. Then he
does it right of and forsets 1t.
So, third-year boy. keep At: keep
clean; do your job Is we'll - you know
how; play hard; tell the truth: mind
your own business and you will Be
liked. And there will be As on your
card. Your friend,
ANGELO PATRl.
Mr.. Patri has prepared 4 leAfet
entitled Baby Carfiases," In which
he telh parents how - make the
carriage ride . happy. profitable
experience Send fer t. addressing
year re@usst - Mr.. Angsls Fatri,
Child fsyehelsgy Department, Tho
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