8) Avoid boisterous talking and laughing. The tones of the voice proclaim quite accurately the social background of the boy, the girl, the man, the woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low,—an excellent thing in woman.
—SHAKESPEARE.
9) Keep elbows and wraps off the Lunch Room tables; furthermore, do not sit on the tables.
10) Leave your place in the Lunch Room tidy and spotless, with your chair pushed up to the table.
11) Rise when an older person enters the room; remain standing until your courtesy is acknowledged, or until the older person is seated. (Optional with the teacher in the schoolroom.)
12) Boys, when a girl or an older person drops a pencil, a book, or anything of the sort, pick it up and return it unobtrusively, but with a little bow.
13) Avoid rushing from the room when the bell rings. Walk.
14) Open the door, boys, but let the girls pass out first, whenever practicable. When many are passing in opposite directions, keep to the right.
15) Never laugh at the accidents or misfortunes of others, even if they have a ridiculous side. Nothing shows ill-breeding so surely.