Method.—Item to be read with or without comment, or questions to be asked.
The Lesson.
Young people sometimes seem to think good manners are to be put on as fine clothes are, not for every-day wear, but for company only. Those who put this theory into practice will find that good manners fit them in company no better than garments cut for some one else. If manners really spring from a kind heart, they will be practised everywhere. Good manners in school continually practised will soon become a habit. Courteous pupils rarely need reprimand or reproof. They treat their teacher as they would a friend, and in this way help greatly in making the school pleasant and profitable. Such pupils remember their school-days with pleasure.
Questions. What is the appearance of one who is only occasionally polite?
What is the real source of good manners?
Where should they be practised?
Are good manners as important in a school-room as in a parlor?
What is the effect of good manners in the school?
LESSON 3.