We have said many things in our talks to mothers
that we intend for the fathers also. The world looks
on the girls as being trained by the mothers more
than by the fathers. The question arises in our minds
whether this is justice to the mother. After a great
deal of careful thought we have decided that girls
need the love and care of a mother more than boys.
Yet we kno'Wl in some cases where the father has done
more towjard developing and making noble women
out of their daughters than the mother. We think,
however, that the reader will agree with us, these are
exceptional cases. Fathers, teach your boys not to
smoke, chew, swear, or use bad language of any kind.
Do this by wford and example. Teach them to take
off their hats to girls, ladies and old gentlemen. Teach
your boys to respect all girls, and to treat them just
as they would want some other boy to treat their
sister. Teach your boys to work. Make them under-
stand that the world needs useful and good men to
fill the places of those who have worked faithfully
that the world might be what it is.
God has called many of them.tO' their final resting
places. And one by one, sooner or later, he will call
them all. Boys, you have their places to fill. Pray
God that you may fill them as well as they. We
trust the world may yet produce another Shakespeare
and another Dickens, although the world is inclined
to think this will never be. We say to fathers, educate
your boys, bring out the best within them. Do not
educate the mind only, but the heart, hands and soul ;
when all of these faculties are developed you have the
man.
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We do not advise pushing boys through college, if
you find out they have not the ability, but find out
what he can do and have him learn to do that one
thing well. Doing some one thing ^vtell will always
bring success. The person who attempts to do every-
thing, then sticks to nothing, will surely prove a failure
in the end. The reason the professional man succeeds
more than other men, is because he sticks to his pro-
fession. Teach your boys how to make money by
honest means, then teach them how to save the money
after they make it. Make boys remember that they
have a great responsibility in the world.
TALK TO BOYS.
What shall we educate our boys for? is a question
that often comes up in the minds of many parents.
We believe in a college education for all boys who are
capable of taking in a college education.
If parents will notice their boys carefully they will
be able at a very early age to tell the kind of educa-
tion best suited for them. The tendency is too great
among the colored race of trying to make nothing
but professional men out of their boys. The boy who
is capable of taking in a good college course, is the
boy to educate for profession, should he show talent
and ability for a professional education. Parents
should not try to make a medical doctor out of the
boy who shows talent for a brick mason or carpenter.
School teachers can be of great help to parents and
boys if they wish to be. If you notice a boy in school
you can tell just the kind of man he will make, also
the kind of an education best suited for different boys.
The writer has a friend who, as a small boy, seldom,
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
We have said many things in our talks to mothers that we intend for the fathers also. The world looks on the girls as being trained by the mothers more than by the fathers. The question arises in our minds whether this is justice to the mother. After a great deal of careful thought we have decided that girls need the love and care of a mother more than boys. Yet we know in some cases where the father has done more toward developing and making noble women out of their daughters than the mother. We think, however, that the reader will agree with us, these are exceptional cases. Fathers, teach your boys not to smoke, chew, swear, or use bad language of any kind. Do this by word and example. Teach them to take off their hats to girls, ladies and old gentlemen. Teach your boys to respect all girls, and to treat them just as they would want some other boy to treat their sister. Teach your boys to work. Make them understand that the world needs useful and good men to fill the places of those who have worked faithfully that the world might be what it is.
God has called many of them to their final resting places. And one by one, sooner or later, he will call them all. Boys, you have their places to fill. Pray God that you may fill them as well as they. We trust the world may yet produce another Shakespeare and another Dickens, although the world is inclined to think this will never be. We say to fathers, educate your boys, bring out the best within them. Do not educate the mind only, but the heart, hands and soul ; when all of these faculties are developed you have the man.
We do not advise pushing boys through college, if you find out they have not the ability, but find out what he can do and have him learn to do that one thing well. Doing some one thing well will always bring success. The person who attempts to do everything, then sticks to nothing, will surely prove a failure in the end. The reason the professional man succeeds more than other men, is because he sticks to his profession. Teach your boys how to make money by honest means, then teach them how to save the money after they make it. Make boys remember that they have a great responsibility in the world.
TALK TO BOYS.
What shall we educate our boys for? is a question that often comes up in the minds of many parents. We believe in a college education for all boys who are capable of taking in a college education.
If parents will notice their boys carefully they will be able at a very early age to tell the kind of education best suited for them. The tendency is too great among the colored race of trying to make nothing but professional men out of their boys. The boy who is capable of taking in a good college course, is the boy to educate for profession, should he show talent and ability for a professional education. Parents should not try to make a medical doctor out of the boy who shows talent for a brick mason or carpenter. School teachers can be of great help to parents and boys if they wish to be. If you notice a boy in school you can tell just the kind of man he will make, also the kind of an education best suited for different boys. The writer has a friend who, as a small boy, seldom,