Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . and aspirations. Be his companion and advisor andtrue friend and he will respect your wishes in regard to him. It is the misfortune of most boys and some girls to be mis-understood by their parents. There is no nobler and morepraiseworthy service to be performed by parents than that ofpresenting to the world the rare gift of well-born, well-rearedsons and daughters. Let all parents study their children moreand learn to be their exemplars and boon companions, andhumanity will receive a great benefit as a result. There islatent wi


Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . and aspirations. Be his companion and advisor andtrue friend and he will respect your wishes in regard to him. It is the misfortune of most boys and some girls to be mis-understood by their parents. There is no nobler and morepraiseworthy service to be performed by parents than that ofpresenting to the world the rare gift of well-born, well-rearedsons and daughters. Let all parents study their children moreand learn to be their exemplars and boon companions, andhumanity will receive a great benefit as a result. There islatent within the ordinary boy much that is clean and ennoblingand inspiring. Find it, fond parent, and bring it to realiza-tion, and you will live to see the day when a Beneficent Provi-dence will reward you richly for all the care and painstakingit involves. Prof. McKeever is the author of an excellent series of Home Bulletins on thisand kindred subjects, which may be obtained by addressing him at Manhattan,Kansas. The only charge is 2 cents per copy to cover WORK AND SAVING BY WILLIAM A. MCKEEVER, M. A., PH. PROFESSOR OF PHILOS-OPHY IN THE KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE THERE is no good reason why any ordinary boy shouldnot be taught to work and to save and finally to have asmall bank account of his own, provided he be given reason-able instruction in regard to the matter. Moreover, this in-struction will prove in the end to be as profitable in every senseas that given on any other conceivable subject, for it will be-come a great moral force. As the boy grows toward maturity he must be aided infinding wTork suitable to his age. An easy, quick method ofearning money is likely to demoralize him, rendering him dis-satisfied with a reasonable reward for what he does. Many aboy of ten or twelve years is spoiled for life as the result ofhaving served as a page in some legislative body at $3 per daywhile, as a matter of fact, he wras not earning more than thirty 324 WORK AN


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