. Community civics . fit has, you know what fun it is sometimes to haveteamwork in school lessons. Through it comes thelesson that for either side to win every person onthat side must take a creditable part; that one per-son cannot win alone. Sometimes schools are divided in two sides withleaders for giving programs. Or the schoolroomand grounds may be divided to see which divisioncan be kept the neatest. And always there comesthe same lesson. It takes every one working to-gether to succeed. The leader alone cannot makehis side the best. 3. All Must Join in Heartily if Games Are toSucceed. — E
. Community civics . fit has, you know what fun it is sometimes to haveteamwork in school lessons. Through it comes thelesson that for either side to win every person onthat side must take a creditable part; that one per-son cannot win alone. Sometimes schools are divided in two sides withleaders for giving programs. Or the schoolroomand grounds may be divided to see which divisioncan be kept the neatest. And always there comesthe same lesson. It takes every one working to-gether to succeed. The leader alone cannot makehis side the best. 3. All Must Join in Heartily if Games Are toSucceed. — Every boy and girl has tried to get upa game with some one in the crowd who says : Oh ! that is no fun ! Dont lets play. Imtired of that ! No game can go on with such aboy or girl around. They must either leave thecrowd or else the fun and spirit of the game are sure ii6 COMMUNITY CIVICS to be spoiled. No boy or girl can afford to be a pull-back unless the thing that the crowd isgoing to do seems to him to be The world likes boosters. The world likes boosters. The booster is just the opposite of the pull-back. He sees achance in everything. The booster leads the crowd because he can LEARNING TEAMWORK AT SCHOOL 117 look ahead, pick out something for the crowd to do,and then help along until they do it. The booster begins games. He knows goodgames ; he enjoys playing them ; and he gives apart of his enthusiasm to others. He keeps thecrowd interested and lively. He has new ideas andnew suggestions. As soon as people are tired ofone thing, he has another ready at hand. The booster is the man who helps out in theneighborhood. Some one suggests a camp meeting,a picnic, or a family reunion. The boostergoes to work on it. He talks it up ; writes lettersabout it; and has notices put in the papers. He isfull of the idea and, in a short time, he has the wholecommunity full of it, too. He never stops to thinkof failure. If any one suggests that the thing willnot succeed, the boost
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