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Show " New Kulea of l'ellteaaai. New York Herald. la certain private schools in Brooklyn new rules of politeness are enforced. It is no longer proper for the little pupils to say "Yes, sir," "No, sir," 'Yes, ma'aoi" and "No, ma'am" to their elders. Now the correct thing is "Yes, Mr. Brown." "No, Miss Smith," and so on. If the child happens to be addressed bv a strange lady ol gentleman the the child is instructed to reply, "Yes, mister," or "Yes, lady." At first this strike! the uninitiated as an unpleasant innovation, but it has obtained ob-tained a strong bold on the children aud they are rapidly making their parents pa-rents converts to the new system. |