Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-10-23 | Page 3 | Children's Moral Code May be Used in Utah

Childrens Children's Moral Code May Be Used in Utah From the tho character education in institution In- In in Washington there Is being toeing sent out a childrens children's code of morals for tor the elementary schools 0 of the country Tie The code o e is the one for which was awarded award d the donors donor's prize of ot In the national morality morality morality mor mor- codes competition in 1916 for forthe forthe forthe the best childrens children's code of ot morals All the states stases participated and the competition was under the auspices of the Character Education A copy of the code has been received b bli the st state te superIntendent superintendent of ot public Instruction Dr C. C N. N Jensen and the matter is now being considered and the tho method of ot using it In iri the schools of ot the state In the code It ft is set forth that boys and girls who are aregood good Americans Americans Amer Amer- leans try to become strong and useful that the country may become even en greater and better better and therefore therefore therefore there there- fore they should obey the laws o right living which the the best AmerIcans Americans Amer Amen leans have always obeY obeyed d. d The good American Americ n if it is out tries to gain g-aln and amI to keep leep in perfect health therefore the law of ot health the good AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican controls himself there therefore foro the law of ot self control the good AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean is self reliant therefore tho the law of self sel reliance the good Amei- Amei J ican an Is reliable he plays fair fall does his duty tries to do the right thing at tho the right time In wa way works in friendly cooperation with ibis liis fellow workers is kind and therefore the law loyal pertaining to these topics are pointed out in inthe inthe inthe the code The plan that is being worked out is to organize the children children- into some society for participation in classroom government and dIscIpline discipline pline and that Important problems be presented at meetings and so social social social so- so cial influences utilized Each school morning the tho teacher discusses discusses discusses dis dis- dis- dis cusses with the children for tor a few moments some phase of the ode dodo which is Important in their theil lives and with their help elucidates its meaning and advises as as to tt ways and means for fulfilling it in daily dallY life me