Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-13 | Page 6 | What Our Readers Think

What Who Olp Our r Readers Think Teachers Must Set Good Example to the Children Editor Telegram A friend of mine mire had an interesting experience ence one day On finishing her dinner at a public eating place she was informed by the cashier that it had been paid for A Aman Aman Aman man paid the bill and left with the explanation that it was such sucha a joy to see a woman eat her dinner without smoking that he wanted the privilege of paying for the meal This friend is the wife of a physician and knows the value of good habits Dr Cor Corbally bally who spoke at atthe atthe atthe the teachers' teachers convention held here recently seemed to approve of teachers smoking and swear swear- ing He said teachers should be regarded as human beings It is the children and their welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare that ought to be the first Consideration of ot the teacher as aswell aswell aswell well as of ot the parents I am disappointed disappointed disappointed dis dis- dis- dis appointed that a man who has been in education for 24 2 years as Dr Corbally has should take such a selfish and unworthy rth at at- The children of today are the future citizens of tomorrow They are more precious to us than anything else in the world We want them to be fine in every wa way We want them to be strong and true to the highest ideals we can give them If this is to be realized the teacher as aswell aswell aswell well as the parent must have a high standard of living and thus show youth the way William James said Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere bundles I of habits they would give more heed to their conduct while in inthe inthe inthe the plastic state Every smallest smallest smallest small small- est stroke of virtue and of vice leaves its scar It is up to the teacher as well as the parents to set children hildren a good example A A Mother at Her Typewriter Type