CHAPTER IV.

MORAL DISCIPLINE. First impressions.--Story.--Danger of devoting too much attention to individual instances.--The profane boy.--Case described.--Confession of the boys.--Success.--The untidy desk.--Measures in consequence. --Interesting the scholars in the good order of the school.--Securing a majority.--Example.--Reports about the desks.--The new College building.--Modes of interesting the boys.--The irregular class.--Two ways of remedying the evil.--Boys' love of system and regularity. --Object of securing a majority, and particular means of doing it.--Making school pleasant.--Discipline should generally be private.--In all cases that are brought before the school, public opinion in the teacher's favor should be secured.--Story of the rescue.--Feelings of displeasure against what is wrong.--The teacher under moral obligation, and governed, himself, by law.--Description of the _Moral Exercise_.--Prejudice.--The scholars' written remarks, and the teacher's comments.--The spider.--List of subjects.--Anonymous writing.--Specimens.--Marks of a bad scholar.--Consequences of being behindhand.--New scholars.--A satirical spirit.--Variety.

Treatment of individual offenders.--Ascertaining who they are.--Studying their characters.--Securing their personal attachment.--Asking assistance.--The whistle.--Open, frank dealing.--Example.--Dialogue with James.--Communications in writing.