Rural School Leaflet 1043 



my friends, and shall give them in return. It takes two to be friends, you 

 know, and each must be the things the other looks upon as good and 

 worth the while. 



In many schools where I have been, we have sung together. There are 

 some songs that I like to sing, and always there are some that j-ou like to 

 sing, so we can sing to each other and with each other. There are schools 

 that do not have an organ or a piano and for that reason cannot sing much, 

 but I hope that every school is ] . _ ijrward to the da}^ when the 

 opportunity will come. A good organ is very much better than a cheap 

 piano and costs less. An organ is most like the :i voice of an}' 



musical instnmient, and it is a pleasure to sing with one. W:. ■ • or not 

 there is an organ in the school, there must be one vhere in the 



neighborhood, and it seems to me that sometimes yr .: lind it possible 



to gather rotmd it for an hour and sing together. 1 ..L:e is nothing like 

 a good song to loosen us up and make us more natural and human. And 

 when we sing, let us sing the good old songs and h^-mns that have Hved 

 for years and years and been loved by many persons. Your teacher, 

 or your mother, or yovir schoolmate's mother, or S' : :;e will help if you 

 really want to sing and show that you a: '. of their help. One thing 



we all need to do is to learn by heart the words of a number of songs. 

 Suppose I should come into ^-oiu* school to-morrow and ask you to sing 

 three songs for m.e aU the way through -with-:* ' oks. Could you do it? 

 Some could, but I am afraid many covdd no;. i,r i have tried it. Decide 

 to know at least three songs before June and as many more as you can. 

 Once you start you will want to keep right on learning them. 



I have a word to say t .ly to the boys. It is not at all a criticism, 

 for I was a boy myself not long ago and know that often we do not thiiik 

 about such things unless we have our attention called to them. The thing 

 I refer to is the matter of removing your hats whenever you enter a build- 

 ing and of raising your hats to older persons whom y ' \ssing. 



I have noticed many boys keeping their hats on at sdi^ji i.nii dul other 

 public meetings where I have been, and one time a boy sat in the front 

 row -with his hat on when I was talking to a group of folk. On the other 

 hand, I remember with a great deal of pleasure standing wnth a lady 

 watching some outdoor sports when a tweb"e-3^ear-old boy whom she 

 knew passed by. He raised his hat and said good morning in such a polite 

 and cheen,- wa}' that I wished that I knew him too and had him for a friend. 

 All these little things count, and we are judged by them. I covdd not let 

 the matter pass without a word to you because I want the boys in this 

 State to be good, clean, man!}* fellows, considerate of others, and with 

 eyes open to see that neighbors and friends always have a fair show. 

 It is not what we get, you know, that counts; it is what the other feUow 

 gets through us. 



