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REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. — 1920. 



APPENDIX III. 



faces, and 



Cleanliness. 



(a) Clean hands, 

 clothes. 



(b) Clean habits — e.g. the pro 

 per use of the lavatory. 



SELECTED EXAMPLES OF COURSES ON 

 CITIZENSHIP. 



A. — Devon County Education Committee. 



Suggestions as to Moral Instruction and Training in Citizenship. 

 Infants (under 7 years). 



4. Fairness. 



(a) Mine and thine. 



(b) Fairness towards others. 



5. Kindness. 



(a) Love to parents. 



(b) Kindness to each other in 

 the home, school, and street. 



(c) Kindness to animals. 



6. Truthfulness. 



(a) Telling the truth. 



(b) Confidence in parents and 

 teachers to be encouraged. 



(c) ' Dramatic ' untruths to be 

 discouraged. 



7. Courage, 

 (a) When alone. 

 {b) Darkness, shadows, and 



strange noises. 



school, and 



2. Tidiness. 



(a) In the home 

 street. 



(b) Personal tidiness. 



(c) Care of furniture, books, 

 toys, and other property. 



3. Manners. 



(a) Greetings at home and at 



school. 

 (6) Behaviour at meals, 

 (c) Punctuality and promptness. 



Lower Standards 



1. Cleanliness. 



(i) (a) Use and care of parts of 

 the body — e.g. hair, eyes, 

 ears, nose, lips, teeth, hands, 

 and feet. 

 (6) Care of clothing. 



(ii) (a) In the home. 



(6) In the school, playground, 



and street — e.g. to desist 



from scattering paper and 



orange peel, 

 (c) Neatness in person and in 



work. 



2. Order. 



(a) The valje of system — e.g. 

 a place for everything and 

 everything in its place. 



(b) The value of punctuality. 



(c) The value of promptness. 



3. Manners. 



(i) (a) In eating and drinking : 



moderation. 

 (6) In question and answer : 



politeness, 

 (c) In bearing : quietness, un- 



obtrusiveness, patience in 



waiting. 

 {d) Punctuality in the home 



and the school. 



(ii) [a) In speech : courtesy and 

 clearness ; refinement of 

 language. 



(7 to 11 years). 



{b) In bearing : orderliness in 



the streets, behaviour in 



public places, 

 (c) How to perform a simple 



service — e.g. how to carry 



a message, 

 (iii) {a) Unselfishness. 



(b) Eespectfulness towards the 

 aged. 



(c) Cheerfulness : evil of 

 grumbling and fault-find- 

 ing. 



(d) Modesty. 



(e) Self-respect. 



4. Obedience. 



(a) Immediate and hearty obe- 

 dience to parents and 

 teachers. 



(b) Respect for rules and regu- 

 lations. 



5. Kindness. 



(a) To companions at play. 

 (6) To pet animals. 



(c) To flies, worms, and other 

 harmless creatures. 



{d) To birds : their nests. 



6. Gratitude. 



To parents and teachers. 



7. Fairness. 



Ungrudging disposition, espe- 

 cially when favours are dis- 

 tributed, or when the suc- 

 cess of others is under 

 notice. 



