WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 November 1918, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIETY NEWS. Miss Maginnity, Kelson,' is the guest of Miss Lcatham.

Mrs E. Perry, who lias been on a visit to Taihapc aad Auckland, 'has returned.

• • • • Mrs Bignell (Awakino), is the guest of her mother, Mrs F. Bayly. •■ • » •

Mrs H. Mace is on a visit to Auckland.

Mrs Diekison (Bay of Islands) is on a visit to New Plymouth.

Mrs Rollo, who has been on a lengthy visit to Wellington, has returned. * • » •

Mrs Harker (Wellington) is the guest of Mrs Percy Jackson.

Miss E. Maleolmson (Wellington) is the guest of her aunt, Mrs Kollo.

Mrs and Miss Cameron, who lhave been on a short visit to New Plymouth, have returned to the Mountain House.

Amongst those who have offered their services in assisting to cope with the influenza epidemic at the New Plymouth (hospital are Mrs E. A. Walker, Misses Matthews, M. Paget, N. Collins, and I. Francis. TRUE EDUCATION, THE DANGER OP GOSSIP. If the teacher is always gentle to the boys, who are younger and weaker than himself, it will be easy for him to teach them the important lesson of kindness to little children, animals, birds, boys, who themselves are gentle and and other living creatures. The older tactful, should be encouraged to observe the condition of the animals they see in the streets, and if they see any act of cruelty, to beg the doer of it, very politely and gently, to treat the animal more kindly. The boys should also be taught that nothing which involves the hunting and killing of animals should be called sport. That word ought to be kept for manly games and exercises, and not used for the wounding and killing of animals. The fate of the cruel must fall also upon all who go out intentionally to kill God's creatures and call it "sport." I do not think that teachers realise the harm and the suffering caused by gossip, which the Master calls a sin against love. Teachers should be very careful not to make difficulties for their boys by gossiping about them. No boy should ever be allowed to have a bad •am - in the school, and it should be the

'* that no one may speak ill of any

... _. member of the school whether teacher or boy. By talking about a person's faults we not only strength those faults in him, but also fill our minds with evil thoughts. There is only one way of really getting rid of our lower nature, and that is by strengthening the higher. And while it is the duty of the teacher to understand the weaknesses of those placed in his charge. ?ie must realise that he wil destroy the lower nature only by surrounding the boy with his love, thus stimulating the higher and nobler qualities till there is 110 place left for the weaknesses. The [ more the teacher gossips about the faults of the boys, the more harm he does, and except during a consultation with his fellow teachers as to the best methods of helping individual hoys out of their weaknesses, he should never talk about u boy's defects. The boys must also be taught the cruelty of gossip among themselves the more harm he does, and except during n consultation with his fellow teachers as to the best methods of helping individual boys out of their weaknesses, he Uhould never talk about a boy's defects.

The boy must also be taught the cruel|ty of gossip among themselves. I know of many a boy whose life at school has been made miserable because his companions have been thoughtless and unkind, and the teacher either lias not noticed his unhappiness or has not understood how to explain to the boys the nature of the harm they were doing. Boys frequently take hold of some peculiarity in speech or in dress or. of some mistake which has been made, and, not realising the pain they cause, carelessly torture their unfortunate schoolfellow with unkind allusions. In this ■case the mischief is due chiefly to ignorance, and if the teacher has influence over the boys and gently explains to them what pain they are giving, they will quickly stop. They must be taught, too, that nothing which causes suffering or annoyance to another can ever be the right thing to do, nor can it ever be amusing to any right-minded boy. Some children seem to find pleasure in teasing or annoying others, but that is only because thcyare ignorant. When they understand, they will never again be so unbrotherly. In every class-room these words should be put up in a prominent place: "Never speak ill of anyone; refuse to listen when anyone else speak 3 ill of another, but gently say, perhaps this is not true, and even if it is, it is kinder not to speak of it."—From Education as Service by J. Krishnamurti.