Manners and Conduct in School and Out by Anonymous
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5) The chewing of gum in a street-car, in church, or in any other place outside of your own private room stamps you at once as "common." CORRIDORS _Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint._ --Webster. 1) Avoid all running in the corridors; start in time, and walk. 2) Avoid crowding on stairways. Avoid crowding through Assembly Hall doors. When in a mass of people, move slowly and try to keep breathing space about yourself. 3) Avoid tossing paper on to the lockers. Avoid dropping it on the floor; but if paper is there, train yourself to see it and to pick up at least one piece every time you enter the corridor. This is what Dr. Crane calls a "civic habit." 4) Boys, hats off on entering the building; don't put them on again before you are at the outer door ready to leave, even though you should see grown men violating this rule. 5) Hold a door open for a girl or an older person to precede you in |
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