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Rh built them, and furnished them, and paid for them. He decided to make a few school laws that would he easy for all his boys and girls to keep. They are very few, and very simple, and are suitable for any school in any state in the Union:

Be prompt.

Be regular in attendance.

Be obedient.

Be studious.

Be respectful.

If you are all of these, Uncle Sam says that you will be successful.

There he is in your school, having worked very hard to get it ready for you. What can you do to help him?

First of all, do as Uncle Sam tells you to; obey his rules.

Forming a habit of being prompt and regular in going to school will be a fine habit for you to have established when you grow up. You can try to enjoy the study you dislike when you realize that it would not be in the course except that children all over the Union need it. Every boy and girl who is self-respecting will be orderly in the classroom.

Keeping Uncle Sam’s school rules is the easiest part of this helping. Now, try to find ways of surprising him in school!