The atmosphere of the school interdicts rudeness. There is a
quiet dignity, serenity, and intensity, with no abatement of freedom. In
this school it is not good form for a boy to be less than a gentleman or
for a girl to be less than a lady.
=The teachers.=--The atmosphere in which the pupils live is, mainly, an
exhalation from the spirit of the teachers. They live and work together
in a delightful spirit of concord and cooeperation. They are magnanimous
and would refuse to be a part of any life that would decline from this
high plane. In this corps there are no hysterics, no heroics, no strain,
no stress. They are, first of all, successful human beings; and their
expert teaching is an expression of their human qualities. Their
teaching is borne along on the tones of conversation. They know that
well-modulated tones of voice contribute to the culture and well-being
of the school. Should a teacher ever indulge in screeching, nagging,
hectoring, badgering, or sarcasm, she would find herself ostracized.
Such things are simply not done in this school. Hence, she would soon
realize that this school is no place for her and would voluntarily
resign. The school is simply above and beyond her kind.
=Unity of purpose.=--Among the teachers there are no jealousies, because
each one is striving to exalt the others. They are so generous in their
impulses, and have such exalted conceptions of life, that they incline
to catalogue their colleagues among the very elect.
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