These are the very best times to implant virtuous and moral sentiments in the minds of the young pupils.

These are the golden opportunities of bringing into action the higher faculties of conscience and benevolence, and the powers of reflection.
If an instance of the too prevalent cruelty of the young to animals be detected, which often occurs from mere thoughtlessness, it may be prevented from again occurring by a few lessons like the one which we have given as a specimen.

The same means may be taken for crushing the rudiments of gluttony, violence, pride, deceit, or any other vice.

The gallery is the proper place for these lessons; and after the matter has been thoroughly _sifted_ in the play-ground, or wherever else it has occurred, the children should then be marched to the gallery, to receive a proper instruction on the subject.

Cruelty, on the part of boys, is too prevalent; it is energy, enterprise, and high animal spirit, not legislated for on the part of parents and teachers, which descends to cruelty, first to animals, then to all which has life, that cannot defend itself.