Even those who are firmly determined to keep the rule will, from inadvertence, for a day or two, make communication with each other.
They must be _trained_, not by threatening and punishment, but by your good-humored assistance, to their new duties.

When I first adopted this plan in my school, something like the following proceedings took place.
"Do you suppose that you will perfectly keep this rule from this time ?" "No, sir," was the answer.
"I suppose you will not.

Some, I am afraid, may not really be determined to keep it, and others will forget.

Now I wish that every one of you would keep an exact account to-day of all the instances in which you speak to another person, or leave your seat, out of the regular times, and be prepared to report them at the close of the school.

Of course, there will be no punishment; but it will very much assist you to watch yourselves, if you expect to make a report at the end of the forenoon.
Do you like this plan ?" "Yes, sir," was the answer; and all seemed to enter into it with spirit.
In order to mark more definitely the times for communication, I wrote, in large letters, on a piece of pasteboard, "STUDY HOURS," and making a hole over the centre of it, I hung it upon a nail over my desk.