--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 8 number: 11 published: 1905-09 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Good for Boys," *Improvement Era* 8, no. 11 (September 1905): 830.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0811unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera0811unse start_page: 830 end_page: 830 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1905-09) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0811unse publication_year: 1905 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1905, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Good for Boys GOOD FOR BOYS. Believe in the brotherhood of man, and recognize no class distinct- ions. Do not be self-opinionated, but listen with deference to the opinions of others. Never utter witticisms at the risk of giving pain or hurting some- one's feelings. Be ambitious and energetic, but never benefit yourself at the ex- pense of another. Be as courteous and agreeable to your inferiors as you are to your equals and superiors. Do not bore people by telling them long, tedious stories, or by con- tinually dilating on your own affairs. Selected.