Deal with the cause of the disturbance. Suppression of either the
laughter of the girl or the humorous trait in the boy is entirely out of
the question. Pass over the girl’s misdemeanor until the boy has been
disposed of.
Cultivate the humor in Charles. The primary task will be to teach him
how to make good use of his talent. Wide reading under your direction
will acquaint him with many types of humor and enable him to choose with
discrimination. Show him the appropriate uses of humor, the occasions
when humor can best be indulged in, the injuries wrought by unregulated
fun. Have him take charge of the humorous column in the high school
weekly. If he has a gift in drawing, develop humor and art together.
You may learn a great deal from Charles; if you do, let him know the
fact and so link him to you the closer. Hold many private chats with him
informally about his work and enter into it with genuine interest.