The School methods book; methods, aids, devices, material for the help of teachers of elementary school classes . ds,and, tho later in the year other birds replace him ac-ceptably, March and April would seem lonely withoutthe Redwing, for then, as the child said, Youve justgot to look at him. Man is permitted much To scan and learn In Natures frame; Till he well nigh can tame Brute mischiefs, and can touch Invisible things, and turn All warring ills to purposes of good. —John Henry (Cardinal) Newman. There is a transcendent power in example. We reformothers unconsciously, when we walk uprightl
The School methods book; methods, aids, devices, material for the help of teachers of elementary school classes . ds,and, tho later in the year other birds replace him ac-ceptably, March and April would seem lonely withoutthe Redwing, for then, as the child said, Youve justgot to look at him. Man is permitted much To scan and learn In Natures frame; Till he well nigh can tame Brute mischiefs, and can touch Invisible things, and turn All warring ills to purposes of good. —John Henry (Cardinal) Newman. There is a transcendent power in example. We reformothers unconsciously, when we walk uprightly.— 62 THE SCHOOL METHODS BOOK CHILDRENS FAVORITE AUTHORS Louisa M. Alcott Sarah J. She had a womanly face, bright gray eyes that lookedfull of merriment and would not see the hard side oflife, and an air of common sense that made all deferto her judgment. She told witty stories of the manywho wrote to her for advice or favors, and good-na-turedly gave bits of her own personal experience. If I were to ask the children to name the ChildrensFavorite Author, of whom the above is a description,. Louisa M. Alcott I am sure in grand chorus they would answer: LouisaMay Alcott. And so it is. It is remarkable, too, to find positive cheer and good-will ruling the life of this lovely woman, for of ease,luxury and wealth, which we often connect with pleas-ure and happiness, she had nothing. She was born inGermantown, Pa., November 29, 1832. Her father, AmosBronson Alcott, was a teacher and philosopher, and,with the aid of his cultured wife, placed before thechildren from their infancy ideals of self-sacrifice, ideals,of kindness, ideals of character which made for goodand useful lives. We read that everybody respectedhis purity of life and his scholarship. With MargaretFuller as his assistant he conducted for ten years aschool in Boston where he was free to put into practicehis ideas of teaching, which were far in advance of histime. He was forced finally to close his sch
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