. Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . of surrender. Gatess message to Congress. 6. a, bj, Cj d and e. See, in this connection,pages 198 and 199 of Volume IX. The Soldierys Dream (Volume VII, page 170)is a good poem to read for the purpose of excitingsympathy for the soldiers. The Picket Guard (Volume VII, page 177) isuseful in a similar way, though written in connec-tion with another war. The American Flag (Volume V, page 396) maybe used here. Did the American soldiers carry theflag of the United States at the ti
. Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . of surrender. Gatess message to Congress. 6. a, bj, Cj d and e. See, in this connection,pages 198 and 199 of Volume IX. The Soldierys Dream (Volume VII, page 170)is a good poem to read for the purpose of excitingsympathy for the soldiers. The Picket Guard (Volume VII, page 177) isuseful in a similar way, though written in connec-tion with another war. The American Flag (Volume V, page 396) maybe used here. Did the American soldiers carry theflag of the United States at the time of the battleof Saratoga? If not, what flag was borne? Didthe United Colonies have a flag? By consulting the tabulated list of selections use-ful in history classes you may find other things ofinterest. Care should be taken, however, not tocloud the main purpose of the lessons by the intro-duction of too much literary matter. Before leaving the subject of history and geog-raphy we urge upon those who wish to work withchildren, a careful perusal of the sections entitledClose Reading in this volume. CHAPTER XVII. Journeys Through Bookland in I ts RelationTO THE High School Introduction f^p^LL high school students are expected^^1 to be well grounded in good litera-ture. It is part of every well plannedcourse of study and the basis of muchof the work in every year. Yet veryfew high schools are able to furnishthe material for every student to read,and often the methods of instruction are inadequateto the large classes or fail in character and execu-tion. There is contained in Journeys practicallyall the real literature that is necessary for the foun-dation of a broad culture, and though much of it issimple and elementary, it is no less interesting andvaluable. As a matter of fact, few high schoolstudents have ever read the simpler classics in amanner that brought to them the full message ofthe selections. Accordingly the most elementarythings are often the newest and the most val
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