The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08

accomplished no more than if you had
given a toy to a little child to appease
II for the passing moment only. The
writer holds and believes others will
bear him out in saying it that if the
pupils thirst for reading is started and
kept in the right channel during the
formative period he will very seldom be
found stranded in the quagmire of evil
and vicious literature.
The pupils will soon manifest their in
terest in the morning exercises and will
bring articles which they have read and
found attractive, and which they desire
to have read TO their schoolmates. They
take great interest in this and as a
rule their selections are very good.
They should be encouraged in this and
whenever for any cause their selections
do not meet with the approval of the
teacher the pupil should be appraised of
the fact in such a way as not to wound
his feelings, but to assure him that a
happier choice would have Jared differ
emily. These selections by the pupils
may be read and discussed freely and
the children will soon be taught almost
unconsciously how to select their read
ing, and this is an educational feature
of much value. Without realizing 1t the
pupil will explore hitherto unknown
fields, although they had been within
his reach all the time.
Among the very best book that may
ne Tedu diOuu W pupliS ciit tiN AoAiCN-
ing: "Startland." The Nine Worlds"
THE Swiss Family Robinson" Little
Women" Little Men," IAN Old-Fash-
toned Girl 1.-The Water Babies"
Greek Heroes" Tales of Grand
father" "Zigzag Journey" the "Bodley
Books" 1.-The Peasant and the Prince"
THE King of the Golden River The
Prince and the Pauper" 'Tanglewood
Tales" 1.-The Birds Christmas Carol"
"A Summer in Cannon The Story
Hour" I'VE Girls THE Other Girls,
Boys at Chequasset." King Arthur,
Little Pussy Willow" "A Dogs Mis-
sion.'' Seven Little People and Their
Friends" Dream Children" Stories
from Nv Attic" "A Wonder Book for
Boys and Girls" Twice Told Tales"
Nights with Uncle Remus." "A Christ
mas Carol" wake Robin" and "Black
Beauty" This does not by any means
exhaust the list, but these volumes
should be in every school library.
The mornings exercise may be varied
by having different objects of nature,
things of every day life placed before
the pupils, which should be discussed,
the objects and points brought out, later
forming the basis of their composition
work. To get the most good out of the
discussion perfect freedom and SYM
pathy must exist between pupils and
teacher.
The writer has devoted some space in
answering Morning Glory's" inquiry,
but believes there are a number OF
pedagogues who have felt the same need
and very likely quite a number of them
are Sentinel readers.
The writer has lost two articles
descriptive of objects i'm the state geologi-
cal museum and one on Deborah, Poet
and Prophecies" VIII not some MEM
Der kindly mention the issue in which
they may be found, or If they prefer
exchanging copies for poems clipped
from the newspapers and from such
authors as Riley, Eugene Field, Bolton.
Whittier. LoEgfellow and Tennyson,
first address by postal card as below.
Hearty good wishes for the II. L. c.
BEN ARDYS,"
Appellate court indianapolis.