Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1895-08-09
Disciplinary Value of Reading.

Disciplinary Value of Reading.
In response to a request made
by the advanced class in English
Literature, in the summer school,
Prof. Laughlin has indicated
course of reading applicable to the
teacher in the higher classes OF our
graded schools. The course IN
cludes ninety two books, divided
into four classes. The report is as
follows:
LITERARY
L. Longfellow's complete poeti-
cal works. .. Holmes Autocrat
of the breakfast table. 3, Holiness
Professor at the breakfast table.
4, Cathcart's Literary reader. D,
Development of English Literature,
2 vols. (Welsh). 6, julius Caesar,
Hamlet, Merchant of Venice,
King Lear, and such other selec-
tions from Shakespeare as one may
have time to study critically. Z,
Selections from Bacon's Essay. s,
A New Library of Poetry, B, vols.
bryant } 8, The Poets and Poetry
of England Or. w Griswold.) 10,
Cary's Poems. IL, SCOTS com
plete poetical works. u, Milton's
Paradise Lost. 13 Heart of Oak
Books, 5 vols. (Norton.)
HISTORICAL.
The History of Civilization in
England, 3 vols. (Buckle.) 2.
Lecky's History of European Nor
ais. 3, Guizot's History of Civili-
zation. 4, Life of Lady Jane Grey,
Bartlett. 5, History of Cleopa-
ira, Jacob Abbott. Z, History OF
Peter the Great, Jacob Abbott. Z,
History of Pyrrhus, Jacob Abbott.
is, History of Genghis Khan, Jacob
Abbott, 8, History of Madame
Roland, (John S. G. Abbott. } 10,
History for Louis Philippe, John
Is. G. Abbott. IL, History of
Henry ", John S. G. Abbott. II
History of German Literature, 3
vols. (Scherer.) 13, The Ameri-
can Government, (Hinsdale. IA,
Outlines of Universal History,
Geo. P. Fisner.) 10 Ancient Lit
erature, Oriental and Classical,
(Quackenbos.) 16, "Beacon
Lights of History" Z vols. Lord.
II, (a) The story of Liberty; (b)
Old Time in the Colonies: Co The
Boys of '76; (d) Building in the
Nation, Charles Coffin. Is Glib
bon's Roman Empire, 5 volums,
(Milman 10, Golfers History
of English Literature.
PROFESSIONAL.
l.. Hopkins Outline Study o
man. . Principal and Practice Of
Teaching, (Johonnot.) 3 Art o
School Management. (Baldwin). 4
Mental Science and culture
(Brooks.) 5 The Cognitiye Pow
I ers, (McCosh.) The German
Psychology of to-day, (Ribot.)
LindaeF's Empirical Psychology
(DeGarmo.) 8 The Evolution o
English Criticism, (Wylie.)
Lecture ON Teaching, (Fitch.) II
American Education, (Mansfeld.
1 II Elements of International Law
(Halleck). u The Teacher, (Ja
cob Abbott.) 13 Teaching ant
Teachers, (Trumbull.) IA Theor,
: and Practice of Teaching, page.
Is Essay ON Educational Reform
d mers, (Quick.) 16 Methods c
. Teaching, (Swett }
MISCELLANEOUS.
l The Higher Ministry of Ma
: ture, (Leifchild.) 2 Prof. Drum
mond's Addresses. 3 Natura
Theology, (Valentine.) School
t and Schoolmasters, and Davi
Y Copperield, (Dickens.) 5 Rel
: gion and Science, (LeConte)
The grounds of Thelstic and Chris
= tan Belief, (Fisher.) Z Presider
l Garfield and Eeducation, (Hin:
t dale.) s Macaulay's Miscellane
: Gus Essays and Poems, 3 vols.
Hand Book of Art Cult ure, Plat
S 10 Isms Old and New, (Lorimer.
S IL Viewers Works for th
Young. II The Dialogues {
Plato, 5 vols. )Jewett 13 Scott
S Ivanhoe. IA Don Quixote, (Cel
< vantes.) Is Scott's Abbott. II