Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18
M0LD|nG THE Mind
School Board to Make a New
Move in the Right
Direction.
HELPFUL KEAHs OF READING,

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An effort to put in the mind
and heart Of the pupils Of the Rock
Island public schools high sspira-
tions and aims and good desires n
to be made BY the board Of educa-
ton. 1t 10 to come in connection
with . nov course Of study, which
will be published in catalogue form
In the hear future. One Of the fea.
lures Of this course of study is o
carefully selected course Of collateral
reading, commencing with the pri-
mary grades and continuing to the
end Of the High school course. These
books have been selected with much
care ~ to their influence on charsc-
ter; in creating higher and better
ideals Of life and living; in giving
enjoyment and in experimenting in
An effective manner the educational
work the schools are endeavoring
to do.
To give an additional inducement
to pupils to read and read carefully
from the list that 10 to be suggested,
pupils will be given q mild exam
,nstion in the books read, merely
enough to prove that they have read
carefully and gotten . general and
correct idea Of She contents Of the
volume, and credit for the same will
be given on their standings at the
close Of the year. In other words,
the pupils home reading will be
taken into account in determining
his fitness for promotion.
The teachers will interest them
selves in tho effort to induce pupils
to take up the reading course. which,
while not compulsory, it is hoped
will be popular with the boys and
girls. 1t ia sincerely hoped that
parents will cooperate with the
schools in bringing about this much
desired result.
Books 20 be Sslsctsd.
The books to be selected will have
q wide range OF subjects, in fact the
whole range Of literature adopted to
the age and capacity Of the pupils Of
the various grades. including his
tory. biography. fiction. poetry. art.
adventive. travel, geography, wit
and humor. ETC., but only the works
Of those authors whose writings are
known to be pure, refining and edu.
cational.
The catalogue Of books to bs sub
mitted will also give the price al
which the book can be purchased,
and the name Of the publisher. co
that parents wishing to do so car
permit their children to purchase
and own the books. thus encoursg'
Ing them to start libraries of theil
own. Those Who cannot or who do
not wish to purchase the books vii
b able. it is hoped, to receive them
at the public library. The trustees
Of this institution will be asked te
cooperate with the school manage
msnt in providing the necessary
books SO far % they are not already
on the library shelves.
cit is that which goes into the
heart and life Of q boy or girl thai
proves such . potent factor in thu
formation Of his or her character
said Supt. Young this morning
"'As Q man thinketh, SO 10 he.' The
same 10 particularly true Of children,
and their thinking is largely deter.
mined BY their reading. II the
schools could inculcate in the pupils
who attend them habits of pure
helpful reading in place Of the tasts
% many Of them now have, they
would confer upon our people an id
ditional benefit the value Of which
cannot he compreheuded. An effort t.
do this Is to be insugursted in con
uection with the public schools"