Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-14
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY
MISS MAGGIE MARTIN. COUNTY SUPP

Our next meeting will be April I g.
and will include the following out
inc:
A. Steadman.
1. Why has America produced no poet
who was poet and nothing else?
2. What conditions have made our lit
erature so brilliant and SO many sided?
8. What writer's seem to have had an in
fiuance on Steadman as shown by his
writings?
4. 'But Virginians, don't do it! for
tell You that the fagon, filled with the
blood of Old Browns offspring, was
FIRST poured by Southern hands,
a. What is ment by ''flagon filed with
the blood of Old Browns offs pring2''
b. What explanation would you give
TO class in reading before reading
the poem from which the above is an
extract?
S. What is Steadman's defination of
poetry; what reasons are given for an
amendment to this definationP
3. What distinctions are made between
prose and poetry?
7. What is Steadman's place in Amer
lean literature as poet; a critic?
B. Parkman.
1. What is Parkman's rank as a histo-
RAN?
2. What experiences led to Parkman's
first writings?
3. Why was Parkman led to write the
story of the Indian nations?
4. What obstacles in the form of ply
sicial infirmities impeded Parkman's
work?
5. What is said of Parkman's style?9
If possible give review of the book
California and the Oregon Trail"
c. Howells.
From what source can we get infor-
nation as to Howells' boyhood ex-
periences?
2. What is said of Howells as a realist?
3. How does Howells portray his WON
en- characters? What are his reasons
for avoiding ideal characters2
4. What is critics place in literature?
Quote Byron's opinion.
D. James.
/. What is said of James equipment
for literary work?
2. Why may Mr.. James novels be de-
nominated international Novels?'
8. What is the chief criticism of lanes
novels from an American standpoint?
q. Nhat Is SAID OF the short story?
E. Warner.
l. Read and d,suss ''Being Boy.'
2. How did Warner begin his literary
work?
3. What is said of him as a humorist?
4. What two great merits has Warner
as an essayist-why merits?
F. Aldrich.
1. What is said of the ''Story of Bad
Boy?"
2. What is said of Aldrich's literary
career?''
3. What is one great defect in Ameri-
can literature-how did Aldrich ex-
press this thought?
4. Quote last stanza from Aldrich's
"Spring in New England 10.
a. What is meant by ''venturous
ain'-''alert, elate''-''poet laure-
ate?''
b. How would you make reading les
son of this stanza?
G. Mark Twain.
I. Give sketch of Mark Twaiu's earl,
life.
2. What book first brought him fame
what is said of this bookP
8. What evidence have we that Marx
Twain understands the boy?
4. What is said of the English apprecia
ton of American hunor?
H. Crawford.
1. What are the circumstances of the
publication of Crawford's first story:
2. What distinction is made between
''novel and ''romance?' illustrate.
3. What does Crawford mean when he
says the school girl determines to a
great extent what we are to read1
Frances Burnett.
/. What doss Mrs. Burnett tell us of
her early impressions?
2. What is said of her children's books:
5. How do her books for girls compare
with her books for boys?
4. If possible, read 'sSarah Crewe?"