The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-30
Able By Mrs. Eliza Mendenha
Former Teacher IN City Schools Of Richmond

They should be in every home Ii
brary where possible, otherwise they
are 70 be found in our Morrison and
Reeves library. Her histories OF
Greece, Rome, England. Germany
France are all there, nor would we
omit her books of Golden Deeds
I Hezekiah Butterworth has written
a L. S. history for boys, and our chill
dren surely need 10 know the history
of their own land, before they reach
across the seas and back into the
centuries.
/ In biography the list is endless
Here we find Plutarch and Jacob Alb
bolts old fashioned standbyes. Among
I the new books, we have Brooks true
story of Washington, Omen Wester's
/ Grant, Carl Schurz's Lincoln and
His Cabinet" In books of travel ev-
cry school boy has gone with Stanley
to find Livingston, gone with Peary to
find the North Pole, and Zigzagged
+. with Hezekiah and his class through
Europe and every where else he chose
TO go.
Bayard Taylor's Views Foot are
very interesting and when this is read,
numberless others will open their pa
ges invitingly and no one will be more
willing or more competent to suggest
and direct than the librarian with her
assistants.
Then we must not forget the pleas
ant story books that charm away the
hours, day or night and instil their
lessons, all unconsciously.
our boys fast at home of evenings
The mother that can read aloud and
have the patience to listen and cor
rect and enjoy her children's blander-
ing attempts as they read to her, has
found spring of perpetual joy for
herself and her household.
The whole array of Louisa Alcott's
books were the best stories in my
day or story books. Little Women
Little Men," Under the Lilacs," THE
Old Fashioned Girl and Eight Cous-
ms all found grace in my sight.
Margaret Deland's "Oakleigh Alan
Pansford," Katrina Malvern "Old
Herrick House"
Frances Hodson Burnett's Little
Lord Fauntleroy.' Little ST. Eliza
BETH Sara Crew." and ''Edith's Burg
lar"
Margaret Sangster's stories and
poems.
Mary Mapes Dodge, ''Hans Brinker."
Margaret Sidney's Five Little Pep |
pers."
Kate Douglas Virgins Birds
Xmas CAROL
Polly divers Problem.
Alice Hogan Rice's Mrs. Wigs"
and .'Lovey Mary"
Sophie Sivett's '.Bilberry Boys and
Girls Mate to the Mary Ann
Capt Polly"
Arthur Stanwood Piers Boys of ST.
are few of the newer
books upon their shelves cheek by
iowl, with Chas. Dickens Little
Nell,'' Hawthorne's Wonder Book"
'Tangle Wood Tales
Washington Irving and Fennimore
Cooper, Robinson Crusoe" and THE
Swiss Family Robinson.
Every boy before he is II, should
read Robert Louis Stevenson's essay
Treasure Island" 1t is hidden away
Ii
es of Men and Books and it is des-
:ription OF kindly living, ready tact
md gentle consideration for others
n his own pure English.
The essay strikes at the ideal of
gentleman and is more potent in
Itself than much training and many
Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress. with
is strong imagery, its rare symbolism
nd its deep lessons, is not very ia
niliar to our school children. The
bible itself is an unknown continent
0 many. For years the law has for
idden its use in the public schools,
nd busy mothers have delegated {
luch of their duty to the Sabbath
chool teacher, who has at the most,
My one hour once a week. [
Chas. f. Thwing, Pres. of Western {
,eserve University, gave a Bible Test 5
, his University students and the re- I
ult proved them lamentably ignorant
{ the simplest Biblical illusions in
ur poets. a
Charlotte Yonge, the child's histor- Q
IN has written an interesting and =
oncise book of Bible Stories.
Richard G. Moulton's Stories, two
1.-The Old" and the New
testament and THE Bible for chill q
ren," arranged by Mrs. Joseph Gil :
er. will be helpful and make Bible
-udy fascinating.
Our own Indiana Author, Gen. Lew q
has written two books, Ben n
ur.'' and The Boyhood of Christ d
hich should not be unread upon our y
lelves. =
Teachers should not neglect when y
wing their manual science talks to u
lention The Boys Book of Inven- Il
on The American Boys Handy
ook, and Hopkins Experimental
cience. Early in life the habit of
lying the best books needed in their
DIRK or study should be formed. Not c
any books, but few useful. we'll o.
hosen volumes. 10 form a nucleus TO \,
e library Every child should long w
have. and to he a continual wade fe
ecum in his future study. OF
n these books are wealth of know 81
dye to interest and occupy the boy, T
pecially in his work shop, under the a.