The Taney County republican., 1908-09-24
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Our Young Tells Si"e,y SHS ,',t,,i, Year,

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How many OF you have been reading
Edward B. Clark's very interesting
illustrated articles about birds, In the
insert section of the Republican, These
have appeared in papers since the mid
die Of last June. II interested in bird
study, it will pay you to hunt up your
old papers ana read these articles.
Probably the series will be continued
in future numbers Of the Republican.
Watch ior them. The last subject was,
"Why Do Birds Fly SOUTH This is
d good time TO begin observations OF
your own, for the birds will now be
passing through your country on their
way TO the south, Do not neg lect TO
use pencil and paper to make records OF
all facts you may observe. Next year
and the years after, you will have these
facts to compare with future observa-
tions, and you will all the time find en-
ioyment in the increase OF knowledge
which this outdoor study affords.
am still requesting you to write me
letters. Perhaps you ask, "Why should
| write to you?" and "What kind Of
letters do you want My reply to the
first query is: | want this department
to be Of personal interest, and therefore
the talk should not all come from one
side OF the table, have certain ideals
and plans for Oar Young Folks, but |
know from past experience they will
not work out strictly according to the
ory. SO need your help and suggcs-
tiOns.
II YOU are a teacher you might tell
me whether natural science is taught
in your school, what text books you use,
whether you supplement the study
with other reading matter and with
observation OF natural objects 10y the
students. Do they collect and classify:
DO any of them have special liking
for natural science, art, history, me-
chanics? DO you think they would
benefit by organizing local clubs and
conducting systematic correspondence
with pupils pursuing similar studies ii
other schools? might enumeratC
more: hut you have fund Of Origina
ideas that would be welcome to me,
If you are a parent, you might tel.
me whether that boy Of yours give,
promise of becoming good scholar, oi
whether he is Indifferent to education
If his talents and ambition are guaget
to college, and conditions decree tha
he must be content, for Il time at least
with the district school and homt
study, why not make those conditions
pleasant and profitable to him by sup
plcmcnting his school books with othc
literature? II, on the other hand, b.
is indifferent, encourage him to reaC
the home newspaper. Call his attcn
tion to the department for him in th'
Republican. II YOU think he needs Il
, "turn new leaf' aud take more in
tcrcst III education, perhaps Il wor'
from an unexpected source would pro
ducc results to better advantage THAI
the regular "lecturing" you nigh
give him. You know q boy is sometime
stubborn, and If the parent recommend
reading the newspaper, he might con
slider it task to be summed. So, hoy
would it do for me TO write him lette
aud tell him about the interesting plan
in which | want him TO take part
Send me his name aud tell me what oc
cupation or pastime is most 10 his ltk
ing. 1t might be turned TO good &C
count. ELMER WALTER,
Peru, Ind