The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-23

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singing geography vas . popsllar thing
IN the educational line in ths early 'sos.
particularly In upstate school dis, ricts.
u wa % Yankee origin. ., was never
made part of the common school system
% the State. bm wAStanGht outside the
regular Ls;Irs
1 A set 20 wall maps known a. PeIt on =
outline maps were usrd. There we're ms
namss % geographical divisions az placs,-
oa them. The instructor would 20 over
the map on which the lesaOn was found.
pointing O,t with pointing rod the dif-
fcrent countries. eitiss. rivers lakes og
whatever might bs the subject la hand.
and AZ tho same time the nAms 20 each
division. place ~ body Of water would he
ment inn-d in song. The teacher. usually
a man. would bead th. class chorus a. he
pointesi. and m the subject happened Ca
he political divisions tho song would run
like this. 20 the tune 20 Benny Doon-.
let North Amsri~a b, hrsI
IN oar descriptive rhyme rehearsal:
IT. northern hound tho Arctic SNes.
It, cas-, ~ Auantic Dream h,rS
The Cult Of Msxico ses
Don H. southern boIndarv.
its western and southwestern sides
Are washed by the Paciac tides
The geographical var~..s were ron
tained In tho pupils ssxt book called
Ih@ Kew TAI Pelton's New ss.s!. Improved
SERVES "a Ss.s,lna Mars Among other
things the following lsifoInd in this pref
~. Of one 81 these odd time volumes:
With respect 10 thu v"rsinraiion.
u " merely necessary 10 saw that tho
design has been IN put all thu important
geographical locaiitieS an th" globe. in
conneC ton with much valuable matter.
In form which can ~ most easily com
believed that the celebrating effect
81 harmonious sounds will greatly
facilitate the acquisition % this know ledge
and care has besn taken that none but
popular and approved airs b. inserted
in the work-
-Auld Lang Syne" appears to have
been regarded - an especially popular
and approved air and was often used
In the very first lesson the pupils were
taught to describe the earth by singing
the fOIlOwing to this tune
Inc Earth 4 . IsrEe hall or saObs
Whose surface has becn found
Three fourths With ocean waves submerged
And but one fourth dry ground.
Two hundred millions OF square miles.
EArth's surface does embrace:
Eight hundred million people here
Al ma a dwelling place.
Tongue twisting names did not en-
barrAss the geographical versiier. al
though the enunciation 81 all the pupils
probably was not perfect when. for
example. In the lesson ON Asia they sang
to the air OF -Bruce's Addr..~-. such
lines a. these:
NOw 10 m"dllauons sweet
Asta's rivers We Tepea'
Obi FIRST In Russia greet
Irish River neat
IoSt IN Sand b-hold HsImand
Thea northeastwArd seek YarsuHd
Be mot turbld OAus shunhd.
ShOn River see.
Urai River neat 10 place
NttrurE aud Moor River trace;
KiTiI IrmAE then embrace
In our melody.
There wers thirty-ons States in the
Union when singing gsokr Apply was in
vogue. and the pupils we're taught to
bound each Of them in verse Cali
foFniA was then the newest State. having
been admitted in 1850. was the last On
the list. and its boundaries we're thus
destined:
TN California. northern side vaI Oregon Is
plared.
Roth TAB aud N.~ MEXICO upon the sas, ar,
I pon - southern borders AeIt may N,Ilco he
found.
Ant broad PacIhc's sparkling waves cOmpoSe ~,
western bound.
In thiTty-four stanzAS set To the tune
Of Benny Doom the geography class
" ould make a tour OF Europe and CLEAN
bits % information about various Coun-
RES and cities visited. The tour would
start in this fashion.
Nov be or geographic Thy nles
Transfrrrd 10 Europ~.a rumrs
The Erant divisions Srst W. teach.
VITA the metropolis OF zach.
Norway. a region bleak ana cold.
~ chris ttanla 4 rontroiid
SSsdsn ,that Charies The hero brsll
Takes stockholm for Its chisf and head
Russia In proud expansion sits
aud 70 ~. Petersburg submit
Austrta. With - imperial crown.
vienna takes for lie chief town.
Turkey. In southern Europe placed
T. by COnstantinOple Eraeed.
Greere. once for arts and arms rcnownd.
VITA glorious Athens SIN Is crosR'd.
Thus the geography pupils sang on
through the list % European nations and
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