Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

| low, buL 10 long ne reel Supeh anu
heard supen clawin' and scratchin' al
de foot OF de bed. Supen ketch holt
er de kivers, and clawed lax a cat
a-climbiE' up. De man rails his haic
up and look, and he see two bright
eyes, lax balls er fire. lookin' right
pine blank at him frum de foot er de
bed De varmint crawl up higher
and higher on de man He can see
his little short years by de light Ell
his eyes"
Anne Gets No Sympathy.
"Ou-u-u-u-eeeee," said Anne Du-
pree The grass gave way which her
fingers held, and she fell on her back
Ten other children looked at her I'M
alphabetically, impatiently, because
the fall OF Anne Dupree caused Mrs.
Charles Goodman, the story teller. 10
pause for as long as two seconds in
the course of her narrative.
It all occurred at an informal
seance in Piedmont Park yesterday,
at which Mrs. Goodman sought to ex-
plain, by demonstration. something
OF the work OF the Atlanta Story
Tellers' League. Of which she is presi-
dent. As she outlined it, the mission
Of the League is warmly human and
fascinating, with it's striving to teach
children by an appeal to their hearts,
their Imagination, their nobility,
The part that story telling plays
in the education of the child is sig
niffcant," she explained. IAN modern
teachers nave come to realize the
value of the expedient. Story telling
for instruction. story telling for
wholesome entertainment, story tell
ing TO ennoble the minds Of children,
story telling to catch their interest
and hold Il forever-all this Is fos-
tered by the League as. one OF the
greatest single factors In education"
Every Child Is Reached.
Atlanta, together with the rest Of
the United States, she said, Is wit
Messing the achievement of tremen-
dous vogue BY the art OF story tell
ing. Every child In the public schools
Of the city has been reached, at one
time or another, by accomplished
story tellers, and IN most schools
story telling has become establish he'd
as part OF the curriculum, In the
lower grades at least.
Everybody is beginning to recog-
nize the potency OF able narration, %
she said. children in the schools and
in the hoTue are told drst stories
Of fairies and fables. Then the lives
and achievements Of the heroes OF
history and mythology are related 70
them. stories OF the epics and folk
lore, stories from the classics and
from the Bible. stories OF great books
and great paintings and great in
yentions. stories OF travel. adventure,
biography, nature, the universe, Of
all life. And. il being done, a Won
derful result is effected. The world
is made Interesting for the child,
and idealized Things which he should
know are incelibly stamped on his
mind. He becomes a creature Of
dreams and wholesome ambitions.
And most Of ali, he is learning, learn
ing. learning"
Story TeIlers Developed.
Il is the function Of the Atlanta
Story Teuers' League In develop and
inspire story teuers. and 10 supply
story teliers 20 schools ana other in
situations for occa sIOual talks 70 the
children. The league Is a branch OF
the National Story TeIlers' League. Of
which Richard T. Wyche, OF New
York. Is president.
The Atlanta league was organized
February, 1912 when Dr. Wyche came
10 Atlanta. -Four persons, knowing