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

| low, but 70 long he feel supen and
heard supen clawin' and scratchin' at
de foot Of de bed Supen ketch holt
er de RIVERS, and clawed lax a cat
a-climbin' up. De man rails his haid
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
sympathetlcally impatiently, because
the fan Of Anne Dupree caused Mrs.
Charles Goodman, the story teller. to
pause for as long as two seconds in
the course Of her narrative.
II all occurred at an informal
seance in Piedmont Park yesterday,
at which Mrs. Goodman sought 10 ex-
plain. by demonstration. something
OF the work Of the Atlanta Story
Telers' League, OF which she Is presi-
dent. As she outlined ii, the mission
Of the League 81 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
I'm the education Of the child Is sig
uifcant," she explained "An modern
teachers have 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-an 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 a tremen-
dous vogue by the art Of story tell
| ing. Every child in the public schools
OF the city has been reached, al one
time or another by accomplished
story tellers, and I'm most schools,
story telling has become established
as a part Of the curriculum, In the
/ lower grades al least
Everybody is beginning 10 recOg-
nize the potency OF able narration,
she said. children in the schools and
in the home are told first stories
] - g. s--r.- - lives
and achievements Of the heroes OF
history and mythology are related TO
them. stories Of the epiCs and folk
lore. stories from the classics ana
from the Bible. stories OF great books
and great paintings and great in
ventions, stories Of travel. adventure,
/ biogra ply. nature, the universe, OF
all life And. 81 being done, a Won
derfuI result e. effected. The world
is made interesting FOR the child,
and idealized. Things which he should
know are indeibly stamped on his
mind He becomes a creature Of
dreams and wholesome ambitions
And most OF ALL he IS learning, learn
ing. learning"
Story Tellsrs Developed.
II is the function Of the Atlanta
story Teuers' League 70 develop and
Inspire story tellers, and 70 supply
story tellers TO schools and other In
situations for occasional talks % the
{ children. The league Is a branch OF
I the National Story Te,lers' League, Of
which Richard T. Wyche, OF New
York IS president
The Atlanta league was organized
. February, 1912. when DIT Wycre came
! 20 Atlanta. -Four persons knowing