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

low. but TO long he feel supen and
heard supen clawin' and scratchin' at
de foot Of de bed. Supen ketch holt
er de kivers, 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 er
his eyes"
Anne Gets No Sympathy.
"Ou-u-u-u- eeeee," said Anne Du-
nTee The grass gave way which her
fingers held, and she fell on her back.
Ten other children looked at her I'M
sympathetically impatiently. because
the fall of Anne Dupree caused Mrs.
Charles Goodman, the story teller. to
pause for as long as two seconds in
the course of her narrative.
1t 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 its 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
nificant," she explained. "All modern
teachers have come to realize the
value Of the expedient Story telling
for instruction, story telling Cor
wholesome entertainment, story tell
ing to ennoble the minds Of children,
story telling to catch their interest
and hold Il forever-all this 10 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, at one
time or another, by accomplished
story tellers, and in most schools,
story telling has become established
as a 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
fVr hnrgaH fr3H frat stories
Of fairies and fables Then the 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
ana great paintings and great In
ventions, stories Of travel. adventure,
biogra ply. nature, the universe, Of
all life And. 1t being done, a won
derful result 10 effected. The world
Is made interesting for the child,
and localized. Things which he should
know are indehbly 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.
It is the function OF the Atlanta
Story Tellers' League tn develop and
inspire story tellers. and 70 supply
story teliers to schools and other in
stituti0ns for occa sional talks to the
children The league is a branch OF
the National Story Teglers' 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