Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-20

At this time too let the child have q
good translation of some of the old
creek and Roman classics. These an
clent heroes still have many valuable
Lessons for the struggle of early life.
1t is possible for the child to read
many historical tales before the time
OF taking up history in school, and.
TOT TINS reason, ! want to urge YOU
not to consider your duty done when
you have supplied it with a school his
tory of bare chronological facts.
America is rich in Indian stories and
Indian legends; in stories of the
Mound Builders, and of the colonial
period. There is the Adventures of
capt. John Smith, and the story of
Governor, Bradford The PILGRIM
Fathers are still teaching their les
sons of Christian devotion. Mavbe
the child will not want to read ali of
these without any direction or HELM
from you. Can you not find time to
follow for a while, with your child.
the fortune of poor Uncle Tom as
pictured by Harriet B. Stow. There
is indeed some opposition to the facts
1 of this story. Maybe, they are NOT
all true. Its object never was truth.
Its object was to touch the hearts and
sympathy OF the people, this it did and
helped the negro to freedom. True.
the negro problem does not effect the
northern child of today, but it NAV
yet have to help its southern neigh
Dor solve the problem and this story
Will help it to see the question more
telearly. : :
Take your child for leisurely float
IN one of Mark Twain's crafts down
the Mississippi; lead it over the west
ern plains with Francis Parkman. or
let it have a lessoon of self forgetful-
ness and sympathy in Bret Hart's
Luck of Roaring Camp. And not one
OF you for forty cent would deprive
your boy or girl Of the Invaluable les
SON of Hale's Man Without A Country.
The knowledge ana the spirit the
child gains from these will help him
to find his place among the Amefi-
can people. 1t you will consider the
question just a little more YOU will
realize that that boy and girl of to-
day, who want to be counted among
the leading men and women of the
Istories of their. own land, but the
L
stones of thought progress.
Next we come to poetry that form
of expression which has delighted the
human ear in all lands and in all
times. This form of literature, be-
ginning, as have already suggested,
with the cradle song, and Mother
Goose Rhyme presents treasures for
every period of life. Although this
teaching Of poetry is the first to be
begun we must not forget that the
most valuable Lessons from it are Of
ten of slow growth and that in later
lift it becomes the fountain head of
noble ideals, inspirations and Thoughts;
because the music of the woods
makes strong appeal to the child
and it carries its lesson deep into the
inner consciousness.
And here again let me urge you to
be generous Every home should
have a book of American Poems and
books containing the best selections
from all the English poets.
Long ago Plato made the state.
ment that the character of the peo.
pie depends much more upon theil
; songs than on any thing else. The
, poet brings to us the lesson of sym.
: pathy and suffering; heroism ant
patriotism; duty and love. They have
! often been the seers of the age il
, which they have lived. They have
moulded history and changed the
course of the stream of human
: thoughts and deeds.
l have suggested that you buy few
books of poems for your children
] that they may have them to turn II
) time and time again. Once reading
is not enough for these poems thel
] must be read over and over again
: Maybe you can help the children here
3 by having them read some poems
e aloud, or recite others that have beeI
s lmemorized. How patriotism grow
d lin the soul of the small boy as h
: reads of the Midnight Ride of Pau
n Revere; and a few years later wha
n effort, what struggle would he no
S make to accomplish the feat of Sheri
n dan twenty miles away; and hoy
o vigorously he will shake old glory
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