Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
Books and Authors

Major +. +. Wilton. of the British
Army. author of The Marine Cam
paiRn,' which has been imported from
England aud just published In this
country by Iioushton Minlin Com
pany, WAS seriously wounded in the
first battle of Ypres. in 1914. and has
written this book In the TWO years OF
leisure afforded by his convalescence.
lie is exceptionally we'll equipped for
writing such book. having served
through tho Marine Campaign. Before
the war he was employed by the
the Official History OF the Russo
Japanese War. and had acted sue
cessively as Assistant Secretary and
Secretary of the Historical Section OF
that body.
Ruth McEnery Stuart. who died
few weeks ago. was a quick worker
says one who knew her we'll She
often got up at o'clock, and after
a cup Of coffee. which she made herself
would write until noon. Rarely. an
less there WAS a special haste, did she
keep on during the afternoon hours.
She never forgot a good story once
heard but she avoided in her books
All Photographers phonosraph!c--
reproduction OF actual facts. Before
she began to write for publication,
which was not until after her hus-
bands death, she had often contributed
nonsense verse and comic material Tor
amateur entertainments. II was in
this way that she composed her we'll
known farce. The White Cap Sisters
writing bit by hit for the different
characters her friends were to play
and the part Of the mother for her owr,
acting.
The B. T.. Johnson Publishing Com
pany. OF Richmond. has just COM
pleted its "Child's World Series" con-
sisting of Primer. First. Second, Third
and Fourth Readers. with the Fifth
Reader 10 follow in three or four
weeks. These new books represent
the highest perfection in true edu-.
cational reading course for the pri-
mary grades in our schools. The Sc
res is the joint production Of Miss
Sarah Withers. widely recognized
authority i'm primary methods. and
principal OF the elementary grades and
critic teacher Of winthrop Normal and
Industrial College. of South Carolina ;
Miss Ffetty S. Browne. principal of Oak
Ridge Demonstration Farm School. at
winthrop College, and Professor Will
liam Knox Tate. who occupies the
chair Of rural education at George
Peabody College for Teachers. and Is
recognized among educators every
where for his remarkable grasp of
rural conditions and especially OF
rural child life. Beginning with the
Primer for the child. the books are
graded UP so as to include just what
Is required to develop freedom of eX
preston, interest in natural surround
inGs and love for the things which
help the pupil to progress i'm know
ledge and culture; the First Reader
develops interest in hcalthful play. love
for the outdoor world the power of
expression. love Of animals and birds.
and further strengthens the desire to
read: the Second Reader develops love
OF nature, love Of country, contents
ment and so on; the Third Reader de-
vclops kindness TO animals. the sense
Of humor and interest in industry.
nature and early history: the Fourth
Reader develops appreciation of clas-
sizes, and also such practical virtues
az honesty and truthfulness: the Fifth
Reader further cultivates appreciation
OF classics. and also develops l}atriot-
ism, hcroism and the desire of achieve
ment or course. there is Manual for
teachers. in which there are lesson
plans. busy work devices. music to
some OF the poems and AN outline Of
tho work In phonics. together with
supplementary work In stories. poems
and games. The series is an inval-
liable contribution TO essential school
literature.