The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-09
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

Inc Bismarck Board OF EQucaLlOn
has elected Prof. G. w. Signer to head
their school system this year. 1t will
be remembered that Prof. Signer
placed the Bismarck High School on
the first-class list during the school
year 1861. The fact that he has
again consented to accept the position
at Bismarck will be very gratifying
to the school patrons
AS announced in last weeks notes,
a review of the other two Reading
Circle books is here given and is as
follows:
Language Work in Elementary
Schools, by NJ. A. Leiper, Professor Of
English Grammar in the Western
Kentucky State Normal School. IL
mo. cloth, ix-333 pages, illustrated,
$1.25. r. C. Price, $1.10.
Every approved type of language
work is constructively discussed with
special reference to its value, its time
of presentation, it's object, and the Sc
lection of teaching material to Illus
trate it. The teacher who shared in
the more recent tendencies of Ian
guage will find that this volume clears
up many obscure points formerly OBJ
stacles to the realization of her aims.
The author has placed some emphasis
upon oral language work and the
proper balance to be sought between
it and written expression. Much Of
his space is devoted to language work
in rural schools, with discussion of its
peculiar problems. Careful and con-
stinction has been made between orig
inal and initiative work.
The book offers a rich harvest of
suggestions and inspiration for teach
ers as we'll as an abundance of Ian
guage-work material, poems, selec-
lions for memorizing, and several
original and adapted, demonstrations
which will serve excellently as models.
II has been adopted by the State
teachers reading circles Of fourteen
States.
World Patriots, by John T. M. john
ston- List price $3.50. R. c. price
$1.00.
This volume has for it's central pur-
pose the awakening of intelligent pa
triotism. The author has adopted the
biographical and Photographed
method in presenting his story Of. the
growth of modern nations and the life
of the central figures about whom
gravitate the momentous events which
today are being reviewed in every
community in the civilized world.
It has long been recognize ID by ed
ucators and leaders of thought that
biographical history is at once the
most fascinating and the most useful
branch of knowledge. Nothing is SO
calculated TO stir the imagination, fire
the ambition, and inspire the heart
with patriotic fervor as the contempla-
ton of the deeds of the heroes, Of the
past. And nothing gives us better
insight into the underlying causes OF
the present world conflict, than the
biographies of the statesmen of other
times of national crises.
The history of any great event may
be epitomized in the life of a single
man. AS Pitt stands for the colonial
greatness of England, so Napoleon
typifes the modern spirit of France,
The unification of modern Italy is told
in the life of Cavor. Japanese supre.
macy in the Pacific is the creation of
Ito. Modern German history begins
with Bismarck. The transition OF
Russia from an Asiatic TO q European
state, was accomplished BY Peter the
Great. The, story of South, Americas
struggle for freedom is the story of
Simon Bolivar. The supreme event
in the history Of Sweden was the birth
of Gustavus Adolphus. The rcaliza-
ton of American independence is
most wildly told in the life of WASH
ington, and the crisis Of the Civil War
is mirrored in the story of Abraham
Lincoln.
In World Patriots, DR.. Johnston has
so presented the lives Of these men as
to inspire in every reader world
vision and a radiating patriotism.
The Brooklyn Eagle, in review OF
the Book, says, IA careful study Of the
figures Of this volume gives a liberal
education In history" 'sf~
/ Our times demand Sshc study of this
subject, which 50 Intimately and vi
tally soncetnas A%stt ss4 sit sis of
cO.s'sUsfsaeF schools.