ing Circle work. 5. State organizations necessary. 6. The maintenance of the Reading Circles. 7. American pedagogical literature. 8. The period of probation. 9. The period of assured permanency. 10. The true origin of the Reading Circles. 11. The influence of the school officer. 12. The present duty. 13. Later tendencies. 14. The value of Reading Circle work. 15. Local meetings. 16. The present trend of Reading Circle work. 17. Notes on Teachers' Reading Circles.
XIV. PUPILS' READING CIRCLES
1. Origin and management. 2. Indiana Circle. 3. Courses and management of Illinois Circle. 4. Plan of Iowa Circle. 5. Membership cards and diplomas. 6. High School division. 7. Michigan Circle. 8. Kansas and Nebraska Circles. 9. Oklahoma Circle. 10. Representative Courses.
NINTH MONTH, pp. 299-316
XV. THE TEACHER'S RELATION TO PUBLIC OPINION 1. An ideal teacher. 2. The teacher and the State. 3. The teacher's far-reaching personal influence. 4. Guiding centers, or authorities, in society. 5. The basis of authority in society. 6. Real leaders not necessarily conspicuous. 7. The interaction of influence. 8. Practical results more important than theory. 9. Public opinion relating to the school. 10. The teacher as a man of business. 11. The teacher as a patriot. 12. The teacher as a philanthropist. 13. The teacher in society. 14. The teacher and the Nation.
Abbott's Histories, Value of, 174, 175.
Abbreviations in Webster, 157, 158.
Adams, Charles Francis, address to
teachers, 167, 168.
Adams, John Quincy, Birthday of,
228; Character of, 262.
Adams, Samuel, noted orator, 261.
Addison, J., Extracts from, 135, 137.
Address, Forms of, 196, 197.
Aims of Teacher's Institute, 255, 256.
Alcott, Louisa M., Birthday of, 256.
Aldrich, T. B., Extract from, 134.
Allen, Dr. Jerome, on Reading Circle
work, 271, 272.
Alphabetical catalogues, 178, 179.
American authors, Birthdays of, 212.
American flag, origin, size, colors,
etc., 230-235.
American Forestry Congress, Arbor
Day appointed by, 124.
American Institute of Instruction, 5.
American literature, Topical exer-
cise on, 260-264.
American pedagogical literature, 275.
American shield, 231.
American statesmen, Birthdays of,
213.
Anglo-Saxon words, 154.
Appropriate Flag Days, 234.
Arbor Day, 37-39, 235.
Arbor Day celebrations, 123, 146;
originated by Nebraska, 123;
adopted by other states, 123; bene-
fits of, 123; time of observance,
123, 124; Authors' Grove founded,
124; aid of B. G. Northrop, 124:
legally appointed, 124; Good effects
of, 125; choice of trees, 125, 126;
planting trees, 126-129; literary
exercises, 129, 130; appropriate
selections, 130-140; indoor exer-
cises, 140; plant collections, 140-
146; Benefits of, 146.
Architecture, School, see School Ar-
chitecture, 73-104.
Aristotle, ancient teacher, 58.
Arrangement of schools, 82-104.
Articles of value, Care for, 198, 199.
Atmospheric poisons, Children's sus-
ceptibility to, 106, 107.
| Attendance, Importance of regular,
20-22.
Authority of school affairs, Limits
of, 60, 61.
Authority of Teachers, 59-63; requi-
site for good work, 59; teacher in
loco parentis, 60; not to be ques-
tioned, 60; not delegated by school
boards, 60, 61; inherent rights, 60;
special functions of teacher, 61,
62; official dictation unwise, 62,
63; teacher a mere operative, 63.
Authors' birthday celebrations, 208.
Authors' Grove, 124.
Authors of prose, fiction, etc., 263,
264.
Bacon, Leonard, on juvenile litera-
ture, 167.
Bain, on education and psychology,
243.
Ball, Sir Robert S., Astronomical
lecture by, 301, 302.
Bancroft, George, Birthday of, 213;
Works of, 263.
Bardeen's Roderick Hume, 105.
Bay Psalm Book, 261.
Beard, I. N., on Pupils' Reading
Circles, 290.
Beecher, Henry Ward, lecture on
The New Profession, 267.
Benefits of Arbor Day celebrations,
146.
Bible, Extracts from, 131, 132; Pro-
nunciation of proper names in, 155.
Biographical names, 157.
Birthdays, Authors', 208-227; Lin-
coln's, 214-227; Longfellow's, 209-
212; of American statesmen, 213,
228; Washington's, 213, 214.
Blackboards, 86, 98.
Blinds, Advantages and disadvan-
tages of, 79, 80.
Board of Trustees, Establishment
of, 55, 56.
Books, abused by school children,
198; Choice of, 174-177; Gail
Hamilton on choice of, 176.
Books and Reading for the Young,
by Dr. Smart, 169.
Boone, Dr. R. G., Education in the
United States, 275; on Pupils'
Reading Circles, 289; on Teachers'
Institutes, 257; on Teachers' Read-
ing Circles, 284.
Botany, Advantages of, 146
Brooks, C. T., Extract from, 130.
Brougham, Lord, Saying of, 300.
Bryant, William C., Birthday of,
213; Extracts from, 132, 137;
Study of, 262.
Bunker Hill, American flag at, 231.
Byron, Lord, Extract from, 134.
Calhoun, John C., Character of, 262.
Canfield, J. H., on Teachers' Read-
ing Circles, 286.
Card catalogues, 179.
Contributions to the Science of Edu-
cation, Payne's, 256.
Conversion, Teacher's, 241, 242.
Cooper, James F., Works of, 263.
Cooperation, between teachers and
parents, 17, 18, 27, 28; Doctrine
of, 8; on part of school officers, 64.
Cornell Agricultural Station, Ex-
periments at, 117.
Corporal punishment, almost sus-
pended, 187.
Correspondence, 199.
Cotton Mather's Witchcraft, 261.
County Association meetings, 66.
County Superintendent, influence on
Teachers' Institute, 258, 259; medi-
um between teacher and Depart-
ment of Public Instruction, 274.
Carlyle, Thomas, Familiarity with, Cross sections of wood, 144.
33; on books, 40.
Ceiling, Height of, 97.
Celebrations, Arbor Day, 123-146;
birthdays, 208-229; Flag Days, 229-
235; general holidays, 235, 236.
Celebrations and observances, School,
207-236.
Culture, Importance of social, 191,
192; Teacher's, 273.
Chartered schools of England, 58.
Choice of trees for Arbor Day, 125.
Circulars of Information, issued at
Washington, 171.
Civility, Washington's rules of, 202-
Clark, T. M., on air shafts, 108-110;
on furnace heat, 111-114; on school
architecture, 100, 101; on ventila-
tion, 107.
Class and lecture instruction, Rela-
tive advantages of, 251, 252.
Classification in schools, 14, 20, 21.
Classified catalogues, 178.
Clay, Henry, Birthday of, 228; Char-
acter of, 262.
Cleanliness of school buildings, 38,
117, 118; Personal, 201.
Closets, Arrangement of, etc., 88-92.
Commencement Day, 235; School
officers' duties at, 69; Value of, 69.
Commission of New England Col-
leges, 173.
Committee of Ten, Report of, 172-
174.
Community, Needs of, 63-65.
Compensation of teachers, Inade-
quate, 28-34.
Conquest of Mexico, Conquest of
Peru, Prescott's, 263.
Consonants, Doubling of final, 151.
Constitution of the United States,
Composition on. 261.
Contractions in Webster, 157, 158.
Currier, Dr. C. Gilman, on School-
room Heating, 116, 117; Practical
Hygiene, 106.
Cyclopedia, a dictionary on a large
scale, 160.
Days of Bruce, in connection with
history, 169.
Declaration of Independence, Com-
position on, 261.
Deportment, on the street and at
school, 197, 198; at meals, 200, 201.
Desks, Arrangement of, 95-97; Right
position at, 119.
Development of State Teachers'
Reading Circles, 269-271; of Teach-
ers' Institute, 257, 258.
Dewy, on teachers in society, 313.
Diacritical marks, 158.
Dickens' Dictionary, 160; Hard
Times, 177.
Dictionary, Century, 150; Choice of,
159; Dickens', 160; of fiction, 156,
157; Webster's International, 153;
Webster's Pictorial, 160; Webster's
Unabridged, 155; Worcester's, 264.
Dictionary and how to use it, 147-160;
ethics of words, 147-149; value of
English literature, 148; sources of
English language, 148 and note;
synonyms, 148; misuse of words,
148, 149; in schoolroom, 149; right
use of dictionary, 150; Webster as
standard, 150-152; various mean-
ings of words, 152; syllabication,
152, 153; origin and history of
words, 153-155; folk-lore, 153, 154;
words derived from Anglo-Saxon
and Norman French, 154; hybrid
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