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Through the service of books, we are able in imagination to enter into the experiences of others; to share in the world's store of knowledge; and to have our senses quickened to the beauty of nature and the world about us. Our experiences have been enriched by our acquaintance with "Coaly-Bay" and "Satan, the War Dog." The authors have not only told us interesting stories, but they have shown us qualities in these animals that will make all other horses and dogs more interesting and our treatment of them more sympathetic. Explain the feeling you have for Coaly-Bay. What other stories by this author have you read? What other stories of horses? What have you read about the service of animals in the World War? List the stories that you have read about dogs. What do you learn from reading "The Thundering Herd" as to the number of buffaloes on the plains at the time the Andersons went west? If they had gone now instead of in 1871, how would they have traveled? How do you account for the destruction of the buffalo herds? What American society has for its purpose the conservation of buffaloes? What library reading have you done in connection with Part I?

A poet sees and feels; and with magic words he makes us see and feel what he has experienced. A poet interprets; he gives new meaning to common experiences, and he expresses this meaning in language of such enduring charm that men treasure it and will not let it die. Three English poets-Hogg, Shelley, and Wordsworthhave used the skylark as the subject for a poem. Which poem pictures the bird most vividly for you? Which poet has caught in the rhythm of his lines the music of the bird and its swinging flight? Read lines from each of these poems that describe the skylark's song. Hogg calls the skylark the "emblem of happiness"; find two lines that give Wordsworth's interpretation of the bird. What difference do you notice between Audubon's and the poets' treatment of a bird subject? What nature lyrics do you find in this group, that is, what poems that express feelings aroused

by thoughts of objects in nature? Have you heard phonograph records of any of these lyrics? Which lyrics can you repeat?

Read again what is said in "The Service of Books," page 13, about "Pine Trees and the Sky." Compare this poem with "To a Waterfowl," noting that Bryant in his poem followed the same plan used by Rupert Brooke; that is, a fact in the poet's life, the interpretation of the fact, and the poet's sure instinct for beauty of expression. What acquaintance with contemporary poetry have you made in your library reading in connection with Part I?

What lines of "enduring beauty" in the group of poems about flowers do you remember? What whimsical idea about the morning-glory upon the vine does Madison Cawein express? Which poem in the "Spring and Autumn" group illustrates the poet's power to interpret life from an every-day experience? What progress are you making in becoming acquainted with your librarythe arrangement of books, the card catalogue, and the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature? Keep a list of titles showing your library reading under three headings-books, magazines, and newspapers. Which titles under "Suggestions for Theme Topics" brought out the most interesting oral discussion? Which of the helps suggested on page 33 do you find most useful?

In the Notes and Questions throughout this book numerous problems are suggested. Some of these problems are individual, to be worked out by you alone; others are social, that is, they are to be done by committees in teamwork, each group having a leader who, with the help of the members of his group, works out in detail the various problems suggested. The working out of these problems and reporting on them to the class will greatly increase your interest in reading and will bring you the added pleasure that coöperation with others in a common project always brings. In many schools the class in English organizes in the form of a club, to give the pupils an opportunity to coöperate freely in working out suggestions and to assume responsibility in planning and conducting assembly meetings. If your class forms such a club, with regular recitation periods set aside each month for meetings, you can carry out many interesting projects, using the club as a clearing house for the various ideas suggested by the individual reading of the club members.

Some of the suggested problems that you will find in your progress through this book are: (a) Silent Reading-Making monthly reports showing by diagrams or otherwise comparisons of individual and class progress in silent reading; (b) Book Reviews-Reviewing a favorite book, giving title, author, time and scene of story, principal characters, and a brief outline of the story, together with readings of parts that will give your club members most pleasure; (c) Magazine Reading-Reporting my on current numbers of The Junior Red Cross News, The Youth's Companion, School Life, The American Magazine, St. Nicholas, The National Geographic Magazine, The World's Work, etc., recommending articles that you have found particularly interesting; (d) Newspaper Reading-Reporting current news and on the departments of local newspapers, showing the place of general news, of editorials, society news, sports, the joke column, cartoons, and advertisements, calling attention to the use of headlines and leads, and adding interest by showing examples of old newspapers and of widely-read current newspapers; (e) Contemporary Writers --Reading from their works, comparing their writings in theme and treatment with those of earlier writers, preparing a program for Contemporary Writers Day, and reporting any interesting newspaper or magazine references to them; (f) Collections-Making a collection of pictures, cartoons, advertisements, newspaper and magazine references, humorous sayings, songs, and phonograph records that illustrate particular selections; (g) Dramatization-Planning and presenting scenes from A Christmas Carol, from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and from other selections; (h) Public Readings-Readings for entertainment, lyrics, ballads, passages from dramas and short stories, using the club as an audience; (i) Good Citizenship-Making a list of suggestions you find in this book that help you to be a good citizen, and preparing a good citizenship (Americanization) program; (j) Conservation and Thrift-Making a list of measures taken to conserve public health, to protect wild birds and animals, to preserve forests, and to encourage thrift; (k) Excursions-Taking a trip through the library with the teacher or librarian, locating the various departments, learning to use the card catalogue, the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, and dictionaries and encyclopedias.

PART II

ADVENTURES-OLD AND NEW

Great deeds cannot die;

They with sun and moon renew their light Forever, blessing those that look on them.

---Tennyson.

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Copyright by E. A. Abbey; from a Copley print copyright by Curtis and Cameron

SIR GALAHAD

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