GOING TO SCHOOL

Every one has two educations: that which is given to him and that which he gives to himself. Of the two kinds, the latter is by far the most valuable. Indeed, all that is most worthy in a man he must work out and conquer for himself.

JEAN PAUL RICHTER.

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"What is the difference between a section-hand and the general manager of a railroad?" a boy was once asked. He answered that the chief difference is in the pay. Of course, that reply is true enough in one sense; the section-hand receives about three dollars a day for his labor, and the manager about one hundred dollars a day for his. This difference in pay is the result of a difference in work; one man is unskilled, the other very highly trained. One is prepared for low-grade work; the other for high-grade work. When we look at the work people do, we can see that education is learning to do something useful and that high-grade tasks usually require high-grade education.

We must not think of education as just going to school and learning out of books. Abraham Lincoln and many other men and women have made themselves ready for important tasks with very little schooling. It is also true that to-day most men and women who are doing high-grade work in every walk of life have trained their minds in school and have trained their characters by many experiences in life. When the education which comes from books, libraries, classrooms, and laboratories is rounded out by the experiences of practical life, we say that a man or woman is truly educated.

It is always worth while for boys and girls in the schools of to-day to see some of the customs and habits of the schools of older days and to learn how others less fortunate than they have had to struggle for an education. In these selections we shall see that everyday life in school is truly a beginning of the education which we need in order to become useful men and women.

2. The Moonlight Schools of Kentucky.... Cora Wilson Stewart 3. Gaining Wings...

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CHOOSE A BOOK

(Read one of these books while the class is reading "Going to School.")

1. Bone, Florence, Curiosity Kate. Little, Brown.

The story of a spoiled girl who finds that her "family" is not as important as her "self" among her schoolfellows.

2. Brown, Edna A., Arnold's Little Brother. Lothrop.

A school story in which an older brother, captain of the eleven, is involved in difficulties by his younger brother, who continually gets into scrapes.

3. Burnett, Frances H., Sara Crewe and Other Stories.

A tale of a brave little girl in a boarding-school.

4. Carpenter, Katherine, and others.

millan.

Scribner.

Every-Day Manners. Mac

Tells about good manners at home, at school, in public, and in business. 5. Connor, Ralph, Glengarry School Days. Revell.

A story full of action about school life on the Canadian frontier.

6. De Amicis, Edmondo, Heart: A School Boy's Journal. Crowell. Stories of school life in Italy with glimpses of the courage and steadfastness of schoolboys.

7. Earl, John Prescott, On the School Team. Penn Publishing Co. A story of school, football, and track athletes.

8. Eastman, Charles A., Indian Boyhood. Doubleday.

The education of Mr. Eastman, a full-blooded Indian; playmates, games, hunting, feasts, bear dance.

9. Eggleston, Edward, The Hoosier School Boy. Scribner.

Stories of country schools in the time of your great grandfather's boyhood, when "lickin'" and "larnin'" went hand in hand.

10. Eggleston, Edward, The Hoosier Schoolmaster. Scribner.

The story of a plucky young schoolmaster who finally wins the respect of unruly boys and girls.

II. Hale, Edward Everett, A New England Boyhood. Little, Brown. A story of childhood and education in New England a century ago.

12. Hart, Albert Bushnell (editor), Colonial Children.. Macmillan. Many pictures of home and school life in Colonial times.

13. Hughes, Thomas, Tom Brown's School Days. Jacobs.

A story of schoolboy life full of exciting games and adventures. How Tom Brown, by his pluck and honesty, becomes a football hero and the head of his school.

14. Kipling, Rudyard, Stalky & Co. Doubleday.

The lives of three boys at an army college; full of exploits and adventures. 15. Larcom, Lucy, A New England Girlhood. Houghton.

Life and education one hundred years ago in a New England factory town.

16. Martin, George M., Emmy Lou, Her Book and Heart. Stories of school life filled with fun.

17. Martin, Mrs. G. M., Abbie Ann. Century.

The story of a little girl's school life in a mining town.

18. Martineau, Harriet, Crofton Boys. Heath.

Grosset.

English schoolboy life in which the boys learn to bear themselves bravely. 19. Muir, John, The Story of My Boyhood and Youth. Houghton. The great nature-lover tells of his home in Scotland, his coming to America, of his education, and love for the out-of-doors.

20. Seawell, Mollie E., A Virginia Cavalier. Harper.

A lively story of the boyhood and young manhood of George Washington. 21. Singmaster, Elsie, When Sarah Saved the Day. Houghton.

How a Pennsylvania girl protected her orphaned sisters and brothers.
Sequel: When Sarah Went to School.

22. Smith, Mary P. W., Jolly Good Times at School. Little, Brown. Spelling down, coasting, and other good times in a district school.

23. Stoddard, William O., The Boy Lincoln. Appleton.

Abraham Lincoln's life from ten to sixteen. How in a day of very poor schools, he was prepared for life.

24. Tappan, Eva March, Letters from Colonial Children. Houghton. Children's letters telling about their life in Colonial times.

25. Maclaren, John, Young Barbarians: or A Scots Grammar School. Dodd.

Stories of school tournaments, victory, defeats, and other good times.

26. Webster, Jean, Dear Enemy. Doubleday.

An amusing story of an orphans' school which burns; the children are saved.