mend one book or set of books for the school. Write a short article recommending a book. This book need not be fiction nor need it be a book in any of the lists in this book. Exercise for fast workers. At any time your teacher directs, you may hand in a book report on any one of the following books. If your report is satisfactory, you will be given credit. Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel.. The Story of Tonty..... Jack Ballister's Fortunes.. Oliver Twist.... The Scarlet Patch... Tom Brown's School Days.. The Prince and the Pauper. Daniel Boone.. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. The Two Little Runaways. The Man with the Iron Hand.. Treasure Island.... Swiss Family Robinson... The Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony.. .Lucius Eugene Chittenden Joseph X. B. Saintine Kate Douglas Wiggin ..John C. Parish Robert Louis Stevenson .Rudyard Kipling . Warren L. Goss .Eva M. Tappan Richard Harding Davis 108. CORRECT USAGE AND PRONUNCIATION Many foreign words have become a part of our English language, either because we have no word that means exactly the same as the foreign word or because it has been long in use. Do not use a foreign word unless it has become a part of our language. Foreign words retain their foreign pronunciation. Study the pronunciation of these carefully and use them in sentences: 1. chauffeur (shō-fûr'; shō'fēr) 3. garage (ga"räzh') 4. café (kǎ'fā”) 5. chef (shef) 6. coupé (koo"pā') 7. buffet (bu-fā') 8. encore (äng"kōr') 9. reveille (rěv'ě-lė) 10. valet (vǎl'ět) 11. bouquet (boo-kā') 12. mayonnaise (mā”ō-nāz′) 13. vaudeville (vōd'vil) 14. detour (de-toor') 15. menu (mān't) Neither they nor I am going. 16. Common Errors Corrected 109. A MASTERPIECE TO ENJOY I AM MUSIC Servant and master am I; servant of those dead, and master of those living. Through me spirits immortal speak the message that makes the world weep, and laugh, and wonder, and worship. I tell the story of love, the story of hate, the story that saves, and the story that damns. I am the incense upon which prayers float to Heaven. I am the smoke which palls over the field of battle where men lie dying with me on their lips. I am close to the marriage altar, and when the graves open I stand near by. I call the wanderer home, I rescue the soul from the depths, I open the lips of lovers, and through me the dead whisper to the living. One I serve as I serve all; and the king I make my slave as easily as I subject his slave. I speak through the birds of the air, the insects of the field, the crash of waters on rock-ribbed shores, the sighing of wind in the trees, and I am even heard by the soul that knows me in the clatter of wheels on city streets. I know no brother, yet all men are my brothers; I am the father of the best that is in them, and they are fathers of the best that is in me; I am of them and they are of me. I am the instrument of God. I Am Music. For Do you enjoy music? Which do you like better, the music of the piano or violin; the orchestra or the band? What instrument do you play? What musical instrument do you have in your home? What thought in the above selection appeals most to you? 110. NARRATION-REVIEW RE-TELLING A MAGAZINE STORY Read a short narrative in a magazine. Be prepared to tell it briefly to your class. You should be familiar with the following magazines: The Youth's Companion The American Boy St. Nicholas The American Magazine Field and Stream Do not be too "wordy." Omit unimportant details. Know your story well enough to proceed slowly but steadily. Hesitations spoil the story for your audience. HOW TO TELL A STORY 1. Stand before the class in a dignified manner. 2. Look at your audience. 3. Speak clearly enough to be heard by every one in the class. 4. Enunciate distinctly. 5. Use no unnecessary words. 6. Do not pause unnecessarily. 7. Use dialogue. 8. Use vivid, picture-forming words. 9. Keep your listeners in suspense. Assignment for fast workers. Write a conversation between two historical characters. Introduce actual quotations wherever possible. You may find some of these in your history or reading book. Fill in other parts of the conversation from your imagination. the topic be connected with some important event in the lives of these people. Write the sentences spoken by each on separate pieces of paper. Give one to a Let classmate and ask him or her to give the dialogue with you in the morning assembly. This will do much toward making the characters seem very real personages to your classmates. Here are some suggestions as to characters: Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh Washington and Lafayette Hamilton and Aaron Burr Lincoln and William H. Seward The child feels bad. His lessons are good. 17. Common Errors Corrected 111. BUSINESS LETTERS Friendly letters discuss personal and social affairs and may contain an unlimited number of topics. A business letter, as a rule, discusses only one particular item of business. A business letter should be brief, concise, and to the point. At the same time, it should be long enough to state the business in hand fully and clearly. The heading of the business letter contains the same items as that of the friendly letter. On business stationery, where the name and location of the business is printed at the top of the page, it is only necessary to |