I AM AN AMERICAN By SARA CONE Bryant (Mrs. Theodore F. Borst). 66 'Americanism," says Mrs. Borst, "needs to be taught as definitely as do geography and arithmetic. The grade teachers are doing splendid work for patriotism, with songs and recitations, story. telling, and talks on civic virtues. I have tried to give them some. thing more definite and coördinated, something that will serve as a real textbook on 'Being an American."" STORIES OF PATRIOTISM. Edited by NORMA H. DEMING, and KATHARINE I. BEMIS. A series of stirring tales of patriotic deeds by Americans from the time of the colonists to the present. There are also stories about famous heroes of our Allies in the Great War. THE PATRIOTIC READER. Edited by KATHARINE L. Bemis, Mathilde E. HOLTZ, and HENRY L. SMITH. The selections cover the history of our country from Colonial times. A distinguishing feature is the freshness of material and the admirable arrangement. The book gives one a familiarity with literature that presents the highest ideals of freedom, justice, and liberty. THE LITTLE BOOK OF THE FLAG. By EVA MARCH TAPPAN. In her own entertaining style, Miss Tappan has written the story of Our Flag. She tells children how to behave toward the flag, in fashion that makes such behavior a sacred duty. There are selec tions for Reading and Memorizing. A COURSE IN CITIZENSHIP AND PATRIOTISM. Edited by E. L. CABOT, F. F. ANDREWS, F. E. COE, M. HILL, and M MCSKIMMON. Good citizenship grows out of love of country and in turn pro motes the spirit of internationalism. This book teaches how to de velop these qualities most effectually. AMERICANIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP. By HANSON Hart Webster. "Well calculated to inculcate love for America, especially among the foreign born. This is to be desired at this time more than ever before."-His Eminence, James Cardinal Gibbons. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY 1980 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES. Problems of American Democracy. A Textbook for Secondary Schools. By WILLIAM B. GUITTEAU, Ph.D., formerly Superintendent of Schools, Toledo, Ohio. With Illus. and Diagrams. Crown 8vo. This book fully covers the requirements of modern high schools in regard to the teaching of Civics. It gives an adequate knowledge of the various forms of government, local, state, and national, emphasizing, however, the practical activities in which students are most interested, and the problems with which as citizens they will be most concerned. Questions at the end of each chapter give local applications of principles discussed in the text. PREPARING FOR CITIZENSHIP. An Elementary Textbook in Civics. By WILLIAM BACKUS GUITTEAU, Ph.D. This is an admirable textbook for the upper grammar grades, and for the first year of the high school. It gives in simple language a very clear explanation of how and why governments are formed, what government does for the citizen, and what the citizen owes to his government. All necessary facts regarding local, state, and national government are given, with the main emphasis upon the practical aspects of government. The book concludes with an inspiring expression of our national ideals of self-reliance, equality of opportunity, education for all, and the promotion of international peace. Each chapter is accompanied by questions and exercises which will stimulate investigation on the part of pupils into the organization and functions of local government. AMERICANIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP. Important and distinctive features of this book are:(1) the catechism upon the United States Constitution; (2) the statement of the principles underlying our government; (3) the explanation of the duties and privileges of citizens. It is recommended as a valuable handbook for all Americans, both native and foreign-born. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY 1003 PRACTICAL BUSINESS ENGLISH. By OSCAR C. GALLAGHER, Superintendent of Schools, Brookline, Mass., formerly Head Master, West Roxbury High School, Boston, and LEONARD B. MOULTON, Department of English, High School of Commerce, Boston. Practical Business English tells how and what to write to conduct and promote business. Principles are presented clearly and definitely. Every exercise is so planned and analyzed that the pupil has a certain piece of work before him, with specific directions as to how to do it. Much of the material in the book is new and has not Deen treated in other books of similar character. LA CLASSE EN FRANÇAIS. By E. GOURIO, Professor agrégé de l'Université de Paris, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. This book teaches pupils to read, speak, write, and think in French in a remarkably short time. It follows the direct method; that is, the entire book is written in French excepting translations of words and phrases, and the vocabulary at the end of the book. La Classe en Français provides numerous examples, definitions, and pictures to explain the meaning of new words. A Manual for Teachers "The Direct Method of Teaching French"-has been prepared to accompany La Classe en Français. SPANISH TAUGHT IN SPANISH. By CHARLES F. MCHALE, Instructor in Spanish in the National City Bank, New York. The strong appeal of Spanish Taught in Spanish is that the pupil learns his lessons in Spanish right from the start. This method stimulates interest and thus enables the pupil to think in Spanish and to absorb the language with amazing rapidity. THE SCIENCE OF EVERYDAY LIFE. By EDGAR F. Van Buskirk, formerly in charge of General Science, DeWitt Clinton High School, New York City, and EDITH L. SMITH, formerly Instructor, Geography Department, Boston Normal School. This is the first science book to be built on a definite unifying principle. This basis is Everyday Needs. All the material is grouped under five units, which are subdivided into projects. (1) The Air and How We Use It. (2) Water and How We Use It. (3) Foods and How We Use Them. (4) Protection - Homes and Clothing. (5) The Work of the World. The course bears a close relation to the familiar conditions of the pupil's life. The applicability of what he is studying is constantly impressed upon his mind. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY 1954 EVERYDAY ARITHMETIC By FRANKLIN S. HOYT, formerly Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Indianapolis, and HARRIET E. PEET, Instructor in Methods of Teaching Arithmetic, State Normal School, Salem, Mass. FIRST YEAR IN NUMBER By FRANKLIN S. HOYT and HARRIET E. PEET PROGRESS TESTS IN ARITHMETIC By H. E. PEET and W. F. DEARBORN. Sold in sets of 24. A RURAL ARITHMETIC By IRWIN A. MADDEN, Professor of Agriculture, and EDWIN A. TURNER, Director of the Training School, Illinois State Normal University VOCATIONAL ARITHMETIC By H. D. VINCENT, Principal of School Three, and Supervising COLBURN'S INTELLECTUAL ARITHMETIC For Teachers Answers to the Problems in the Everyday Arithmetic (Revised Edition) A Course of Study in Arithmetic With Answers to the Everyday Arithmetic, Original Edition. The Teaching of Primary Arithmetic By HENRY SUZZALLO, President of the University of Washington, Seattle. One of the Riverside Educational Monographs HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY 1950 |