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Carthage and the Greeks. A topic often neglected is the Carthaginian invasion of Sicily. CARTHAGE AND THE GREEKS A TOPIC OFTEN NEGLECTED IS A CARTHAGINIAN INVASION OF SICILY
 birth in the little land and among the wonderful people of our present study. A Digression. The difference between a good history teacher and a poor one lies largely in the skill and purpose of the former in making his work vivid. Vividness is best secured by a comparison of these ancient conditions with our own. And it is a scholastic crime that a child should be allowed to run away with such a notion as this: that at Salamis the “Greek forts on the shore bombarded the Persian fleet and saved the day”; or that “the Persians steamed away in despair.” These are real examples. Such a child needs waking up. Ask him if he knows what a “Marathon runner” is, and show that by means of such runners the place of the telegraph in our modern life was taken. Pictures may be made of great service. Teachers in our great centers, who have their own history rooms, with their proper apparatus and adornments, have a great advantage here; but humbler means, like the Perry pictures, are available by all.  CHOICEST OF THEM HAD THEIR BIRTH IN THE LITTLE LAND AND AMONG THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF OUR PRESENT STUDY A DIGRESSION THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD HISTORY TEACHER AND A POOR ONE LIES LARGELY IN THE SKILL AND PURPOSE OF THE FORMER IN MAKING HIS WORK VIVID VIVIDNESS IS BEST SECURED BY A COMPARISON OF THESE ANCIENT CONDITIONS WITH OUR OWN AND IT IS A SCHOLASTIC CRIME THAT A CHILD SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RUN AWAY WITH SUCH A NOTION AS THIS THAT AT SALAMIS THE GREEK FORTS ON THE SHORE BOMBARDED THE PERSIAN FLEET AND SAVED THE DAY OR THAT THE PERSIANS STEAMED AWAY IN DESPAIR THESE ARE REAL EXAMPLES SUCH A CHILD NEEDS WAKING UP ASK HIM IF HE KNOWS WHAT AMERICAN RUNNER IS AND SHOW THAT BY MEANS OF SUCH RUNNERS THE PLACE OF THE TELEGRAPH IN OUR MODERN LIFE WAS TAKEN PICTURES MAY BE MADE OF GREAT SERVICE TEACHERS IN OUR GREAT CENTRES WHO HAVE THEIR OWN HISTORY ROOMS WITH THEIR PROPER APPARATUS AND ADORNMENTS HAVE A GREAT ADVANTAGE HERE BUT HUMBLER MEANS LIKE THE PERRY PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE BY ALL
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