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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. 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
ars call for mention. The drama comes a little later. Meter appears to have been of Greek origin. Some of its distinctions are worth a few minutes. And here is opportunity for correlation with the work in English literature. Our poetic forms go back to the people we are studying now. A recent writer makes the caustic comment that with most teachers correlation is “a poor relation.” Rightly viewed, it would appear that no subject better than history furnishes the opportunity for side lights on other branches of the student’s work. For here we get the beginnings of so many things that are commonplaces with us. But they were new once, and so many of the 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. D THEIR GREAT EXEMPLARS CALL FOR MENTION THE DRAMA COMES A LITTLE LATER METRE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN OF GREEK ORIGIN SOME OF ITS DISTINCTIONS ARE WORTH A FEW MINUTES AND HERE IS OPPORTUNITY FOR CORRELATION WITH THE WORK IN ENGLISH LITERATURE OUR POETIC FORMS GO BACK TO THE PEOPLE WE ARE STUDYING NOW A RECENT WRITER MAKES A CAUSTIC COMMENT THAT WITH MOST TEACHERS CORRELATION IS A POOR RELATION RIGHTLY VIEWED IT WOULD APPEAR THAT NO SUBJECT BETTER THAN HISTORY FURNISHES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SIDE LIGHTS ON OTHER BRANCHES OF THE STUDENTS WORK FOR HERE WE GET THE BEGINNINGS OF SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE COMMONPLACES WITH US BUT THEY WERE NEW ONES AND SO MANY OF THE 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
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