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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. 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
cher can show the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles by going with his classes to the buildings illustrative of each, or at least by telling where such may be found. In the smaller towns pictures of famous buildings may be used. (Remember that the dome is not Greek, but Roman.) In like manner the poetry of the Greeks may be used. The epic, the elegy, the lyric and their great exemplars 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. IN VARIED EXAMPLES THE TEACHER CAN SHOW THE DORIC IONIC AND CORINTHIAN STYLES BY GOING WITH HIS CLASSES TO THE BUILDINGS ILLUSTRATIVE OF EACH OR AT LEAST BY TELLING WHERE SUCH MAY BE FOUND IN THE SMALLER TOWNS PICTURES OF FAMOUS BUILDINGS MAY BE USED REMEMBER THAT THE DOME IS NOT GREEK BUT ROMAN IN LIKE MANNER THE POETRY OF THE GREEKS MAY BE USED THE EPIC THE ELEGY THE LYRIC AND 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
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