(Character D evelopment 



By CHARLES KEEN TAYLOR, B.S., M.A. 



Press Comments 



" Mr. Taylor's book is one that every parent and teacher 

 should read. It is not the work of a theorist, but of a practical 

 worker. 



"The Philadelphia method of character building can be put 

 in operation in a school without revolutionizing the school either 

 pedagogically or physically. This is a very vital factor in its 

 favor." — Philadelphia Public Ledger. 



"Efficient citizenship, which is a fundamental consideration 

 in all progress, is so essentially a matter of sound bodies that we 

 believe the day is not far distant when every state in the Union 

 will follow Pennsylvania's lead in the conservation of public health. 

 And we think the most effective machinery for aiding in this work 

 is that of the public school. Our conviction in this regard is 

 strengthened by striking results attending an experiment recently 

 made in four of Philadelphia's public schools by Charles Keen 

 Taylor, formerly assistant in psychology in the University of 

 Pennsylvania. Mr. Taylor's aim is the development of the whole 

 child, mentally, morally, and physically. 



"As a result of this experiment in efficient education, pro- 

 motion in the schools where it has been tried has largely increased, 

 discipline has greatly improved and laggards and complainers have 

 been reduced to a minimum." — Philadelphia North American. 



"It makes the way so plain that any instructor can walk in 

 it. . . . The plan is to make the public school a conserver 

 of morality in the broadest sense of the word by a new atmosphere 

 rather than a new curriculum." — Troy Record. 



"The book is a capital one in its way, and that way is much 

 like the fine old way of the Greeks, who educated their sons and 

 daughters to citizenship by a training in the care of the body, the 

 use of the mother tongue in debate, and the exercise of the imagi- 

 nation to appreciate the rights and feelings of others." — The 

 Psychological Clinic. 



" Mr. Taylor has shown conclusively that the most perfect 

 specimens of boyhood under his charge, all things even, are apt 

 to become the most satisfactory pupils in the class room as well 

 as the leaders in sports." — Old Penn. 



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