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"Wild Bird Guests." Interest the children in bird houses. The 

 manual training department can be brought into coordination 

 with the other work in this particular. 



Next, I should introduce a short discussion of the circus. I 

 know that this is a long departure from the orthodox method 

 of doing things, yet much can be learned from the wild animal 

 side of the circus which is lacking in any other project. Bostock's, 

 "Training of Wild Animals," brings out the individuality of 

 animals as few books do. It also emphasizes the animals 

 treatment of men. Their contempt for certain bad traits in the 

 human species, etc. Barrie, of our American animal sculptors, 

 and Bonheur of France in her lion heads. Land seer of England, 

 and Thorwaldson with his powerful "Wounded Lion," are all 

 excellent material to draw from. Then, in music, there is a 

 series of circus pieces, among which I think that the "Snake- 

 Charmer" is one of the most perfect. Riley's enjoyment of the 

 circus can be brought in here. Also, other circus poems, such 

 as Joyce Kilmer's "The Big Top." Carl Hagenbeck's, "Beasts 

 and Men," is very splendid material for use in this project. It 

 has the advantage of being autobiographical, and thus leading 

 up to the next year's work, and also has a distinctly nice, precise 

 and perfect style. 



Then I should close the year with the patriotic appeal as it 

 comes from such poems as Longfellow's, "Paul Revere's Ride," 

 and Emerson's, "Concord Hymn." There is splendid chance 

 for bringing up history here, and also for the union of art in the 

 statues of Daniel French, and of St. Gaudens. Their figures 

 of the men of that period are excellent. 



Grade Fi\e 



For the fifth grade I have planned a stud}- in biography, and 

 more especially in autobiography. I feel that the latter should 

 be emphasized more because it is real, because it comes closer 

 to the author, and because it tends toward personalities rather 

 than letters. The list from which choices are to be made, follows 

 and is, I think, self explanatory. 



Abbott, Charles Conrad — ^A Naturalist's Rambles about Home. 

 (Simple, sauntering, Burroughsesque.) 



