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INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDIES 



Hebrew life 



Mediaeval history stories aud biographies 4 



English histoiy stories 1 



Norse stories 1 



Total 167 



II. AiiEEiCAisr History — 



Based on a text in American history 28 



Stories relating to American history and holidays 21 



State and local history 16 



Total 65 



III. Miscellajs^eous Material — ■ 



Biography 18 



Indefinite 14 



Material not really history 8 



Work correlated with language, reading, or geography 9 



Total 49 



The above tabulation clearly brings out the rather general agree- 

 ment as to the fields of history to be included in the fourth grade 

 work. There is certainly a strong belief in the value of some phases 

 of Old World history. 



Fifth Grade. Two hundred and fifty-four systems reported 

 the work done in this grade ; three systems report no history in the 

 fifth grade. The noteworthy fact is the great predominance of ma- 

 terial based on United States history — 221 systems including it in 

 one form or another. The climax of uniformity so far is reached 

 in this grade. Little difference of opinion exists regarding history 

 material here — there being but thirty-one instances of topics taken 

 from Old World history, and twenty-eight of a general nature, 

 many of which might be correctly classed with. American history. 



Topics and Fields Imluded Frequency 

 Material Based ojs" American History — 



Gordy's 'American Leaders and Heroes' 45 



Eggleston's 'First Book in American History' 25 



Mowry's 'First Stepsi in History of Our Country' 11 



American history from biographical standpoint 79 



Tappan's 'American Hero Stories' 3 



Montgomery's 'Beginner's History of the United States' 2 



Pioneers in America. 7 



Elementary American history 5 



American history stories as supplementary reading 5 



Stories of Americans 3 



State and local history 5 



