﻿HISTORY STUDY m THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 19 



Pioneer history stories as lessons in American history 1 



United States history, Colonization period 2 



'American Hero Stories' as reading 4 



Thompson's 'History of the United States' 1 



Pratt's 'Stories of American History for American Children', 



Book V 1 



Elementary narrative of American history 1 



McMaster's 'History of the United States' 1 



State history (textbook used in one case) 5 



Introductory history of the United States 2 



Thomas's 'Elementary History of the United States' 1 



Material based on Old World History — 



Mowry's 'First Steps in English History' 32 



English history, biography, and stories 27 



Tappan's 'England's Story' G 



Greek history 3 



Greek and Roman life 1 



'Life With onr English Grandfathers' 2 



Continental and English history 1 



Harding's 'City of the Seven Hills' 1 



Ancient history 8 



vStory of Roger in 'Ten Boys' 1 



European as related to American history 5 



Stories of France — 'FTance's Men of the Middle Ages" 1 



General history centering on history of ETngland 1 



English history from standpoint of biography and story 45 



Guerber's 'Story of England' 2 



'France's Men of Modern Times' 1 



Stories of ancient people 4 



Stories of Rome 3 



European civilization through stories 4 



General history . 1 



English history as a supplementary reading 1 



Material that could not be Included in Either the Above General 

 Divisions — 



Committee of Eight course 3 



Work correlated with language and geography 1 



World history 1 



Elementary history in hands of pupils 1 



Textbook, biographies 1 



History stories as told by teachers 1 



The material sllo^Yn in the above tabulation may be somewhat 



unified by reclassifying. A classification may be made which shows 

 the tendency inside and ontside of Indiana. The majority of the 

 111 frequencies of English history is found in Indiana, while the 

 majority of the 120 in American history is found outside the state. 

 The following shows to what extent the above tw^o fields predomi- 

 nate in this grade. 



