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PARENT-TEACHER MEETING 
“VaLuk oF Story TELLING To CHIL- 
DREN,” SUBJECT OF TALK ‘TO 
MANCHESTER FoLuK WEeED- 
NESDAY EVENING. 
“Tf a good fairy were to drop in 
here tonight and give my greatest 
wish, it would be that. I might tell 
stories to children. Let someone else 
paint the great pictures, let someone 
else write the great books or make 
the great orations, but let me tell 
stories to children,” said Mrs. E. M. 
Varney of Medford, vice-president of 
the National Congress of Mothers, in 
addressing the Manchester Parent- 
Teacher association in Price School 
hall on Wednesday evening on “The 
Value of Story Telling to Children.” 
“The important aim of story telling 
is.to stir the child to a desire for 
goodness. Of course story telling 
aims to stir the imagination, to in- 
crease the vocabulary and to impart 
information, but its chief aim should 
be to stir the child to a desire for 
goodness.” 
Mrs. Varney told a Thanksgiving 
story intended to make the child ap- 
preciate the value of what he has. 
Other stories were told to show a 
moral. Mrs. Varney always ends 
her stories without drawing a con- 
clusion. The listeners seldom miss 
the point. She said children like ani- 
mal stories best because they are like 
animals themselves. Stories that 
appeal to the imagination are good, 
she said, because imagination enables 
one to put ‘himself in another’s place 
and to build castles in air. Her little 
story of the child who turned her 
work into play by use of her imagin- 
ation moved the audience to applause. 
The speaker said children liked 
stories rythmic in form, those with 
frequent repetition. “Later,” she 
said, “the fairy stories and the hero 
tales are excellent. Parents have a 
wonderful opportunity to influence 
children by story telling in the home. 
Every little accident or misbehavior 
presents the opportunity for a story. 
The teacher also has a_ splendid 
chance to stir the conscience of the 
child by story telling. Christmas 
presents a fine opportunity for story 
telling that will make the child realize 
the real meaning of Christmas.” 
Music for the evening was furnish- 
ed by the Orpheus club. Owing to 
the lateness in the arrival of the 
speaker and some of the members 
whose train was delayed the other 
side of Salem, the orchestra furnished 
extra selections. The report of the 
entertainment committee upon the plan 
for an open meeting was read by Mrs. 
Ellery Rogers. The committee sug- 
gested a moving picture show, a home 
NORTH SHORE. BREEZE, 
Dee, 22, 1916. 
W. B. Calderwood 
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Boats STORED FOR THE WINTER AT OWNERS’ Risk IN CASE OF FIRE 
Manchester, Mass. 
talent play or a stereopticon lecture. 
heir report was referred to the 
executive committee for action. 
WHISPERINGS 
of THE BREEZES 
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The 
Appeal to 
The Christmas 
Shoppers to do their 
Gift buying early seems to 
Have been answered something like 
this: 
WhenI’mgoodandreadyandnotbe fore. 
Sothere !” 
On ct Goer 
These are -the days you cannot 
“kick” about your electric light bill. 
Old “Sol” is working for the lighting 
companies. While he has not gone 
on an eight-hour schedule he came as 
near to it yesterday (the 21st) as he 
will for some time. He rose at 7.27 
a. m. and set at 4.29 p. m., making 
only nine hours and two minutes of 
sunlight. He rose today at the same 
time, but sets one minute later than 
yesterday—at 4.30 p. m. 
’ Cee? Coca? 
Those who were anxious to have 
the Manchester electric lights kept on 
a little later these dark winter morn- 
ings have cause to be pleased with 
the suggestion of the WHISPERER last 
week. The lights are keep on later 
now than heretofore. 
WitwiaAmM H. Harvie. 
William H. Harvie, aged 74, of 13 
School st., Manchester, died sudden- 
ly at his home on Monday from a 
paralytic stroke. Mr. Harvie had 
been in ill health for some time, being 
afflicted with hardening of the ar- 
teries. He was a native of Cape 
Breton, N. S., and was born Nov. 2, 
1842, the son of Abel and Ruth 
(Marsters) Harvie. Mr. Harvie 
was a carpenter by trade and was 
employed by Roberts & Hoare for 
many years. He leaves his wife, 
Esther M. Harvie; a sister, Mrs. 
Fred Lane of Manchester; a brother, 
George A, Harvie, of Leominster ; 
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two sons, Seward N. of Randall 
Alaska, and Harry E. of Manchester. 
and three brothers and a sister in 
Nova Scotia. 
Funeral services were held at the 
late home on School st., Wednesday. 
Burial was in Rosedale cemetery. 
FRANK A. Loup. 
Frank A. Loud, a well known resi- 
dent of Magnolia, employed by 
Smith’s Express, dropped dead short- 
ly after noon on Monday, in Man- 
chester. He had just eaten a lunch 
at the Olympia Lunch room on 
Bridge st. and walked across to the ' 
stable of the express company on Ehn 
st. He was standing beside his pung 
when he was stricken. He was re- 
moved to a nearby building and 
Medical Examiner George A. Stick- 
ney of Beverly summoned. He pro- 
nounced death due to mitral insuffi- 
ciency (heart failure). Mr. Loud 
was born in Newfield, Me., and was 
63 years, three months and 11 days 
old. He was married and his wife 
survives. Mr. Loud had lived in 
Magnolia. some years. He was a 
member of the Odd Felows, belong- 
ing to a lodge in Newfield, Me. Fun- 
eral services were held at West New- 
field, Me., on Thursday where his re- 
mains were taken for burial, 
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