STUDIES IN READING BY J. W. SEARSON PROFESSOR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE MANHATTAN AND GEORGE E. MARTIN SUPERINTENDENT OF CITY SCHOOLS, THE UNIVERSITY Chicago and Lincoln THE UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING COMPANY 1913 E ive T 759,13.778 HARVARD COPYRIGHT, 1910, 1911, 1912 THE UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING COMPANY All Rights Reserved The Lakeside Press R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY CHICAGO PREFACE R EADING with appreciation 'is a fine art. It is the modest purpose of this volume to afford the means whereby the reader may gain a more intelligent appreciation of some of the inspiring short poems and classics of the language. These selections cover a wide range and appeal to every grade and variety of emotion. Each study consists of an introduction, the selection, suggestive questions for study, and a list of references to other helpful selections. The introduction brings the reader's mind into the right attitude, or atmosphere, to appreciate the selection. The questions afford him means of deepening and intensifying that appreciation. The references, if followed, permit him to widen his appreciation into other fields. With such directed effort he can read the selection with genuine appreciation. He is taught how to study, and through directed study, how to appreciate and to express the best thought and feeling of the race. All methods, devices, and helpful exercises usually employed in teaching reading are supplemented and brought to bear fruit a hundredfold when reinforced by such directed study. The authors desire to acknowledge their indebtedness to the school men and women who have tried and proven these studies in the school-room practice. Especial thanks are due to Superintendent Carroll G. Pearse, Milwaukee; Superintendent W. M. Davidson, Washington; Superintendent A. H. Waterhouse, Fremont, Nebraska, for helpful suggestions and criticisms, and to former State Superintendent W. K. Fowler for expert care, criticisms, and corrections in the preparation of this volume. J. W. SEARSON GEORGE E. MARTIN |