away", etc., down to the end of the stanza? As
the call of a broken heart to the boy.

Where is the idea contained in "Far away"
expressed before? In "Hidden safe and happy in
some pleasant place".

And where is the thought, "Many a day",
repeated? "Long ago he left me, long and long
ago."

How is the father continually reminded of his
boy? By the "Birds" and "Flowers"--everything
that he loved is charged with memories of him.

What light is thrown upon the little fellow's
interests? He loved the out-of-doors, the
things of nature.

What ray of sunshine breaks through the clouds
of the father's grief? The conviction that his
boy "is waiting" for him till he comes.

What is the meaning of the line, "Love may hide
itself", etc.? The little boy's love may for
the moment be hidden, but it is everlasting.
The father's love is likewise everlasting. This
is sufficient ground for believing that they
will some day be united.

The reading of this poem by the pupils will show whether they feel its
joy, its sadness, and its hope.

AN APPLE ORCHARD IN THE SPRING

(Third Reader, page 60)

AIM

To lead the pupils to appreciate the beauty of an apple orchard in the
spring and the music of the language used in describing it.

PREPARATION

This lesson should be taken when the apple orchards are in bloom. The
teacher should prepare the pupils for it, by asking them to observe the
blossoms, their colours and odours, the songs of the birds, and the
sounds of the streams.

PRESENTATION

Read the poem describing these. What is the
main theme of the lesson? The poet tells us how
much we have missed if we have not "seen an
apple orchard in the spring".

What is his theme in the first three stanzas?
The beauty of an apple orchard.

What, in the last stanza? His memory of it.

In what order does he describe the blossoms? In
the first stanza, the buds are turning white;
in the second, they are unfolding; and in the
third, the petals are dropping.

Where does the author suppose the reader to be
standing, in the first stanza? Outside the
orchard, where it is possible to see "the
spreading trees" and all the orcha