. Besides many other selections that are usable in different
grades, the following seem peculiarly appropriate:

1. _The Fox and the Crow_, Volume I, page 64. (This and the other
fables mentioned below may be repeated as given or, better, may be
told by a pupil in his own words.)
2. _The Fox and the Stork_, I, 73.
3. _The Wolf and the Crane_, I, 96.
4. _The Lark and Her Young Ones_, I, 131.
5. _The Brown Thrush_, I, 147.
6. _The Owl and the Pussy-cat_, I, 339.
7. _Minerva and the Owl_, II, 7.
8. _The Sparrow and the Eagle_, II, 8.
9. _Who Stole the Bird's Nest?_ II, 399.
10. _The Barefoot Boy_, IV, 3.
11. _Ode to a Skylark_, VII, 275.
12. (See also the lists of articles relating to birds, given under the
section devoted to _Nature Study_ in this volume.)

II. MEMORIAL DAY. A few of the selections suitable for this occasion are
the following:

1. _Sheridan's Ride_, Volume IV, page 223.
2. _The American Flag_, V, 396.
3. _"Stonewall" Jackson's Way_, V, 400.
4. _Breathes There the Man_, VII, 151.
5. _For A' That and A' That_, VII, 149.
6. _How Sleep the Brave_, VII, 151.
7. _The Picket Guard_, VII, 177.
8. _The Gettysburg Address_, IX, 321.
9. _Abraham Lincoln_, IX, 324.
10. (See also in the Index the titles under the words _Patriotism_
and _History_.)

III. CHRISTMAS. There are at least three selections dealing specifically
with Christmas, while many others are appropriate to the time:

1. _A Visit from St. Nicholas_, Volume II, page 202.

2. _A Christmas Carol_, VI, 244. (This may be made the basis of a very
interesting afternoon. Parts of the story may be told briefly,
parts may be read in full, parts recited and parts given as a
dialogue. Thus the spirit of Christmas cheer and good will that
animates this beautiful story may be communicated to the pupils in
the pleasantest of ways and one that will be remembered.)

3. _Christmas in the Old Time_, VI, page 356.

IV. BIRTHDAYS. In the Index will be found the names of a number of great
men and women of whom there are biographical sketches and from whose
writings quotations have been made. Each of these may be made the
subject of a general exercise at an appropriate time.

V. DRAMATIZATION. Many a poem or story may be put into dramatic form
with very little effort and thus furnish an exercise for several pupils
at the same time. The descrip