Wyoming. NEBRASKA, the Platte river.

1085. FONTAINE-QUI-BOUT (f[)o]n'-t[=a]n-k[=e]-b[=o][=o]) a creek in
Colorado.

SPANISH SIERRAS, Mountain range in New Mexico.

1091. AMORPHAS, a shrub having clusters of blue flowers.

1095. ISHMAEL'S CHILDREN. The Arabs are considered descendents of Ishmael.
Because of their warlike spirit the American Indians have been thought to be
descents of Ishmael. See Genesis XXI, 14-21.

1114. FATA MORGANA (Fae-tae-Mor-gae'-nae,) mirage.

1139. MOWIS (m[=o]'-w[=e]s.)

1167. BLACK ROBE CHIEF, Jesuit priest at the head of the mission, so called
because of his black robe.

1182. SUSURRUS, whisperings.

1219. HUMBLE PLANT, a plant that grows on the prairies whose leaves point
north and south, thus serving as a guide.

1241. MORAVIAN MISSIONS. The Moravians are a Christian sect noted for their
missionary zeal.

V.

1256. A number of streets in Philadelphia have the name of trees, as Walnut,
Chestnut, etc.

1257. DRYADS, Goddesses of the woods.

1288. SISTER OF MERCY, a member of an order in the Roman Catholic church.
The members devote their lives to works of charity.

1355. See Exodus XII, 22-23.

ARGUMENT.

"Evangeline" is usually studied in the seventh school year--a time when a
somewhat intensive study of a piece of literature may be undertaken with
profit. This poem offers a most delightful introduction into the wider
realms of literature--an introduction fraught with much consequence since
the manner of it is likely to have a considerable bearing on the pupil's
future in this subject. It is certainly important that the most be made of
the opportunity.

We believe that the common lack of interest and effort in school work
is often due to an absence of definite and visible ends, and of proper
directions for the reaching of those ends. Pupils do not object to work, and
hard work, with something tangible. What they do object to is groping in
the dark for something that may turn up--which is too frequently the case
in their study of a piece of literature. Such a course may be commendable
later, but at this period, suggestion and direction are necessary. These are
furnished by our "Suggestive Questions," which indicate lines of study and
research.

In the ordinary reading class the work is largely done by a few of the
brighter pupils. It is quite difficult to secure a careful preparation by
the whole class. It is also difficult to ascertain how well the pupi