in building up a class spirit that guaranteed success.

There are so many possibilities open to the teacher who really cares.
Just the other evening the teacher of a class of Bee Hive girls called
them together for a little social entertainment that they might talk
over plans for the approaching season. What a capital attitude? Not to
wait till the season opened, but to take the pains to look up the
available, prospective class members and make ready for an enthusiastic
campaign. Of course, such a teacher will succeed.

Class socials of all sorts, baseball teams, authors' clubs, bits of ward
service, visits to institutions of interest--scores of worthy
opportunities present themselves always to the teacher who is anxious to
build up a genuine class spirit. And that spirit is the one great
guarantee of real joy in teaching--it makes a class one which its
members will always hold in memory.

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QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS--CHAPTER XXIII

1. Why is it essential that a teacher build up a class spirit?

2. Give three practical suggestions on the subject of beautifying
classrooms.

3. Discuss the importance of the attitude of a teacher in promoting
class spirit.

4. Point out possible methods for enlisting the co-operation of class
leaders.

5. What do you consider your best method of stimulating members to
participate in class discussions?

6. What kind of class activities contribute most to the life of your
class?

7. Discuss the advisability of promoting class athletic teams.

HELPFUL REFERENCES

Colgrove, _The Teacher and the School_; Weigle, _Talks to Sunday School
Teachers_; Dewey, _Interest and Effort in Education_; O'Shea, _Everyday
Problems in Teaching_; Norsworthy and Whitley, _Psychology of
Childhood_.

CHAPTER XXIV

CONVERSION--THE REAL TEST OF TEACHING

OUTLINE--CHAPTER XXIV

Character, a great power in conversion.--Our concern the converted
teacher and also the converted pupil.--The converted teacher
believes what he teaches.--The converted teacher practices what he
teaches.--The force of "Come, follow me."--What makes for
conversion.--The teacher's obligation to kindle the spiritual
fire.--His obligation to feature testimony-bearing.--His obligation
to take his pupils where they will feel the spirit of testimony.

A number of years ago a young graduate of one of our eastern
universities was employed t