of My Life_ has become a classic source
of material.

8. The life of Joan of Arc has long been a
supreme favorite for biographical story. Its
simple directness, its fiery patriotism, its
pathetic and tragic close, give it all the
force of some great consciously designed
masterpiece. The events of such a life can be
arranged in a series or cycle of stories. Of
very different type, but of almost equally
strong appeal, is the story of the work of
Florence Nightingale, whose efforts among the
British soldiers in the terrible scenes of the
Crimean War set in motion those humanitarian
enterprises so splendidly exemplified in the
work of the Red Cross organizations.

9. Finally, no teacher should fail to make use
of many modern careers that impress upon
children the devotion of lives spent in
bettering the conditions under which people
live. Among some of these may be mentioned
Colonel George E. Waring, the sanitary engineer
who really cleaned the streets of New York;
General W. C. Gorgas, who led in the conquest
of the great yellow fever plague; Dr. Wilfred
Grenfell, still spending his life for the
natives of bleak Labrador; and the famous
French scientist, Louis Pasteur, who found out
for us how to preserve milk and how to escape
the dread hydrophobia. Such careers devoted to
ameliorating the evils incident to civilization
are of great value in stirring into active
existence the latent spirit of service in every
pupil.

10. Wide-awake teachers will constantly find in
the periodicals of the day many episodes of
achievement by men and women working in various
fields of helpfulness. Such present-day
accomplishments should be emphasized. We live
in the present, and the duties and
opportunities of the present are to furnish the
inspirations and indicate the fields of
possible achievement for us.

SUGGESTIONS FOR READING

For a very practical discussion of biographical
stories see Lyman, _Story Telling_, chap. v.
The great classic sources of inspiration on the
subject are Carlyle, _Heroes and Hero Worship_,
and Emerson, _Representative Men_. Of