"God bless your father and mother; God save the souls of your relations; long life to the Americans!"

So Dr. Howe worked and thought and helped day by day. He gave the people seed to sow; he helped them to build houses; he made a wheelbarrow himself and showed them how to make one. He labored night and day till the people were again at peace and prospering. Then he went home.

Fifteen years afterward, Dr. Howe went again to Greece and visited the village he had helped. Presently some one recognized him and called out: "It is Dr. Howe." Then all the villagers rushed toward him, pulled him off his horse, kissed him, and made a great feast in his honor; for he had made America and Greece one in sympathy and friendship.

JUNE: HOW WE CAN SERVE
OUR COUNTRY

For the Teacher:

He

A difficulty raiseth the spirits of a great man. hath a mind to wrestle with it and give it a fall. A man's mind must be very low if the difficulty doth not make part of his pleasure. - LORD HALIFAX.1

Suggestions for morning talks

The honor and glory of our country depends on the honor and loyalty of every citizen. Be prepared. An American is truthful; he knows that truth alone is strong enough to support him in trial. Read stories of Lincoln's honesty.

A true American is faithful; he will not betray his trust.

1 Quoted in A Multitude of Counsellors, J. N. Larned. Houghton Mifflin Co.

Tell the story of Binns, wireless operator on the Republic, Grade VI, p. 272.

A true American is courteous, for he represents his nation. For example, we rise for ladies in street-cars; let them pass first; always give up the end seat.

Read: "A Four-footed Gentleman," Ethics for Children, p. 28.

"Purring When You're Pleased," Mrs. Alfred Gatty, Parables from Nature. Everyman's Library. E. P. Dutton & Co.

The Wonder Workers, Mary H. Wade. Little, Brown & Co.

All true citizens are brave. They resist fear that they may win their aim.

Motto: He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear. EMERSON. Let the children whenever possible take excursions to places of historic interest. Give them a chance to discuss the stories they read and to bring in new stories of achievement under difficulty. The material about how we can serve our country is plentiful and delighting. The following books will arm the pupils with zeal for service.

Heroes of Everyday Life, Fanny E. Coe. Ginn & Co. Duty, Samuel Smiles, chap. VII (on the sailor's courage). Harper Brothers.

An American Book of Golden Deeds, James Baldwin. American Book Co.

Lessons for Junior Citizens, Mabel Hill. Ginn & Co. School Speaker and Reader, William De Witt Hyde. Ginn & Co. Sections on "American History," "Patriotism," "Enterprise," and "Courage."

THE ARMY OF PEACE 1

CHARLES F. DOLE

The thousands of men and women who serve our Government form an army; but it is an army of peace and not of war. It is not to frighten men, but to help and benefit them. It is not for the good of Americans alone, but for the good of all people.

What kind of a man do we need for a soldier? He must be brave and obedient; he must not serve for pay, nor for a pension, nor to get honor for himself, nor in order to be promoted to a higher office. He must serve, as Washington and Grant served, simply for the sake of helping his country. They were not soldiers in order to get their living out of the country, but because the country needed them. They were soldiers for the sake of the welfare of the people.

The country needs the same kind of men for its army of peace. It wants obedient and faithful men to keep its accounts and to carry its mails. It wants kind and courteous men in its offices, who will do their best for the convenience of its people. It wants fearless and upright judges who will do no wrong. It wants friendly men in the Indian agencies to help the Indians to become civilized. It wants men of courage in its lighthouses and at the life-saving stations. Our Government cannot really bear to have mean and selfish men anywhere, but it needs men, as good as the very best soldiers, who are in its service for the sake of their country.

What does a good soldier desire more than anything else? He desires that the cause of his country shall succeed. What does every good American wish most of all? He wishes that his work may make his country richer and happier. He wishes to leave his country better for his having served her.

1 From The Young Citizen. Copyright, 1899, by D. C. Heath & Co. Used by permission.

GRADE VI

AMERICAN IDEALS

BY FANNY E. COE

INTRODUCTION

It is a truism to-day that a king should be the servant of his people. The Emperor William asserts that he takes his high office as a direct gift from God. Nevertheless, as his twenty-five years of rulership prove, his dominant purpose is the securing of the best interests of the German people. In every land, in all ages, the great ruler is he who serves.

How is it in America to-day? Who is the ruler of the country, and what lofty ideal shines before him? In America, as in all democracies, the ruler is the individual voter, the everyday man with a ballot in his hand. Millions here ascend to "the seats of the mighty" by reason of the power vested in the free American franchise.

The menace of America to-day is the selfishness of the individual voter. If his power is used to exploit his country for himself, to promote those enterprises that will enrich him at the expense of the rest of the nation, then the outlook for America is dark, indeed. Much selfishness is due to thoughtlessness. If future American rulers can be trained to large and generous views, a great step will have been taken toward national prosperity.

What pains are taken in the education of a young prince! Tutors are selected with the utmost care to

insure the best instruction in history, language, political economy, and the fine arts; teachers of riding, fencing, and dancing develop the body; every moment of the day is planned with scientific efficiency. It is of the utmost importance to the nation that its future ruler and leader shall possess a mind trained largely and generously. He must manifest in himself the ideals of his nation.

The American ideal, as it has come down to us from the fathers, is a lofty one. Washington, Franklin, Samuel Adams, Jefferson set the standard of unflinching service for others. Abraham Lincoln revealed the same spirit in a later day. Courage in the face of difficulties, loyalty to truth, sympathy and courtesy, industry and reverence to God and to one's fellowmen, these have been American ideals since the time when the solitary Mayflower crossed the sea.

These ideals must become the heritage not only of every American-born child, but of every alien as well. They will soon become rulers with the fate of a great democracy in their hands. Should not their training for unselfish service be begun early and be continued with unflagging zeal? Such training is the task of the common school. Its mission is of preeminent importance. With this thought in mind, the course in citizenship has been planned.

The program for the sixth grade deals with American ideals. The normal child of ten or eleven is still unconscious of self and approaches the discussion of graces of character with the same freedom as the child in the primary school. Moreover, he is keenly interested in the consideration of moral traits, provided the discussion be always concrete. The course for the sixth grade