5. Make up a mythical story about the scene in the picture opposite page 175.

Subject for oral composition.

Describe the picture opposite this page, first as a whole and then as to details. Note how the attention is brought back to the central figure by the expression on the little prince's face and by his bearing. Name the qualities that you see there. Is the pony a fitting companion for the little prince? If so, why? Note how the noble details of the picture are subordinated to the central figure.

EXPRESSION OF IDEAS IN THE SHORT THEME

SUMMARY OF PART I, LESSONS I-XX.

I. Preliminaries.

1. Ideas for themes may be gained

a. By observation.

b. By imagination.

c. By suggestion.

2. Ideas thus gained may be expressed by the medium of language either written or spoken. The language thus expressed we call Composition.

3. Composition is the putting together of ideas expressed in words.

4. The sum or stock of words which we have at our command we call our Vocabulary.

5. Every written composition should be spelled carefully and written legibly and according to a certain form. The copy of the paper thus prepared we will call the Manuscript.

Directions for preparing the manuscript for schools will be found on pages 3 and 4.

II. Clearness in the Expression of Ideas.

1. In order to convey ideas clearly we should first have clear ideas. Clear ideas may be obtained by a. Careful observation.

2. These ideas should be conveyed in clear 'composition. The simplest form of composition is the Sentence. A sentence should express a complete thought by means of words that are grammatically united.

3. The individual sentences may be distinguished by the fact that each begins with a capital and ends with a period, or an exclamation point, or an interrogation point. These marks should distinguish a complete thought.

4. The sentences of a composition in order to express ideas clearly should not be too long or too short. They should express the complete thought; nothing more, nothing less.

5. The punctuation of the sentences of a composition often helps to express the ideas clearly. While there are certain arbitrary rules for the use of the comma, the semi-colon, the colon, the dash, the apostrophe, the quotation mark,-in general we punctuate with due regard to the economy of the reader's attention.

6. In order to express ideas clearly, capitals are often necessary, not only at the beginning of sentences but at the beginning of words.

III. Correct Use of Words in the Expression of Ideas.

1. In order to use words correctly we should know the correct meaning of the words and the correct places in which to use them. A word which might be wholly correct in one place might be wholly incorrect in another.

2. Sometimes the incorrect use of words leads to actual vulgarity. Such words should be avoided. IV. Choice of Words in the Expression of Ideas.

1. Often in using words, the question is not so much, "What word will be correct to use in this place?" as