the scope and aim of each of the courses Of history you
have observed?

XII. _The History Teacher's Preparation and Equipment._

1. Has the teacher the kind of personality you could wish for yourself?

2. Is her voice melodious and pleasing?

3. Has she winsome manners?

4. Is she sympathetic with her students?

5. Does she show distinctive qualities of leadership?

6. Has she evidently had a good general training in literature,
sociology, philosophy, biology, and psychology?

7. Has she evidently had extensive and special training in history and
political science?

8. Has she had professional training in educational psychology, history
of education, methods, and general administration of school work?

9. Is she tied to the textbook?

10. Does she have a fund of explanatory and illustrative material at
her command?

11. Is she accurate, positive, and confident?

12. Has she a sense of humor and of the fitness of things? Has she
self-control, or does she, for example, use sarcasm and ridicule?

13. Has she clearly prepared herself anew for the lesson in hand? What
evidences have you of this?

14. Does she inspire her pupils? How?

15. Is there good discipline? If so, how is it secured?

16. Does the teacher seem to be familiar with local history, local
geography, and both local and general industrial, political, and social
conditions?

17. Does she seem to be familiar with the local library and its
equipment?

18. Does she know her pupils--their interests, home life, and
ambitions?

19. Does she possess enthusiasm, energy, optimism, sympathy,
imagination, force, incisiveness, tact, judgment, geniality, social
graces, courtesy, and kindliness?

20. Does she grasp the subject in its unity and entirety?

21. Can she tell a tale simply and pleasingly?

22. Is she interested in current events?

23. Does she possess a clear insight into character and life?

24. Has she traveled?

XIII. _The Pupil's Preparation and Equipment._

1. Have the pupils evidently had a good elementary school training?

2. Do the pupils give evidence of having had previous historical
training in the high school? What is the basis of your conclusion?

3. Have the pupils thoroughly prepared for the day's recitation?

4. Have they apparently confined themselves to the text, or have they
gone outside this for material?

5. Have they "studied the lesson together"? Do you approve of such