ed when they were children, and the
improvements that have been made since then. Find out from what
countries the forefathers of the children of the class came originally,
and something of the way that they lived before they came to this
country. In this way the child will gradually see that what we have, and
what we know, we owe largely to the efforts of our forefathers who have
lived and worked for many long ages. If you can get the child to gain
even a slight appreciation of the privileges that he enjoys, and a
respect for honest labor, you will be doing a much-needed work.

This lesson should not be passed without noticing the meaning of these
three sentences: "_Each animal knew how to do one thing well. But the
people could do a great many things. They could remember, too, what had
happened before._" These three sentences contain the key to man's
superiority over the brutes. Man at this time had a mind, but he was
only beginning to use it. We have no other ground for thinking ourselves
superior to our forefathers, the Tree-dwellers, than this: We live at a
time when it is possible to take advantage of what has been accomplished
during many long ages. Were we deprived of the opportunities thus
presented, we should find it difficult to account for any superiority.

Reference: Katharine E. Dopp, _The Place of Industries in Elementary
Education_, pp. 16-24.

_Lesson II._ The two questions raised serve to show the child that the
Tree-dwellers needed some of the things that we need. We feel the need
of much that they did not have, but we, as well as the Tree-dwellers,
need food the most of all. Next to food we feel the need of shelter,
clothing, and means of protection.

The child is ready to understand that Sharptooth is a woman who differs
from women to-day chiefly in the fact that she did not have as good an
opportunity to learn. Help him to be alert to see the admirable traits
in Sharptooth's character. If he wishes to have her described, tell him
that she was shorter and probably more thick-set than women of to-day;
that she probably walked with a bend at the knee; that her forehead
sloped backward; that her jawbones were large and strong, her chin
small, and that probably her hair was a reddish color. These points were
omitted from the lesson because they are not regarded as essential, and
their introduction might lead to many questions which the teacher ought
not to be expected to be able to answer. They are ad