ch pupil to select the
illustration that he would like to write upon, to make a copy of
it, and then to tell its story in his own way.

During the reading, the teacher should tell the children
something about Scotland, geographically and historically. A file
of the National Geographic Magazine, which is accessible in most
public libraries, will be found to contain many illustrated
articles which will be invaluable in this connection. Teachers
should refer also to Tomlinson's "Young Americans in the British
Isles," Kate Douglas Wiggin's "Penelope's Progress," the volumes
devoted to Scotland in Longfellow's series, "Poems of Places,"
and to Bradley's "The Gateway of Scotland." Other references are
Hunnewell's "Lands of Scott" and Olcott's "The Country of Sir
Walter Scott." (Consult the indexes for references to Rob Roy,
The Lady of the Lake, etc. Also of course Scott's novels and
poems and Burns's poems contain much material that can be drawn
upon.) Particularly to be recommended are the selections
published in the Riverside Literature Series and in Webster and
Coe's "Tales and Verse from Sir Walter Scott."

Just at the present time when the tercentenary of the landing at
Plymouth occupies all our attention, it is particularly timely to
recall the potent influences of the Scottish people upon the
Puritans in old England and the Pilgrims who founded New England.
Scott's "Tales of a Grandfather" and Dickens's "Child's History
of England," also Tappan's "England's Story" will give an account
of how the Scotch rose in revolt against kings and prelates, and
how they were the first nation in Europe to establish in their
country the underlying principles of democracy. The Scottish
systems of land tenure--which may be said to be the theme of The
Scotch Twins--are discussed in Beaton's "Highlands of Scotland."
Of particular bearing is his comment upon conditions resulting
from the withdrawal of soil for purposes of sport, the poaching
that followed, etc.

The spirit of Scottish history is epitomized in Burns's poem, "A
Man's a Man for a' That," and the ingenious teacher will need no
further prompting as to the ways in which this poem and the
movement for which it stands are related to the history of our
own country. A further debt to Scotland lies in the character of
the Scotch immigrants to the United States and their descendants;
Griffis's "Bonnie Scotland and What We Owe Her" will show how to
apply this suggestion and oth