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ignorance oi coitege ajuaencs on ?this same subject.
The “intensive teaching'’ of history for a period of two weeks was the plan of the Miller School; It seems to one that this plan may do*much to arouse interest but not even the young can store up* too much knowledge in so short a time. They hope to do" away with Vtories, fables and halftruths.” Speak not contemptuously of all eucht These need to be’ passed on by a wise censor as do the movies and much of our literature for the young.
One complaint was that a boy knew well the story of Captain John Smith and nothing of ourpresent-day Harry Byrd. There is nothing wrong about knowing, the story of our early heroes even though they be somewhat legendary. While Harry Byrd’s life makes a wonderful story telling the whole instead of the halftrutih\Some boys will be interested because of all the apple trees
he has’grown—most boys like apples. Others will be glad that a boy could beeome a great governor and go to the U. S.' Senate when he had not had tim* to go to college. This will lead to the foot that he-is a-good business man and* is trying to keep us out of the poorhouss* and perhaps a discussion of the ‘‘new deal” and the “fair deal." How near or how far was Mr. Byrd from be*, longing to either? Then, from whence came he? His ancestorsfounded a city. HU brother went to the South Pole.
What material we have here for the historical story! Tell a jfew personal happenings in His everyday life to bring alive our story and the great man becomes just folks like you and me.
Not being one of you, I apoloto you teachers for twitting-in on a history lesson. As I see it, the solution of the problem would be to get the youth of our country interested in its history by giving - them books they will like to read.
Do not banish the historical story, for in doing so you will -destroy the means by which Virginia’s children are taught her beautiful way of life through the years to the present, time. Our legends are but the poetic thought of a people.
Grounded in the story of a people, their political and scientific growth as a country will follow “as the night tile day.”
May the serious and intensive teaching of the Miller School hear fruit in that they teach the lads to think—historically!
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