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teacher, and that corrections and suggestions can be made at once,
directly to the class.

J U N E L . W I M E R , Tau ' 1 5 .

Teacher of English, Elmore, Minn.

A MYTHOLOGY MATCH
Have you ever tried to teach a class the names and stories f o u n d
i n T h e Classic M y t h s by the aid of a match? W e choose perman-
ent sides, the boys against the girls when the numbers of each are
anywhere near the same, and then, just as i n a spelling match, I
ask each i n t u r n some question on the Myths that can be answered
i n one word. T h e r i v a l r y these matches engender is o f t e n the only
spur that w i l l make most boys and girls learn the a w f u l names of
Mythology.

B L A N C H E D U B O I S , Sigma ' 0 3 ,

Teacher of English, San Leandro, Cal.

A SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION W I T H T H E "MOVIES"
We have found that it pays to cooperate with the "movies." I t

was not hard to manage, and I think could be done in many towns.
Arrangements were made this year with a local moving picture
theater, to present various motion picture reproductions of the clas-
sics at the t i m e they were being studied i n class. Such films as
Enoch Arden, Maud Midler, Merchant of Venice, Queen Elizabeth
and The Winter's Tale were shown, and the surprising interest which
the pupils took i n these representations, more than repaid us f o r our
trouble in securing the pictures.

L E O T A K I R L I N , Tau ' 1 5 ,

Teacher of English, Marion, S. D.

L A T I N FOR BEGINNERS

Some practical suggestions! H o w we need them and how the
child we t r y to teach needs them! T h i s is one suggestion which a
successful teacher of beginning Latin gave me: " T e l l the child
exactly how and exactly what you want him to study." I have found
that it is well to have him write the instructions f o r the preparation
of advance work. I f the next lesson consists of L a t i n sentences to
be translated, the directions might read thus:

Study i n every sentence

A. Noun

1. Gender
2. N o m . Gen. and Dat. forms

3. Case and reason