"The Little Piano with the Big Tone" Despite the Miessner's small size, it puts forth a tone as brilliant and resonant as that of a small grand piano. It is a tone that amazes every musician hearing it the first time, and is a lasting quality. Two Miessners for the Price of One Ordinary Upright For the price you would pay for one ordinary upright piano you can procure two Miessners for the school. This is because of our special offer to schools, of which we will tell you more if you will fill in the coupon below, and mail it to us. 120 T Alice E. Allen HAT the children may give this little play understandingly, tell them the story of the Pilgrims in Holland-why they came there, how long they stayed, what they did, and why they left. Divide the smaller children who are to take part into Little Hollanders and Little Pilgrims. The older children may be the Older Pilgrims and give the dialogue. The Pilgrims all wear prim Puritan costumes. The Little Hollanders wear as much of Holland's wellknown dress as possible-girls, dark or blue dresses, white aprons and caps; boys, overalls made short, or knickers, blouses or fancy vests; close, round dark caps, with fringes of flaxen hair. Just among themselves, any little touch of Dutch costume will do. But if possible, make for each Little Hollander a pair of wooden shoes. Directions for making these were given in PRIMARY EDUCATION for November, 1917, in "A Dutch Dance," by Annie E. Dakin, something as follows: Use children's old rubbers. Cut wooden soles from cigar boxes and tack them on to the rubbers with soft copper tacks (using iron last which rivets them). Paint the whole a light brown. The Skating Song may be given with imaginary skates, of course,. But it will add to the fun if each child taking part has a pair of roller-skates. Each child should be provided with some bit of out-door costume - probably a cap for this song. Little Hollanders are divided into groups (if only a few children are taking part, put only one or two in some groups). They represent the "Voices" of Holland: 1 Canals; 2 Homes; 3 Windmills; 4 Tulip Bulbs; 5 Storks; 6 Scrubbing Brushes; 7 Wooden Shoes. One little girl is Holland herself. She should be a round, jolly, Dutch housewife. All children take places on stage, or in space reserved for play. Little Hollanders, with Holland leading, are on one side; Pilgrims, big and little, are on the other. Little Hollanders (sing, with motions, led by Holland) Welcome to Holland Educational Booklets for Supplementary Study Valuable Aids in Teaching Agriculture The Agricultural Extension Department of the International Harvester Company has prepared nearly 100 different booklets on various subjects, including: Canning and Drying Our sole object is to help you make your work more this material. The Extension Department was not If you have a plan-if you know how you are going Free-Except Postage Write to-day for catalogue of booklets INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY (Incorporated) Agricultural Extension Department P. G. HOLDEN, Director Harvester Building, Chicago We're busy all day, Every wind we show; We're Dutch windmills gay, You're watching - Oh, say, North or south does it blow? During first four lines of each stanza, children whirl themselves gaily about, as much like windmills as possible. Throughout they interpret words, lifting their hands to show "pretty wings," going slowly, and at last standing still, "Lost in a little dream." In second stanza they turn to west, then to east; last stanza, they sing very impressively. At close they may give any little windmill dance, if desired. In order that these words may fit the music, use one note for each word or syllable, except where there is a hold over two notes at end of line, as on "go" (fourth line). Which Way Are You Teaching? To teach without using visual education is to walk with one leg -to work with an arm tied behind you. Teach in the up-todate way. It will pay! teaching a joy to the teacher because it makes learning a joy to the pupil. It lifts off of your shoulders most of the drudgery. Dull pupils wake up. All pupils take on a new interest. It's quite unbelievable-until you try it. Stord Educational Weekly To illustrate. Geography is hard for most pupils. Ridges are hills: or hills are mountains; actual mountains have been seen by only a few. But the Ford Educational Weekly motion pictures, showing human life in relation to mountains-plains-valleys-and rivers, make the pupil instantly to visualize-and so to know. In the Ford Weekly the pupil has experienced Geography! The Ford Weekly, with films on geography, history, industry, science and homelife, makes Ford Weekly films-one new one If your school has no projector, or a poor one, we will Fitzpatrick & McElroy, 202 S. State St., Chicago |