The Virginia Teacher, Vol. 9, Iss. 9, November 1928
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Virginia Teacher November, 1928 JOHN MARTIN ON WHAT A CHILD'S MAGAZINE SHOULD BE WILLIAM M. BROWN ON THE SELECTION OF CURRICULUM MATERIALS ALUMNAE NOTES BOOK REVIEWS EDUCATIONAL COMMENT Published at the "| P" CENTS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE 15 of Hakrisonburg, Va. THE VIRGINIA TEACHER SS SB | Secretarial Studies § § ATTENTION OF TEACHERS 1 Q 1928 REVISED EDITION O I AND PRINCIPALS By Rupert P. SoRelle and John Robert Gregg 6 A one semester course conveniently or- Q ganized into ninety short units. Each unit q is filled with up-to-the-minute business in- SB formation and practical laboratory projects, g We carry a complete line of School making the last months of the stenographic q course intensely business like and interest- SB Furniture, Auditorium Seating, Black- ing. Not only are the simpler secretarial y boards and Accessories. 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END—No man knows where ^ Q Tea Room Service at All Hours Descriptive Booklet Mailed on Request Hi iii THE VIRGINIA TEACHER Volume IX NOVEMBER, 1928 Number 9 CONTENTS What a Child's Magazine Should Be lohn Martin 265 Some Usable Techniques for the Selection of Curriculum Materials William M. Brown 267 Dramatizing Incidents of the Trojan War Helen Brooker 271 Do Standard Weight Charts Need Revision? 273 Official Announcements, State Department of Education.. .D. S. Lancaster 275 Schoolroom Humor 276 Educational Comment 278 The Reading Table 283 News of the College 286 Alumnae Notes 289 $1.50 a Year Published Monthly except August and September 15 Cents a Copy ^ JULIUS CAESAR ^ § o Edited by Max J. Herzberg An Introduction to Shakespeare and a Preparation for the Study of his Plays The school classic is placed in its natural setting—an appealing word picture of the Romans and their country, of Shakespeare and his country. In an informal and entertaining man- ner the student is prepared to see Julius Caesar from a literary and historical point of view and to enter upon an intelligent reading of the play. The plan of study saves the teacher's time, providing material and suggestions for word study, character analysis, stagecraft, further reading, and other connected interests. The book has a variety of illustrations which include diagrams from Edwin Booth's Prompt-Book. § D. C. HEATH AND COMPANY g 239 West 39th Street, New York City £ The Virginia Teacher VOLUME IX NOVEMBER, 1928 NUMBER 9 WHAT A CHILD'S MAGA- and openly leaded. In John Martin's Book, the standard width of the type page is 7x10 ZINE SHOULD BE inches, set in two columns of 3% inches. IN THE development of the idea and The points of type should range from 18-pt. purpose of the publication of a child's to 12-pt., thoughtfully selected to meet the magazine, there are two aspects of out- needs of the child, as determined by scien- standing importance. tific investigations; and references must be First in importance is the ethical or moral constantly made by the editors to estab- value to the child; second, its purely physi- lished practices of educators of known ex- cal character. In my analysis, however, I perience. shall reverse the places of these two points Illustrations. These should be invariably and take up the physical first, for without well drawn with a central object in each il- the right material thing it is not possible to lustration that specifically holds the child's present to the child the highest measure of mind to a concrete thought in the nearby or ethical value—the senses must accept be- associated text. We believe that the "line- fore the subtleties of appreciation can be cut" makes the ideal illustration for chil- stirred. dren, and that it contributes more value to Format. Under this heading are the the child's mental experience than the "half- physical form, size, binding, page area, etc. tone," which gives a blurred appearance to Regarding format, we must first consider the area occupied by the picture, and leaves the impression made upon the senses of the a hazy mental impression. child, and then follow the awakened inter- The child's mind naturally "fences in" its est this form produces. pictures; therefore it is wise to enclose the For younger children, especially of the majority of illustrations in a border, or read-to period from three to seven, the containing line. book—or magazine—should be comfortable Every effort should be made to assure to handle and carry about; the paper should drawings that are beautiful, but never be good and of a moderate tone in color "over-artistic"; by this I mean we should (cream or sepia-white is preferable). The not illustrate for our children on purely margins about the text of pages and pic- modem lines that are mainly decorative, tures should be ample and never "cropped" without illustrative value. We believe, in appearance; in my reference to "ample however, that the occasional appearance of margins," I wish to emphasize that the the modern illustration is valuable to the abundance, space, and freedom of a page child as another mental adventure or dis- serves to release the mental concepts of the covery, thus adding to the child's cultural child. Young eyes and minds must not be impressions. It may be readily seen that cramped or narrowed down. We believe permitting an occasional experience in mod- that the violence of pure white paper, es- ernism opens up the capacity of "recogni- pecially when covered with the black of tion" in later years. type and the color of pictures, fails to re- All illustrations should skillfully follow cord impressions as happily as a "toned" the style, character, and beauty of artists stock. or illustrators of standard or established Type. This should be clear, well spaced, place in art. We have trained our illus- 266 THE VIRGINIA TEACHER [Vol. 9, No. 9 trators to follow Howard Pyle, Walter in this is obvious—we develop in the child Crane, Flaxman, Greenaway, Crawhall, mind a knowledge of and a respect for a Durer, and masters of woodcuts. It can be real book. readily seen that this insistence on good art Advertisements. You will note that no must shape the child's taste and bring about advertisements ever appear in the front a natural preference for the "refined" in sections of John Martin's Book, nor do we picture and line, as well as a familiarity "jump" pages in completing editorial text.