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BULLETIN 
OF THE 
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE 
KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI


FOUNDED BY JOSEPH BALDWIN 
AS THE NORTH MISSOURI NORMAL SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 2, 1867 
ADOPTED AS THE FIRST DISTRICT NORMAL SCHOOL, DECEMBER 29, 1870 
UNDER ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, APPROVED MARCH 19, 1870 
DESIGNATED NORTHEAST MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE UNDER ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, APPROVED MAY 20, 1919

VOLUME XIX NUMBER 11-12 
November - December
1919 
Publisht Monthly by 
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE 
 
English Series No. 2 
ENGLISH EQUIPMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
By Blanche F. Emery 

Enterd as second class mail matter April 29, 1915, at the post office at Kirksville, Missouri under the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912. 
Accepted for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of Octover 3, 1917, authorized July 26, 1919. 



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REFERENCE BOOKS FOR A SMALL HIGH SCHOOL

Compiled by MR. I. R. BUNDY, Librarian of Kirksville Teachers College 
Webster's New International Dictionary...$12.00 
Appleton's New Practical Cylcopedia, 6 vols...24.00 
Century Atlas...9.00 
Century Books of Names...7.00 
Gannett's Dictionary of Altitudes (a government publication) 
Statistical Abstract (a government publication) 
World Almanac... .60 
Statesman's Yearbook...3.50 
Ploetz's Manual of Universal History...3.00 
American Yearbook...3.50 
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations...3.00 
Congressional Directory (a government publication) 
Brewer's Historic Notebook...3.50 
Crabb's English Synonyms...1.25 
Abstact of U. S. Census (a government publication) 
Harper's Book of Facts...8.00 
Who's Who...4.00 
Who's Who in America...5.00 
Reader's Guide (to magazines)...about 10.00 
Granger's Index (to poems and recitations) new ed., about...8.00 
$105.35 

The New Internation Cyclopedia, published by Dodd, Mead, & Co. at about $125.00 is recommended by the state department and should be purchased in preference to the Appleton Cylcopedia wherever possible.

 SUGGESTIVE BULLETINS ON BOOKS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS

"Bulletin on High School Libraries"-University of Illinois Bulletin, Vol. XIV, No. 33 
Rather extensive list of books, maps, illustrations, useful in the ordinary high school. 
"Minnesota School Library Lists"-Department of Education, (1913-14), The Capitol, St. Paul, Minn. 
Excellent classification of complete list of books for all departments including English. 
"List of Books for School Libraries of the State of Oregon"-Part II, Books for High Schools, Salem, Oregon, $.15 
List of desirable books needed in the high school library. 
"Library Books for High Schools," by Martha Wilson. Bureau of Education, Bulletin, 1917, No 41. 
A very extensive and well-selected list of good fiction. 

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READING LISTS 

"Report of the Committee upon Home Reading" (.10 a copy; 60 cents a dozen) - National Council of Teachers of English, 68 St. and Stewart Ave., Chicago, Ill. 
"Books Boys Like Best" - The Library Commission of the Boy Scouts of America, 200 Fifth Ave., New York. 
"List of Books for Older Girls" by Effie L. Powers (.05), St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Mo. 
"The World of Books" - Max J. Herzberg. The Pivot, Newark, N. Jersey. A catalog that is not merely a catalog but a virile living suggestion of the "attractions" under such captions as, "People Who Might be Our Neighbors."  
"Reading Lists" - Bureau of Education, Home Education Division, Washington, D. C. 
"Reading Lists" offering national certificate for completion of designated readings. Lists include: 
I. The Great Literatary Bibles 
II. Masterpieces of the World's Literature. 
III. A Reading Course for Parents. 
IV. Miscellaneous Course for Boys. 
V. Miscellaneous Course for Girls. 
VI. Thirty Books of Great Fiction. 
VII. Some of the World's Heroes. 
VIII. American Literature. 
IX. Biography. 
X. History. 
XI. After War Reading Course-France and Her History. 
"The World's Best Books" and "The Blue Book of Fiction" by H. W. Mabie. Lists of recognized great international literatures sent as free advertising material of the Globe-Wernicke Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. 

READING LIST OF VOCATIONAL MATERIAL 

"Vocational Guidance thru the Library" by Mary E. Hall, American Library Association Publishing Board, 78 East Washington St. Chicago, Ill. 
List of vocational material in pamphlet form with costs appended. 

GUIDES TO LIST OF PLAYS 

"Plays for Children" (.25). 
"Plays for Amateurs" (.25). 
"Lists of Plays for High School and College Production"(.25). 
The above catalogs of carefully selected plays can be purchased from Drama League of America, 736 Marquette Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 

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"A Guide and Index of Plays and Festivals for the Use of Clubs, Schools, Settlements" by the Arts and Festivals Committee of Association of Neighborhood Workers of New York City (.25). Published by Harper Brothers, New York. 

"Drama in the High School" by Gene Thompson, South Bend, Ind. (.25). 
The pamphlet is a reprint of a talk given before the Drama League. It contains a suggestive diagram for teaching the drama in schools with a list of dramatic literature appended. 

"Oral English in the High School" Teaching, No. 40, State Normal School, Emporia, Kansas. 
A sensible discussion of values and aims in teaching oral English, dramatics, debate, etc. Also contains list-short but well selected-of plays for high school.
 
"Plays of Missouri Valley," edited by C. M. Wise, Kirksville, Mo. ($1.20). 
The volume contains a series of consolidation plays and simple instructions as to stage makeups, settings, etc. with a fairly extensive list of plays. 

ILLUSTRATIONS 

"Little 'Phostint' Journeys", Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Mich. 
Sets of forty beautifully tinted postcards at $1.25. One very desireable set on New England authors, No. XXXIV called "Literary Landmarks of New England." 

"Manual for the Use of Pictures" (.25). The University Prints, Newton, Mass. 
The manual gives lists of prints and slides as well as instruction in how to make use of illustrative material. The prints are 5 1/2 x 8 inches at one cent each. There are 110 prints of the ODYSSEY; 37 JULIUS CAESAR; 39 L'ALLEGRO; 57 IL PENSEROSO; 14 ALEXANDER'S FEAST; 25 ELEGY IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD; 148 CHILDE HAROLD; 8 IDYLLS OF THE KING. 

"Catalog of Art Reproductions" (.15). Thompson Publishing Co., Syracuse, N. Y. 
A very extensive list of blue prints at one cent each, and black and white prints, ten cents each. The same subjects are purchaseable in slide form.  

THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH has 16 prints; EVANGELINE 39; THE BAREFOOT BOY, 8; THE MARBLE FAUN, 47; INOW IMAGE 2; RIP VAN WINKLE 10; STRATFORD ON AVON, 9; LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, 4; WESTMINISTER ABBEY, 10; IVANHOE, 75; LADY OF THE LAKE, 25; ELAINE, 9; ANCIENT MARINER, 7; SHAKESPEARE, 30, plays illustrated; DICKENS, 12 novels illustrated. 

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Slides—McIntosh Stereopticon Co., Chicago, Ill. Catalog “L” for Art, Literature and Music. Slides for rent at 7 to 10 cents a day; for sale at .40 apiece. 

Stereograph and Balopticon Sets arranged by specialists Underwood & Underwood, 417 Fifth Ave., New York. The sets on composition are arranged by James F. Hosic, Editor of the English Journal; those on literature by W. W. Charters, Dean of the School of Education in University of Missouri. 

Large sets of 1000 slides and smaller sets of 600 slides are arranged under the caption “The World Visualized.” These slides are desirable for small schools since slides can, by a system of cross reference, be used for all subjects. 

“ Victrola in Rural Schools” and “A New Graded List of Victor Records.” Educational Department of Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J.

COLLECTION OF WRITINGS HAVING DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

“Home Book of Verse”—B. E. Stevenson. ($8.00.) 
A rather expensive but very elaborate collection of the best English and American poems—3000 poems by 1,100 poets. Worth the investment because of the great variety. 

“High Tide”—Mrs. Waldo Richards. (.55).
Houghton Mifflin & Co., Chicago. 
Excellent collection of present-day poems vibrant with joy. Wholesome poems for high school students.
 
“New Voices”—McClelland G. Stewart, Toronto, Canada. ($1.15). Modern poems, mostly English. 

“Younger American Poets”-—J. B. Rittenhouse. ($1.75). 

“Famous Poems Explained”—W. T. Barbe.
 
“Great Poems Interpreted”—W. T. Barbe. 

Hinds, Noble & Eldridge, New York. 
The two collections are selected poems useful for junior and senior high school classes respectively. In both books there are analyses made as to content and form for use of student and teacher.
 
“Outline Studies in Literature” by Maud Kingsley (.15). The Palmer Co., 120 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. 
All of the traditional high school classics are outlined with valuable hints for study.

“Atlantic Classics” I, II, each $1.00. 
“Atlantic Narratives.” 
These are compiled from recent “Atlantic Monthly” publications. The “Classics” are essays from modern authors. The Atlantic Monthly Company, Boston, Mass. 

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GOOD GUIDANCE FOR SOCIALIZED THEME WORK

“The Money Value of an Education”'by A. C. Ellis (.15), Bureau of Education, 1917, No. 22. Excellent material for statistical study in themes.
 
“Social Studies in Secondary Education” by Dunn. Bureau of Education, 1916, No. 28; “Vocational Guidance and the Public School” by W. Carson Ryan. Bureau of Education, 1918, No. 24; “Teaching of Community Civics”, Bureau of Education, 1915, No. 23.

“Lessons on the Use of the School Library”—C. P. Cary. Department of Education, Madison, Wisconsin. Excellent for simple information of library systems and for magazine outline.

MAGAZINES FOR STUDENTS

Literary 

Atlantic Monthly, $4.00. Atlantic Monthly Co., 3 Park St., Boston. .35 a copy.

Century Magazine, $4.00. Century Co., 353 Fourth Ave. at 26th St., New York City, N. Y.
 
Harper’s Monthly, $4.00. Harper Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, N.Y.
 
Scribners, $3.00. Charles Scribners Sons, 597-599 Fifth Ave., New York.

American, $2.00, 381 Fourth Ave., New York City, N. Y. 15c a copy.

Scientific

National Geographic Magazine, $2.50, .25 a copy. National Geographical Society, Hubbard Memorial Hall, 16th & M. Sts., Washington, D. C. 

Popular Mechanics, $1.50; .15 a copy. Popular Mechanics Co., 6 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 

Popular Electricity, $1.50. Chicago, Ill. 

Popular Science Monthly, $1.50. 

Bird Lore, $1.00; 20c a copy. Bird Lore, Harrisburg, Pa. 
 
Good Housekeeping, $1.50. Good Housekeeping, 119 W. 40th St., New York, N. Y. 

Current Events 

Literary Digest, $4.00; Funk & Wagnals Co., 354-360 Fourth Ave., New York.

Outlook, $4.00. Outlook Co., 381 Fourth Ave., New York.

Independent, $4.00; Independent Corporation, 119 W. 40th St., New York

New Republic, $5.00; Republic Pub. Co., 421 W. 21st St., New York.

Current Opinion, $3.00; Current Lit. Pub. Co., 65 W. 36th St., New York.

World’s Work, $4.00; Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y.


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Children’s and Youths’ Magazine

Little Folks Magazine (for children 4 to 8) $1.00, Salem, Mass.

St. Nicholas (for children 6 to 12) $3.00; Century Co., 353 Fourth Ave., at 26th St., New York.

Youth’s Companion.
 
American Boy (for boys 10 to 16) $2.00, Sprague Pub. Co., Detroit, Mich.

Every Girl’s Magazine (for girls 12 to 18), $1.00. Camp Fire Girls 31 East 17 street, New York.

Teachers’ Magazine

English Journal, $2.50. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Best magazine devoted to the interests of the high school English teacher.

School Review, $1.50. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Devoted to the interests of general and departmental secondary education.

Teachers College Record, $1.50. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.

The official publication of The Teachers’ College.

A Few Books on Principles and Methods

The following list of books gives modern point of view for the English teacher.

“Teaching Literature in the Grammar Grades and High School”—Emma Bolenius. Houghton Mifflin & Co., Chicago.

“Methods of Teaching in the High School”—C. Parker, Ginn Co., Chicago.

“How to Read”—J. B. Kerfoot, Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Chicago.

“What Can Literature Do for Me?”-C. A. Smith, Doubleday, Page & Co., New York.

Sex Hygiene for Girls

“Girls and Mothers of Girls”—Mary G.-Hood. Bobbs Merrill & Co., Indianapolis, Indiana.
A scientific but exceedingly wholesomely suggestive book for girls.

Tests and Measurements
Compiled by Prof. T. H. Schutte, Kirksville, Mo.

PART I.

For general discussion of tests, consult the following:

"Educational Tests and Measurements"-Monroe, De Voss and Kelley ($1.60). Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Chicago
 
"17th Year Book of the National Society for the Study of Education." Public School PublishingCo., Bloomington, Ill.

For price lists on all scales, write to Research Department, Univerity of Illinois, and Indiana University.
 
For complete bibliography on tests consult "Lists of Referenceson Educational Tests and Measurements". Bureau of Education, Library Leaflet, No. 2, April 1919. 

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PART II. 
Tests 

1. Harvard Newton Composition Scales, Harvard University Press (.10). 
2. Hollegas Scale for the Measurement of Young People (.10). Bureau of Publications, Tehrs. College, Columbia U., New York City. 
3. Nassau County Supplement to the Hillegas Scale, Tchrs. College, Columbia University, (10). 
4. Thorndike’s Extension of the Hillegas Scale, Bureau of Publication, Teachers College, Columbia University. (.10). 
5. The Trabue Completion Test Language Scales, Teachers College (.10.) 
6. Starches Grammatical Scales, D. Starch, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 
7. Starch’s Punctuation Scale. (Address above.) 
8. Starch’s Grammatical Tests. (Address above.) 
9. Kansas Silent Reading Tests. Bureau of Educational Measurements and Standards, Emporia, Kansas. 60 cents per 100.
10. Monroe’s Standard Reading Tests, No. 3. Address W. S. Monroe, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. 
11. Starch’s English Vocabulary Tests. Address, Starch, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. (60 cents per 100.) 
12. Thorndike, C. L., Scale, Alpha 2, Measuring the Understanding of Sentences. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. 

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