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Show that every pupil will be interested in, and that it will serve to make the boys and girls discriminating users of the public press, as well as keeping them informed on the current events of the world about them. Reigel points out that the newspaper of today is one of the most important educational agencies in existence, with valuable departments de-partments and the kind of articles they are most apt to be able to utilize to advantage. hey get an insight into affairs of government they' could not get in any other way and it must be remembered that upon their shoulders a little later on will fall the responsibilities of government. A study of the world's news from day to day, and a knowledge of what is going on in the town and csunty in which they live is the kind of history that will interest them most. They will learn of the mistakes of others and not make the same mistake themselves they will learn the mistakes other nations make and will someday be in position to aid this one in steering clear of the same mistakes. Newspapers, both weekly and daily, teem with interesting itmes, and there is so much that is good in the way of news that it is not necessary to read or dwell upon the bad. We believe Supt. Reigel's suggestion could well be put into practice here in our own community. THEY EDUCATE Vernon I'eigel, Superintendent of I .din at ion of the stale of Ohio h;f i-,:',iifd a circular letter to the. school te.x hern of 1 i 1 slat" a-, king thai they give Hpecial attention to the reading of lie w.papeis in the itchooln. 1 Ic points out that reading ncwipaperr; it one form "f reading |