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Show ; v STORIES AID TO TEACHING They Are of Little Value, However, Unless Teacher Enters Into Recital With Enthusiasm. All children love stories. The e rl1" est memories of most of us are '"tor" twined with the wonderful nti'riitlvea of fairies nnd goblins told by grandparents grand-parents at bedtime. And so vivid were tho Impressions made, that even now, In spite of our scientific fcflo.wledge and logical reasoning, we sometiua's nlu ourselves subconsciously bellcviS 1 all. This nnturnl love of stories miny ha and should be made the basis j.-1' historical teaching. But however serl" ous our purposes may be, the s!0lle3 themselves should be a source cy''1- 3 to the hearer. ' Conscientious teachers, takl ,n u the task of story-telling as a' ndded .- obligation of schoolroom duty, 'oa r why the results nre not what ti. ,e " dence of other story-tellers had them to believe. Story-telling ns ' tt duty, unllghtened and unbriglitened L a genuine love of the story nnd nf 1N i eagerness for the joy It Is to bring to , M the listeners, can never prove a sue- 3 cess. The story-teller ?nust enter with all his heart and all his eniiics'.asm into the life and beauty of the story he Is telling, in order to achieve the best re- v suits. Without this he cannot win the response of his hearers, nor reap the reward which should be his own. |