We do not expect many of the school children to become artists, but all can learn to appreciate and tastefully select the beautiful in pictures, personal dress, home furnishing and decoration, and architecture. It has been truly said, "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."
Frequently a few minutes of the morning exercises may be very profitably, spent in the study of the beautiful. Artistic material to use as illustrations for the talks is on every hand. Inexpensive reproductions of the world's great pictures; illustrations in magazines; beautifully colored papers for color combinations in neckties, dress designing and hat trimming; magazine and catalog pictures of well designed furniture and home utensils can be easily obtained.
A suggestive list of morning talks is given below:
Famous Pictures The First Step--Millet Landscape with Windmill--Ruysdael The Horse Fair--Bonheur Sistine Madonna--Raphael Morning--Corot
How Can We Get Good Pictures for Our Schoolroom Color Harmony in Dress Good Taste in Furniture Home Decoration Beautifying the School Ground Washington, the City Beautiful
References How to Enjoy Pictures--Emery A Child's Guide to Pictures--Coffin The Mentor The School Arts Magazine Ladies' Home Journal The Perry Pictures National Geographic Magazine
Truly, "A people's health's a nation's wealth," and every encouragement should be given in school to further the doctrine of healthful living. The medical examiner, the school nurse, the pupils and the teachers, all may do their part to make the health talks practical and of much value to the school.
Why we should exercise Care of the Teeth Care of the Eyes Prevention of Colds How to prevent Tuberculosis Swat the Fly How to destroy mosquitoes Cleanliness Safety First Cigarette Smoking Self Control and Good Manners Emergencies School Sanitation
Teaching of Hygiene and Safety Pamphlets of Health, from the National Department of Health, Washington, D. C. State Department of Health, Trenton, N. J. Russell Sage Foundation, New York City Health-Education League, Boston, Mass. Farmer's Bulletins from U. S. Department of Agriculture Modern Hygiene textbooks Newspaper and Magazine Articles