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YOUNG AMERICAN READERS
OUR TOWN
AND CIVIC DUTY
BY
JANE EAYRE FRYER
AUTHOR OF “THE MARY FRANCES STORY-INSTRUCTION BOOKS”
ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHARLES HOLLOWAY, JANE ALLEN BOYER AND FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
In these vital tasks of acquiring a broader view ofhuman possibilities the common school must have a largepart. I urge that teachers and other school officersincrease materially the time and attention devoted toinstruction bearing directly on the problems of communityand national life.—Woodrow Wilson.
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY, Publishers
PHILADELPHIACHICAGO
Copyright, 1920, by
The John C. Winston Co.
Copyright, 1918, by
The John C. Winston Co.
All Rights Reserved
CIVICS FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN
It will be seen at a glance that Part I of this readercontains material emphasizing the civic virtues of courage,self-control, thrift, perseverance and kindness to animals.Since these virtues are so essential to the good citizen, thelesson periods devoted to the teaching of them are amongthe most profitable in the course in Civics for the ElementaryGrades.
In the earlier Young American Reader, “Our Home andPersonal Duty,” the children learned about their dependenceupon the people who serve by contributing to their physicalneeds—the people connected with home life. In thisvolume, “Our Town and Civic Duty,” the idea of serviceis still the dominant note.
The work herein differs from that of the earlier volume,however, in that the people who are being studied render aservice which is primarily civic. Therefore, in Part II astudy is made of public servants, both those who aredirectly in the employ of the community and those who,although employed by private individuals, are, throughcontract, engaged in public service. Among these are thepoliceman, the postman, the fireman, the street cleaner, thegarbage collector, and the ash and rubbish collector. Inthe study of these various people the