Our town and civic duty
The Project Gutenberg eBook, Our Town and Civic Duty, by Jane Eayre Fryer, Illustrated by Jane Allen Boyer and Charles Holloway
YOUNG AMERICAN READERS
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 of human possibilities the common school must have a large part. I urge that teachers and other school officers increase materially the time and attention devoted to instruction bearing directly on the problems of community and 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
It will be seen at a glance that Part I of this reader contains 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, the lesson periods devoted to the teaching of them are among the most profitable in the course in Civics for the Elementary Grades.
Jane Eayre Fryer
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CIVICS FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CONTENTS
IDA LEWIS, THE HEROINE OF LIME ROCK LIGHT
RUN! JOHN, RUN!
HE DID NOT HESITATE
DOWN A MANHOLE
THE TWELVE POINTS OF THE SCOUT LAW
CAPTAIN ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE INDIAN
DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN
BETTER NOT, BOB!
THE KNIGHTS OF THE SILVER SHIELD
THE PRINCE AND THE CRUMBS OF DOUGH
THE TRAMP
UNCLE SAM’S MONEY
THREE WAYS TO USE MONEY
THRIFT DAY
HOW RICHARD PLANTED A DOLLAR
HOW TO START A BANK ACCOUNT
THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW
THE CROW AND THE PITCHER
DRIVE THE NAIL ARIGHT
STORIES TEACHING KINDNESS TO ANIMALS
THE STORY OF AN ARABIAN HORSE
THE STORY OF BARRY
BANDS OF MERCY
SOME THINGS THAT MR. ANGELL TOLD BOYS AND GIRLS
NELLIE’S DOG
WHO SAID RATS?
A BRAVE MOTHER
ABOUT THOREAU
FAIR PLAY FOR OUR WILD ANIMALS
THE TRUE STORY OF PEDRO
WHAT CHILDREN CAN DO
A HORSE’S PETITION TO HIS DRIVER
THE HORSE’S POINT OF VIEW
A MAN WHO KNEW HOW
HOW TO TREAT A HORSE
THE HORSE’S PRAYER
BIRDS AS THE FRIENDS OF PLANTS
ANDROCLUS AND THE LION
BOOKS AND STORIES ABOUT ANIMALS
THE POLICEMAN
THE POLICEMAN AND THE RUNAWAY
EVERYBODY’S FRIEND
WHAT THE POLICEMAN DOES FOR US
HOW WE MAY AID THE POLICEMAN
THE FIREMAN
THE STORY OF A FIRE
HOW TO HELP THE FIREMAN
DON’TS FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION
HOW THE MAIL IS DELIVERED
BEN FRANKLIN’S OWN STORY ABOUT PHILADELPHIA STREETS
YOU AND YOUR STREETS
EQUIPMENT OF STREET CLEANERS
HOW WE MAY HELP KEEP THE STREETS CLEAN
WHAT THE GARBAGE CAN TOLD ROBERT
TWO GARBAGE COLLECTORS
ROBERT’S VISIT TO THE GARBAGE PLANT
THE FIRE THAT STARTED ITSELF
WHO AM I?
OUR SAFETY-FIRST MEN
BRAVE WATCHMAN RECEIVES MEDAL FROM PRESIDENT WILSON
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!
BE ON YOUR GUARD
A CLEAN CITY
FIRE-PREVENTION DAY
HOW TO FIGHT FLIES
HOW TO FIGHT MOSQUITOES
HOW TO MAKE A MOSQUITO TRAP
THE JUNIOR RED CROSS
WHAT THE CHILDREN DID
THE RED CROSS IN WAR
THE RED CROSS IN PEACE
THE GOOD NEIGHBOR
OUR TWO FLAGS
THE RED CROSS FLAG
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
HENRI DUNANT
CLARA BARTON
WHEN THERE WAS NO RED CROSS
WHEN THE RED CROSS CAME
THE RED CROSS
HOW MAPLEWOOD WON SONNY
THE JUNIOR RED CROSS’ FIRST BIRTHDAY
HOW TO MAKE A RED CROSS EMBLEM
I KNEW YOU’D COME
THE DEBT
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG
TO THE FLAG
THE AMERICAN FLAG
PLAIN BUTTONS
AMERICA, MY HOMELAND
PART II
HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE JUNIOR RED CROSS
