2. “Great men sum up and represent humanity.”—Renan.
3. The Kinds of Persons that interest Children.
a. Men of primitive instincts—cave-men, Indians.
b. Men who “did things”—especially brigands, pirates, adventurers, generals, kings.
c. These types fully exploited in books for children. Possibly cause as well as effect of children’s tastes.
d. Relatively few tests of children’s attitude toward scholars, writers, artists.
4. General Criticism.
a. Personal element essential to school history.
b. Events can to some extent be grouped about individuals.