2. Many passages in detailed histories and biographies of special interest to children.
a. Some of these can be read by children.
b. Some can be read to children.
c. A factor in cultivating taste for history.
d. Talks about writers of important works stimulate interest in the works.
3. Real obstacles to more general use.
a. Cost of standard histories.
b. Lack of acquaintance with such works on the part of elementary teachers.
4. Much good material available in abridgments and volumes of extracts.