1. Why should a great statue have in it something of the allegorical?
  2. Describe Mr. Saint-Gaudens' statue of General Sherman.
  3. What does the first letter show concerning Mr. Roosevelt's opinion of the art of sculpture?
  4. In what ways are the old Greek coins beautiful?
  5. Point out essay-like freedom in the use of English.
  6. Point out passages that are notably personal.
  7. What were Mr. Roosevelt's plans for the making of United States coins?
  8. What were Mr. Saint-Gaudens' plans?
  9. Draw from the letters material for an essay on coinage.
  10. Show in what respects the letters have something of the spirit of the essay.

SUBJECTS FOR WRITTEN IMITATION

  1. A letter suggesting an inter-school debate.
  2. A letter inviting a graduate of the school to act as judge at a debate.
  3. A letter inviting a prominent citizen to address a society of which you are a member.
  4. A letter telling of your experiences in a place that you are visiting for the first time.
  5. A letter giving your opinion of a book that you have read recently.
  6. A letter telling your plans for the coming vacation.
  7. A letter concerning the use of an athletic field.
  8. A letter inviting the graduates of your school to come to a school festival or entertainment.
  9. A letter concerning music in your school.
  10. A letter giving an excuse for absence.
  11. A letter concerning work in photography.
  12. A letter concerning the work of prominent athletes.
  13. A letter concerning arrangements for class day exercises.
  14. A letter concerning graduation week.
  15. A letter to a teacher who has left the school.
  16. A letter to a person much older than you.
  17. A letter to a school in a foreign country.
  18. A letter to a school in another State.
  19. A letter written, in the name of your class, for publication in the school annual.
  20. A letter of congratulation.

DIRECTIONS FOR WRITING

Write your letter so that it will express a definite and practical proposal. Express your own individual opinion modestly and tactfully. Use language that will thoroughly represent yourself. Try, in all ways possible, to avoid making your letter heavy, “cut-and-dried,” conventional, and purely formal.

THE SYMBOLIC STORY

HI-BRASIL

By RALPH DURAND

An English traveller, soldier and author, who is still young and who has “followed the Sea Maid” over every ocean. Like the English poet, John Masefield, he served for a time as a sailor before the mast. He has seen life intimately in various out-of-the-way places, such as the South Sea Islands, Central Africa, and the Arctic Regions. In the World War he performed patriotic duty in the trenches and on Intelligence Staffs.

Hi-Brasil is a charming and fascinating story, a symbolic narrative that most artistically combines realism and fancy, and appeals to the unfulfilled longings that every reader possesses.