COMPOSITION.--Continue oral and written composition. The correct use of
written language is best taught by selecting for compositions
subject-matter that deeply interests the children. If persevered in,
this will secure a good, strong, idiomatic use of English. If the words
of a selection that has been studied appear now and then in the
children's conversation or writing, it should be a matter for praise;
for this means that new words have been added to their vocabulary, and
that the children have a new conception of beauty of thought and speech.

See that all written work be done neatly and legibly. Slovenly or
careless habits should never be allowed in any written work.

MEMORY GEMS.--Do not lose sight of the memory gems. Familiarize the
pupil with them. Their value to the child lies more in future good
resulting from them than in present good. These treasures of thought
will live in the memory and influence the daily lives of the children
who learn them by heart.

THE DICTIONARY.--The use of the dictionary is a necessary part of
education. It is a powerful aid in self-education. Its use will double
the value of study in connection with reading and language. Every
Grammar School, High School and College should be supplied with several
copies of a good unabridged dictionary, and every pupil taught how to
consult it, and encouraged to do so. The dictionary should be the book
of first and last and constant resort.

USE OF THE LIBRARY.--The teacher should endeavor to create an interest
in those books from which the selections in the Reader are taken, and in
others of equal grade and quality. Encourage the children to take books
from the library. Direct them in their choice. Encourage home reading.