The story of Pittsburgh: Education

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

Document type:: Multivolume work

Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623714

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241132

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Education

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 14

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: [ca. 80] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Carnegie institute

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1. The library collects books and related literary mate- rial in a specially equipped room. The advantage of this arrangement over scattering books over the building wher- ever there happens to be space is obvious. 2. The library centralizes information for every depart- ment, every teacher, every child. 3. A special library teacher is employed. She is effective because she becomes the specialist in library work. Each semester she carries out a brief course of instruction for every grade in the use of the library. 4. The platoon library has the opportunity to reach the non-reading child. The platoon system brings every child regularly to the library and the library teacher attempts to arouse individual interest in reading. 5. Every child has a definite library time allotment. Grades one to three come once a week; upper grades at least twice. The lower grades hear nursery rhymes, folk tales and myths. The upper grades learn to use reference books, and time is given to all for discussion. 6. Regularly organized reference work develops a habit for careful and intelligent use of books. This involves note- taking and the ability to summarize the main parts of each paragraph read. ¥. The effect of a well-lighted, inviting room, its book shelves comfortably filled with the best books in attractive bindings, creates a desire for extensive reading and for book discussion. 8. By establishing permanent reading habits, the library leads most children to better use of leisure time. From the standpoint of the community, an individual's use or misuse of leisure time is of paramount importance. In schools which have not adopted the platoon system, small collections of books are sent to classrooms. Twice every month the Department of Work with Schools pub- lishes a bulletin. This is usually a single page containing a pertinent list of books or a message from the library to the schools. Every public and parochial school in the city gets acopy. Many requests come from other cities for the School Bulletin. so that its distribution is wide.

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