AN IDEAL AND ITS ATTAINMENTWhat the Editors of the Magazine Have Done and What They Hope to DoFOUR MONTHS OLD TO-DAY, DECEMBER FIRST, isThe History Teacher’s Magazine. Not backed financially by any teachers’ organization, as are many pedagogical papers, it was planned and put forth upon their personal responsibility by a representative board of editors and by the publishers, acting upon the belief that the time was ripe for such a publication. They believed that the awakening consciousness of history teachers needed a national spokesman. They felt that the renaissance in history teaching, already showing itself in many schools, in a few books on methods, and in the activities of teachers’ associations, should be presented to a wider constituency. They believed that there was a vast amount of good experience in teaching which was not as fruitful as it should be, because it could not be brought to the attention of other teachers.HAS THE EVENT JUSTIFIED THIS BELIEF?The subscribers to the paper have answered the question in no uncertain language. Extracts from a few congratulatory letters have been published in the last three numbers of the Magazine; many more have been received, which it has been impossible to print, or even to answer in all cases. The subscription lists of the Magazine have grown rapidly, until to-day the circulation of the paper is larger than that of educational magazines of many years’ standing. It is safe to say that no pedagogical paper has been received so warmly, and from the outset been supported so loyally as hasThe History Teacher’s Magazine. Founded by private enterprise, with a prospect, said many advisers, of ultimate failure, its success to-day is assured.HAS THE PAPER BEEN AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD BE?Of course not. Four months of labor has educated the editors more than their product has benefited the subscribers. They have seen their mistakes, they have found fields of usefulness which they did not know existed when their plans were first laid. It was not flattery, but a failure to appreciate the widening field of the Magazine, which led a friend to caution the editors about a recent number, saying “You have made it too good; you cannot maintain the standard you have established.†The reply was that we had not yet reached our ideal and that we had faith enough in the future to believe we could at least equal what had already been done. It may be said frankly, however, that whatever other defects the paper may have shown, it has not been padded; the articles printed have been pithy, practical presentations of the best thought of the profession.FUTURE NUMBERS OF THE PAPERwill contain articles of the same practical character, together with many additional features. It is hoped to make it the forum for the discussion of current professional problems. There will be round-table papers upon college and school questions. College subjects to be so treated will be: the best course for the freshman year; the place of American history in undergraduate work; a college course in current topics; seminar methods, etc. Among school questions there will be: the relation of the school to the college; changes in the report of the Committee of Seven; the effect of the report of the Committee of Eight upon the elementary schools; civics and current topics in the schools; entrance examinations, etc. Among articles of interest to all teachers of history will be papers upon the use of maps, of lantern slides, of syllabi, and of other aids to the visualization of history. Current events will be summarized; public documents reviewed and valued; history meetings chronicled, and new books criticized.A TEACHERS’ PAPER, FIRST OF ALL, is our ideal. The editors want the advice and suggestions of their readers. The columns will be open at all times. Practical questions will be answered. It is hoped that teachers will see the opportunity of using the paper in many ways, not only in the purely professional field, but also as a clearing-house for personal wants. Even the advertising columns, with their reasonable rates, may be made the means of procuring desired books or magazines, of disposing of second-hand books and libraries, of procuring better positions, or of securing teachers for vacancies.WILL YOU HELP IN THIS WORK?We cannot succeed without the coöperation of our readers. Will you tell, through our paper, your experiences for the benefit of others? Will you seek, through our questions and answers, the advice which others may give you? Will you send to the departmental editors news items relating to their several subjects, particularly announcements of and accounts of association meetings? Will you keep us informed of changes in the personnel in the schools and colleges, and give notice of competitive examinations for history positions? The paper is our paper in a legal sense only. It really belongs to the history teachers of the country, and it is for them to put it to the full test of usefulness and service.ARE YOUR FRIENDS SUBSCRIBING?Do you know other teachers who would be benefited by the Magazine, or who would help in its work? Let us have their names and addresses and we shall be glad to send them sample copies.Letters respecting the editorial policy of the Magazine, news items, articles for publication, etc., should be addressed to the respective department editors, or to the Managing Editor, care of McKinley Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.Letters relating to advertising, and to special subscription rates to agents, should be addressed to the Business Manager, History Teacher’s Magazine, Philadelphia, Pa.ADVERTISING RATES VERY REASONABLE.LIBERAL INDUCEMENTS TO AGENTS.
AN IDEAL AND ITS ATTAINMENTWhat the Editors of the Magazine Have Done and What They Hope to DoFOUR MONTHS OLD TO-DAY, DECEMBER FIRST, isThe History Teacher’s Magazine. Not backed financially by any teachers’ organization, as are many pedagogical papers, it was planned and put forth upon their personal responsibility by a representative board of editors and by the publishers, acting upon the belief that the time was ripe for such a publication. They believed that the awakening consciousness of history teachers needed a national spokesman. They felt that the renaissance in history teaching, already showing itself in many schools, in a few books on methods, and in the activities of teachers’ associations, should be presented to a wider constituency. They believed that there was a vast amount of good experience in teaching which was not as fruitful as it should be, because it could not be brought to the attention of other teachers.HAS THE EVENT JUSTIFIED THIS BELIEF?The subscribers to the paper have answered the question in no uncertain language. Extracts from a few congratulatory letters have been published in the last three numbers of the Magazine; many more have been received, which it has been impossible to print, or even to answer in all cases. The subscription lists of the Magazine have grown rapidly, until to-day the circulation of the paper is larger than that of educational magazines of many years’ standing. It is safe to say that no pedagogical paper has been received so warmly, and from the outset been supported so loyally as hasThe History Teacher’s Magazine. Founded by private enterprise, with a prospect, said many advisers, of ultimate failure, its success to-day is assured.HAS THE PAPER BEEN AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD BE?Of course not. Four months of labor has educated the editors more than their product has benefited the subscribers. They have seen their mistakes, they have found fields of usefulness which they did not know existed when their plans were first laid. It was not flattery, but a failure to appreciate the widening field of the Magazine, which led a friend to caution the editors about a recent number, saying “You have made it too good; you cannot maintain the standard you have established.†The reply was that we had not yet reached our ideal and that we had faith enough in the future to believe we could at least equal what had already been done. It may be said frankly, however, that whatever other defects the paper may have shown, it has not been padded; the articles printed have been pithy, practical presentations of the best thought of the profession.FUTURE NUMBERS OF THE PAPERwill contain articles of the same practical character, together with many additional features. It is hoped to make it the forum for the discussion of current professional problems. There will be round-table papers upon college and school questions. College subjects to be so treated will be: the best course for the freshman year; the place of American history in undergraduate work; a college course in current topics; seminar methods, etc. Among school questions there will be: the relation of the school to the college; changes in the report of the Committee of Seven; the effect of the report of the Committee of Eight upon the elementary schools; civics and current topics in the schools; entrance examinations, etc. Among articles of interest to all teachers of history will be papers upon the use of maps, of lantern slides, of syllabi, and of other aids to the visualization of history. Current events will be summarized; public documents reviewed and valued; history meetings chronicled, and new books criticized.A TEACHERS’ PAPER, FIRST OF ALL, is our ideal. The editors want the advice and suggestions of their readers. The columns will be open at all times. Practical questions will be answered. It is hoped that teachers will see the opportunity of using the paper in many ways, not only in the purely professional field, but also as a clearing-house for personal wants. Even the advertising columns, with their reasonable rates, may be made the means of procuring desired books or magazines, of disposing of second-hand books and libraries, of procuring better positions, or of securing teachers for vacancies.WILL YOU HELP IN THIS WORK?We cannot succeed without the coöperation of our readers. Will you tell, through our paper, your experiences for the benefit of others? Will you seek, through our questions and answers, the advice which others may give you? Will you send to the departmental editors news items relating to their several subjects, particularly announcements of and accounts of association meetings? Will you keep us informed of changes in the personnel in the schools and colleges, and give notice of competitive examinations for history positions? The paper is our paper in a legal sense only. It really belongs to the history teachers of the country, and it is for them to put it to the full test of usefulness and service.ARE YOUR FRIENDS SUBSCRIBING?Do you know other teachers who would be benefited by the Magazine, or who would help in its work? Let us have their names and addresses and we shall be glad to send them sample copies.Letters respecting the editorial policy of the Magazine, news items, articles for publication, etc., should be addressed to the respective department editors, or to the Managing Editor, care of McKinley Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.Letters relating to advertising, and to special subscription rates to agents, should be addressed to the Business Manager, History Teacher’s Magazine, Philadelphia, Pa.ADVERTISING RATES VERY REASONABLE.LIBERAL INDUCEMENTS TO AGENTS.
AN IDEAL AND ITS ATTAINMENT
What the Editors of the Magazine Have Done and What They Hope to Do
FOUR MONTHS OLD TO-DAY, DECEMBER FIRST, isThe History Teacher’s Magazine. Not backed financially by any teachers’ organization, as are many pedagogical papers, it was planned and put forth upon their personal responsibility by a representative board of editors and by the publishers, acting upon the belief that the time was ripe for such a publication. They believed that the awakening consciousness of history teachers needed a national spokesman. They felt that the renaissance in history teaching, already showing itself in many schools, in a few books on methods, and in the activities of teachers’ associations, should be presented to a wider constituency. They believed that there was a vast amount of good experience in teaching which was not as fruitful as it should be, because it could not be brought to the attention of other teachers.
HAS THE EVENT JUSTIFIED THIS BELIEF?The subscribers to the paper have answered the question in no uncertain language. Extracts from a few congratulatory letters have been published in the last three numbers of the Magazine; many more have been received, which it has been impossible to print, or even to answer in all cases. The subscription lists of the Magazine have grown rapidly, until to-day the circulation of the paper is larger than that of educational magazines of many years’ standing. It is safe to say that no pedagogical paper has been received so warmly, and from the outset been supported so loyally as hasThe History Teacher’s Magazine. Founded by private enterprise, with a prospect, said many advisers, of ultimate failure, its success to-day is assured.
HAS THE PAPER BEEN AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD BE?Of course not. Four months of labor has educated the editors more than their product has benefited the subscribers. They have seen their mistakes, they have found fields of usefulness which they did not know existed when their plans were first laid. It was not flattery, but a failure to appreciate the widening field of the Magazine, which led a friend to caution the editors about a recent number, saying “You have made it too good; you cannot maintain the standard you have established.†The reply was that we had not yet reached our ideal and that we had faith enough in the future to believe we could at least equal what had already been done. It may be said frankly, however, that whatever other defects the paper may have shown, it has not been padded; the articles printed have been pithy, practical presentations of the best thought of the profession.
FUTURE NUMBERS OF THE PAPERwill contain articles of the same practical character, together with many additional features. It is hoped to make it the forum for the discussion of current professional problems. There will be round-table papers upon college and school questions. College subjects to be so treated will be: the best course for the freshman year; the place of American history in undergraduate work; a college course in current topics; seminar methods, etc. Among school questions there will be: the relation of the school to the college; changes in the report of the Committee of Seven; the effect of the report of the Committee of Eight upon the elementary schools; civics and current topics in the schools; entrance examinations, etc. Among articles of interest to all teachers of history will be papers upon the use of maps, of lantern slides, of syllabi, and of other aids to the visualization of history. Current events will be summarized; public documents reviewed and valued; history meetings chronicled, and new books criticized.
A TEACHERS’ PAPER, FIRST OF ALL, is our ideal. The editors want the advice and suggestions of their readers. The columns will be open at all times. Practical questions will be answered. It is hoped that teachers will see the opportunity of using the paper in many ways, not only in the purely professional field, but also as a clearing-house for personal wants. Even the advertising columns, with their reasonable rates, may be made the means of procuring desired books or magazines, of disposing of second-hand books and libraries, of procuring better positions, or of securing teachers for vacancies.
WILL YOU HELP IN THIS WORK?We cannot succeed without the coöperation of our readers. Will you tell, through our paper, your experiences for the benefit of others? Will you seek, through our questions and answers, the advice which others may give you? Will you send to the departmental editors news items relating to their several subjects, particularly announcements of and accounts of association meetings? Will you keep us informed of changes in the personnel in the schools and colleges, and give notice of competitive examinations for history positions? The paper is our paper in a legal sense only. It really belongs to the history teachers of the country, and it is for them to put it to the full test of usefulness and service.
ARE YOUR FRIENDS SUBSCRIBING?Do you know other teachers who would be benefited by the Magazine, or who would help in its work? Let us have their names and addresses and we shall be glad to send them sample copies.
Letters respecting the editorial policy of the Magazine, news items, articles for publication, etc., should be addressed to the respective department editors, or to the Managing Editor, care of McKinley Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Letters relating to advertising, and to special subscription rates to agents, should be addressed to the Business Manager, History Teacher’s Magazine, Philadelphia, Pa.
ADVERTISING RATES VERY REASONABLE.LIBERAL INDUCEMENTS TO AGENTS.