The foregoing by no means embrace all the subjects treated in public documents. If you fail to see here what you want, send your inquiries to the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. APPENDIX IV SUGGESTIONS It is recommended that the teacher read The Teaching of Civics, by Mabel Hill, Houghton Mifflin, 1914; and Introduction to American Government by Ogg and Ray, Century, 1922. All students should read the Constitution of the United States (Appendix I) before studying Chapter IV of this text. A study of local conditions will make the course more practical. For instance, students may be assigned papers on the following subjects concerning the county: history, natural resources, character of population, wealth, domestic animals, livestock products, production of crop wealth, organizations and coöperative enterprises, rural credits, markets, improved public highways, railway facilities, schools, public health and sanitation, churches and Sunday schools, and the farm home. See Syllabus of Home-County Club Studies, The University of North Carolina Record, No. 121, September, 1914. Extension Series No. 9. Interest in the course will be greatly stimulated if a trip to Washington, to your State capital, to your county courthouse, to the city hall, or to any nearby public institution can be arranged. Each student should be encouraged to read such books as: Uncle Sam's Modern Miracles, by W. A. Du Puy. Frederick A. Stokes, New York City, 1914. My Country, by Grace Turkington. Ginn & Company, 1918. The Youth and the Nation, by Harry Moore. Macmillan, 1917. The American Government, by F. J. Haskin. J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1912. Each student should be encouraged to subscribe to a weekly magazine of political events such as: The Literary Digest, New York City. The Independent, New York. Current Events, Springfield, Mass. These magazines usually give club rates at about half price. The following reference books should be in the school library : Cyclopedia of American Government, by McLaughlin and Hart. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1914. 3 vols. Barnes Federal Code with Supplement. Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis. State Code and Session Laws. The Statesman's Year Book. The World Almanac, Press Publishing Company, New York. The Manual, Legislative Hand Book, or Blue Book of your State. This manual contains such valuable information as the State constitution, list of State and local officers, and election returns. It can usually be obtained free from the Secretary of your State. The Congressional Directory, which contains a short biography of each congressman, a list of congressional committees, maps of States showing congressional districts, and a list of the administrative departents and bureaus and the duties of the officers thereof. A free copy can be had through your congressman. The Statistical Abstract of the United States. Issued annually by the Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. Free through congressman. Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. This index will be useful only in case your library contains bound volumes of magazines. Annals of the American Academy of Political Science. The American Political Science Review, Frederic A. Ogg, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. The National Municipal Review, Philadelphia, Pa. This will be useful to city schools. |