The proper names that should be taught vary with the community and the
school. The teacher should herself select those that need to be taught
to her class. In the first grade the child should be taught to spell his
own name. In the second grade he should be taught the most common names
of other children in the room, the name of the teacher, of the city or
town, and of the state. He should be taught that these names always
begin with a capital letter. Other local names of special importance
should be taught at the discretion of the teacher. In later grades the
names that are needed in Geography and History should be taught in
connection with those subjects.