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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=, is THE 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 has THE 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 PAPER= will 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.
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agents, should be addressed to the Business Manager, History Teacher’s
Magazine, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Transcriber’s Notes:
Footnotes have been moved to the end of each article and relabeled
consecutively through the document.
Advertisements have been moved to the end of the article where they
appear in the original text.
Punctuation has been made consistent.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in
the original publication, except that obvious typographical errors have
been corrected.
The following change was made:
p. 88: In table, second digit in second entry from bottom in right-most
column is unclear in the original text, and is assumed to be 8. (68.0)