Look in the Index of the tenth volume for the following topics and then find in the proper volumes the several selections named in the Index: I. _Ballads._ Eight of the old English ballads and five more modern imitations are given. They are virile poems; simple, direct narratives. The old ones show the peculiarities of the old style English diction before poetry had been refined, while the later ones, breathing still the fire and originality of the earlier, are more polished and show the greater skill and accomplishments of the poets. The old ballads sprang spontaneously from the race, and doubtless many minds contributed to their phraseology, for they were sung and recited and passed on from mouth to mouth for generations before they were fixed in their present form. II. _Essays._ In the list of essays (fourteen) are some of the most exquisite ever written and others that are full of information and inspiration. _Dream Children_ is a perfect prose lyric; _Some Children's Books of the Past_ is an extremely interesting essay of the informational class. Besides the essays listed in the Index there are other selections in essay form that may be studied with profit. Here are some of them: 1. _Abraham Lincoln_, Volume IX, page 324. 2. _The Arickara Indians_, IV, 472. 3. _The Buffalo_, VII, 96. 4. _Alfred the Great_, IV, 260. 5. _The Battle of Cressy_, IX, 161. 6. _The Battle of Hastings_, IX, 330. 7. _A Bed of Nettles_, VIII, 209. 8. _Brute Neighbors_, VII, 260. 9. _The Buccaneers_, V, 359. 10. _Stories of the Creation_, IV, 159. 11. _Trees and Ants That Help Each Other_, VII, 306. III. _Fables._ The names of more than thirty fables are given in the list. Comparative study of these fables, considering the animals most frequently mentioned, the correctness and naturalness of the traits ascribed to the different animals, the moral precepts inculcated by the fables, etc., will be found interesting and profitable. IV. _Fairy Lore and Folk Lore._ Though fairy stories may have lost their intrinsic interest for high school students, the teacher will find in the collection given here the material for many a study. What merits keep the old stories alive and make them perennially fascinating to children of all nations? Which stories are the better for children, those of Hans Christian Andersen or those of the Brothers Grimm? What are the particular merits or demerits of each class? How do the stories by the latter writers compare in originality and beauty with the older stories? What comparisons can be made between _The Ugly Duckling_ and _The King of the Golden River_? What merits has _Cinderella_ over _Bluebeard_? What is the effect of _Jack the Giant Killer_ and stories of that kind on the minds of young people? V. _Fiction._ Look under the subtitles for the long list of stories suitable for study when the class is dealing with fiction.