The following general suggestions indicate the important factors to be considered in making a Lincoln program. Point out the significance of the flag salute Analyze the pledge Sing patriotic songs The songs of today The songs of the past Study Lincoln's boyhood. His career from the log cabin to the White House is phenomenal Lincoln the lawyer and politician Emphasize the work and honesty in the life of Abraham Lincoln President of the United States and statesman. His great speeches Read, study and memorize the Gettysburg speech. Each child should have a copy Learn quotations, and know their meaning and application Collect a number of pictures of Lincoln Call special attention to the best statuary Gutzon Borglum's Lincoln before the Court House in Newark, New Jersey, and the statue by Saint Gaudens in Lincoln Park, Chicago, are the most worthy and should be particularly noted "O Captain, My Captain," by Whitman, and "The Perfect Tribute," by Mary Shipman Andrews, should be read by the teacher Do not neglect the great humor in his life; children enjoy a joke Pupils will enjoy writing acrostics on the name of Lincoln The Lincoln Highway and the National Lincoln Memorial are recent monuments to the honor of this great man Let the decorations of the room be in keeping with the celebration Lincoln posters may be made in the drawing class The younger pupils will be interested in collecting the stamps with Lincoln's picture Civil War veterans, Civil War pictures, Civil War newspapers, Civil War correspondence, will make vital contributions in vivifying the life of Lincoln, incidents of the War, and this special observance. Invite veterans to come in and make brief speeches. Request pupils to bring old newspapers, old correspondence, war relics and the like with the assurance that they will be cared for and safely returned [Illustration: Saint Gaudens' Lincoln Lincoln Park, Chicago Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, N.Y.] Read letters from boys who were at the front. Collect war pictures from the Sunday newspapers. Remember the boys from your community who went to war. Contrast the present war situation and practices with those of the Civil War. Classroom activity of this kind may continue for the whole week. SUGGESTIONS FOR USE OF THE MATERIAL WHICH FOLLOWS Preparatory to the observance of Lincoln's birthday teach carefully and thoroughly the Gettysburg Speech. Each pupil from the fifth grade through the high school ought to know this great masterpiece. Teach the occasion on which it was given, which brought forth this great production, the significance of the speech then and now, and finally have each child give it from memory. A contest in the delivery of Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech would interest the school and the public. The winner should appear on the holiday program.