Frequently a few minutes of the morning exercises may be very profitably, spent in the study of the beautiful. Artistic material to use as illustrations for the talks is on every hand. Inexpensive reproductions of the world's great pictures; illustrations in magazines; beautifully colored papers for color combinations in neckties, dress designing and hat trimming; magazine and catalog pictures of well designed furniture and home utensils can be easily obtained. A suggestive list of morning talks is given below: Famous Pictures The First Step--Millet Landscape with Windmill--Ruysdael The Horse Fair--Bonheur Sistine Madonna--Raphael Morning--Corot How Can We Get Good Pictures for Our Schoolroom Color Harmony in Dress Good Taste in Furniture Home Decoration Beautifying the School Ground Washington, the City Beautiful References How to Enjoy Pictures--Emery A Child's Guide to Pictures--Coffin The Mentor The School Arts Magazine Ladies' Home Journal The Perry Pictures National Geographic Magazine HEALTH TALKS FOR MORNING EXERCISES Truly, "A people's health's a nation's wealth," and every encouragement should be given in school to further the doctrine of healthful living. The medical examiner, the school nurse, the pupils and the teachers, all may do their part to make the health talks practical and of much value to the school. =Suggestive Health Talks= Why we should exercise Care of the Teeth Care of the Eyes Prevention of Colds How to prevent Tuberculosis Swat the Fly How to destroy mosquitoes Cleanliness Safety First Cigarette Smoking Self Control and Good Manners Emergencies School Sanitation =References= Teaching of Hygiene and Safety Pamphlets of Health, from the National Department of Health, Washington, D. C. State Department of Health, Trenton, N. J. Russell Sage Foundation, New York City Health-Education League, Boston, Mass. Farmer's Bulletins from U. S. Department of Agriculture Modern Hygiene textbooks Newspaper and Magazine Articles NATURE TALKS The study of the wonderful things of the world, their beautiful fitness for their existence and function, the remarkable progressive tendency of all organic life, and the unity that prevails in it create admiration in the beholder and tend to his spiritual uplifting. =Suggestive topics for morning exercises= How can we attract the birds? How I Built A Bird House Does it Pay the Farmer to Protect the Birds? The Travel of Birds The Life History of a Frog The Life History of a Butterfly How I made my Home Garden How I raised an Acre of Corn The Trees on our School Ground THE LOCAL HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY