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ERA OF REVOLUTION.
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SUPPLEMENTARY WORK AND HISTORICAL
RECREATIONS.
(1) A LYCEUM MEETING -The programme of which shall consist
entirely of matter relating to Texas history. March 1st or April
20th, the days preceding our spring holidays, would be the most
appropriate time. A special effort should be made to induce the
parents to be present. If the town is fortunate enough to count
among its citizens a Texas veteran, the crowning feature of the
Lyceum might be a short address from the aged hero who helped
to make the history we are now so proud to claim as our heritage.
(2) DEBATES.- Resol ved: That Santa Anna should have been tried
by court-martial and, if found guilty, publicly executed.
Resol:ed: That it is the right and the duty of the State to ap-
propriate public money to erect monuments over her dead heroes.
Resolved: That Texas may with justice be accused of ingratitude
toward her distinguished dead.
(3) CONVERSATION TOPICS.- Who is your favorite character among
the men of this era? Why?
What is the most heroic act described in this era? The most
despicable act?
Are the Texans of to-day as brave as those of '35 and '36 ?
(4) Let one or two pupils write the names of a number of noted
Texans on separate slips of paper, and place these slips in a hat.
One pupil then draws a slip, reads the name, and tells what he can
of the person; if, when he has finished, no one wishes to add any-
thing concerning the person, he keeps the slip, but if another pupil
supplies anything omitted by the first speaker, then the last speaker
takes the slip. This is continued until all the class have been called
upon to draw a name; the one holding the greatest number of slips
is declared victor.
(5) HISTORY MATCH.-The leader on one side calls out a name, as
"Fannin"; the leader on the other side answers by naming some
historical event with which Fannin was connected, as the " Massacre
of Goliad." The second leader then gives a name, and so the exercise
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Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke. A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination, book, 1895; Palestine, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2388/m1/219/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.