But here the teacher’s task is not done.  Provided with the key to the mastery of symbols, her pupils may still fail to use this key to unlock the vast literary treasures in store for them.  They must be taught what to read, as well as how to read.  They must be introduced to the school library and if possible to the public library.  Dr. Elliot has said:  “The uplifting of the democratic masses depends upon the implanting at school of the taste for good reading.”

Moreover that teacher does her pupils the most important and lasting service who develops in them not only an appreciation of good literature, but the habit of reading it.

    Transcriber’s note: 

Non-ascii diacritical marks represented as follows:  [(a] a below inverted breve [)e] e below breve [(e] e below inverted breve [)o] o below breve [(o] o below inverted breve [)u] u below breve [=u] u below macron [n=] n above macron [u..] u above diaresis [er] er below tilde [ir] ir below tilde [or] or below tilde [ur] ur below tilde [=ew] ew below macron [=oo] oo below macron

    Words such as thot, thotfully and thoroly are spelt as per original.