Crafts. Open Letters to Primary Teachers & Hints for Intermediate Class Teachers

Crafts, Mrs. W. F.; [Timanus, Sara J.]. Open Letters to Primary Teachers, with Hints for Intermediate Class Teachers; By Mrs. W. F. Crafts, [Sara J. Timanus.] With an Appendix, containing Specimen Lessons and Concert Exercises for Little Children. New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1876. First Edition. [9258] Purple cloth with gilt titles, the spine faded to brown, spine ends and corner tips frayed. 37 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, lacks the front free end papers, 204 clean pp. with index, publisher's catalogue at end. Fair. Hardcover. "To D. L. Moody, through whose influence I became a Sunday School teacher, this little volumes is gratefully dedicated by his friend, Sara J. Crafts." - printed Dedication page.This rather scarce book has 14 chapters on how to teach young children - qualities of the teacher, the lesson, attention & discipline, art of questioning, art of memorizing, &c. - followed by 12 lessons on the life of Christ. It concludes with 6 primary class "concerts," or programs f