Excerpt from Good Things for Washington and Lincoln Birthdays: Original Recitations, Monologues, Exercises, Dialogues, Pantomime Songs, Motion Songs, Drills and Plays; Suitable for All Ages Not only the head but likewise the heart of young America must receive its training, and in every child of our nation should there be developed a love for our country and its heroes. The study of great men develops greatness; the study of patriots develops patriotism; the study of good men develops character, and since in Washington and Lincoln are combined goodness, greatness and patriotism they should play an important part in child culture. Count that February a lost opportunity which does not find you interesting the boys and girls anew in the study of our two greatest men. With the hope that these selections may assist you in impressing Washington and Lincoln upon the coming citizens of our nation, this little book is respectfully submitted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.