Charles F. King spoke in Athenaeum Hall for a Teacher's Convention November 29, 1895.
The topic was on the method of teaching geography. St. JohnsburyCaledonian.

He was published in the Journal of Geography by The National Council of Geographic Education in 1912.

From Open Library
The picturesque geographical readers

by King, Charles F.
Published in 1890, Lee and Shepard, C.T. Dillingham (Boston, New York)

Published By The National Geographic Society VOL, XV-YEAR 1904

Hubbard Memorial Hall

Washington, D. C.

Elementary Geography. By Charles F. King, Master of the Dearborn School, Boston. Profusely illustrated. Pp. vi + 220. 9 by 10^2 inches. Boston: Lothrop Publishing Co. 1903. $0.65. In plan and in treatment, and especially in illustrations, this elementary geography is a great advance over previous textbooks. It will create a new era in the teaching of geography to young children. The numerous graphic illustrations must appeal to the quick fancies of young people, while the simple, unpretentious language will hold their attention. The author has constantly remembered the words of Herbert Spencer that "a child's restless observation, instead of being ignored or checked, should be diligently administered to and made as accurate and complete as possible ; '' and he has also kept in mind the fact that the power of observation comes to children first and the power of reasoning later. As a result, his book will stimulate the questioning faculty which all young people have in such marked degree, instead of confusing and checking their ideas with elaborate explanations which they are unable to grasp.

A Mother Kangaroo, with a Young Kangaroo in her Pocket

From King's "Elementary Geography." Copyright, 1903, by Lothrop Publishing Co.

The book is divided into four parts: Home Geography by Observation,Geography through Type Forms, The Earth as a Whole, and Journey Journey. All descriptions and explanations are given as a story to the children. Photographs are exclusively used as a basis for the pictures of wild animals. Useful suggestions are given at the end of each chapter. The author is to be especially congratulated on his choice of illustrations. Each picture has some striking fact so vividly presented that the lesson is not forgotten. Some very handsome colored plates are given in the book. The publishers have done their part as well as the author. The work is handsomely printed, the type large, and the pictures clear and elegantly engraved.