Excerpt from Three Minute Readings for College Girls: Selected and Edited Committing to memory and publicly reciting patriotic thoughts are valuable aids in keeping the sacred fire of patriotism burning on our altars. Therefore a large number Of patriotic pieces will be found in this collection, commemorating impor tant epochs in our national history. The women of our country who are so nobly per forming their part in all reform movements in this age of reforms, and upon whose brows the century has placed the crowns Of illustrious achievement, are represented by some choice extracts Of tongue and pen. The classified index will be found useful in decid ing upon selections appropriate to the seasons and to the various holiday occasions. 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.