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Reviewed Work(s): The Book of the Fair by Hubert Howe Bancroft

Source: The Journal of Education, Vol. 39, No. 19 (969) (MAY 10, 1894), p. 299
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 May 10, 1894. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION. 299
ture of the ideal must be lofty and beautiful, such as only noble, BOOKS RECEIVED .
OUR BOOK TABLE.
worthy lives and aspirations can present. Both of these essentialsThe Exiles and Other Stories; by Richard Harding D^vis; Drice,
are provided in the reader, Ethics of Success, which Mr. Thayer $1.50

A Bird Lover in the West. By Olive Thome Miller.

has adapted to the middle grades of schools. The precepts are the Tools; price, $125
$1 25 - This Picture and That; by Brander Matthews; price, 50 cts.
practical
Bestión : Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 273 pp. Price, $1.25,ethics that apply directly to the child's life every day, re-
New York: Harper & Bros.
Another contribution to Mrs. Miller's delightful bird lore is, it garding the use of slang and profanity, the possibilities of boys andEnglish Prose, Vol. II. ; Edited by Henry Cra'k: pnce, $1 10 - -
need not be said, a welcome event. The bird lover, seeking girls,
the high aims, good companions, kindness to animals, and many Shakespeare's Comedy of the Two Gentlemen of Verona; Shake-
others, making forty- six chapters in all. The copious annecdotes speare's Comedy for the Merry Wives of WlD^°or; with glossary,
trae rest of recreation, perches her camp in a "perfect nook"
that illustrate these principles, enliven and enforce the thought pre-
high up on a Colorado mountain-slope, and extends to her friend
etc.; by Tsrael Gollanez; price, 45 cts. each
Composition ; by P. Goy^n; price, 60 cts
sented, and teach the young pupil that his endeavor is for his whole
the reader, a most irresistible invitation to her charming cosy home. O Wakeman. New York: Macmillan & Co.
The blooming, bosky wilderness affords a wealth of resourceslife, of by showing how such precepts underlie the success attained byLibrary Classification; by W. I. Fletcher, A.M. Boston: Roberts
entertainment, and the acquaintance to be cultivated with many eminent men and women. The book does not " preach " but ap-Bros.
How to Teach Physiology; by Albert F. Blaisdell, M.D. Boston:
new feathered friends, the picturesque seclusions opening only to peals directly to the child's iudgment and reason, by its direct Ginn & Co.
the sesame of the rambler, the leisure ,(to steep my spirit in statement
the of cause and effect, both of good and of evil. The in-Schiller's Maria Stuart; by Lewis A. Rhoades; price, 65 cts. Bos-
ton: D. C. Heath & Co
beamy of its mountains so that they Bhall henceforth be a partfluence of of poetry is not forgotten, and several poems from Long-
me," makes one quite agree with his hostess that the pleasure of the fellow, Lowell, Whittier, Lucy Lar com, and others, are included.The War of Tndenendance; by John Fiske; price, 40 cts. Boston:
Houghton, M^in & Co.
tourist is not to b-* compared with that of the camper- out; andThe if book is illustrated wi h portraits of Longfellow, Watt, Gar-In Maiden Meditation; by E. V. A.; price, $1.00. New York: A
one must enj >y it bv proxy, one well may waive the questionable field, Franklin, Horaca Mann, Beethoven, Whittier, Napoleon, C. McC urg & Co.
precedent of setting up an alibi to serve hi* aims and ends, when Canon Farrar and Bishop Brooks, and manv other men whose lives Danish Fairy Tales; by Hans Christian Ardersen; priee, 12 cts.
New York: Maynard. Mprrill & Co.
the eyes and the opera glasses of so keen and appreciative observer present ideals of attainment in carious walks of life. Says Mr. Uniform Examination Questions of the State of New York in Draw-
as Mr«. Miller are at his service. When the camp in the Colorado Capen, closing his introduction : " Ton chi d g thus these highest ing; price, 25 cts

cañón 11 the garden of delights" is abandoned, it is butto proceed truths which should be the warp and woof of every life, and doing by Franklin H. Briggs; price 25 cts Syracuse, N.Y. : C. W. Bardeen.
to M a miniature paradise." The charm of Mrs Miller's bocks is it in an attractive manner, this last book of Mr. Thayer's shouldThe Elements of neoroeiry; by Webster Wells, 8. B.: pilce, $1.25.
Boston: Leach, Shewell & Sanborn.
not in what she gives, but in what she share?; wfce her it is receive a generous reception. It is worthy of the man and his theme."
couohiog breathle8slr behind the thicket screer, not daring to stir
lest the timid warbler be startled, or investigating 41 the secret ofAusgewählte Meisterwerke dfs Mittelalters, von
the wild rose path " the reader is admitted to friendly companion- Cakla Wenckebach. Boston : D. C. Heath & Co. 276 pp. BOSTON TEACHERS DISCUSS SCIENTIFIC
ship with her. The quotation from Lowell which prefaces the Price, $1 30. TEMPERANCE.
little volume is an apt character izition - Professor Wenckebach of Wellesley has selrctd the choicest por-
" To be compelled as it were to notice tion! of the great epics and folksongs which give to mediseval Ger-
All the beautiful changes and chances many its unrivaled position in literary history. Each selectionA is meeting was held in the English High School, Monday a
Through which the landscape flits and glances, complete in itself, and all are extended enough to enable the readernoon, in the interests of scientific temperance instruction. Su
And to see how the faoe of common day to appreciate the style, method, and charm of the original work. intendent Seaver presided. His introductory words expos
Is written all over with tender histories." They are given in a new high German translation, carefully made,
hearty interest in the subject. He said the teachers were g
and preserving, as far as possible, the form and spirit »s well as the
sense, of the original text, which must always be closed to observe the the law and were only waiting to learą, the best metho
Lablius : A Dialogue on Friendship. By Marcus majority of students who want to know the great productions doingofbo.
Tullius Cicero. Edited by E S. Shuckburgh, A.M. Revised the German intellectual life from the twelfth to the fourteenth cent-
Dr. Elizabeth Kellar, member of the Boston School Committee,
by Henrv Clark Johnson, A.M , LL.B. New York : Macmillan uries.
& Co. X 61. Price, 40 cts. read a paper on the effect of alcohol upon the system. As a mem-
Professor Wenckebach h5s written a detailed introduction, in which
To know Cicero as an orator is to know the Roman citizen, but beron
the intellectual and social life of the period appears as a pre puat of the committee, and as a physician, she had been a ked a
to know him in such dissertations as Laelius or Archias is to know
for the appreciation and interpretation of the spirit of the greatpast,many questions on the subject by teachers, and in her paper
the Roman scholar. The Archias is frequently included among which is revealed in the songs of the Nibelungen, Gadrun, Par zi she replied to those questions. Some of them were : What is alco-
val,
the selections of Cicero read in the secondary schools, but Tristan,
Lae- and Isolde, and in the prose of Luther, the V olksbuchhol ? What is its effect on living organisms ? What is the differ-
von
lius is more unfamiliar. It is a pleasure, therefore, to note Dr.
theFaust, and the other works which have been drawn from ence
byin its effect upon living and upon dead tissues ? The speaker
edition in which this classic is published by Macmillan & Co. Professor Wenckebach. briefly touched upon alcohol as a medicine and a food, closing by
The running analysis upon each chapter, and the complete notes, impressively stating its effect upon the physical, mental, and moral
adapt this edition to sight translation, while the vocabulary is ser- nature of man.
viceable for more applied study. Many of the notes are memor- A Modern Love Story. By Harriet E. Orcutt. Chi- Superintendent Seaver said : " When we want to know bow to
anda of actual schoolroom work, and are proven by the value of cago : Charles H. Kerr. Paper. 5 x 62¿' pp. 194. teach a subject, we go to the normal school."
experiencd ; the others of the original edition of Professor Shuck- This modern love story, like its subjec , does not end with theMiss Lanra S. Plummer of the Boston Normal was introduced,
burgh have been copiously rewritten altar, but continues, quite in sympathy with modern progress, to
Her paper was a plea for teaching scientific temperance, and was
As a study in the beauty of ethics, Laelius is unsurpassed for youngprove that despite misunderstanding and trouble, " marriageeminently is professional in the methods advanced for doing so.
never a failure when it is a union of souls." The heroine is a veri-
people ; added to that is the elegant prose of the master of rhetor- There were four ways in which the subject might be taught; viz.,
icians, and there is presented a study that co-ordinatep, according to table fin de siecle maiden ; she is devoted to her art, at least she
Introductory Lessons, Regular Physiology Lessons, Supplementary
the present trend of education, the purpose and the expression ofthinks she is ; not at all sentimental, until her he&rt is touched, Reading, and Occasional Talks. The suggestions, methods, and
secondary school instruction. when, quite to her own surprise and the amusement of the reader, helps for teachers were definitely and clearly presented. Pedggog-
she suddenly becomes a very ordinary damsel, none the less lovable ically the paper was a model, in both matter and manner of presen-
for that, either in the eyes of her lover or his sympathetic confidante,
tation.
The Book of the Fair. By Hubert Howe Bancroft. who is likewise the reader. The tale is pleasantly told, bright with
Chicago : Bancroft Pub. Co. Parts 12 and 13 $1.00 each. The most interesting feature of the meeting was the exemplifica*
incident and not too serious with reflection to make it an enjoyable
tion of theories and methods afforded by the class exercise under
Book XII. continues from book XL, the exhibit of fruits. holiday companion.
Among the engravings is a large one showing to advantage the the direction of Mìsb Priscilla Whiton of the D wight School for
liberty bell, constructed of oranges, in the California section, and Boys. Ten boys from the fifth year grade formed the class. The
another the California Citrus tower. The remainder of Chapter The Bigelow & Main Company have publishedsame A methods were UBed on the platform by both teacher and pnpils
XY. is devoted to the forestry exhibit, to which many beautiful Service for Children's Day, arranged by Habsrt P. Main, that is which
to as they were accustomed in the schoolroom - else the exer-
sweet cise would not have been the success it was. The children were
engravings are a very valuable index of the scope, beauty, and and bright as the dav and the children could desire. The
utility of this exhibit. Chapter XVI., partly included in part service
12, is entitled A Day with the Birds and Flowers , and comprisescharming in their frankness, freedom, and originality. The knowl-
reviews the mining and metalurgy exhibit. Numerous small twenty- illus- edge those ten-year-old boys displayed on the bones wonld put
six numbers of song, reading, and three numbers especially
trations give portions of this exhibit in detail, and one large, for full- many an older one to shame. The lesson was a review. The use,
the infant class that can be omitted without breaking the unity
page engraving is an excellent perspective of the department of ofthe service. The price is five oents per single copy ; $4 per shape, strength, color, and composition of the bones were given bv
mining. hundred. the class in correot but original language. Burned bone and bone
soaked in hydrochloric acid were examined, and conclusions given.
Parr XII. continues the mining exhibit, and reproduces in illustra-
tion Montana's beautiful silver statue and the asbestos theater- P. Garrett & Co , 708 Chestnut St., Philadelphia,
To illustrate the excess of animal matter in his bones, one little
Pa., have fellow seated himself before the class and brought his head forward
curtain, whose appropriate subject is " Reading Homer," from the just ready No. 33 of their widely known series of "One
painting. The remainder of Part 13 describes the fishers'Hundred exhibit,Choice Selections " for readings and recitations uniformtill it rested on the floor. The questions - When do the bones
and here may be Been exterior and interior views of one of with the preceding numbers. This series of selections has had angrow ? What makes them grow ? What hinders their growth ? -
the most
beautiful buildings of the Fair, and others of interest. The unprecedented
first led the class to the effect of alcohol and tobacco upon the system.
success and constitutes a really valuable library of
half of the nnmbers of The Book of the Fair have fulfilled English
all thatliterature of special adaptation for school use. They areThey entered with great interest upon this subject, showing that
ita announcement promised. In authority, beauty, and quality made withits great discrimination and care, selected as they are fromthe aim of anatomy and physiology was not lost on these primáty
standard is unsurpassed. our best authors, and nothing that is not worth coming into mem-pnpils; viz , to teach proper care of the bodies and to show the u&e
ory appears in the selections. Not only are they valuable for theof alcoholics and narcotics. As far as possible, they were obliged
school, but they furnish the best specimens of literature for miscel-to prove their statements from observations in their own experience,
Ethics of Success. By William M. Thayer. Intro- laneous reading and speaking. They are carefully condensed andwhich, alas, were not wanting. Pasteur's theory of fermentation
duction by Samuel B. Capen. Boston : A. M. Thayer & Co. well printed, the present number having several dialogues and was told in a clear, simple, childlike way. In ringing tones, the
5 X inches. 235 pp. wisely chosen poetry. The pamphlet edition is only thirty oentsexercise closed with. "Leave it alone! leave it alone !" and the
Not least perplexing of the educational problems of today is the per copy. Japanese saying, " First a man takes a drink, then the drink takes
question of how to introduce the subject of ethics into lowtr grades a drink, then the drink takes the man." All enjoyed the exercise,
of the public schools in such a manner as to make the study both and none more so than the children.
profitable and interesting. The old saying, " Example is better FOR OVER-INDULGENCE Mrs. Mary H. Hunte was in the audience. What gratitude
than precept " is the truth, and nothing but the truth; nevertheless Use Horsford's Accd Phosphate. must have been in her heart as she witnessed this work, for she
it is by no means the whole truth. Character bnilding, to bo stable has given the effort of years. " Whatever we would have appear
and " firmly knit together " must be established upon a firm founda- Think of your head in the morning after a in nights hardoflabor,
the character a nation must be woven into that character
and take HorBford's Acid Phosphate for speedy through
tion of principle ; yet in order to attract the child's heart the struc- relief. the schools." Ella B. Hallock.

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