The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-21 00:00:00

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Much has been written on Theories of Edttitittioa;
but Education is a practical science, and there. are few,
persons engaged in the actual tiachingof children, who
are enabled to do more than use the best tools with skill
and zeal. The tools of tutors are books, and the best
toON are the best elementary books. The actual
improvements Ii education resolve themselves, there-
fore, nto the actual improvement of books, or of the
tools by which children are to be taught; and whatever
may be the speculations or theories of ingenious and
well-intentioned persons they are utterly useless, with
they are practically adapted to the actual business
of a school, and converted IMO tools for the use of the
master or governess. The Principles of Geometry were
• well known before the age of Euclid, yet all mankind
have agreed in acknowledging the merit of Euclid. who
. first collected and arranged them into one book ; by
means of which Geometry could be taught to youth.—
In this respect Euclid was a book-maker ; yet. in spite
of an employment often abused, be is deservedly consi-
• dered as one of the fathers of the sciences, and receives
the plaudits and gratitude of all posterity.
Some degree of praise, therefore. is due to those who.
in our time, have, by improved elementary books, ex. I
tended the sphere of education and exhibited the els-
meats of various knowledge, in such improved, con-
densed, and attractive forms, as supply teachers of
youth with improved tools for imparting instruction...
Every parent, schoolmaster, and governess, is eoaw.
tent to decide in this question, who takes the trouble
to compare tlithisooks now presented to their adoption
with those in general use in their own childhood. It
may consequently be taken for granted that improved
books will be recognised as the improved tools of edu-
cation, and as the only practical improvement which
education has received ; and it will then constitutes de-
sirable species of information to give a list of many mo-
dern hooks, which are justly considered as possessed of
those improved features which entitle them to adoption
in our schools.
It is a matter of general notoriety that the public are
indebted for these improved tools, by which the sphere of
liberal education has been extended, and the means of
teachilig rendered efficacious to the original views and
perseverance of an eminent iondon Publisher; whose
plans have embraced every branch of liberal education,
and to whose improved works, in common justice, the
attention of the public may. without impropriety, be
directal.
• Classed according to their several subjects, they are
rue follow
• . leoefint Class.—Pelham's London
with the accidents of children—Mavor's Spell-
ing Book—Pelbam's Parent Catechism, with a clock-
face, and the accidents of children—Blair's Reading Ex.
ercises—Aiki El's Poetry for children.-2d. Class. Blair's
Class Book—Pratt's Classical English PcietryGold.
smith's Biographical Class Book.
Arithesetie--Joyee's, with its Key.
eg Groinsemse.—Blair's English Grammar, with
Exercises and Questions.
Beglish Cosnimaitio!s.—lrving's Elements, with
Adair s Questions—Blair's Models of Juvenile Letters.
Book-Keeping.--James Morrison's Elements, with his
blank sets of ruled Account Books.
General Science.—The Universal Preceptor with its
Six Hundred Questions—The Book of Trades—Clarke's
Hundred Wonders of the World—Witchell's Universal

Catechist.
Drawing.—Hamilton's Elements of Drawing—Cha.
loo's Animals—Natte's Rural Scenery.
• Geography.—Goldsmith's Grammar of General Geo-
graphy—also his British Geography—lds Geographical
Copy-booky, or Blank Maps—bis 'School Atlas, with
Problems on Maps—his Popular System of Geography-4
- Travels of Rolando—lPrioes Universal Traveller.--
Prior's All ths Voyages round the World—the Journal
of Voyages and Travels.
History.—Robinson's Grammar of History—his An..
dent History—his Modern History—his History Of
England, with 100 Eavings—Adair's Questions 44
Goldsmith's England-Gait's Pictures, drawn from Env
Qsb, Scottish, and Irish History.
Biographt.—Goldsmith's Biographical Class Book—
Alleroes British Nepos—his Abridgment of Plutarch—
Watkins's Scripture Biography
Natural History.—Mayor's Elements.
Natural Philooophy.—Blair's Grammar of Natural
and Experimental Philosophy—Mitchell's Universal Ca-
techist.
Astronomy.—Squire's Elements of Grammar—Won-
ders of the Heavens.
lieligion.—Barrow's Questions on the Old and the
New Testament; his Sermons for Schools; Randall's
Grammar of Sacred History ; Watkins's Scripture But-
grspbv ; Nightingale's Account of all Religions.
Alaihentatice.—Crocker's Land Surveying ;
,son's Popular Elements of Mathematics, which includes
Euclid, and the pure and mixed Mathematics.
Stenography.—Mavor's System.
llfunc.—Busby's Dictionary.
French.—Bossut's First French Book of three thou-
sand words; his Conversation, or Phrase Book; his
First Grammar ; his Exercises ; Lecons Francalses, par
M.M. Noel et dela Place.
En.— Bossut's Latin Word Book; Bossut's Latin
Phrase Book ; Johnson's Grammar of Classical Litera-
ture.
Italian.—Bossues Italian Word Book; Bossut's
Rao Phrase Book.
English Constitution.—Gifford's Abridgement of
Dlackstone's Comoseutaries ; Goldsmith's British Gee-
grapby.
In the practical subdivision of these studies, through
'the periods of youth usually allotted to education, an ar-
rangement, something like the following,..varied for dif-1
ferent capacities, has been found to answer
Previews to the eighth year.—The London Primer-1
Mercies Spelling-Book—Pellianes First Catechism—
Illaies Reading Exereises—Aikin's Poetni.
Eighth and ninth years.—Wmkives Scripture Bio-
Wephy—Mayor's Nepos—Blair's Class Book-4114es
orld displayed-L.B°meg Latin Vii•rd Book and
French Word Book—Joyce's Arithmetic—Bliies Eng-
lish Grammar.
Tenth and eleventh yeare.—Ooldsonith's Biographical,
Class Book —Pratt and Mayors, Classical Poetry—Bar-
row's Questions.on the Old and New Testannot=roold-
'smith's Grammar of Geography and, his Geographical,
and Astronomical Copy Books—Bossut's French Gram-
mar and the Latin Grammar Books—Mayor's Natural
,History-,-Gall's .Historical Pictures—Blair's Models of
Letters. . •
Twelfth Us' versal Preoeptor—Bossnesl
French Exercises. and Latin Exercises—Robinsoo's An-
shent H story—Mayor's Pin ta rcli —Wo ode rs of the World
and Wonders of the Heareps—Robinsmes Grammar of
History—Ranciall's.Graponar of Sacred History—Gold-
smith's British Geography.
TAirtecoith yetsr.—Noel's Lecons Francaise and Latin
Classics—Volinsoa's Grammar of Classical Literature—
Mitchell's"' Universal Catechist—Goldsniith's Illnstra
tions of Geography—Robinson's History of England.
Fourteenth andfifleenth years.—lrvin 's Elements of
Composition—Blair's Grammar of Natural Philosophy—.
Gifford's Blackstone—Squire's Asteanomy—Nicholsoies
,Mathematies—The Book or Tradrs.—ltobinson's
.dern History'—Prior's All the Voyages ienumi the World
and Universal Traveller—Morruion's Boolulueepiag—
Hamilton's Elements of Drawing.
Other subjects andothee books may be selected and pre-
ferred, but this list is sufficient to prove the power wbieh
possessed by-the modern tutor of extending and diver-

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