The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1827-03-24

'ice. The I'd vol. OF the AnaIects Major. CON.
Jams an entire play Sophocles aud one of Euripoes
an" 70 tne eore more useful but there is no occs.
sHn TO GUY the book on this account, as rnoch
l more may be got for less money The note, viii
thus DE lost 10 the learner, but there \, noth;,a;
them which good teacher " ill net readily furn;s,,
oy toe use Of those materials from which ,h..
| 1otes were compiled. There could be M oh;.,:
| toa school or college book which contained Ioras
portions from the 6eyf authors arrsnyer in ,,oS
oIucr wHh snort notes in English, explanatory of
| me Greek diom, add other things which reo;,;r,
eSPanation--but there is no book of this d..a;
.Icn which 10 yc, in 'P
The Anabsss Of &enophon i, a good boot s,-
bes,nners; It creates more interest than the -.
p1dia--t ought TO be. read tbrouoh ana 60.
| knowlcdge OF Greek viii most cer,siniv be aco,ir.
cd hltertkc Anabasis, or With il when ~. -,
.o "a' mac ,one proneiency. my be read one or
Two OF the Piay5 OF Euriples. the Alcest;s ,he
bPp"lytns, or the Hecuba. The NIed,a ,xb;,,;s
m the Ana!ecta contains more diihcul,;es Thar
these From the careful study Of these d,ap,.s ~
Euuen. "iii acr've much valuable info, IN alton or,
the dioms and structure or The Attic Geek ,ut.
hc.cnt knowledge or quantity viii lie saioed NV ~.
study OF he tambic measure under tho d;rec,;nr r
tue oHor and by the occasional repetition oil select
fPa'.s -ucrcdotous may next be read and NOS.
portions which contain the most intere,t;n $500
ear'y G, eek History. Lib 2, Lib 5. e. &c A.
ter He' odotus, Honser's lIlad may be read and r.
ous"' NOT 70 DE read before: in tue study of Ian.
Snage we hrst dfe,t our attention to thai p.r;,d
when the greatest Number OF exee,I.rt 49,,
hscS and TO that dia!ers which they adopted W.
can then devote some time the language in it's
earier statr, aud 10 those da fects which r.
Gus eauses, eoutain less that i, worth read;,
FOR ehcse icTens q gooi knowledge OF CSe.L
ought TO be first derived from the good ,o,,od,;
70 Homcr's liliad, which Will then be studied A.,
the 'anaent anu general language Of the (.recL.
ana not as asiranse pnnlelligJe mixture of ionic
~ J!ic dialects, Poetic licenses, Sc Il is moi an
usual Tor student M t.e Creek language TO tesin
wan we New is,tanensi hs is the" INTRODUCED
cannot scadiiy be found or. explained In a con,r
t.exicon, he Is told, are sometime -tt,t ,Io
ouSht not TO DE ihey have been altered by addition,
OF subtraction OF syllable or letter. by The win
OF che poet, or by sumo other process to ,l; IL
name without a meaping Is aihxed- Xenoohon,s
Cyropania IS read. and the from io, ;nus
and the pupil may then be accommodot.t -
some Apoonias kbod a. si piece If rheocrit,s
which cannot fai to have the effect Of con,nl.Tno
the confusion OF tongues. s
it cannot be matter OF surprise after this. that
student has no distinct, notion of anv one p,r .
ton. or any one pcrict of Gtscian literature
"A similar process for teaching Ensli,h 10 a far
eishef IN country where IT is not spok en- would
be to put into his hands some writer whose ian
suagen considerably corrupted by French ar L..
tin words and iiionis. Chaueer would then he n
very proper suthoT-extfacis from Hume Ann
Ramsay ana Burns would complete M. e.uca-
ton.
For those who have made proficiency in Crack.
Homer'silliad and the Ody ssey u. Al always he
interesting books tue OLDEST Specimens OF Csre.k.
and the Oldest pctu.e Of the bar baroms manners and
/ cbNbNpSSo ooSttyS viii present 10 tRe IudIClOus
rc%Ger many instructive subjects for relic ct,or.
The Greeks authors OF The Colonies, aud those oS
period later thsnthehuic aelea, deserve the at
lention OF the schoar--but noDe oil these cook are
Che perusal Of Tnuc5Jides. the Attic Orators
AristoPhanes, and Plato, will perhaps be oe.t re-
u sGs %g sbsn, =. Goess Tor
The ususl period 'ey'h0
II Is mach to be regretted that the aniient ,.;,.
"c eoe'soh sucha manher as @ make them
.'l ana instructive This is dearly always
the faut oil tho teacher: whege there rranx 40
u many good books, where tieny yaIuahI hnI
are 100 oear TO be procuieo,.a very gteat ohs,,ni
i'pnt IN the way OF the teachers improyemen,
anu consequently the schoiars progress is also o.
The subject matter oil the Greek and Roman
writers !. neg eeted, and tie words are made onio
,u' and issgreeaoie. study, All who Try TO
language after they arrive TO years OF maturuv find
the study OF g,amtner md OF words very ,,ts,ms
they Try to make II more agreeable v TAX inv san
uooN tHiI coiudi; usefui and instructive matter
tnere Is no ieason why boys should not be led to
20 take some interest IN their studies in similar
way. Inc chief amusement of more adv.n.,
years IN reading many books, sderive ed from such
dreet or IN csdcotal notices as throw Eoht nm ,ns
'ou,s " me- ne moral and political opin IONS oil n
people NOW, 1t IS certain that The attention cveu
OF even students may tie directed 10 some sub;ect.
OF 'hi' KIND; Is certain, because in many god
private SCHOOLS II forms part os the system OF teach
inS and 1t IS mode that ensures to the nubl;c sat,
isaction o: feeling that hasl lea, ned us,b;
ana TO the teacher, pleasure in coa,mupicat en~
know edge and the gratitude OF those who learn
With this mode Of instruction, Ancient Hs,orx
wan lhronofeSy and Geography. are connected. +
"ouio oe unnecessary 70 point the bsst mode.
OF oolng; every intelligent teacher VIII a,,onr
TO the capacity oil bis pupils In Grccian t,eovr,.
Phy ~ VIII be important 10 give the scholar asru.
rate ideas OF the extent Of the Greek Statee ~
ing him compare aiso their area with some know,
standard--that OF his own Stale, for ipstnnce.
the Greek colonial establish msnts in italy nfrc,
and Asia ought TO be attended to-the great d;y;s'
ions OF the Creek nation To which each beIonoed-
their geographic al position, &C. II win be of NOR,
Importance, than it may at first sig ht appear for
Inc scnoar to know something OF the climate soil
and natural productions Of The Greek States and
CooEles-lhe study of their national chararter
and putty ought to be projected by inforn5at;or
OF this kind. The inteilig, mt teacher viii derv,
from variety Of sources the KNOWLEDGE which hn
impars TO his pupils, from passages of ancient ,vr
tiers, from books OF Modern travels and book. -
prints and antiquities. --Ci's journey through The
Morea may serve as a specimen OF books which
contain instruction on such topics, and make the
scenes OF ancient history familiar to us The Ger
man language contains useful books on IN ;s and
similar suhjetts-- MaDneris' Geography. Heeren
&c &c. - "'
Gooa maps, plans OF aneic,,t cities, correct y;.ws
OF celebrated, places aud other similar beios ougbt
10 be constantly iesotcd to for the purpose of De
ing the teacher and the student clear ana d;,,inct
ideas. The injury whirh the mind receives f,onn
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