Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-20
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rznRns AMOUR BooKs.

====- TsW WORDS ABOUT BOOKS.
-, Of our sshools and colleges develops
f'e ~ rA,eS w af,rd fresh impetus to the "a
an, Of the South to supply
gu, y ,.,.re,d educator knows that there Is d.
Sg,sn,,v ia shifting his text books to the 0iAs'
~ Ma scholars; and many of best eaen
or, aIrm that, IN spite Of the aoOd oil Soa00
,,,,a.,s the stores and libraries, very ie" A'e 80
- ,ba requirements Of Southern youth anu
- ra,y are heneefor,h rendered eh'iFey 20
~, ob,,ves that have taken place IN our 'UD-
-, Ia revised and adapted, if reiained ~ ~ -
sdsutiOns Of learning. ,.. ham one Of
Of school books has always oeeu 0HD
,.v,-L.s so4eulations There are, no u'"0 -,
-,.,,. and excellent works in use oy US anu
=, :, Last for a time in spite oil their Oe'Ue
90 No,,hern pens; but there has pee" SUN
s,. -, ,Iitios that TO prepare them na' OV
nN''N - Of trade: and those writers ana comp"
-, advertised most extensively, ana e'nPiOy
~, ,,..,,,., number Of agents, have saceeeu'N 49,,
~. l.,0pst amount of class books, aud e''AV'.-
V.,-e 49,. ,s,us,ion. Fashion, chiefly, ana no.lme
i'e - .av,need the sale OF them and the y'ei1i,e
t,.Sion IA among the fObles Of our pe0P''
..av 70 take things for granted, to save '"'H
-. trouble Of examining and forming 'neif 0"H
judgment, ..;.,,v;on and vet the Law
.,l,n,n.Se is the same in all h"grammN w
,Os,king and writing correctly, the cams
=. n,rnS IN each though rendered Perplex'us y
"a ,h..rae, arguments, nominsily to enugn'eH
- ,;.s-,llv 70 puzzle and disgust bin. IL" ~
-, :, matters little what grammar Is useu, iV'
N =. his own text book, and must Anu "'' a1"P'
,-..,.,a 70 the comprehension OF ms pupil iu'
- ssid with regard to history ana gooS'NpH''Ne
e,,,s rbieh have 10 be learned IN any anu e''''
CIV Of our sons and daughters can convince
49,, have thorough comprehension oil al 'he
" .hev already possess, we shall inoseu oe
,h,. ,he last new edition Of so ana so Is no'
s,.,h.on;np. In fact the craving Tor ne"
!. hut one Of the extrayaganeies 0' 'u' 1e'
eu'-''O' =. &c school books Is another. Let US
~. orr children TO make GOOD use Vi """' 49,
80, Dosse.z aud thea make themselves aequ
-, old standard authors that now lie mouli'
-, IN Sust upou our shelves knoWieose" "N''-
,,,s;lsrsd essential TO every Wel'educAlou
- Al while on this subject, we Wouid susses'
:, literature that instead OF raising 'he
e ,.b., few Of the "mOst popular aud freqaen'-
,e.s.l books remain in their stores, they would
,ct more wisely rather 70 Npa'e Wv ~
- Nm. equally excellent editions, and encourage
-, -, Of than while so good an opportunity pre-
,-;.,.lf Il we must coatent ourselves without Tue
s;;o, vsry few feel wiling TO pay extra prices LOT
IA ,ool and win find other means Of supplying 'pe Is'
fe.sncy. IT., - ,,,.;c ao.lers
,l.vs have upaa their shelves piles oil music niue
.sa 90, and which every few years must be sold Ou'
-, 49, a, i, the case wherever new music can
=. ,,o,sr.d. The aying for new music Is anO'n''
r,,i, The "!ast neN" song or mazr:ka must % pun
c,ses merely because IS the las no. because Is 'D'
r., IN, where il the yOuag lady whose TASTE Is eu'a
-, Ga, .. music and whose selections ere regu'a'eu
A. h,.,o,v ,.bsr than fashion. While Paris and Lonaon
-, s.t,hE,bi,c "Nsndelshcm Societies. and st'enu
inc classical concerts our amateur musicians are Hu
no,ss IN t,,.e for ouy the slightest and most Feesl
c,mpositons, and give up in disgust unable 70 pro
A.. no,p,.r p,oreeaus of Taaloerg, Verdi, or W al
l,cseptirely ignoring the Beethoven Haydn, h011''
and Handel school. to say nothing OF the at'rae ave
oosr,s Of later date (but not 1.-THE very iAS 'nA'
be out of fashion uuappreciated by the true
musician, and there are enough Of these compositions
IN opr music stores to furnish oil the schools In the
s,,h Bls our music dealers we are sorry mo- "ouu
rather ss the prices and keep them upon their shelves
m thew are soI to wrap up groceries, than to give any
announcement to music teachers to put them IN the
hand. Of their pupils, or to the public TO purchase
them.