New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-24
school as they should be in the public schools everywhere

in most places) given TO children in the odway. This
system proposes the natural, and Therefore the only
philosophic and atirae,ire plan Of nparthg common
school instruction in all its branches. 1tcommences
with the studies Of the primary and may e extended
through all the grades OF the Grammar schools.
We repeat what we have before said, hat this I'M
proved method is simple as well beautiful, and that
every intelligent thinking teacher, through careful
study and attention. may soon become familiar wilh'
and adopt it, Within the last few years. there have
been published In this country few vey excellent
works on Object Lessons and Primary Instruction. ex'
prcssy for the of teachers. Those wishing 10 Do
come fully acquainted with tho new system explained III
these wohs, should have them an IhS ere deSs'
mated u.s. "Object Lessons for Teachers aid Parents
by Calkns; MAMMAL OF Information on OBJECT Les
sons by Wilson; Elementary Instruction IN OBJECT
Teaching" by Sheldon. There is also small Element
airy work by welch. The writer knows OF no more
precisely of this kind but would recommend as works
that would be useful to Primary teachers hefoWing:
Northend's Teachers Assistants Graded Schools ny
Wells, Edceworth's Practical Educatoni Dr. Hookers
Chid's Book of Nature, his Childs Book OF Common
Things and his Carls Chds Book in Natural iiistoryi
Primary Geography; Hills First Lessons in Geometry;
The Progressive Table.book by Robinson; Cowdereys
Moral Lessons; Sedgwicks Morals OF Manners Schooi
Amusements by Root; Abbotts Learning to Ihink'
his Learning about Common Things and hn Learning
about Right and Wrong; Evenings at Houej Woods
Object Lessons in Botany; Gray's How Piints Grow
Uncle PhiIlipp's American Forest, ard LIS Natural
History. Prof Rennie's Natural History Of Insects
Ouadruped's, Birds; Mayhev's Wonders of Science
and his Peasant Boy Philosopher; Weiss Science OF
Common Things.
Let IL DO remembered that the most Of the above
named books are recommended rs works Of reference
and manuals of information HefI to fedeis, and not
at all as Textbooks for the chdro2. Those upon OBJ
feet Lessons while describing what orgh to be done
proceed TO show by illustrative examples how TO DO IT,
The MOTTO offered by author for the acceptance OF
oil teachers who would adopt this plan OF instruction H.
"Preseu TO children hirgs before rOrds Q. idea' be-
fore Names Train them to observe. 70 do, and 10 tell
Another essential idea is that b. this system each child
40 be kept pleasantly and probably actve-mcntGy
physically during al the school hours. This il TO DC
done by engaging the attention of the whole class ct
once and Offering very frequent change Of exercise.
Among other aids TO teachers inexperienced IN the
use Of this method there is offered by Calkins, daily
programme. arranged TO vary with successive weeks
so that II followed tho order Of exercises may to too
Wilson an Approximate Progrlmn,' for course Of
Elementary Instruction during tie first 10 years Of
school LIFE accompanied with full directions as 10 how
il may be Carried out. what aids may DO best used by
way OF illustrative apparatus charts maps. books, &c.
To show most clearly wherein this improved ethod
Of instruction differed chiefly from the old ard 10 com
pleie this outline Of helps for those Who would most
thoroughly prepare 10 Interest, and ins'rue' 10y Object
Lessons II may be well 10 enumera,c some Of the most
important apparatus which may DO used in Teaching
FOR Elementary Reading-Leitcr and Word Cards.
Reading Charts, National School Tablets. together
with Wilson's or Calhinss Charts. and Primary
Readers.
For Form-Chast Of Lines OF Form; Box q Forms
and Solids; Gonigraph.
For Color-Chart Of Colors, Coorcd Cards, Colorcd
Crsyons; Box Of Water Colors Glass Prism; Wors,eds
Of every shade and tint Of CooF.
FOR Nuro,or-Nnmercal Fralue, 'poLbles. mariios.
beads &c.
For Size, or the Tables-Foot.rue, yards,ick tape.
measure squares Of pastebOard one nch one foot and
one yards pieces OF cord, cloth. board Of different
lengths, widths and thicknos,cs.
For Weight-A small pair OF scales; balls and cubes
Of cork.wood, lead. iron; small bags Of feathers cot
ton wooden, wheat or oats beans coin, sand. shot
&c.
For Sound-Chart OF Elementary Sounds small bells
Of various sizes, flute. iife triangle, &c.
For Place Outline maps Of school district village or
city, town, county and State. Pictures and maps OF
divisions of land ana water as island isthmus. cape
bay, &c.
For Lessons on Miscellaneous Obects-Small objects
used in domestic economy cup. saucer. spcoa i. &c
70 those used in different trades avl nugur trowel
plane, &C. Textile fabrics, as cotton, linen woolen
silk In their different stages fronthe material to
thread and CLOTH Vegetable Products, ms blocks Of the
various kinds OF wood grain leaves. flowers. fruits
seeds Animal Products, fur feathers, leather
whalebonc, ivory, shell, &c. Minerals. coal, slate
marble, lime. iron, lead, copper, tin, &c.
by the use of such objects aud apparatus the teacher
cutyates the porceptiye and conceptiye. also the
MEMOIRS Imagination Of the child; and using other
objects and apparatus together with books, in later
years give OF food 10 the re1ectiye strength to
the reasoning and qucness to the ntutye powers Of
the youthful mindaidng in the unfolding and develop
ment OF each in its natural order.
For physical exercise It Is thought by better
that children should practice Casthencs. free Gym
nastics. lest with dumbhel staff or club they may
iDjure one another.
For the culture Of manners and morals the teacher
needs risije apparatus other than lip and tongue.
She openeth her mouth with WISDOM and In her tongue
ia the law Of Kindness But before any teacher do
this, she must spend hours communing with her jwn
spirit-with that Being in whose image the little m.
morals Of her charge formed-with the spirit OF
Him who. when earth. said Suffer little children
unto me- and forbid them not for of such is tho
Kingdom OF Heaven and also through the medium
Of many books holding with others who like
herself have sough guidance from wisdom and virtues
Infinite source.
IT'S plain from the above that this system Of primary
aimed to receive through mental cuare-
embracing in proper order all the ordinary studies Of
I'd 1hvaica nd lnnral disni