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yorng man, l,e was aont to cnllogo, md thoro,
1aadp 10 ncarty forgot tho Language Of CGsns aud

younB man, he WAS Aont to co!tcBo. hnd tborn,
aa 70 neaFy fomo tn Of
It must bo q roal onIoy1nent to study Will,
such an oarueBt tcnchcr hn NJ. Lkmbort Lntlrcttr;
md. after sarefnlly o1aninng bis book, oo does M
professors Of Ynlo ai,tl Harvard ara mover weary
Of giving publicly to our authors genius for
teaching. Ono Of his chief recommendations to
othcr teachora to- "to nsk % 1nly oarnest qnos,;
Interested. Nothing ie moro conteinpitIlo Or
mora fTuittoss thun phrMaos which nro only
rltaacsa They arc oven po"orlesa to toacl'
ST. Lnueour's thought about tho study Of Tho
grammar IL identical with Herbert Bpanctr'B,
WHO says, "An grammar wns nadn Gfter Lam
guago, 80 ought 1t to bo taught after language
Imagine t'o delight of following tho now method
led this ycer tho b,ibjunctivo tn u volume Of
uoorgo Sand." Altogether, tho description Of
tho Conversations" Of tho clasH at Now naven
Of the tutors Of Ynlo llls ono with d pardonablc
Tho iiuhi 1ue7tion Ut II. Lauronrs short En-
gliuh trcatise, introduction to Teaching With
out Grammar or Dictionary (which aervcH ~
m introductory pamphlet to "oanaoriea ayco
nrcB Elcroa, "-socms to Us nnaNotablo only tn
tho affirmative: IFS 1t not clear, thcn TINT tho
,nonns Of learning THO words Of n language is,
not to thiuk about tben,, but to produce idcas
constantly, uBipg for Instruments only words OF
tho language QUO ia stulYtng!"
We would beg Of tcachorB careful exan1tna-
tton of H. I.a,irours boot; nnd, through its IT,.
PRODUCTION ino oIasses generally, y scen,s as L
re might l,opo Tint one Hill of Difficulty could
be torn down In tho path of tue earnest asudcns.
Iuistorlcnl Outlines.
| OUTLINES Or THE WORLDS HISTORY AN
| CLIENT, .iEDIEyAL, AND MODERN: WITH SrE-
CtA1. RELATION TO THE 1tls1uEY or CIVILIZATION
| AND THE pnonEE.s or MANn1*p uy WiLliAA
| Eur Ultnru uf tf?h}j snSt1 History Of tho
United statcs,'e1:. limo, pp. A1:. New York aaA
| Chitugo: Ivfsou, DlatctAt,, Taylsr L 20.
The necessity felt among Btndcnto, Of I'M
proved compcudiun,B Of history has led to tho
publication Of several excellent works Of the
Kind within recent brief period. Tho prcscnt
is QUO Of the best VIC hayo had tho opportunity
OF examining. III d long experienced III tho
| classroom, tho author has determined tho
! needs mud tho capacitiea Of tile pupil,
ana obtuinod practical hints TO guide hin
In tho selection aud tho arrangement OF tho mn'
turlais Of n textbook. III obedience to tlsc!t
| prompsiugs, lo han introduced Into his manual
Of THO worlds history tho aau.o method TINT
l,as proved go successful in tho ]arger classic
worku uo llas discarded tho nyetenl in common
,1Bo, Of constructing q historical skoloton com.
! posed Of dry facts, mad Chronological data. 1t
| rlaco Of this, lao hns presented o vivid genera
view Of Tho instisutionB and tho civilization oi
tho nations which hayo had Il prominent influence
on tho worlds destiny. TLo information whicl
ho gives Of eyory great pcoTle is vitnl md living
memory with a grasp not readily shaken OF. w
recommend tho work to tile general rcader nA (
book of rcforonce, and to schools as valuable
! hn1l1blpE.