The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-23

obtaining thorough knowledge o.
these subjects. The apparatus of this
school is of the most approved KIND
and from celebrated makers, and W.
are enabled to illustrate almost every
difficulty in mechanical powers, by
drOstatics, hydraulics, pneumatics
optics, acoustics, electricity, magnet
ism, chemistry and astronomy.
In the department of NATURAL
HISTORY, we have extensive cabinet:
in geology, mineralogy, conchology
pal9ntolOgy, botany, etc, numbering
several thousand specimens, by the aiC
of which we succeed in making this
one of the most interesting depart
ments for advance pupils. During the
past year we have received many val
liable donations from different portions
I of the country, for which we return
our grateful thanks We respectfully
solicit the aid of all who take an in.
! terest in education, to assist in the col
lection of specimens for the use of ouI
/ pupils. Donations will be acknow.
! lodged through the Guardian, and the
/ donors name attached to the speci-
] men.
We are well supplied with a variety
of maps, charts, globes. etc.
lza THE ART DEPARTMENT
| is furnished with the best models that
can be procured, embracing several
hundred of the Ecole Militaire, St.
| Cyr, all of Bartholomew models,
London, Casselrs Models, Kruesis'
Drawings, and a copious collection
! from the best art schools of Paris and
Berlin.
AIDS FOR IMPARTING INSTRUCTION,
Parents in selecting schools for their
children, should inform themselves
fully in regard to all the advantages
offered, and one of the most important
considerations should be, the methods
for illustrating and calculating all diff
ficUllties that may arise during the pu-
pills course at school. The belief is
cherished that the Atheneum is as
well provided with all the improved
aids for study as any institution in the
land, and in this, we are confident
that we excel. the great majority of
schools. To enumerate all the facili
ties offered here, would make a cata-
lOgue entirely too long for this paper,
hence We content ourselves with call
ing attention to some of the most i'm
pOrtant. At the head of the list may
properly be placed our unriValled
REFERENCE LIBRARY,
which is so arranged that it may be
consulted at all times by teachers and
pupils. Experience has proved hat it
is not safe for an institution such as
ours, to be content with q small col
lection of books on any topic; that not
even two or three .vOluminous ency-
clopOedias will answer all the ques-
tons that may arise, and for this rea-
son, on the shelves of the reference
library here, may be found fourteen
large works of this desert ption.
Among the number are: Rees' in As
PautalOgia in II vols; Britannica with
vols; English, 10 vols; American, Il
vols Iconographic; British; Metro
politana; Appletons; etc. Various
such as Appletons CycIpooedia OF
Literature, CyclOpoedia of American
Literature, Ure's Dictionary of Arts,
Manufactures and Mines, Davies
Mathematical Dictionary, Brandes'
Dictionary of Science, Literature and
Art, Pilkington's Dictionary of Paint
ers, Moore's Encyclopedia of Music
A Dictionary of Musicians, DR.. VIM.
Smiths Dictionaries of Greek and
Roman Geography, Greek and Roman
Biography and Mythology, Greek and
Roman Antiquities, Lepmriere's
classical Dictionary, Eschenberg'
Manual of Classical Literature, Eos
broke's Encyclopedia of Antiquities.
Allibones Dictionary of Authors,
Chambers Biographical Dictionary in
81 vols. Roses Biographical DictiOna-
ry, Klppis' Biographia Britannica,
Appleton S encyclopaedia of Biography.
Lippincotts Gazetteer of the World.
Many of the best Biographies, Maps,
Aliases and books of trade published.
Calmet's Great Dictionary of the BIZ
BILE Cruden's Concordance, Butter
worths' Concordance, Scott's Com
mentary, Henry's Exposition. Pat
rick, Lowth, Arnold, and Whitby's
Commentaries. Moody's C0mmenta-
ry, Doddridges Family ExpOsitor
Collateral Bible. Clarke's Commenta-
~, Horne's Introduction, Bucks
Theological Dictionary. Browns Die
tionary, Popular Cyclopoedia of Bib
lical Literature. Encyclopaedia of Re-
Iigious knowledge, The Bible in He
brew, Greek, Latin, French, Italian,
Spanish, German, etc. In English
Dictionaries we have the majority of
the standards, including Worcester's,
J OhnsOn's, Richard sons, Walkers,
Imperial, Websters, and many others.
In the Languages, our collection is
rich and embraces the best authors in
Hebrew, Latin, Greek, French, Ital-
ian, Spanish, German, Anglo Saxon,
etc.
The depart ment of Music is very
complete, and includes most of the
foreign and American editions of the
operas, oratorios, and standard publ
cations. We have made no allusiOn
to the general library. 1t is sufficient
to say that it contains valuable col
lection of the standard authors in
prose and poetry, and affords superior
for general reading.