, 1876-04-08

to he d echoolbny'a task md \
achooIboy's ambition. For II no moro occurred
10 mo that could found clam to any ort7t-
| nui.ty, becauBe Ut my particular rovanp-
tnz of piece OF common historical property,
| thnn thAk another should raiAo tho
nAu,hly cry Of "pilRiarisn," beeau.o
aach rovampng was bbs made. And, In
! originality wDrt!l sponkiug about must rAat on
quite o.hss grounds.
In srhooI.hia.orr, AS in ANY otner history.
tho narrative OF facts onn thing: tne eclcett'
Of material. the interpretation ot facts,
eho method. the teaching features.,-
IN wor1. all ths. CUES 10 mike
tha book A Eft~book,-sro other things.
l.et n1an w to make a taxt-book which tho
educators u! our country wilt approve, as thsy
| have approved the "Out1.ucs of History" snd
he viii s,on lcsrn .aas IL cannot he dono by any
:nst process ts rs o'at shroiEh which '.fnyessf9a-
n3t., tor woaA navs very ample foil; believe ny
history va maue.-no. not even by ''Invostt.
GATOR himself. th2nEh armed with = gross Of
shafpeat Shears. and pas:c.pot capaelo,ts the
tah Of Helie'befE. Tslat kind Of auccea. can be
won Only ny very stlhssanttal originality Of
tnetlud aud OF c1Ecutlon, atstl by anch cambina-
ton u qualities ~ VII Sstalizs tho hoox. To
say that That which teachers AND pu-
Lila ssics III the "Ou!;ncB" u The
spontaneous generation OF d paH:a.pot. would bo
ntore diver:ing did It MAKO it:htsr draft tho
credulty oi men And children. 40, afr. "in-
| vcAtlsaior, Judgments That 3ass ara net based
on y""r Kind ot evidrnce.
| 1he Jint critic NIL asa: In Tho tlIaory OF thla
book good II Tes. Ela will give tsA.-s
Ile 1hst critic Will ar ~ ts,ts book stlnll.
!ating. .thong!,t-awakenli'g helpful to the pupil?
II yes. LIE VIII gre psniae
The ]llst critic, freely conctdiny that sehoof-
DOOR ls CON np'lhtioi'. MI! leave to she Ecnyeu-
gera Of literature the task ot rAkius rP tho
wretellod nroofa of ho-called ''plasnriatn." and
vii! kslt only, Nhat use has t7e trfiter nidds Of
h,S t1dhr,ai3
Ilo 1uas critic viii d'stngush between two
Kinds Of indentc1ness.--tllat os tho craftsman
VINO, e"ndclo1ia ot Originality OF planu motive,
n1id spirit, freely draws from tho common Btorc-
hoaso am that o. the pirato Who puts on tho
naAA OF verbal originality to conceal his t!3ott or
the very essence aud sonl OF n baok. U.et no
sas, III parontl1obis that fsr aatiiors Df text-
books lave suffered moro than ruyscif from this
sort ol p'racyl
So4 N appt!21t1on to u1v OWN caso, 1 can but
any tha:. II the Outlines III History" stasl1s
these teat'. nnti Trosea aeryiecabte, uHeful
scloo.boos, It VIII probably fulfill all the fnuc-
tl9ns II was deslEnet % Botvo. aud. by 30 doing,
: "l' furnish ltH own sufficient rcason for being.
would net ofetpasS the eoAnd Of tnotes:y, but
teel raFranIca IN 1H.'t,s ovor asat;'st this late
ai'a p!aiols"noiiseu illumination OF mi cenaor,
sho mature anu une,ase! approval which the
DOCK mas recelsei from tue most authoritative
years Of proof. These juuEoa hse In tho book
| records; ANIL it Ia shat somek.iHy else ~hics
/ cliets their praise. Il in also that somethta;
etse which a1ohe woau mako inT s't'o to oraGl'
| A" AZ m,,,cr y. sctoo,,hoo,.x I. b,a a,ua.s
seemed 20 o that mr. fuIrt,on jlEa tbst Of al,
CT my cocneues) IL that ot tue arehttc Ct. CLAIM
I t"laVe mado certain ttes!gn a'd t' have built
,,, ,aaaa 1sluI 'pssct H. -, ~ .a
tiuI Of {, tjttiur n,ona tn noara inrsnn tsa mnr
Q l,larryn,an'A toll. certainly 11i no. Iiad til
supply been mora ,plont,fnt. l Should certainty
; nAss ueipeu Masne!a tnpte i1oeS. sH'l. csnno
+ ,,"ss t,,at Tn h,,lIl;nc is minennt vs.y rrnn'
: s4,e.tny Tor tho younrInsH,--ai vat mlno ow1,
Aud IT, to ead this poor wFansle tn single
seoaenes i.s' ,,.. ur,,.,.,," No..
t adn,ns 10 ,iaco ,nmself on tho oiss horn nj
0 q cettAin dilemma. wlic, tho Professor pro.
: ceeded smi'lngIy do. sealing httnse!f on one
Of she sad horns rus Tlsli II ~. moSt eomfoit"be eahs
. a'sa , ,r'n i,,~a,a. naO -, tt.oao
lies On which aiouc fnir and candid iulcmeut
eHn le passed on book Ut tue scope OF the
. "ons!snea; Or. knowing thotn ho chose. for
1aoaioi ~ - tay y. "nsa .osooat
,,.,n, l., ri. .tI Is.t cIin,enst rssnon in ,hn
ar.nuty uf a.audcr,-,lo statement of q half
truth. NiLL1AM Sw1SToS.
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TIAo'as1M tvH n5n fArGS,sl 10" y
70 lie Edlftr If lie Chicago tribune;
Cu1caoo, April 5.-You aud nInyesticator
: are certainly entitled to the thanks of eyor
i lover OF juatice for your recent e1ppsufo Of til
t bare. .facel plagiarism OF which Syiutou apne.r
q guilty In la " Outlines of tho Worlds 1I,atnry.
n Tho intelligence Of this ago ia loo kceu to b.
h IMPOSED UPON by a man who secks to spa:c
x glory from the latd-wop 1auyelR OF uobl
+, wr,tors.s Certain pateu, uos,ruuts m.y baye
O reputa,ton long aftor tLe,r merit coasos. bur
o rr1;,or ~ h,,.ta rrst v,o, o,,,so;.,o
= "t..e' y. oooA' "'"a' AoeP eo"ns.0oe
yo'd OF oneI6e 10 tae cnu. 1t
:, sail that Dir. Swinton read throue
y Webster's Unabridged Dictionary twice bofur
c ta ias,,o1 ~. .,all,, ho,,. Th,, rn. ,-o,I .nd
Q ,1auo" ,.' "sa - .1'.," 49, 49, a"s
u III" nc e1np'o}ea 'lle sau'e teta'''e 'AAc' III
i given tho samo relative Budy, in tue prepnfa
8 tion Of his other books, and especially hi
= q nut,ncs OF HISTORY" ho would nu
r ,,ox I've ao sov,ro,v ond ius,,v c,,,c;sc1
. Nv" ~ a,' "nu !Ne'' s''''s'oso
0 Hut no! Ambition sooms 10 nave
) osereaped itsolf. and ho has apparently seize;
!. h,s sharp pciBaosH, fresl pot OF paste, m q.
aor,,neut of English standards and a now hoo
| $50 - -. --.. .