The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-01
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Two Excellent School Books.


this time should deeply interest
the educators and friends of our
schools.
The books are published by
Messrs. CHM g. Co., of Boston,
which firm, it may not be out of
place to note here, is the only one
of Importance not interested and
controlled by the School Book
Trust.
Apart from this fact however,
the books under consideration are
exceptionly well adapted to their
intended use.
The first one to receive our at
tention is "Grammar School
Arithmetic" by Prof. G.. A. Went
worth, of Phillips Exeter Academy
and comes nearer our ideal of a
practical arithmetic than any we
have yet seen, and we feel sure
will have a beneficial effect on this
important branch of education
wherever it is used.
The author has depart ed from
the beaten path of his predecessors
and has so far as possible elimin-
ated the ordinary routine methods,
which are so apt to produce mere
human arthmetical machines, and
has placed the study on the plane
of reasonable, philosophical
science. The presentation of the
four primary rules is clear and con-
else, while great prominence is
given to the subject of Decimal
fractions, which is a feature to be
greatly commended, as the power
and practical value of decimal frac-
tions is but little understood eX-
cept by the most advanced of our
professors and educators. The
other divisions of the subject are
Interestingly and clearly treated
in such a manner as to induce q
growth of every faculty of the
mind of the learner.
The book is also replete with
test examples, so arranged as tc
make the pupil we'll acquainted
with all the processes and capabil-
tiles of arithmetic as practical sci
ence. In an appendix the Metric
System of weights and measures
is clearly explained and discussed
in a manner to interest the learn.
er.
Altogether Prof. Wentworth has
given us the most practical and in
teresting arithmetic of the day,and
one that no teacher can afford to
do without.
The other book is school Hist
ory of America, by d. H. Mont
gomery, entitled, "The. Leading
Facts of American History" Thi
book is also a masterpiece on thu
subject and as it's indicates pre-
sents in a simple, pleasing, man
ner, accurately and impartial.
"the leading facts" in our histor.
from the columbian discoverie
to the present time.
The author has proven himsel
exceedingly expert in condensinl
and arranging, and we have neve
seen more history in the sam
space than is contained in thu
three hundred and fifty nine page
of this excellent work.
The matter is divided through
out the work into sections and tn,
subject matter of each section i
clearly expressed in bold faced
type at the beginning.
In an appendix of sixty-sevel
pages, the author gives us cop
J of the Declaration of Independ
ence, with the names of the sign
ers; The Constitution of the u. S
andamendments, with the member
} of the convention which framed it
, A table of the states and territorie
giving the name of each and its de
rivatiUn, date of admission, wher
where and by whom settled, arei
in so. miles with population in 179
} and 1890; chronological table q
the principal dates in our history
list of the principal books ol
American history; a list of NOR
than $50 questions for examination
and Topical Analysis of our hist
ory as presented in the body of tn
work.
A careful examination of thi
work will, we are satisfied, con
vince any competent judge tina
this is the. best school School Hist
tory ever offered to the public
lwhlle its very low introduction