The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19
SOME OF THE NEW
BOOKS REVIEWED.
life Of Henry A, WISE" Governor
Of Virginia,
BY THE LATE BARTON H, WISE.
His Grandson-An Admirable Work
Destined to a Permanent Popular
ity-Johnson's Fourth Reader.
The Wheel of GOd'-Notcs.

trsfed Bv Mlss Louise Manly. teacher
IN hudson Female Institute, Marion,
Alsbama. and author of southern Lite
eraturer 3d. IT, johnson Publishing
Company. Richmond, Va.
Zach of the reading lessons In TINS
work saws tho discriminating compiler
Is a literary gen. and was selected ana
adopted especially for The purpose OF lm-
planting some good thought or idea, 90
chat. f The pupil had uo opportunity go
read any other books. this work would
give him high standard of living and
thinking A careful pcIu-al Of the NOl-
ume cannot fail TO- convince even The
very capuous and critical that Miss
Manly has been far more successful ln
realizing her purpose than IS the usual
editor
The Reader" combines interest for
the child. with literary excellence ANA
admirable morale in very unusual Gee
gree. and Mossrs Johnson are TO DE
heartily congratulated upon their pun
llcatiou 10 ls ono which we should IKE
90 see in the hands of every school child.
Truly says Miss Manly that the child
81 The Fourth Reader Grade has SUE
ncieutiy large vocabulary 90 Doe able 20
understand the larger part OF standard
literature. AS TO hls psychological de-
velopment DE is always deeply interest
cd in Greek and Morse mythology 90
this period. Much that is Of value in the
classical course OF a college may Doe
brought into tho life OF the child who
never goes beyond the fourth and fifth
readers 81 the material of THIS charac-
Ter is introduced 20 him in tho right way.
The teacher must bear in mind always
that the interest which IS aroused by am
absorbing story IS tho means by which
the child overcomes. and comes into pose
session of. new and permanent additions
90 his vocabulary
For instance. John Ruskins king of
the Golden River could never hnd
place IN reader for the fourth grade If
only the difficulty of The works were
considered. but the story will be found
90 Doe $50 absorbingy interesting as TO
admit OF many apparently difficult words
being used.
In the process Of experimentation which
the selections in this reader have under
gone. 90 was the habit of tho teacher TO
tell the stories in The preceding grades
in the course OF the regular work. so
that when the child was brought face
90 face with tho task of reading the
original in the fourth grade DE welcomed
Che story as an OLD and dear friend
The difficulties vanished and the chief
ends Of The reading lcssJn-thc develop
ment of tasto for good literature. and
the enlargement of the yocabulary-we
attained. The book Us admirable for the
uses for which 10 was prepared and may
Doe urql4iihcdiy commended
IT,
in about one week The Macmillan Com
pauy viii issue The "Lfo of Henry A.
WISE. Governor OF Virginia, written Boy
his era us0l, whose death SIS presen,
b'ie- % nunoIeos in this community and
tAio-sho41 mo 5ihie-Alr. barton HaNal
" -e. 40 ln9 production oI the WORK
AI' "-ss attoled years OF study ano'
Enjoying a7 Ae oll' pee uI-ar advantages
ii rie way 'l @-eeaa-"lltly I'D much Una,
"ouia nave uecn inaccessible to any other
historian, ms mosrtpny has sep-ial value
as W. as special interest some very
o'9-l ilii.s. -4''a D-t-l-7 nave seen ,Ae manu-
n-4lpT anu 'Ho 44c.um U.s. UNANIMOUSLY
mas me "oIA wall take permanent ana
hsh place among Virginia historical lite
azure. hA-tIoNei-or Cameron, ln
long ana saAo-afly oluque, does fun
'-s1ee % ais merits. ana 10 have de-
server iitl Ili'7' ia oil i,sel sisnlloant.
mo pl4'ol..I'-y oi Governor WISE ls
one 70 lo-np' lio u.osIai mere -U'i OF force
.i-u O' INFANCY. as % WAS ana '4 lA-
te4eS't" Ih safe "49'oIS ana lh lIe aool-
ron thereto or NdiDdoie ana reliable
volumes VIII welcome ,hs biography ID
whose appearance d Keen personal ln-
terest at'aches.
me oooA "-ii Toe lot sale oy une George
M- west COMPANY.
NIL, ~
hiIu 4oFeiS VIII De interested IN the
DC" oi.moH-hIy magazine, hlfd Lore.
~Iil'n ls pI'-sHea 10y ihe Mtan.i'an
0oi'iNiii'' "i" e''i'o' 10y Il Ii"A NJ Ni'p-
man. assistant curator ln une American
MUSEUM OF Natural history I'D NtW 10fh
city. author OF 'HandDook of Birds OF
Eastern Nor.h America ana 'hird Life
INC prospectus OF tnls Journal names
among rs Contributors for ls@ John Bur
roilsns, hradlotd IorIey. Dr Henry Van
Dyke Olive Inoue Miller Florence A.
Merriam, Mabel OsgOOd Wright and An
ME Trlmbul Sios50n. and the first num-
Der, just ISSUED. contains articles by Mr.
Burroughs. Miss Merriam ANA others
well calculated 90 attract the rapidly
growing number OF bird students.
In addition 90 general aricles, book
reviews and editorials there are depart
ments Cor young Observers" Teachers
Gud Students" ana the Audubon Socie.
ties. of which Bird Lore is he official
organ. Ths latter is mder the charge
OF Mrs. Mabel Oseo0d Wright the aytbor
Of 'Birdcraft." "Cfnzcn Biri 20 e+e
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