The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
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| Emo, 499 pages Illustrated Price, S.25.
American Book Company New York
| This book will receive a hearty welcome
from teachers Of English. Ia furnishes a
| concise and interesting text book of the
history and development of English liter
allure from the earliest times to the pres
ent. THE subject is treated as a related
whole, and the general drift Of literary
thought is clearly portrayed. Though
philosophic, it is simple. stimulating, sug-
gestiVe ana leads naturally 10 original
thinking. II is not collection of biog-
raphies, for only sufficient facts Of an
authors life are gwen to make students
interested in him as personality. ana
10 show how his environments affected
his work. The authors productions, their
relation to the age and the reasons WY
they hold a position in literature, receive
treatm mt commensurate with their i'm
portance.
"Old Morse Stories" by Sarah Powers
Bradish. Emo, 2lo pages, illustrated.
Price. As cents. American Book Com
pany, New York In this book the author
retells some of the most popular of these
stories in a way to make them attractive
TO young readers These strange and
wonderful stories were an important part
Of the life and thought of our remote
ancestors who lived many ages ago in
Northern Europe. As they gathered
around their fresides in The long winter
evenings they tod Of giants, dwarfs,
elves and other creatures of the magma
ton. and through their power and inter-
vention they accOun ed for all the opera
lions Of nature around 'hem-as day and
night. summer and winter. storms and
sunshine, life and death
T,l,,
Sweet. author Of THE History of the
Public School System of California"
Cloth. Emo 800 pages. Price. $1O0. Amer
lean Book Company. New York. This
volume contains a series of studies on the
vital points of public school history, to-
gether with an outline of the psychologist
cal and pedagogical methods of instruc-
ton and mana cement in American public
schools. A knowledge of the history of
public education in our own country is
fast becoming an Indispensable part of
the educational equipment of every
American teacher and it s. to help along
this new movement that tire first part OF
this book has been written. The second
part relates to applied pedagogics in the
schools and treats specifically of modern
courses of study, school management pro-
fessional reading and study for teachers
and the application of common sense 40
rural schools.
1.-The Speeches, Debates and Resolu-
lions of the Chicago Conference on
Trusts" have been collected in volume.
The volumes are being distributed by the
Civic Federation of Chicago. The book
may furnish material for speeches during
the presidential campaign.
THE Recent Past from Southern
Standpoint" being the "reminiscences of
a grandfather, by Wilmer Richard Hook
er Wilmer. D. D., Bishop of Alabama
Published by Thomas Whitaker, and
Bible House, New York. Price, plain
edge 81 80; gilt tops $500. This delightful
book by the venerable Bishop of Ala
bama. has Just appeared in a third edi-
ton. The strong mental characteristics
of the author in evidence through
out, making the volume thoroughly can
did, truthful, forceful and witty. 1t con-
tains six portraits including one of the
author and is attractiVely bound in cloth.
The Church Messenger says Of the book:
1T is filled with anecdote, "reminiscences,
and sketch of men in a by-gone past.
Those of US who either knew them per-
sonally or by mutual friends, recognize
not only the portraits in the volume, but
the truthfulness of the Bishops portrai-
ture Written for his grandchildrens in
struction It has much sound church
teaching.
"a Manual of English History" by Ed
ward NJ. Lancaster, principal of the Gill
bert Stuart School Boston. Cloth, 12mo,
1884 pages. illustrated. Price $1.OO Ameri-
can Book Company, New York. In these
days, when Great Britain is playing such
! an important part in the making of his
| tory, this book, recently issued, is a very
desirable one. Since its publication sew
! eral years ago 1t has remained one of the
standard works on this subject.
big People and Little People of Other
Lands" by Edward r. Shaw. dean of the
k School of Pedagogy. New York University.
Cloth, 12mo. 12S pages, illustrated. Price
! 30 cents. American Book Company, New
York. In recent pedagogical practice 1t
! has been thoroughly proved that the child
! in the first school year is much interested
/ in descriptions of the Indian and the Es-
/ qumau. His chief desire at this period
is for new impressions and ideas to be
gained from descriptions and accompany
ing pictures and is even more keen than
is his desire for sense impressions of the
world about him.