Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-19

can Book Company.
| This book is designed more for
! the general student than for the
I specjalist. 1t aims to present in
form for ready assimilation the
principal acts and theories of Zool-
ogy. and thus give a comprehen-
siye idae of the science. The fact
is recognized that the student may
make the most rapid progress in the
study of this science through the con-
crete knowledge that comes from per-
sonaI observation. The Importance of
laboratory and field work in the
study Of Zoology is fully recognized,
and has led to the introduction of a Sc
ries of exercises upon the structure,
physiology and habits of representa-
tive animals.
It is a work at once practical and
comprehensive, and will fill genuine
want in the educational world.
Coleman's Physical Laboratory Man
ual. BY S. +. Coleman. Head Of the
Science Department, Oakland Cal.
High School. Cloth, 12mo, with illus
trations. 234 pages. Price, 60 cents.
American Book Company, New York,
Cincinnati, and Chicago.
In this manual the laboratory work
is co-ordinated with the class room
study and comprises 81 exercises, so
arranged that the book can be used
either with simple apparatus, or with
a more fully equipped laboratory. The
matter in connection with each expert
ment consists Oft. A definite state
ment of what the experiment is for; 2.
References to leading textbooks in ply
sizes, indicating what reading may prof
itably precede and accompany the lab
oratory work. 3. A list of the appara-
tus required: 4. Directions, sugges-
tons. form Of record, and discussion of
the experiment. The book is the out
growth of practical work, and shows
throughout that it was prepared by Il
skillful teacher.
The Baldwin Speller BY S. r. Shear,
Superintendent of Schools, Kingston.
N. Y, assisted by Margaret T. Lynch.
Principal of Public School No ., White
Plains, N. Y. Cloth, 12mo. 1aS pages.
Price, 20 cents. American Book Com
pany, New York. Cincinnati, and Chi
cago
1t may seem a trifie strange that a
need exists for a modern up-to- date
speller in view of the long list of books
that have been prepared in an attempt !
to supply this demand. OF the making |
OF text books there is no end; but most |
of them shoot too high above the heads !
of the pupils they are intended to in-I
struct, and hence are of but little prac- |
teal value. This has been so true of !
spelling books that many teachers have I
abandoned their use preferring to Sc
lect the words used in this study from /
other text books. This plan, however, (
has its limitations. Certain words Of |
ten misspelled do not properly belong /
to any subject of the school curricu- I
lum; and, more serious STILL words I
copied from dictation or from the black |
board are often incorrectly copied, /
and hence a wrong concept is
formed. The words in the Bald /
win Speller We're selected by class
room teachers after observing the !
class vocabulary for year. They in
clude. therefore. those words which re-
Guire special attention, and which will I
be of most immediate practical use to /
the child. They are arranged by years.J
from the second to the seventh. and
very carefully graded according to I
difficulty. In the earlier lessons the !
accentuation and pronunciation of the
words are marked. Illustrative SEN
fences show the uses and meaningsSof Il
words with the same sound. Among [
the selections for study are such favor r
ties as Whittier's Barefoot Boy" and I
"Children's Hour" The
book is based upon actual conditions in 4,
the school, and not upon theories, ana L
will be proportionately successful: I
practical teachers. Als
How to Judge Architecture a popu-
lar guide to the appreciation of build-
ings, by Russell Sturgis, A. NJ. Phi. D.l
cloth: illustrated: Price $3.50 net; New
York: The Baker & Taylor Company.
This book, with it's heavy paper, gen
erous margins. and eighty-four half
tone illustrations, is a beautiful speci-
men of the bookmaker's art. The text
Mr.. SturgiS holds a conspicuous I
position in this country as leading
critic of art and architecture. In this
work he has very clearly and cleverly
sketched the development of the mod
ern opinion of architecture. He has
enlivened his text with a large number
of illustrations, beginning with the
ancient temples of Greece, passing
through the great cathedrals, and COM
ing down to the great business blocks
of the present day and generation. BY
this means he has shown very clearly |
and WILDLY the influences which have
brought about the diversity of styles and |
deduced simple rules for the architec-
tural judgment of these buildings. No
is made to set up absolute
standards: but the reader is enabled to
lay the foundations for independent
and to learn what, from the
standpoint, are the good
and bad points in buildings.
More Five Minute Stories, by Laura
E. Richards, with illustrations by Wal
lace Goldsmith; cloth; PIP. 1853; price
$1.0O, net; Boston: Dana Estes & Co. |