cause of the War of the Revolution was "Taxation without Representation." Will you kindly explain? 4. Where can I read something about irrigation; how much of a "desert" is there in the Southwest? 5. Will you give a typical lesson in penmanship? 6. How should a literary masterpiece be treated in the critical analysis? 7. Can you name some aids to the work in Composition? How may it be robbed of some of its formality. 8. What would you consider to be a good working library for a teacher? Not texts, but professional reading. 9. Will you outline what is considered to be an acceptable method of teaching spelling? 10. Is there ANYTHING that a young teacher can do to reduce the terrors of a disorderly class of boys, long without a class teacher? BOOK "The Conquest: the True Story of Lewis and Clark." pp. 443. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co. $1.50. Nothing in American history has had a more profound effect upon the future of the country than the expedition headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, which left St. Louis in 1804, passed up to the Missouri and over the mountains to the headwaters of the Columbia and thence to the Pacific coast, returning overland in 1806. This magnificent conception of President Jefferson's has been seized upon by Mrs. Dye as the backbone of "The Conquest." The author of this stirring tale makes acknowledgment to many descendants of the famous explorers "for letters, documents and family traditions: to R. G. Thwaite, of the University of Wisconsin, for access to the Draper Collection of Clark, Boone and Tecumseh manuscripts, and for use of the original journals of Lewis and Clark which Mr. Thwaites is now editing." Altogether, it is the kind. of book that will solve for the teacher the problem of gift-giving to boys, covering, as it does, one of the most important items in American history. "To the young American-the boy in his teens-who has read of the brave Indian fighters of our early history, there is enough of the deeds of our forefathers and hairbreadth escapes to satisfy the craving of the most exacting."-Nashville Ameri can. REVIEWS "The Place of Industries in Elementary Education." By Katharine Elizabeth Dopp. Cloth, gilt top, pp. 208, 12m0. Net, $1.00; postpaid, $1.10. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. A careful treatment of the great subject of motive power in children and its development and culture. Chapter IV should be read by every teacher and every parent: it is indeed "a genuine contribution to practical pedagogy," that will do much in practice to overcome the propensities of the "bad" boy. "The State: Elements of Historical and Practical Politics." By Woodrow Wilson, Ph.D., LL.D., Professor of Jurisprudence and Politics in Princeton University. Revised Edition. pp. 720. $2.00. New York: D. C. Heath & Co. This notable volume will be a necessary and valuable addition to the teacher's bookshelves, particularly to the teacher of history. Departmental workers will find its pages of infinite help, treating as they do of the subject of government from the earliest time through Greece, Rome, the Teutons, the Middle Ages, France, Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain and the United States. "Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction." By Charles H. McCarthy, Ph.D. (Pa.) 8vo, pp. xxiv-531. McClure, Phillips & Co. If history is the keynote to knowledge it is because of the light it throws upon the impulses and the acts of the great who have made it. No mere recitative text will suffice for the teacher who hopes to be progressive, not to say informed. The logic and philosophy of events must be mastered at the fountain head; the vastness of the scheme is truly overpowering, but the teacher who desires to attain to a content of information must see and read volumes like this, giving scrutiny to one of the greatest problems that ever faced a President. As one reads on in this volume, itself a tribute to the greatness and magnanimity of a noble life, purposes are discussed and plans disclosed that whet the appetite for more. That is a great accomplishment in an author. Dr. McCarthy's work has had high praise from the critics; it is indeed a scholarly and masterful treatment. "The Rational Method in Reading" An original presentation of sight and sound work that leads rapidly to independent and intelligent reading. By Edward G. Ward, late Superintendent of Schools, Brooklyn, N. Y. Arranged and graded for first three years. Volume 4, pp. 250. New York: Silver Burdett & Co. This is the third-year reader in the Rational Method-a scheme of instruction that must have the attention of every teacher who is progressive. This book is a peculiarly interesting blend of purpose and matter, with appropriate spelling lists and illustrations. "The American Standard Book-keeping": High School Edition. By C. C. Curtiss, A.M., pp. 200, New York: The American Book Co. Script specimens, a careful grading of exercises, a definite purpose, and an experience of forty years in teaching are behind this new manual of accounts. It makes very clear reading; it appears to succeed in its purpose of making straight the paths; some of the older texts did not always accomplish this. "A New Method with U. S. History and Civics." By J. H. Diebel, A.M., Ph.B., pp. 96. Published by the Author, at West Unity, Ohio. Price, 45 cents by mail. As a quiz compend, this will be found to be a most helpful little book, and very well worth the price. It is one of a series of "New Method" books on Science, Mathematics, Geography, Grammar, etc. The History book is particularly commended to teachers. "Hero Stories from American History." For Elementary Schools. By Albert F. Blaisdell, author of "Stories from English History" and "The Story of American History," and Francis K. Ball, Instructor in Phillips Exeter Academy. 12mo, cloth, 259 pages. Illustrated. List price, 50 cents; mailing price, 60 cents. This book may be used either as a supplementary reading book on American history for the fifth and sixth grades in elementary schools, or for collateral reading in connection with a formal text-book of a somewhat higher grade. The subjects treated in the fourteen chapters are as follows: I. The Hero of Vincennes. II. A. Midwinter Campaign. III. How Palmetto Logs may be used. IV. The Patriot Spy. V. Our Greatest Patriot. VI. A Midnight Surprise. VII. The Defeat of the Red Dragoons. VIII. From Teamster to MajorGeneral. IX. The Final Victory, X. The Crisis. XI. A Daring Exploit. XII. "Old Ironsides." XIII. Old Hickory's Christmas. XIV. A Hero's Welcome. The book contains many pictures by artists who make a specialty of historical illustration. In its binding, type-page, and general mechanical execution it is a superior supplementary reader. "The Social Bearing of Elementary Instruction." By Rev. W. Poland, S. J. Volume II. of the Philadelphia Diocesan School Board Quarterly Educational Briefs. Paper, pp. 44. Price, 20 cents. A serious little pamphlet this, full of the heart-throb of interest for the young charge of the teacher; there is no gush here: much cold, hard fact from the practical teacher to the practical teacher. "The Sciences": A Reading Book for Children. By Edward S. Holden, Librarian of the United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., sometime Director of the Lick Observatory. 12mo, cloth, 224 pages. Illustrated. List price, 50 cents. This volume is the beginning of the pupil's introduction to the domains of astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology, physiography, and the like. It contains a vivid, interesting, and simple treatment of subjects about which every child is curious. He sees every day, for example, electricity working for him in a dozen ways. Here is an electric bell: he perfectly understands how to use it; but his idea of why it works. as it does is made definite by the words and illustrations of the bond. The electric bell serves to introduce the telegraph, the telephone, the dynamo, electric lighting, and power-transmission. In this practical way the other sciences are also introduced. The book is written in the form of conversations among a group of children. Its special aim is to stimulate observation and to excite a living and lasting interest in the world that lies about us. ON SUPPLY LIST OF BOARD OF EDUCATION OF NEW YORK AND USED IN ALL HIGH SCHOOLS VISIBLE WRITING Also other Important Features not to be had in Other Makes The UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER BOSTON, JULY 6 TO 10, 1903 THE LOCAL COMMITTEE IN BOSTON.-The most elaborate arrangements have been made in Boston by the local committee for the convenience of all teachers. Every train will be met by special messengers to accompany members to the hotels and stopping places that have been assigned them. No teacher need feel the least hesitation in traveling independently to Boston, and all may be sure of receiving the utmost attention. All mail and telegrams addressed in care of the N. E. A., Boston, Mass., will be found at the convention post-office, established especially for convenience of the members. As a matter of local pride, we hope to have our city take its fair proportion of interest and prominence in the work of the world's greatest and most influential educational organization. All the prominent cities of the country have held meetings of the Association, but no meeting has ever been held in New York City. This, of course, can only be accomplished through a membership sufficiently large and influential to be a controlling factor in the organization. HEADQUARTERS.-The New York committee have secured parlors, as headquarters for the New York City teachers, in the Hotel Brunswick, near Copley Square. This offers a very convenient center for the teachers of the city. Members of the committee with competent assistants and a stenographer will be constantly in attendance during convention week. All teachers are requested to visit the headquarters and place their names on the register. For further information, address any of the committee in charge. KATHERINE D. BLAKE, MAGNUS GROSS, WALTER B. GUNNISON, Chairman, HONOR E. QUINN, HARRY F. TOWLE, Secretary, Special Committee, N. E. A. New York State Teachers' Association The fifty-eighth annual convention of the New York State Teachers' Association will be held at Cliff Haven, on the shores of the beautiful Lake Champlain, on July 1, 2, 3, 1903. No effort is being spared to make this the most successful meeting in the long career of the Association. Addresses on the live educational topics of the day will be delivered by the leading educators of the country. There will also be several Round Table Talks on Manual Training, Geography, History, Civics, English, Reading and Oral Expression, and Mathematics, under the leadership of the foremost authorities on those subjects. A special train will leave the Grand Central Depot, New York, on the morning of July 1st. This train will stop at Harlem, and, for one hour, at Albany, to enable the teachers to have lunch, and will arrive at Cliff Haven in time for dinner. A special rate of $10.75 has been secured, thus making it possible for all teachers to attend this important educational meeting and at the same time enjoy the delights of a trip through the historic region of Champlain. Particular attention is directed to teachers who may desire to attend both the State and National Conventions as to the manner of purchasing tickets. Purchase regular one-way tickets to Cliff Haven at rate of $8.00. Repurchase at Plattsburgh (Cliff Haven) ticket to Boston, at rate of $6.73, any time within limit named above. At Boston tickets can be purchased to New York via boat, $4.00, and via rail, $5.00. The Local Committee of Plattsburg, under the direction of Consul General John B. Reilly, and the authorities of the Catholic Summer School, have made extensive preparation for the comfort and entertainment of the visitors. Special rates have been made with all the hotels of Plattsburg, including the magnificent Hotel Champlain, at Bluff Point. In addition, the many pretty cottages on the grounds of the Summer School will be at the disposal of the teachers. The cost of the trip, covering four days, will be about $19; for those who go and return direct, covering three days, about $17. Lists are now being made up by the Transportation Agent. Accommodations in Pullman cars must be secured in advance. Address J. H. McINNES, 100 Washington Square, New York City. SCHOOL WORK PROBLEMS OF THE CLASSROOM THE FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE Typical Pages of Plan Book and Orders Methods of Teaching United States Inductive and Deductive Methods in Methods for Kindergartners. Hints to Teachers-Emerson E. White. Departmental Instruction in Element- Nature Study and Ele- A Series of Model Lessons in Nature Nature Study Taught by Pictures. Zoology in the Fifth Year. Observation of Our Common Birds. |