National Government in teaching the Government of the State. Again, there is considerable matter in Part II. that the teacher should not attempt to teach or the pupil to learn. The lists of Minor State Departments, State Institutions, and Governors are given for information and reference, and not for study. The same may be said of the names of Senate and House Committees, the Judicial Districts, and all similar matter. Attention is also drawn to the explanatory note to Chapter X. Teachers who are seeking a broader view of the National Govern. ment than can be found in this volume, are referred to the AMERICAN GOVERNMENT by the Senior Author. ANN ARBOR, MICH., November 15, 1896. THE COMPOSITION OF CONGRESS AND THE ELECTION OF ITS MEMBERS. 274-286 ITS METHODS OF DOING BUSINESS 287-293 XXXII. IMPEACHMENT OF CIVIL OFFICERS.. 294-297 XXXIII. GENERAL POWERS OF CONGRESS.. 298-310 XXXIV. ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT... . . . . . . . SOME BOOKS ON OHIO HISTORY. Literature relating to Ohio is abundant. A few titles will be given, with notes and comments: 1. HOWE, HENRY: Historical Collections of Ohio. This wellknown work first appeared in one volume in 1847. A centennial edition, in three volumes, was published in 1890, forming, as the title pages state, an encyclopedia of the State. While it is an admirable book for the teacher and general reader, it is not above the pupils of the public schools who study history. The work belongs to the State, the Legislature having purchased it of the original publishers. Moreover, the Legislature at the session of 1896 ordered the publication of a large edition for distribution and sale at first cost. 2. HINSDALE, B. A.: The Old Northwest, with a View of the Thirteen Colonies as Constituted by the Royal Charters. New York, 1888. While this work deals primarily with the Northwest of a century ago, it still contains several chapters devoted largely or wholly to Ohio topics. It is believed to contain the fullest extant account of the Western land claims and cessions. It is a book for teachers and general readers rather than pupils. 3. KING, RUFUS: Ohio. First Fruits of the Ordinance of 1787 (one of the series entitled "American Commonwealths"). Boston. This is the best compendious history of Ohio. 4. BLACK, ALEXANDER: The Story of Ohio. Boston, D. Lathrop & Co. (one of the series called "The Story of the States"). This work is less valuable than Mr. King's, but more popular. 5. HILDRETH, S. P.: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of the Early Pioneer Settlers of Ohio, with Narratives of Incidents and Occurrences in 1775. Cincinnati, 1852. 6. HILDRETH, S. P.: Pioneer History: Being an Account of the First Examinations of the Ohio Valley and the Early Settlement of the Northwest Territory. Cincinnati, 1878. Dr. Hildreth's volumes are invaluable to the student of Ohio history. Unfortu nately, they are out of print, but they can be found in libraries and in second-hand book stores. 7. REID, WHITELAW: Ohio in the War; Her Statesmen, Generals, and Soldiers. 2 vols. This is a book of great value. The Robert Clarke Co., Cincinnati, publish many works of the greatest value relating to Ohio and Ohio subjects. The following are books for the teacher, student, and general reader rather than the pupil in the public schools: 8. SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY: The St. Clair Papers. The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair, etc. 1882. 2 vols. A contribution of the greatest value to the history of the State. 9. CUTLER, WILLIAM PARKER and JULIA PERKINS: Life, Journals, and Correspondence of Manasseh Cutler, LL.D. 2 vols. 1888. .11. VENABLE, W. H.: The Beginnings of Literary Culture in the Ohio Valley; Historical and Biographical Sketches. 1891. The volumes of the "Ohio Valley Historical Series," also published by the Robert Clarke Co., are a mine of information relating to the State. Probably every county and considerable city in the State has been made the subject of one or more county or city histories. Many towns and townships have been similarly treated. Some of these books are poorly prepared and are of little value; some of them are excellent; most, if not all, contain material that the teacher can use to advantage for the purpose of interesting the pupil and developing the historical sense. The study of history, like the study of geography, should begin at home. Good material also appears from time to time in the magazines and newspapers, and children, if put on the scent, will watch for it. Admirable historical articles are of frequent occurrence in the magazines. For example, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt contributed "St. Clair's Defeat" and "Mad Anthony Wayne's Victory" to Harper's New Monthly Magazine for February and April, 1896. Charles Nordhoff's Politics for Young Americans is an excellent work for both teacher and pupil. Alexander Johnston's History of American Politics should be in the hands of every teacher of United States History and Civil Government. Reference is also made to B. A. Hinsdale's How to Study and Teach History. D. Appleton & Co., New York, 1894. (Particularly the last chapter, entitled Teaching Civics "), and the same writer's articles in The Ohio Educational Monthly, September, October, and November, 1896. |