This Number (XX.) begins a new year (1860) and a new Volume (VIII.,) and F. B. PERKINS, HARTFORD, CT. THE 3 merican Journal of Education. No. XX.-MARCH, 1860. CONTENTS. PAGE. PORTRAIT or Josiah HOLBROOK,..... 1 I. EDUCATIONAL APHORISMS AND SUGGESTIONS—Ancient and Modern, 7 1. Man-his dignity and destiny,.. 9 2. Education-its nature and value, 39 3. Parents and Teachers--their duties,.. 65 4. Early Training-home education,.... 75 II. LETTERS TO A Young TEACHER. By Gideon F. Thayer,.. 81 Letler X. Geography,.... 81 III. SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE, .. 91 Plans of Union Public School-house, 91 Illustration 1.-Perspective,.... 92 2.- Grounds.. 92 3.-First and Second Floors,... 93 IV. MEMOIR OF CHARLES 8. Hovey, First Principal of State Normal University of Illinois, 94 Portrait,... 94 V. Os TEACHING HISTORY. By Karl von Raumer,.. 101 Aphorisms—what to avoid,.. 101 Correct methods,.... 104 Ultimate object of this study,. 109 VI. GEOGRAPHY, 111 Rousseau's views on tenching this subject,. 111 Raumer's dialogue on... 112 Results of experience in teaching,. 115 United with study and reading of history,.. 121 VII. INSTRUCTION IN NATURAL SCIENCE. By Karl von Raumer,. 123 Introduction,..... 123 1. Difficulties in the extent of the subject, 125 2. Objections to this study in the gymnasia, 125 3. Extent of acquirement.... 130 4. Where and how to begin instruction, 131 5. Science and art should be joined, 134 6. Mathematics and laws of nature,.. 135 7. Instruction in mineralogy,.. 137 8. Characteristics of pupils,.. 143 9. Instruction in botany,... 146 10. Necessary inconsistency,.. 147 11. " Mysteriously revealed," or unavoidable obscurity,. 147 12. Natural law and moral freedom,..... 151 Conclusion. Devotional method of investigating nature,. 152 Note. Collections or museum for teaching inineralogy, 153 VIII. GEOMETRY. By Karl von Raumner,........ 155 Geometry and Euclid synonymous,............. 153 Opinion of Montücla, Leibnitz, Lorenz of Euclid's Elements,". .. 156 Raumer's attnck and Kepler's answer, . Reasons for modern deviations,...... The origin and aim of the "Elements,". Intuitional instruction in form,..... Application of geometry in crystallography, IX. ARITHMETIC. By Karl von Raumer,... Difference between ancient and modern methods of teaching arithmetic, . Peurbach's "Elementa Arithmetices"-A. D. 1450, Algebra-or use of letters,...... Mental arithmetic based on realities,... Intuitional processes by beans, &c.,. Intuitional tables, or the visual element, True use of mental arithmetic,. Limits to arithmetical instruction in elementary schools,.. in burgher and high schools,.. Excessive stimulation to be avoided,.... Example of DeLaspé, cited by Diesterweg, disapproved,. Explanation of abbreviated processes,. X. PuysicaL EDUCATION. By Karl von Raumer,. 1. Hygiene, or care of the health,...... Secret vices-extent and causes....... 2. Inuring to endurance of want and toil,.. Opinions of Luther, Montaigne, Rousseau,. Discontinuance of popular festivals,.. Gymnastics of the Pestalozzi school,. History of the German Turning system, Consequences of Sand's act, 4. Training of the senses,.. Rousseau's views. Guts Muths, Raumer's nphorism,...... Pestalozzi's intellectual exercises,. Justus Möser, .... Herr Roth's suggestion.... XI. CHRISTIANITY IN EDUCATION,. 1. Pedagogy...... 2. Pelagian Pedagogy,. 3. Christian training, 4. Evil training,.. 205 206 206 207 208 907 297 208 208 212 214 214 216 216 219 219 220 5. Christian ethical training,.... 6. Anti-Christian and immoral miseducation,.. 8. Restoration of human powers,.. XII. MEMOIR OF Josiah HOLBROOK, Agricultural Seminary in Derby, 1824, Plan of association of adults for mutuul improvement, First Lyceum at Milbury, in 1826,.... Manufacture of apparatus for schools and lyceums,. Convention at Colunubian Hall, in 1830,........ Formation of American Institute of Instruction,.. Secretary of School Agents' Society,. Labors in New York city schools,.. Residence and labors in Washington city, Resolutions of American Institute of Instruction,. Recollections of Holbrook, by Prof. Russell,.. Tribute to, by Hon. S. S. Randall,. NOTE A. Letter of E. C. Herrick, on the Agricultural Seminary at Derby,. B. History of the Lyceum,....... XIII. THE PUBLIC OR FOUNDATION SCHOOLS OF ENGLAND,. General characteristics. By Rev. J. D. Collis,.. Dates and number of grammar schools, . Suggestions for moking them more useful... Benefactors and foundation of the principal Public Schools, 1. William of Wykehain, and Winchester College,. 2. Henry VI., and Eton College,.. 3. Denn Colet and St. Paul's School,.. 4. Edward IV., and Christ's Hospital,. 5. Westminster College School,.... 6. Lawrence Sheriff, and Rugby School, 7. John Lyon, and Harrow School,.. Nlustrations.-Upper school-room,.... The Servants' Chnmber at Winchester, New building and play-ground of Rugby,.. XIV. THE SCHOOL AND THE TEACHER IN English LITERATURE, Ode on a distant view of Eton College,. The alliance of educntion and government, XV. MEMOIR OF NATHAN GUILFORD,.. Labors for a school law in Ohio,. Public schools in Cincionati... XVI. Public INSTRUCTION IN Norway. By Hartvig Nissen,.. PAGE. 267 296 298 4. Asylums and special schools,.. Evening classes for apprentices,... Agricultural schools-Navigation schools,.. XVII. Modes of IMPROVING A Factory POPULATION, Experience of Edward Akroyd, M. P., nt Copley, in Yorkshire, Library reading-room, bands of music, recreation-ground,. Public bakery, and co-operative societies,. Provident society and assurance,...... Infant school, and working-men's college, . XVIII. EDUCATIONAL MISCELLANY,. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION for 1860 will be published quarterly; viz., on the 15th Each NUMBER will contain at lenst 320 pages, and will be embellished with at least one por- trait, and with wood-cuts illustrative of recent improvements in buildings, appuratus, and furniture designed for educational purposes. Terms.-FOR A SINGLE COPY, one year, (1860,) or for Numbers 20, 21, 22, and 23,...... 94.00 D All subscriptions payable in adoance. Volumes I., II., III., IV., V., VI., VII. can be had for $2.50 per volume in numbers, or for $3,00 bound in cloth, or $17,50 per set in cloth. A circular, containing a GENERAL INDEX to Volumes I., II., II., IV., V., will be sent by mail Postage, nt the office of delivery, paid in advance, will be about 36 cents for the four numbers F. B. PERKINS, Hartford, Conn. 1. EDUCATIONAL APHORISMS AND SUGGESTIONS, ANCIENT AND MODERN. a We had made some preparation for a series of articles in successive numbers of this Journal, embodying the most remarkable sayings, more or less aphoristic, of wise and good men, in different countries and in different ages, on the subject of Education and Schools, when we found the labor of collecting very much abridged in a volume of Dr. J. F.T. Wohlfarth, of Kirchhasel, in the Principality of Schwarzberg-Rudolstadt entitled “The Pedagogical Treasure-Casket :* a Theory of Education, set forth in the most remarkable expressions of the wise men of ancient and modern times." The matter is arranged under the following heads : I. Man—his dignity and destiny. V. Obedience to Parents. 1. Language. 9. Music. XI. Example. During the preparation of his "Pedagogy from a Practical Stand-point," the idea of a collection of the more remarkablo expressions of the wise men of all times, on a subject so steadily increasing in importance as that of education, had occurred to the editor with the more force because such an anthology was not forthcoming for his own use, and because it seemed to him that it would furnish a store of incitements to a holy enterprise not to be found in any other way, would disseminate the most fruitful seeds, and would offer a species of guide, .. Palagogisches Schatzkast!ein." Von Dr. J. F. Th. Wohlfarth. Gotha, 1867. 416 pages. |
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