principal portion of this is expended for publications, researches, lectures, library, museum, and gallery of art. - ANTIOCH COLLEGE. We are pleased to learn that President Hill, of Antioch College, has succeeded in raising nearly five hundred dollars more than was needed for paying the arrearages of salaries due the Professors in that institution, and also in raising more than the required guaranty for the expenses of the current year. Transcript. THE ASTOR LIBRARY of New York city was increased by about 6,000 volumes during the year 1860, at an expense of $13,328. The library now contains in all about 116,000 volumes, and the number consulted during the last year was 59,516. Akron, Ohio. The report of the Board of Education, and the report of the Superintendent, I. P. Hale, Esq., are valuable documents, and show that the schools of this place are in a flourishing condition. EDUCATION IN INDIA. — Sir George Clark, the Governor of Bombay, has issued a minute on the education report of Mr. Howard for 1859-60. His Excellency does not agree with Mr. Howard that the English schools have been "starved to benefit the vernacular," as they receive a sum of 155,389 rupees out of the total grant of 372,440 rupees. The number of schools in Bombay, chiefly vernacular, increased from 291 in 1855 to 761 in 1860, and the number of pupils in the same period from 23,681 to 44,166. In Bengal the number of schools, chiefly English, increased from 147 in 1855 to 592 in 1860, and the scholars numbered, in 1855, 12,865, to 40,366 in 1860. This progress, which has been equally rapid in other provinces, is very remarkable when it is remembered that a check was placed on the expenditure on the outbreak in 1857. — Journal of Education for U. C. BOOK NOTICES. METHOD OF CLASSICAL STUDY: Illustrated by Questions on a few Selections from Latin and Greek Authors. By SAMUEL H. TAYLOR, LL. D., Principal of Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. Boston: Brown & Taggard. 1861. pp. 154. The wide reputation of Dr. Taylor, as a teacher of the classics, will not fail to obtain for his work the attention of other classical teachers. The design of this volume is excellent, and it has been well executed. Brief selections have been made from Latin Fables, Nepos, Cicero, Virgil, the Anabasis, and the Iliad. To these selections questions are adapted, relating to all the departments of Grammar, and also to Ancient History and Geography. These questions are valuable in their application to the passages selected; but their chief value consists in this: that they plainly indicate the true way of studying and teaching any classical author, by showing the kind of questions a teacher ought to ask, and his pupils to answer. The number of such questions, to be given to a particular class, must of course be governed by time and other circumstances. Classical teachers will, we are sure, gladly recognize their obligation to Dr. Taylor for this fresh contribution to the cause of thorough scholarship. MANUAL OF AGRICULTURE, FOR THE SCHOOL, THE FARM, AND THE FIRESIDE. By GEORGE B. EMERSON, Author of a Report on the Trees and Plants of Massachusetts; and CHARLES L. FLINT, Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston. 1862. pp. 306. [Published under the sanction of the State Board of Agriculture.] The importance of scientific agricultural knowledge has, of late years, been generally admitted. It has also been conceded that the common schools ought, in some way, to contribute directly to the advancement of agriculture. "How can this be done?" has been a question difficult to answer. Several works on "Agricultural Chemistry" have been compiled, and, to a small extent, have been introduced into the higher schools, with results, however, not very satisfactory. The authors of the volume before us- the one an eminent practical educator, the other the head of the State Board of Agriculture—have with great skill prepared a text-book which seems to us well fitted to the end in view. Its style is simple; its matter interesting and practical. Although it embraces considerable scientific knowledge, it is within the reach of our common schools; and may be studied by the older children, and read by their parents, with pleasure and profit. We doubt not that the study of this manual will increase the agricultural wealth of the State. MAYHEW'S PRACTICAL BOOK-KEEPING; embracing Single and Double Entry, Commercial Calculations, and the Philosophy and Morals of Business. By IRA MAYHEW, A. M., author of "Means and Ends of Universal Education." Boston: Chase, Nichols & Hill. 1861. This popular treatise on Book-Keeping has reached its sixtieth edition. Having used this work as a class text-book, we feel confident in endorsing its great merits. As a book suited to the wants of the great majority of scholars, it has, for nearly ten years, justly and widely commanded the public favor. Teachers who are not already familiar with it, will do themselves a favor if they obtain and examine a copy of the present handsome edition. THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND SINCE THE ACCESSION OF GEORGE III. 1760 To 1860. BY THOMAS ERSKINE MAY, C. B. In two vols. Vol. I. Crosby & Nichols, notwithstanding the "hard times," have just brought out this valuable work in this country. All who are acquainted with Hallam (and all ought to be) will desire to have this continuation of the same subject. It is treated in an able manner, and the work is the more interesting that it comes down to our own times and shows us the present condition and workings of the English government. The second volume has not yet been published. HALL'S JOURNAL OF HEALTH. This well-known journal commences a new volume with the January number. It has, as it deserves, a wide circulation, and its articles, copied into newspaper and periodical, circulate everywhere. NEW SCHOOL INKSTAND. -We have been shown by Orrin N. Moore, Esq., 12 Water St., Boston, a very beautiful Inkstand for school desks. We like it much. It is, in some respects, superior to anything of the kind which we have seen. An advertisement of the Inkstand and Filler may be found on our advertising pages. Those who are contemplating any change of SCHOOL BOOKS are invited to examine the following STANDARD WORKS: Eaton's Primary Arithmetic. Colburn's Mental Arithmetic. Eaton's Treatise on Written Arithmetic. This has been the exclusive series for the past three years, authorized in the Boston Public Schools, and is used with the best results. It is extensively in use throughout the country. The Mental Arithmetic of WARREN COLBURN has long been the chief book of its kind, and is used EVERY WHERE. Worcester's History. This is a well-known book of high value, and an acquaintance with the revised edition is now required for admission to Harvard College; it is a UNIVERSAL HISTORY. Smellie's Philosophy of Natural History. This is an entirely new edition re-written by Dr. JOHN WARE, and illustrated with over fifty elegant engravings. This is the STANDARD TEXT-BOOK in use in schools on this subject. The Universal Speaker. Those seeking new and interesting matter for school declamation and dialogues, will do well to examine this original work., Philbrick's Primary School Tablets. The Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools has furnished in these Tablets a new and invaluable aid to Primary instruction. Taylor's Method of Classical Study. The Principal of the famed Phillips Academy, at Andover, has in this little volume laid open the SECRET of his great success. The above books are already extensively in use, being original, well established works of their kind from authors of established reputation. Teachers and school officers contemplating any change of Text-Books, in any of these departments, are earnestly requested to examine these books. VERY LIBERAL TERMS made for first introduction, making it more economical to use the best Text-Books than to continue with inferior ones. Copies of books furnished for examination, with reference to introduction, on application to the publishers, Jan. '62, BROWN & TAGGARD, PUBLISHERS, NO. 29 CORNHILL, BOSTON. IMPROVED SCHOOL INKSTAND. PRICE $2.50 PER DOZEN. FROM an experience of ten years in teaching in our Public Schools, we have been strongly impressed with the need of an Inkstand which should meet the peculiar wants of the school-room. All the School Inkstands now in use are very imperfect. They expose too large a surface of ink to the air, thereby causing rapid evaporation. The covers do not shut tightly, so that dust and evaporation soon render the ink thick and impure. Most of them open with a hinge, or cover, turning on the top of the desk, which is constantly getting out of repair. MOORE'S IMPROVED SCHOOL INKSTAND obviates these objections, by the simple movement of one circle upon another, with corresponding holes in each. By the revolution of the upper circle in one direction, the Inkstand is opened, and by a revolution in the opposite direction, it is closed. It has a raised surface round the hole on the lower circle, to prevent the dust from getting into the ink, also to keep the cover from sticking, and make it air tight. Instead of lining the Inkstand with glass, we coat or japan the inside with a preparation which will not be affected by the ink. In the construction of this Inkstand, we claim to have met a peculiar want of the Public Schools. We think it will commend itself, on the score of economy, as an Ink Preserver. HENRY MOORE, A. M. The undersigned, manufacturer of the above article, would invite the attention of Teachers and School Committees to the following testimonials in favor of this Inkstand: CAMBRIDGE, Aug. 30, 1861. I have examined Mr. Henry Moore's School Inkstand, and I am glad to say that it unites simplicity of construction and convenience in using, in a remarkable degree. Were I a member of a School Committee, I should strongly recommend its introduction. C. C. FELTON, Pres. Harv. Col. LYNN, Aug. 1, 1861. MR. MOORE-My dear Sir: I have examined your model for a new School Inkstand with much interest. During the last ten years, different stands have been in use in our schools, all of which are defective, especially the covers and their attachments. The screws and hinges are troublesome and expensive, often out of repair, and greatly deface the desk. Your Stand avoids all this. It is exceedingly neat, simple, and durable, and needs but to be examined to be approved. The cover is firmly attached at the centre, to a segment of the top of the stand, and turns on a pivot. It moves easily, without noise, and has no connection with the desk. When open, the exposure of ink is so very slight, as to almost prevent evaporation, and all deposit of dust, or other filth, in the Stand. Wishing you every success. Yours truly, JAMES M. NYE, Sec'y pro tem. School Committee. HENRY MOORE, Esq.-Dear Sir: I have examined the Inkstand which you have invented with much satisfaction. For more than thirty years experience in the school-room, I have felt that the inkstands in use were of a very imperfect construction, inasmuch as a very great amount of surface is presented to the air when open, so that evaporation is rapid, and the ink soon rendered useless. The covers of the inkstands easily get out of repair. They cannot be so closely adjusted as to prevent the admission of foreign substances, which soon render the ink impure. Your Inkstand obviates these difficulties, I think, and I shall use my influence to have it placed in my school-room, as soon as possible, instead of those now in use. Yours truly, JOHN BATCHELDER. I concur most heartily in the opinion expressed by Messrs. Nye and Bachelder, concerning the School Inkstand invented by Mr. H. Moore. A. OWEN, Lynn, Aug. 22, 1861. Chairman of the School Committee. From the Lynn Bay State. Mr. H. Moore, Principal of the Franklin Grammar School of this city, has invented an Inkstand, which, for school purposes, is likely to supersede all others that have heretofore been introduced into our Public Schools. The article is very simple in its contrivance, yet perfect in accomplishing the object desired, viz: in keeping the ink from evaporation and dust, and in its convenience, for use, and for cleaning. We think it superior to most, if not all other Inkstands, for the counting-room and general purposes. The School Committee of Lynn have very properly voted to put it into all of our Public Schools, and we have no doubt it will soon come into general use. It is just what is wanted. Mr. Moore has obtained a patent. BOSTON, Aug. 27, 1861. I have examined and practically tested the new School Inkstand invented by Mr. H. Moore, A. M., of Lynn, and consider it to be a very great improvement on any Inkstand which I have hitherto seen for school purposes. The ingenious, and yet simple, construction, obviates the most serious inconveniences of which teachers so often have to complain. E. R. HUMPHREYS, LL. D., Principal of the South End Collegiate School, Boston: MOORE'S IMPROVED INKSTAND FILLER. This article is designed to be used for filling the "Improved School Inkstand," but is suitable for filling any kind of an inkstand. The nose of the filler is made so that the inkstand can be filled without removing it from the desk, and prevents the necessity of dopping the ink or overflowing the inkstand. It is cheap and durable. Price 50 Cents. Jan.-'62. ORRIN N. MOORE, MANUFACTURER, GREENLEAF'S ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY. This is a new edition of the ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRY, with the addition of a Complete System of Plane and Spherical TRIGONOMETRY, analytically treated, and practically applied. Greenleaf's Geometry has been adopted as a text-book in several of the Normal Schools, and in upwards of sixty Academies in New England alone. These books, in their revised and improved form, have been pronounced, by an eminent mathematician, "Standard and imperishable works of their kind." Being a consecutive series by one author, graded to the wants of Primary, Intermediate, Grammar, and High Schools, Academies, Normal Schools, and Commercial Colleges, it is now so extensively used in the best schools of every State in the Union as to have become A NATIONAL STANDARD. Terms of introduction liberal: all interested are invited to correspond freely with us. PALMER'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. A new text-book upon a plan novel and attractive, illustrated by plates, and accompanied by A CHART, SHOWING THE SUCCESSION OF THE CROWN OF ENGLAND, FROM EGBERT ΤΟ VICTORIA. The HISTORY forms a 12mo. volume of 445 pages. Price $1, retail; or $9 per dozen to Teachers. The CHART, mounted on rollers, is published in two sizes. The larger is sold at $2, the smaller $1. This Manual of History, and Chart, have been introduced into many of the best schools in New England; including the Public High School, Springfield; Eaton's Commercial Academy, Worcester; Free Academy, Norwich; York Square Female Seminary, New Haven; STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, Ct.; Laselle Female Seminary, Auburndale; Glenwood Female Seminary, West Brattleboro', Vt.; Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N. H. The attention of Teachers is particularly invited to these new and valuable works. Our DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE furnished to Teachers and School Directors, on application, by mail. ROBERT S. DAVIS & CO., PUBLishers, Boston. Aug. 61. tf. |