an article written by one of our most popular teachers. The following is from the same pen: "WE are happy now, dear reader, to call your attention to 'The Age of Chivalry,' published in a handsome duodecimo, by Crosby and Nichols. As a key to the leading legends and romances of the medieval days-that 'second age of fable' it will be quite as valuable as the volume devoted to the classical myths: more so indeed, for it is the only popular work covering the whole ground. Not a few treatises on the Greek and Roman mythology have been published in cheap form-Keightley's, Dwight's, and others - -some of which, though not at all equal to the Age of Fable,' answered a very good purpose; but we know of no work - certainly none published in this country-which professes to give an outline of the fables of mediæval time, or which may serve as a key to countless allusions to those fables, in modern literature. Even people of considerable literary culture are often puzzled by poetic allusions based upon the stories of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, while they would not be posed by anything of the kind suggested by the classical myths; and they know not where to look for a solution of the enigma. It seems strange, not to say absurd, that the mythical history of our mother country should be less familiar to us than that of Greece and Italy, India and Egypt; but so it is—and so it must be, while we have no popular work which may serve as a household encyclopædia on the subject. "Such a work this 'Age of Chivalry' is meant to be, and we think that the plan is admirably carried out. We have read it through carefully, and have found not a few things which we were glad to add to our own stock of knowledge- and should have found a good deal more, doubtless, but that the old ballad literature of England (from which we see that Mr. Bulfinch has drawn much of his material,) has been, from boyhood, one of our favorite studies. "The Introduction gives an interesting sketch of the days of Chivalry, the training of the Knight, the various classes of society-freemen, villains, serfs, and clerks, the tournaments, an account of the ancient armor and weapons, the prose and metrical romances, and kindred topics. The Mythical History of England is next given-condensed from that by the poet Milton, and including the reigns of Leir and Cymbeline, which Shakspeare has made the ground-work of two of his dramas. Then follow all the prominent legends in regard to Merlin the Enchanter, Arthur and his queen, the faithless Guenevere, the Knights of the Round Table, the Lady of Shallott, on which Tennyson has founded one of his poems, and the Search for the Sangreal, or Holy Grail, which Lowell has made the basis of 'The Vision of Sir Launfal.' "The Second Part of the book is a compilation from the Mabinogeon, or Welsh Popular Tales, which, after lying for centuries, in manuscript, in the Bodleian library at Oxford, have but recently been translated into English and printed. Fifty years ago, the attention of the learned was attracted to them, and Scott, Southey, Sharon, Turner, and others urged that an English version of them should be made; but nothing of the kind was attempted (except the partial translation of Owen, who was but imperfectly acquainted with English,) until Lady Charlotte Guest, an enthusiastic student of the old literature of Wales, gave the public her admirable translation of the whole of them. But her work, in four costly octavos, containing the Welsh originals, the translations, and copious illustrations from French, German, and other contemporary and affiliated literature, is hardly accessible to the majority of readers; and Mr. Bulfinch has done a good work in giving its most attractive portions in connection with the kindred legends of Arthur and his Knights. "The book will be interesting as a collection of tales and legends, aside from its value to the reader of English poetry, which, as we have intimated, abounds in allusions to these old romances. It is published in two different styles-both illustrated with designs, some of which we recognize as borrowed from the best English artists. In the more elegant edition, the illustrations are printed in oil colors, in style that compares very favorably with work of the same kind from foreign presses. EATON'S Common School Arithmetic. A FULL COURSE OF WRITTEN ARITHMETIC FOR COMMON AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, combining ANALYSIS and SYNTHESIS, and adapted to the best mode of instruction. By JAMES S. EATON, Instructor in Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and author of a Series of Arithmetics. 12mo. 300 pp. Half morocco. Price 50 cts. The appearance of EATON'S NEW TREATISE ON WRITTEN ARITHMETIC, about four years since, was the cause of rousing the attention of many teachers to a more thorough, clear, full and satisfactory treatment of the principles of arithmetic as they are presented in the class-room. The tedious, wordy, inaccurate books in arithmetic, which, absolutely for want of better, had long been in use in our New England Schools, with their crooked and knotty methods and explanations, were creating a distaste for this important branch to study. EATON'S TREATISE was found to be a superior book, and specially adapted for use in High Schools and Academies, and in Grammar and Common Schools of the first class. In these it has achieved a permanent circulation, which only a book of high merit could reach. For the lower class of Grammar Schools, and many Common Schools, which for numerous reasons cannot maintain a high rank, where a less extended, but no less thorough and complete course of Written Arithmetic is needed, the author now presents THE COMMON SCHOOL ARITHMETIC. It is in no way a revision of the "TREATISE," but entirely distinct from that work. The definitions and rules are substantially the same, while some of the explanations are more simplified. THE EXAMPLES IT CONTAINS ARE WHOLLY DIFFERENT. Its general methods and character are of course similar. Eaton's Common School Arithmetic Will be found to be distinguished in these particulars: 1. The Definitions, Rules, Explanations, and Demonstrations, are clear, brief yet full, and accurate. 2. Its arrangement is strictly progressive, philosophical, and logical. 3. The LARGE VARIETY and PRACTICAL CHARACTER of its EXAMPLES, prepared equally to discipline the mind of the learner, and to fit him for the PRACTICAL OPERATIONS of business life. 4. The prominence given to ANALYSIS throughout the work, thus leading the pupil to discover the reason for every step taken. 5. The constant reference made by means of figures and letters back to first principles, thus showing the logical and dependent connection of each successive topic, and giving to the pupil the benefit of a continual review. 6. The character of the examples; they being so clearly stated that the pupil or teacher is never at a loss how to interpret their meaning. ་ 7. Valuable methods of shortening business operations are introduced. 8. It is a COMPLETE SYSTEM of WRITTEN ARITHMETIC, sufficient for all practical business purposes. 9. The excellence of the mechanical style in which it is manufactured. Copies of EATON'S COMMON SCHOOL ARITHMETIC furnished for examination with reference to introduction, on application to the publishers, or sent by mail on receipt of fifteen cents to prepay postage. Address July, '62. F. A. BROWN & CO., Publishers. -tf. 29 CORNHILL, BOSTON. What Teachers and all interested in Schools have long needed!! A place where everything used in the school-room can be obtained in quantities to suit the wants of purchasers. The subscriber is prepared to supply for cash, any of the articles made by the Holbrook School Apparatus Co., of New York and Chicago, consisting of School Furniture; Philosophical, Astronomical, Optical, and Mathematical Instruments; Globes; Maps; Charts; Noiseless, Drawing and Primary School Slates; Standard Educational Works; Writing Inks, etc. Teachers are invited to call and examine samples of the above articles at No. 12 Water St., up stairs. Catalogues may be obtained, containing a list of all the above articles, at the store. ORRIN N. MOORE. MOORE'S IMPROVED SCHOOL INKSTAND. PER DOZEN. PRICE $2.50 PER 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, as those now in use are lined, 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 manufacturers of the above article, would invite the attention of Teachers and School Committees to the following testimonials in favor of this Inkstand: From the State Superintendent of Public Schools of New Jersey. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, Newark, Feb. 17, 1862. Mr. MOORE, Dear Sir: My opinion of your Improved Inkstand accords entirely with that expressed by yourself and other gentlemen whose names I find in your printed circular; and it gives me pleasure to recommend it to teachers and school officers, believing that it will answer the purpose for which it is intended. Yours respectfully. F. W. RICORD, State Sup't of Pub. Schools of N. J. 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. Č. FELTON, Pres. Harv. Col. From the author of Greenleaf's Mathematical Series. BRADFORD, Feb. 18, 1862. MR. MOORE,- Dear Sir: I have examined your School Inkstand, I have seen nothing of the kind which I consider so well fitted for our Common Schools. There are many advantages attending this which belong to no other. The ink is kept safe, and does not evaporate. Yours respectfully, BENJAMIN GREENLEAF. From the author of Payson, Dunton & Scribner's System of Penmanship. BOSTON MERCANTILE ACADEMY, Jan. 14, 1862. MR. MOORE, Dear Sir: I am using your School Inkstand in this Academy, and am happy to say that it meets the wants of the school-room in every respect. I consider it a model Iukstand. J. W. PAYSON, Principal. 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 constructed so that the inkstand can be filled without removing it from the desk, and prevents the necessity of dropping the ink or overflowing the inkstand. The above articles are manufactured by the Holbrook School Apparatus Co., and sold by ORRIN N. MOORE, Sole agent for the New England States and Canada, 12 WATER STREET, • Apr. '62. BOSTON, MASS. DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES, AND COLLEGES. 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. No work of the kind has been in the same time more extensively introduced, or more highly commended by DISTINGUISHED EDUCATORS. It is now used in High Schools, Academies, and Normal Schools in all parts of the country, including in NEW ENGLAND alone UPWARDS OF SIXTY ACADEMIES. A. P. STONE, A. M., President of the National Institute of Instruction, writes: "It stands the test of the schoolroom well the only sure guarantee of the merits of any school book." - WILLIAM C. ESTY, A. M, Professor of Mathematics in Salem Public High School: "The only text-book of the kind which presents, in a form suitable for High Schools, the improved methods of the present day." D. B. HAGAR, A. M., late President of Massachusetts State Teachers' Association: "I have, with the unanimous concurrence of our school committee, adopted it for use in the Eliot High School. I cannot pay the work a higher compliment." Prof. G. P. HAWES, A. M., of Maryland Agricultural College: "There is a wholeness and a brevity about it which is truly refreshing in this book-making age. I particularly admire its method of teaching trigonometric functions-an improvement upon the old system, and that too on an essential point, as it changes the basis of investigation wholly for the better." Prof. F. A. ALLEN, A. M., Principal of Chester County Normal School, Pa.: "After giving it a fair trial—at least, a satisfactory one to me- I have concluded to introduce it into our Normal School. My opinion of the work is here given in a tangible form." Prof. J. V. N. STANDISH, A. M., of Lombard College, Ill. : "Prof. Greenleaf seems to have followed the 'golden mean' between Euclid and Legendre; it is neither too wordy nor too concise. I regard the work as most excellent." Prof. H. A. PRATT, A. M., Principal of Hartford City High School, Conn. : "It is undoubtedly the best work on the subject now offered to our schools." STILES FRENCH, A. M., Principal of a Classical and Scientific School, New Haven: "The whole book is remarkably well adapted to the purposes of instruction." Prof. E. J. YOUNG, Principal of East Allentown Grammar School, Pa.: "It is a work of rare merit, and I sincerely and conscientiously recommend it as undoubtedly the BEST." GREENLEAF'S MATHEMATICAL SERIES Is so generally used in the best Schools of every State in the Union, as to have become A NATIONAL STANDARD. TERMS OF INTRODUCTION. New Primary Arithmetic, exchanged for the old book and........ Dozen prices. .$0.06 $0.09 Keys to the Intellectual, Common School, and National Arithmetics, Algebra, and Geometry and Trigonometry are published, for Teachers only. All interested are respectfully invited to correspond with us. Published by ROBERT S. DAVIS & CO., Boston. Feb. '62. CIRCULAR TO TEACHERS Of Massachusetts and New England. Having recently issued the following educational works, including Prof. Davies' revised editions, we desire to call your attention to their merits, with reference to their introduction into your schools, and propose to furnish you with a specimen copy of each, for your examination, at one-half the retail prices annexed: PROF. DAVIES' NEW EDITIONS. I. Primary Arithmetic. Designed for beginners, being adapted to the capacities and wants of very young children. Price 15 cents. (Just Published.) II. New Intellectual Arithmetic; or, an Analysis of the Science of Numbers, with special reference to mental training and development. Price 25 cents. (Just published.) III. Elements of Written Arithmetic. Designed as a practical introduction to the study of the Arithmetic. Price 25 cents. (Ready in November.) IV. New Practical Arithmetic, Practical Arithmetic, embracing all the rules and * examples necessary to be taught in a School Arithmetic. Price 45 cents. (Ready in Oct.) V. Legendre's Geometry and Trigonometry. New edition. From the works of A. M. LEGENDRE. Price $1 50. (Just pub.) VI. Welch's Object Lessons. Prepared for Teachers of Primary Schools and Primary Classes. Price 50 cents. VII. Dictation and Pronunciation. Containing a large number of the most difficult words in the language, including nearly three hundred Military and War Terms, together with a variety of useful lessons. By CHARLES NORTHEND, A. M. Price 50 cents. VIII. The Boy Soldier, or Infantry Tactics. For Schools. Explained and illustrated for the use of Teachers and Scholars. By the author of School Amusements. Price 50 cents. IX. Natural Philosophy. Edited from X. French Class - Book. Embracing XI. Hand-Book of Universal Literature. From the best and latest authorities. By A. C. LYNCH BOTTS. Price $1 25. XII. Zachos' Analytic Elocution. An Analysis of the powers of the voice, for the purpose of expression in speaking. Illustrated by copious examples, and marked by a system of notation. Price $1. XIII. Berard's History of England. XIV. Mansfield's Political Manual. Being a complete view of the Theory and Practice of the General and State Governments of the United States. Price 75 cents. XV. Young Citizen's Catechism. Explaining the Duties of District, Town, County, State, and United States officers, together with rules for Parliamentary and Commercial Business. By ELISHA P. HOWE. Price 50 cents. XVI. Wood's Class-Book of Botany. XVII. Analysis of the English Sentence. New edition. Designed for advanced in English Grammar. By A. S. WELCH, A. M., Principal of Michigan State Normal School. Price 75 cents. XVIII. Hanna's Bible History; a Text- XIX. Norton & Porter's First Book XX. Porter's Chemistry. Principles of Chemistry; embracing the most recent discoveries in the Seience, and the outlines of the applications to agriculture and the arts. By JOHN A. PORTER. Price $1. (Box of chemicals, prepared expressly for this work, $8.) NEW YORK, July 1st, 1862. P. S. A. S. BARNES & BURR announce the early issue of a new work on "Graded Schools," and Course of Study, by W. H. WELLS, Superintendent of Schools, Chicago; also, Mr. BATES' late work on "Teachers' institutes," and the best methods for conducting them; of which the editor of Illinois Teacher says: "It should be a vade mecum of every conductor of Institutes." These works cannot fail to be valuable additions to the "Teachers' Library." SEND FOR A. S. BARNES & BURR'S CATALOGUE! Aug. '62.2m. |
