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      """" ~~~ ~~~ " ~—• 188 Fleet Street : January 16 , 1882 . I

      While All Other Domestic Legislation Has...

      WHILE all other domestic legislation has been impeded by the pressure of Irish affair I the great scheme of national education has been steadily carried forward , and although I Education Minister with distinct tfolio likelto be

      the by t appointment he nomination of an a Minister of Agriculture a , the ind por ependence see ms f the " Vice y -President preceded of I I

      the _ C - ommi ttee of C aj ouncil •«• is well ^ ^ assured , and , as far _ M as the V ¦ elementary * schools ^ ^ of « . the « country I . !___ are concerned , they may be said to have in Mr . Mundella a recognised head and a warm friend I __ __ _ h __ _¦ M B ¦ __ h V . _ _ IG * _ _ ¦ *_¦_ ' , ____

      Iii tho schools for the lower ^ -middle * ^ classes ^ —for that section of society which ^ ^ stands aloof from I the Board School or the National School , and has little connection with the endowed Grammar I __ . _ . __ . . __ __ _ ¦¦> ¦¦_ a _ i _ ^_ i there a V si 4 A _ ^^^ 1

      School—much still remains to be done ; but even here are gns of movement , and if the I Teachers' Regulation Bill doe 3 not pass into law it may be assumed that some measure witt I

      similar aims wil l ere long be ___ introduced _¦ a into __ . . ¦ Parliament ____ • ¦ . When ^ r ^ r ^ v we reach ^ the * schools __ of the ____ I highest grade there is abundant evidence of activity and of improved organisation ; and th « I _ . _ __ _ _ h _ l ^ ^ 4 fe ^ o ^ tfh * _» __ _ L _ * ____^

      head appointed mast to ers tes ' t n and ferences report , th upon e ex the amina attainments tions in eac of h the school boys , and by Universit the stimulus y ^ men afforded speciall by y I I

      the adoption of open competiti on for __ t he public __* __> _> ¦ services ¦ _» , all _¦_ tend _ ¦ ¦ _ to . raise _ i the __> general standard __ I of school work . To keep pace with the requirements of examiners and masters , and ta ^ ord [ I

      the largest measure of assistance — to _ the -. _¦ pupils _ i ^ , i s t he a func ___ t io » n of t he ^ aut hors « and publishers __ . — ^ *_ ohU _¦_____! school literatureand in the pages of our present number there will be found the most ample I

      , ft fc __ i h evidence that they are not onl y alive ___ ^ to _ their ^ B __ responsibilities ¦_ __ ^ __ , bu ___ t that _ ___ _ they __ are discharging I _____ i them with ability and liberality . Here , as elsewhere in the educational arena , competition is I

      the amo order ngst us of now the day stand , and side the by old side names with associated many others with whose the school contributions memories + o of our the store patriarchs prove V I

      that the educational circle is ever widening . [ 1 For students of the higher grade we may note the || educational series and manuals of Mr .

      William an d his . torical Smith _ _ _ . work , published s __ __ . of ... ¦ ^ _ Messrs ^^ by _— Mr ____¦ . ___» Macmillan . John . a ^ Murray ____ i ^^ fm who can ; tho — ^ B boast science a of such primers h authors , literature ^ k ^ and editors primers _ as , II ^ II B ^^^^ 1

      ¦ I branch Huxley ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ . ^^ ^ h ^ ^ V ^» ^» ^^^ ^ t ^ ^ ^ ^ **^ B ^ , of ^ » ^^ Green ^ ^ ^ V ^^ b subjec ¦ ^^^ V ^^ ^ i ^^» ^^^ " ^ * H , - ^^ ^*^ ^ and ^^ ts ^ - ^ - ' •^ ^^^ ; W i , w the Freeman - ^ ' — ~ — issues - ¦ — —r — ¦ ^ —— ~ r ; ¦ — - the of ~ — the — Clarendon ^ Cambridge - — — , -j -- __ . — _ Press _ — University __ List — . _ of text — Press _____ -books — __ , , which _ _ _ . ^— in __ ~— ^ ___ _ almost — ^— —^ include ___ ___ ^ _ , ___ ___ v " ^ ____ m ^^ , ____ ^^ eve ___ ^^ v ^ tie ___ ___ iy V ^ , ^^ __ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^

      the admirable also 10 h c p Pitt ublish Press ' Cambri the Series elementary dge ' Bible for ¦ the work for local Schools s of examinations Dr / . the Abbott more ; the recent the Head classical ¦ ' C - ambrid Master ¦ texts ¦ - » - ge of of Greek Messrs the City Testament ¦ . Seeley of London _____¦ » / , wlo aid »» l I

      School _ ^^ f ^^ —^^ U a ^^^^ ^ ; ^^ hical ^ ^* ^^ and ^^~ ^^ ^^ ^^ works ^ the ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ' Public and ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ several ^^ ^^ School # ^^ " ^^ agricul ^^^ Latin ^^ H ^~~ tural ^^^^^^ Course " ~^ ^^^^ ^^^ manual ^^^ ^ ' ^^ of ^ ^* , Messrs s form —— - ^~ ' . ^^ ^^™ the Longmans ^ - ' ^ ^ prominent ——^ ~ ' ^ _^^— . ^^^ ^^ A ^^ ^™ ^^ feature " ^_ F" valuable ~^^ r ^ ^^ ^ of ^^ ^^ series . Messrs ^^^ ^^ ^* of ^ M ^ H ^ B ^^^^ H

      geogr D Blackwood ictionaries p ' s class t - ¦ books heir . * Comprehensive Messrs . Blackie Readers & Son ' , ublish in addi Poynter tion to ' O * g South ilvie ' s Kensing well-kna ton \ rnH

      O 'XV rawing / OJ . WXI . CIX ICO Book s -l . l ' -1 and W ¦ 1 CH Vere Foster lU . | - 'J . t / llCllOJ ' s D rawing Y ^ XHC / CbUGX and , ) Cop p J'M y I - 'X Books -. OII . JL . V ^ JT J . Messrs Jk s O . OVJ William > UliXL JLV « JH Collins . OJU _ g , bONS Sons . Au & Co ( Jo . . CLimi ( ' JLimited ted ") . mclude include all all the the ordinary ordinarv school school su subiect bjects s in in their their catalogue catalogue . and and asa ^ a aH <

      speciali , t y the Special ¦ Account Books' and l Copying Letter Books may be ment oned , . For G ¦¦ liical jl k Work ¦_• s and Atlases ik k from the most elaborate % h _¦ treatise mvjf down to the J _ t ^^ simp ¦ # lest ele- jfl

      need men J . ^^ J . t . eograp ^_^ C ;< _ t ary 4 W ; , ^^ v »_ of U l text 4 k VJTCJU G ^^ ^^ w eograp ^ -book v v ^ ^^ lctpillUaX ^ hical , ¦ - ^ the ^^ vj ¦ * ^ and iXllU ^* list ^_» ____ . of o -v ^ ther « UJltJ r ^^ Messrs ^_^ »*^ l , m Readers J . Vt - ^ ^ . » ____ . UClO a W ^^ ^ % . Jfc ^^ & Messrs X » ^^ XC * ± Keith ^ - ^ 3 » ^^ ^ ^^ 1 J 3 . . __^ ' ^ W v TT ^^ Johnston ^ ^_ . . CX ^ < fc / ^_ R IV ^ v . ^^ ^_ V Chambers ^^ JO will . A ^^ . - O . I _ be ^ . ___ -r K , O v found ^ b ^ have IlOiVt _« ^_* * i ^ ? ^^ a O to , wide WlU supp P ^ . t 3 r a ji BC selection ,- l y ^^ - ^^ / ever M "" | y ; H ^^^^^ h

      and framed in school with -books special ¦ ¦ of view the same to lJ \ t the l ^ Ilt ? class latest XttUCOU Messrs requirements UllCUlCll . Thomas of Nelson the Codes & Son ' s' Art * Royal education CttI Readers . UU finds ' are its

      publishers XlciUUOU School KjuiLuuL - - books Lnjut Wl . in ll ^ ¦ n a II Messrs a are , ¦ a i . c 3 issued isaucu ^ liXX . Smith VltJ b uy y Messrs xTxtJ , Elder »» i » . . Simpkin oixvut , & Co ivain IC . Dr & o _«\_ Co . Corn u . . ' Miss XT well __ \ JL tas ' lillO s Corner \ jkjhlcl and ' Dr VJ » ' s a . xj Historical William » . . i » i » uni I ; ai Davis t 5 U Library xjiukixi . lU- ' s well y / f UH the - withiU n k nown « - « iw . » — * ^ m m

      prin sale _^ SJI _ k t of of ¦ Jh more Messrs ¦ __¦_ ___» than . Dean ___ two v ^_ hundred & Son . ___ . _ thousand Messr _ 3 . Brown cop __ . ies & as Nolan a voucher ta- __ are __ . ^ publishing ^^ of _ - _ excellence * mmir an , admirable still b ^ ars ' Classical tment * 1 ^ H ^^^^ H

      of Blackett 15 Series ¦ ¦ books 0 . ' for Messrs Prizes There . Bickers , is is and scarcelv in & this Sons latter , in danartment category addition must to of their Sch be p School laced ol literat - the book list s , have from of Meaars a the varied lowest lowest . Hurst assor to ana tbft h

      hi and an LA g a ¦ tney thev KETT t ¦ , which not not . . T only onl nere is v outside give crive scarcely a a the varied varied range any anv assortment assortment of department Messrs or of . Sampson ilinglish English of { School books books Low oliterature , Marston but but pro provide ure vide , , , from Sbarlb an an tha equally eauallv , & RiviNflTas exten exie w » a » sive w » »» w , h

      ¦ works selec & Ca tion . & c Messrs . American . Cassell books & . Co We ., Mr must . F refer . Norgate our readers , Messrs to . , , our Griffith advertisement ¦ & Fabran pages , Lockwood for w »> ,

      Which Number ' « - A — — — The — A — — T...

      which number The the - , letter - must r Sunderlan - »*— - have -- from - -- --v-r served d the - ¦ Library - ¦¦ -- head to correct sal of e Messrs of any December . misapprehension Put jp ^^ - __ t tick bore & to Simpson the , if whole such ' s firm of existed , this published , famous as to the in collection our rek * ^ 100 * . H H H

      ¦ new t ' he « - A — — — — books a — home — —— «¦ ^^ * ' th _ by ^ e _^ n the ™ _ dispersed ^ __~ ^ ^ end _^ - ^ — of ^^ ^ the — forming __ t w ^ m « ^ present _ t ^^ y ^ ^> « onl ^ ^^ _ . ^ m year y ^^ one -- ^ - ^ v . ^^ - ' ^^ r fourth __ The "v ^ ^ ^ _^ _> sal ^^_ r of ' ^^ . ^ e ^^ the of ^^ ^^^ the gran ^_ r ^_ l «^^^^ second ^ d . i ^^^^ total mr J ^^^ f \ section r ^ __ which b ^* n _ ^^ k ^^ f is JV will « VV * i . __ now ** ^^ have __ ^ k _» ' — - definiti — f ° __>_____ ? ^ j J M ^ ___________! ^^^^^ h the

      veni arran n g Sunday to take ano place ther from ten days the 17 ' fight th to for the the 27 th booksellers qf April , form and ing the , bibliophiles by the exclusion . The ca ^ . ^ ^ " i H B

      of _ J _ tyro jll hundred l _ 1 , and . i twenty i pages , will •¦_•¦ be * found * ¦* ampl y to . bear ¦ _ out .. the » promise * . of ^ jl 1 _ P _ . 1 _ ? *__ fj * ^ ^ ___¦ TI 4 ^ t . ft _ +. !______ *^* ft . 1 f . TlnilcrVi ^ nftf - ^ TkAvVi L / W 4 W nrkCl ^/ W an rkTTkfuaa in if . a r > _ /> V _ £ ka oa fV »__ l- _ - _ f + V » __ k -fitnaf . -nrfcr +. ioll —1 &® P" ^ J ^ M

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Jan. 16, 1882, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16011882/page/2/