This textbook is third in a series of readers portraying people who have served their community. This volume examines some of the things which are civic in nature and about which every intelligent citizen should have some knowledge. It is not intended that a detailed study be made of the various topics. The principal object in view is to have the…

This textbook offers a series of reading lessons suitable for adult learners. Suitable reading matter for adult foreign pupils in evening schools has always been difficult. The ordinary first and second readers used in day schools, are intended for children, contain as a rule little material of a kind to interest older persons. Either the ideas…

This textbook is a fifth-year reader. The lessons in this volume have been prepared and arranged with a view towards several ends: to interest the young reader; to cultivate a taste for the best style of literature as regards both thought and expression; to point the way to an acquaintance with good books; to appeal to the pupil's sense of duty,…

This textbook is a reader on life in ancient Greece. Chapters include: (1) General Features of the Greek Nation; (2) Men and Property; (3) The Greek at Home; (4) Public Life of the Greek Citizen; and (5) Greek Religion and Law.

This textbook is the seventh in a series of readers. This volume focuses on building reading enjoyment. The book has been arranged in Five Parts, each Part being prefaced by a one page Introduction, presenting the general theme: (1) Citizenship and Service; (2) History in the Making; (3) The Great-Out-Doors; (4) Literature of the Imagination; and…

This textbook is the eighth in a series of readers. This volume focuses on building reading enjoyment. The book has been arranged in Five Parts, each Part being prefaced by a one page Introduction, presenting the general theme: (1) Citizenship and Service; (2) History in the Making; (3) The Great-Out-Doors; (4) Literature of the Imagination; and…

The Volume 1 Commissioner of Education's introduction discusses school and college enrollment and presents state common-school statistics on enrollment, average daily attendance, teachers and salaries, revenues and expenditures, and expenditures in Southern states by race. Report chapters address education in Great Britain and Ireland,…

Within the two years comprehended in this review, the Congress of the United States has been in almost continuous session and all the states, except Alabama have held meetings of their legislative bodies. Six states, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and South Carolina hold annual meetings of their legislatures, and…