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THE POPULAE EDUOATOE. 



public efforts in education. Before this time, however, he had 

 gathered a number of children together, and his father had pro- 

 vided the schoolroom rent free. Though not yet eighteen, he 

 had nearly ninety children under instruction, many of whom 

 paid no school fee. When only in his twenty-first year, he had 

 nearly a thousand children assembled round him in his new 

 premises in the Borough Road. Mr. Lancaster had not pro- 

 ceeded far in his attempts, before he was confronted by a great 

 difficulty. Possessed of small means, and surrounded by pupils 

 with no means at all, he must either relinquish his benevolent 

 work, or discos er some method of conducting his school without 

 paid teachers, and without books. In this dilemma, he hit upon 

 the plan of training the elder and more advanced children to 

 teach and govern the young and less advanced scholars ; and he 

 denominated this method of conducting a school the " monito- 

 rial system.' ' To overcome the difficulty about books, he caused 

 large sheets to bo printed over with the necessary lessons, had 

 them pasted on boards, and hung up on the school walls ; round 

 each lesson some ten or twelve children were placed, under the 

 care of a trained monitor. This system quickly attracted con- 

 siderable notice and, in 1805 Mr. Lancaster had an interview 

 with King George III., on which occasion his Majesty uttered 

 the memorable words, " It is my wish that every poor child 

 in my kingdom may be taught to read the Bible." 



In 1808 a society was formed to carry on the work which 

 Lancaster had commenced, entitled " The Society for Promoting 

 the Royal British or Lancasterian System for the Education of 

 the Poor." This title was ultimately exchanged for the simple 

 and more comprehensive designation, " The British and Foreign 

 School Society." After many changes of fortune, which our 

 limits will not permit us even to mention, Mr. Lancaster went 

 to America in 1818, where, after twenty years, his career was 

 suddenly brought to a close by a deplorable accident. He was 

 run over in the streets of New York ; his ribs were broken, and 

 his head very much lacerated. He was immediately taken to 

 the house of a friend, where he died, October, 1838. Dr. Bell 

 and Mr. Lancaster both claimed the honour of discovering the 

 monitorial system, and we need not hesitate to give it to both. 

 It is most probable that, placed in similar circumstances, and 

 beset with similar difficulties, the same solution of these diffi- 

 culties occurred at nearly the same time to Dr. Bell in India, 

 and to Joseph Lancaster in England. 



David Stow is distinguished as the author of what is usually 

 called " The Glasgow Training System." This system seeks to 

 dispense entirely with the services of monitors, and groups the 

 children together in a large gallery, in front of which the teacher 

 stands, and instructs the pupils by means of "gallery lessons." 

 Secular instruction is included in the programme of this sys- 

 tem, but its primary object is moral training based upon the 

 Scriptures. To use the words of Mr. Stow, " Bible training, 

 therefore, is the basis and the standard of moral training, and 

 forms a daily and an essential feature in the training system." 



But we must close our brief notices. Even while we do so, 

 names, one after another, crowd upon our memory, and seem to 

 call for at least a passing word. Ascham, Fellenberg, Jacotot, 

 Wilderspin, Wood, Abbot, Pillans, Frobel, Knight, Cassell, 

 Brougham, form but a small number of those illustrious men 

 who have helped to advance the education of the people. Let 

 us all seek at least to emulate their example, if we cannot 

 equal their exertions or rival their genius. 



LESSONS IN ITALIAN. XXVI. 



WE proceed in this lesson with a continuation of exercises for 

 practice. 



VOCABULARY. 



A long time, un 



pez-zo. 

 All, tut-to. 

 Already, gid. 

 Arrived, ar-ri-vd-to 



(with essere). 

 As though, cd-me se. 

 At home, in cd-sa. 

 Befor'e, a-van-ti. 

 But, ma (orpe-ro). 

 Country, cam-pd-gna. 

 Courier, cor-rie-re. 

 Deceived, de-Zu-so. 



Discourteous, tn-ci- 



vi-lc. 



Doubt, dti-bi-to. 

 Esteemed, sti-md-to. 

 Favourable, fa-vo-rt- 



vo-le. [cto. 



For this reason, per- 

 Goiie, an-dd-to (with. 



essere). [peY-bo. 



Haughty man, su- 

 Here, qul. 



Honoured, o-no-rd-to. 

 I said, dis-si. 



111, am-ma-ld-to. 

 In the mouth, in bdc-ea. 

 Incautious, in-ccui-to. 

 It, rie. 



Kind, u-md-no. 

 Last, scdr-so. 

 Live, vi-ve-te. 

 Merchant, mer-cdn-te. 

 Monday, lu-ne-di. 

 Never, md-i. 

 Old, vlc-cliio. 

 Or else, poi-chc al-tri- 

 me'n-ti. 



Parents, ge-nt-td-ri. 

 Paris, Pa-ri-gi. 

 Returned, ri-tor-nd-to 



(with essere). 

 Sunset, iZ tro-mon-tdr 



del sd-Ze. [so. 



Suspicious, so-spet-td- 



Sweet, pleasant, d6l-ce. 

 Theatre, ted-tro. 

 There, m. 

 They asked, do-man- 



dd-ro-no. 



They say, si di-ce. 

 Too credulous, trop-po 



Weather, lem-po. 

 When, qudn-do. 

 Where, dd-ue. 

 Whether, se. 

 Who, chi. 

 With them, 



U-ro. 



Word, pa-ro-la. 

 Young, gio-va-ne. 



That you may never cre-du-Zo. 



repent, af-fin-che To see, a ve-d6-re. 

 non pen-tir-vi md-i. Unless, pur-c7ie non. 



EXERCISE 37. 



1. Pleasant words are suspicious in the mouth of a haughty 

 man. 2. Who has been here ? 3. The brothers of the young 

 merchant have been here to see whether you were at home. 

 4. Where have they been ? 5. They have been a long time in 

 the country. 6. They never were discourteous ; for this reason 

 they were honoured and esteemed by all. 7. When were thy 

 parents with thy uncle ? 8. Last Monday, they had arrived 

 there before sunset. 9. I should have gone there with them if 

 I had not been ill. 10. Live as though you were old, that 

 you may never repent of having been young. 11. Be kind, but 

 be not too credulous and incautious, or else thou wilt be de- 

 ceived. 12. They say that the courier has already returned 

 from Paris, but I doubt it, unless the weather has been favour- 

 able. 13. They asked where you were. 14. I said that you 

 were in the theatre. 



VOCABULARY. 



Affair, cd-so. Journey, vidg-gio. 



All that thou wishest, Just now, poc' dn-zi 



tiit-to cio che brd-mi. (or pd-co pri-ma). 



Believes, cre-de. Many, mdl-ti. 



Count, cdn-te. Means, mez-zo. 



Economical, e-cd-no- Necessary knowledge, 



mi-co. ne-ces-sd-ria co-gni- 



Enough, ab-ba-stdn-za. zid-ne. 



Fine weather, bel tem- 

 For, in. [po. 



Good intention, buon 



pro-po-ni-men-to. 

 Greater satisfaction, 



mag-gi6r sod-dis-fa- 



zio-ne. 



He says, di-ce. 

 I do not think so, nol 



cre-do. 



I doubt, d&-bi-to. 

 In. an agreeable man- 

 ner, ag-gra-de-vol- 



men-le. 



Indeed, in ve-ro. 

 It, lo (before the verb) . 

 It appears to me, mi 



pd-re. 

 It will be necessary, 



con-ver-rd. 



New, nud-vo. 



No, non al-cu-no, -a 

 (putting non before 

 the verb and alcuno 

 in the place of no) . 



No, no. 



Nobody, nis-su-no. 



No longer, non piu 

 (putting non before 

 the verb and piu 

 after it). 



Now, a-dus-so (or d-ra) . 



Patient, pa-zien-te. 



Penknife, tem-pe-ri- 

 no. 



Perseverance, co-stdn- 

 za. 



Poor, po-ve-ro. 



Probably, pro-bo-biZ- 

 me'n-te. 



re-go-ld-to 



Eegular, 



(plur.). 

 Eich, ric-co. 

 Eight, ra-gid-ne (aver 



ragione, to be right) . 

 Some (in the sense of 



several), al-ou-ni. 

 Still, ma. 

 Tailor, sar-to-re (or 



sdr-to) . 

 Thunderstorm, tem- 



po-rd-le. 

 To employ himself, d' 



oc-cu-pdr-si. 

 To obtain this, a cib 



con-se-gui-re. 

 Travelling-dress, d-bi- 



to da vidg-gio. 

 What, cio che. 

 Why because, per- 



die. 

 Will bring it me, m 



lo por-te-rd. 

 Will maintain, i)d-glio- 



no so-ste-ne-re. 

 Wrong, toY-to (aver 



torto, to be wrong). 



EXERCISE 38. 



1. Hast thou my penknife ? 2. No, I have it not. 3. Thy 

 sister had it just now. 4. Thou art right, and ho is wrong. 

 5. The count had much money, and now he is poor. 6. Why 

 is he no longer rich? 7. Because he was not economical. 

 8. Thou wilt have fine weather to-morrow for thy journey. 9. I 

 do not think so; we shall probably have a thunderstorm. 10. I 

 shall have a new travelling dress ; the tailor will bring it me to- 

 morrow. 11. Be patient, and thou wilt have all that thou 

 wishest. 12. Be (ye) regular in your affairs, and you will have 

 greater satisfaction. 13. Many have indeed too much, still 

 nobody believes he has enough. 14. It appears to me that thou 

 hast no perseverance in thy good intentions. 15. Some will 

 maintain that he has not the necessary knowledge. 16. I 

 doubt whether he has had what he says. 17. To obtain this, it 

 will be necessary that you have good friends. 18. If he had 

 good books, he would have the means to employ himself in an 

 agreeable manner. 



VOCABULARY. 



Can, si pds-sa. 

 Cannot even, non sdn- 



no nep-pu-re. 

 Comfortably, co-mo- 



da-me'n-te. 

 Convince, per-sua-de"- 



After, dd-po. 



A study of six months, 



sil-i m6-si di stu-dio. 

 Be learnt, im-pa-rd-re. 

 Blockhead, stdl-to (or 



scidc-co) . 

 Body, cor-po. 



Dollar, scu-do. 

 Evident, e-vi-den-U. 

 Fine environs, con-tdr. 



no a-me-no (pi.). 

 Greater good, mi-glicV 



be-ne. 

 Hera, <jui. 



