COMMENT AND CRITICISM. 



"Nature Study has been shown to he usefu 1 as well as orna- 

 mental, practical as well as interesting,, and is therefore sure to he 

 as secure in the schools as penmanship. New York State has the 

 honor of establishing the utility of this study. ; The Nixon bill,' 

 as it is styled, provided for a state appropriation ' to promote the 

 extension of agricultural knowledge,' and it was officially decided 

 that this could be best done through Nature Study in the schools". 

 \Mr. Winship's Conversations in American Primary Teacher.) 



The agents in Boston for the sale of C. J. MaynarcPs books on 

 birds and other scientific subjects, are Bradlee Whidden on Arch st. 

 and W. B. Clark & Co. on the corner of Tremont and Park sts., 

 under the Park st. church, and right opposite the sub-way entrance. 

 Messrs. Dodd, Meade, k. Co. Fifth ave-., are the agents for the 

 Maynard books in New York, 



It gives us pleasure to refer to the announcement in this issue of 

 the well known educational publishing house of D. C. Heath & Co. 

 no Boylston street, Boston. Surely no teacher's list of books is 

 complete, either in quality or variety, till Messrs. Heath & Co, 

 have been consulted. 



L. E. Knott, the well known dealer in physical and chemical ap- 

 paratus, has lately enlarged his business by taking the entire building, 

 in which before, he had two or three rooms on the second floor. 

 This not only means success for him but much better facilities for 

 teachers who are selecting apparatus. See his announcement. 



It is exceedingly gratifying to one who understands the necessity of the 

 introduction of Nature Study into our public schools, to note the many ex- 

 cellent articles upon these subjects which constantly appear in the several 

 journals devoted to educational matters. In fact, it is doubtless largely due 

 to these articles, that such rapid strides have been made in the last few year- 

 toward the introduction of these desirable studies into our schools. 



