INDEX.

Absences from school, effect on class teaching, [34].
Acton, Lord, on study of history, [126].
Aim of education, [2], [67].
Aim of school life, [414].
Air and space in schools, [421].
Algebra—
Age for beginning, [247].
Educational value, [237].
Geometry and algebra, relation between, [246].
Alphabet, [46].
Books for teachers, [52].
Alphabets, phonetic, [111].
Ambition, intellectual, fostering, [40].
Analysis of sentences, [60].
Ancient history, [160].
Books recommended, [166].
Educational value, [159].
Higher classes, history for, [164].
Illustrations, models, etc., suggestions, [164].
Junior classes, scheme of work, [161].
Parallel chart, [167].
Apparatus needed in teaching, [29].
Arithmetic—
Addition, [222].
Approximations, [235].
Decimal notation, [222].
Division, [227].
Exclusion of various branches, suggested, [237], [247].
Factors, measures, multiples, [227].
First teaching, [216].
Fractions, [229], [232], [236].
Decimals, [223], [233].
G.C.M. and L.C.M., [231].
Historical method of teaching, [237].
Sketch of lesson, [218].
Logarithms as part of scientific arithmetic, [248] [note].
Money, addition and subtraction of, [221].
Multiplication, [224].
Practice, [235].
Proportion, [234].
Subtraction, [223].
Art in education—
Beautiful surroundings in school, etc., [322].
Drawing and painting [see [that title]].
Historical art, [321].
[See also various titles, [Music], [Drawing and painting], etc.]
Art needlework, [361].
Articulation, [347].
Astronomy—
Mathematics as stepping-stone to, [245].
Psychological order of study, [254].
Attendance at school, regular, necessity for, [34].
Bacon on knowledge, [2].
Bearder, Mr., on phonetic alphabet, [97].
Beautifying schools, importance of, [322].
Bedford college, opening, [4].
Bible lessons [see [Religion and philosophy]].
Biological sciences, [260].
Field work, [263].
Microscopes, using, [265].
Museum, school, arrangement of, [263], [272].
Notes of lesson on seedlings, [269].
Observation, developing, [261].
Psychological order of study, [252], [255].
Sequence of lessons should be outcome of teacher’s own individuality, [266].
Text-books recommended for botany, [253], [271].
Botany [see [Biological sciences]].
Brush drawing, [348], [349], [354].
Bryce, Dr., on science teaching, [249].
Buss, Miss, first high school established by, [4].
Century question, [176] [note].
Character—
Formation of, books on, [376].
Insight into, essential for teachers, [376].
Moulding, power of teacher in, [385].
Charts, illustrated [see [Time maps]].
Cheltenham Ladies’ College, opening, [4].
Chemistry—
Method of teaching, need for improvement in, [307].
Position in scheme of science teaching, [308].
“Practical” training, importance of, [310].
Pre-examination classes—broad principles recommended, [312].
Preliminary course of elementary physics, [308], [312].
“Pure” and “physical” chemistry, order of teaching, [315], [316].
Technical language not required, [309].
Typical lessons, [317].
Child study society, [370].
China painting, [360].
Civilised nations, energy devoted to education by, [3].
Class-singing—
Dictation, [341].
Ear tests, [341].
Educational value, [340], [343].
Length of lesson, [340].
Notation, questions on, [340].
Part-singing, [342].
Rhythm, [341].
Sight-reading, [342].
Size of class, etc., [340].
Tonic sol-fa system, [344].
Value of, as supplement to pianoforte teaching, [332].
Voice production, [342].
Class teachers and specialists, comparison between, [21].
Classical studies [see [Latin and Greek]].
Classification in any subject, method, [38].
Committee of Ten, report—
Arithmetic, exclusion of certain branches suggested, [237].
English, teaching, [62].
Geometry, instruction in, [239].
Compayré on education, [17] [note].
Competition—
Bracing influence of, [386].
Personal rivalry, avoiding, [388].
Composition—
Committee of Ten, report, [63].
Dale, Mr., on, [55].
Conduct prizes, objections to, [33].
Consonants, classification of, [47], [48].
Corporate virtues, cultivating, [401].
Corrections, giving in exercise books, etc., [27].
Cricket, [404], [406].
Curriculum for pupils of different ages, [10], [12], [20].
Dale, Mr., on oral composition, [55].
Dancing, [412].
Davies, Miss, University privileges won for women by, [4].
Dialects in English colonies, danger of developing into different languages, [110].
Difficulties of teachers, remedy, [23].
Diphthong table, [51].
Discipline of home and school, [369].
Distractions, avoiding, in teaching, [37].
Drainage of school buildings, [420].
Drawing and painting—
Brush work, [348], [349], [354].
Educational value, [322].
Foreshortening, [351].
Individual teaching, advantage of, [351].
Individuality, encouraging, [352].
Line drawing on squares, [349].
Memory drawing, [350].
Model drawing, [352].
Mural decoration, [358].
Natural drawing of children, [348].
Object drawing, [350].
Painting, [356].
China painting, [360].
Perspective, [352], [357].
Plane geometry, [352].
Proportional measurements, [350].
Ruskin, quotation from, [348].
Shading, [353].
Suggestive drawing, [352].
Dress, manner, etc., of teachers, effect of, [35].
Duration of school-life, [15].
Economics—
Educational value, [186], [190], [191].
Interest of pupils in, [188].
Method of teaching, [188].
Text-books, use of, [189].
Education—
Aim of, [2], [67].
Books on, [38], [43], [376].
Definition, [7], [324].
Mistakes to be avoided, [17].
Moral, aspect [see [Moral side of education]].
Reform in women’s education since 1848, [3].
Electricity and magnetism, [299].
Elocution, [346].
Emotions, danger of over-stimulating, [423].
English language, training in, [54].
Books recommended, [66].
Committee of Ten, report, [62].
[See also [Grammar].]
English literature—
Aim and method of teaching, [192].
Periods of literature, studying, [198].
Poetry, reading, [194].
Prose, reading, [198].
Reading courses, suggested, [200].
Shakspere, study of, [195].
Style, sense of, cultivating, [199].
Environment of a school, [418].
Euclid [see [Geometry]].
Examinations—
Internal and local, comparison between, [34].
Value of, [33].
Examiners, [34].
Exercise—
Dancing, fencing, etc., [412].
Games [see [that title]].
Gymnastics [see [that title]].
Some forms more valuable than others, [397].
Swimming, [415].
Exercise books, corrections, giving in books, etc., [27].
Faculty, definition of, [20].
Family selfishness, women prone to, [401].
Fearon, Mr., on analysis of sentences, [60].
Fines, objections to, [33].
Fire brigade, school should be organised as, [414].
Fitch, Sir J., on study of history, [137].
Food, suitable, for growing girls, [421].
Foreign languages—
Latin and Greek [see [that title]].
Modern languages [see [that title]].
Pronunciation, teaching, value of “Le Maître Phonétique,” 111.
French—
Books recommended, [101].
Pronunciation, [49], [97].
Rules, [102].
Translation, [98], [100].
[See also [Modern languages].]
Games—
Corporate virtues developed by organised games, [402].
Cricket, [404], [406].
Cycle of games, [404].
Higher functions of, [400].
Hockey, [405].
Lacrosse, [405].
Over-exertion, dangers of, [409].
Playground, [403].
Severe games not safe without gymnastic training, [409].
Small numbers, games for, [400].
Value of, as means of exercise, [398].
Gardening, educational value, [415].
Geography—
Aim in teaching, [275].
Course of lessons, notes, [282].
England, supplementary work with reference to, [287].
Physical geography [see [that title]].
Geology, psychological position in science teaching, [255].
Geometry—
Algebra and geometry, relation between, [246].
Definitions, forming, [242].
Educational value, [240].
Euclid, objections to, [243].
Kindergarten, beginning in, [239].
Methods of teaching, [242], [244], [248].
Practical geometry for young children, [239].
Text-books recommended, [240], [242].
German—
Difficulties of the language, removing, [102].
Literature, attractiveness of, [103].
[See also [Modern languages].]
“Girls’ Public Day Schools’ Company,” founding, [4].
Gladstone, Dr., spelling reform, statistics, [107].
Grammar, English, [59].
Books recommended, [59], [66].
Committee of Ten, report, [64].
[See also [English language].]
Greek and Latin [see [Latin and Greek]].
Gymnastics, Swedish—
Physical defects, correcting, [410].
Superiority of, to ordinary gymnastics, [410].
Value of, [408].
Habits, right, forming, [39].
Hamilton, Sir W., on teaching, [134].
Hand arts [see [Manual training]].
Harris, Dr.—
Art in education, [322].
History, definition of, [114].
Manual work, views on educational value of, [323].
Mistakes to be avoided in education, [17].
Head mistresses and head masters, control exercised by, [22].
Health—
Book recommended, [421].
Care of, during school years, [383].
Necessary conditions, [397].
Heat and light, [302].
Height and weight of girls at different ages, [416], [418].
Hieroglyphics, interesting children in, [45].
High schools, first school established by Miss Buss, etc., [4].
Higher education of women, reforms since 1848, [3].
History—
Ancient history [see [that title]].
Approaching subject, methods, [121].
Definition, [114].
Educational value, [114], [137].
German scheme of teaching, [166].
Junior class, history for, [121].
Moral lessons from, [115].
Political economy more important for girls than constitutional history, [120].
Psychological order of study, [258].
Senior classes, history for, [122], [124].
Class library, forming, [130].
Contemporary writings, studying, [131].
Continuity of history, tracing, [126].
Essay-writing, value of, [135].
First-hand acquaintance with authorities desirable, [130], [131].
Historical novels, etc., recommended, [133], [150].
Maps, lack of, suggestions, [129].
Pictures, etc., educative power of, [132], [321].
Post-school work, [136].
Previous knowledge to be assumed, [126].
Sectional teaching, advantages, [127].
Selection, principle of, [126].
“Spirit” of the period, catching, [124].
Syllabus of lessons, [128], [130], [138].
Testing work, [134].
Text-books recommended, [132], [145].
Time maps [see [that title]].
Historical novels, value for elder classes, [122], [133].
Hockey, [405].
Home and school, relation between, [367].
Rules for home government in connection with school work, [371].
Humanities—
Inclusion in course of study, importance of, [20].
Teachers’ studying, necessity for, [9].
Hygiene, school, book recommended, [421].
Ideal, ultimate, or perfect development of individual, keeping in view, [41].
Ideals, highest, encouraging, [41].
Individual life, developing, [41].
Inquiry, spirit of, awakening and sustaining, [40].
Intellectual ambition, fostering, [40].
Intellectual sympathy with pupil, necessity for, [38].
Intellectual work, number of hours to be devoted to, [412].
Interest, awakening, in pupils, [37].
Judgment cultivated by study of history, [117].
Knowledge of the world essential for teachers, [375].
Known to the unknown, proceeding from, in teaching, [38].
Lacrosse, [405].
Laing, Mr., establishment of first high school, [4].
Languages—
Enjoyment of work essential for pupil, [104].
Latin and Greek [see [that title]].
Methods of teaching compared, [69].
Modern languages [see [that title]].
Order of teaching, [94], [257].
Latin and Greek—
Advanced work, methods, [77].
Books recommended, [71], [75], [77], [78], [81], [82], [89].
Composition, hints on teaching, [75], [80].
Construing, lessons in, [72].
Conversation, [72].
Educational value of Latin, [68].
Examples prefixed to exercises to be learnt by heart, [76].
Greek accentuation, [83].
Greek preferred to Latin, [104].
Late learners, chance of success, [86].
Methods of teaching compared, [69].
Models and illustrations of classical life and history, suggestions, [85].
Position in girls’ education, [67], [94], [103].
Pronunciation, [82].
Reading to be begun as soon as possible, [71].
Illustrative works to accompany reading, [79].
Repetition, [77].
Scheme of work, [87].
Style, attention to, [80].
Translations—
Old English versions, value of, [84].
Unseen translation, beginning, [76].
Using, [79].
Verse writing, [81].
Weak points in girls’ work, [86].
Law, William, on true learning, [395].
“Le Maître Phonétique,” alphabet and specimens of writing from, [111].
Learning by heart, value of, [54].
Lectures, school, parents attending, [371].
Leisure—
Mental leisure required by teachers, [375].
Ripening of character, need of leisure for, [210].
Time table arranged by Miss Beale, [13].
Length of lessons, [16].
Letters, classifying, importance of, [50].
Light and heat, [302].
Lighting in schools, [420].
Literature—
English literature [see [that title]].
German literature, attractiveness of, [103].
Logarithms as part of scientific arithmetic, [248] [note].
Magnetism and electricity, [299].
Manual training—
Educational value, [323], [414].
Handicrafts, suggested, [414], [415].
Modelling, [363].
Needlework, [361], [415].
Sloyd, [366].
Wood-carving, etc., [362].
Maps—
Constant use of maps, importance of, [30].
Historical maps, lack of, [129].
Marks—
Chart showing fluctuation in, [32].
Inspection by head mistress, advantage of, [31].
Personal rivalry, method avoiding, [388].
Martineau, Dr., on history, [114].
Mathematics—
Algebra [see [that title]].
Books recommended, [248], [249].
Geometry [see [that title]].
Historical method of teaching, advantage of, [248].
Mixed mathematics, [248].
Mazzini on “Solidarity of Man,” 120.
Meiklejohn, spelling book, exhaustive nature of, [109].
Mental state of pupil, teaching must be adapted to, [39].
Method of teaching subject should be adapted to age of pupil, [19].
“Méthode mnémonique polonaise” applied as a record of time, [169].
Miall, Professor, on difficulties in education, [23].
Microscopes, use of, in schools, [265].
Mill, Mr., on study of history, [137].
Milton, quotations from, on—
Divine philosophy, [41].
Education, [2] [note].
Mistakes in education, [17].
Modelling—
Educational value, [363].
Individual and class teaching, [364].
Studies, [364].
Tools required, [363].
Modern languages—
Books recommended, [111].
Composition, [101].
Enjoyment of work essential for pupil, [104].
Exercises, [99].
First lessons should be oral, [96].
Order of studying, [94], [257].
Philology, value in teaching languages, [101].
Phonetic system, success of, [96].
Reform in method of teaching, necessity for, [96].
Translation, [98].
Vocabulary, forming, [99].
[See also titles [French] and [German].]
Money, origin of, [219].
Moral side of school education—
Competition, wholesome, benefit of, [386].
Concentration of faculties, practice in, [387].
Moral lessons in school, value of, [389].
Religion and philosophy [see [that title]].
Responsibilities and qualifications of teachers [see [Teachers]].
School worldliness, danger of, [387].
Uniformity of treatment, value of, [386].
Müller, Professor Max, on English spelling, [106], [107].
Mural decoration, [358].
Museum, school, arrangement of, [263], [272].
Music—
Class-singing [see [that title]].
General education, necessity for, [337].
Pianoforte [see [that title]].
Sending children abroad for musical education, [320], [336].
Taste, cultivating, [320].
Violin, [338].
Needlework, training in, [415].
Art needlework, [361].
Newton on discovering truth, [40].
Nineteenth century, illustrated charts, [182], [184].
Observation, development of, value of biological sciences, [261].
Occupations for training purposes which are not purely intellectual, [414].
Oral composition—
Committee of Ten, report, [63].
Dale, Mr., on, [55].
Order of study—
Importance of, [17].
Psychological order, [19], [251].
Organisation, power of, games developing, [400].
Over-exertion in games, dangers of, [409].
Overstrain, teachers avoiding, [381].
Pagliardini, spelling difficulties, [109].
Painting and drawing [see [Drawing and painting]].
Parents and teachers—
Co-operation, means for securing, [370].
Relations between, [368].
Parker, anecdote on “conscience,” [206].
Parsing exercises, usefulness questioned, [59].
Pedagogical Seminary, extract from, on teachers, [35].
Philology—
Books recommended, [52], [66], [102].
Knowledge of, value in teaching languages, [101].
Philosophy and religion [see [Religion and philosophy]].
Phonetic system [see [Spelling reform]].
Physical defects in girls—
Correcting, by Swedish gymnastics, [410].
Frequent causes of, [411].
Physical geography—
Courses of lessons, subject-matter, [275], [277], [279].
Definitions, forming, [278].
Observation and experiment, [275], [276].
Psychological position in science teaching, [254].
Written work, style of, [276], [277].
Physics—
Books recommended, [303].
Definitions, forming, [294].
Diagrams, value of, [299].
Electricity and magnetism, [299].
Elementary course of lessons, [292].
Apparatus, [296].
Practical work, [296].
Elementary physics as a basis for chemistry, [308], [312], [315].
Heat and light, [302].
Position in science teaching, [255], [291].
Senior classes, [302].
Syllabus of lessons, [304].
Physiology—
Books recommended, [256].
Psychological position in science teaching, [256], [292].
Pianoforte—
Aim in teaching, [326].
Difficulties of teachers, [327].
Ear, cultivating, [332].
Examinations, [334], [336].
Gradation of study, [329], [333].
Hands, treatment of, [334].
Harmony, [333].
Memory, cultivating, [334].
Practice, superintending, [335].
Selection of music, [331].
Sight-reading, [335].
Singing class, value of, [332].
Studies recommended, [332], [334].
Thoroughness, importance of, [336].
[See also [Music].]
Pitman, Mr.—
Pitman alphabet, suggestion, [111].
Spelling reform, [109].
Place-taking in classes, disappearance of, [31].
Playground, [403].
Pleasant, lessons, making, [38], [104].
Poetry, learning, [53], [54].
Political economy, educational value, [120].
Practical precepts for teachers, [37].
Prizes, objections to, [32].
Progress, promoting, [39].
Psychological order of study, [19], [251].
Punishments, nature of offence and suitable punishments, [33].
Queen’s College, founding, [4].
Questioning of pupils, judicious, [40].
Rapport between teacher and class, importance of, [34].
Reading, [44], [51].
Books recommended, [47], [54], [66].
[See also [Alphabet].]
Recitation, value as moral training, [54].
Recreation—
Certain forms more valuable than others, [397].
Games [see [that title]].
Meaning of, [397].
Reform in women’s education since 1848, [3].
Religion and philosophy—
Bible lessons, [391].
Books recommended, [211], [215].
Conscience, [206].
Consciousness and self-consciousness, [205].
Definition of religion, [203].
Dogmatics and ethics, relation between, [202].
Foundations of faith, classification, [213].
Historical art, educative power of, [321].
Leisure for thought, [210].
Personal element in child’s religion, [204].
Position in time-table, [391].
Psychological order of teaching, [206], [209], [258].
Reading and discussion, [211].
Religion in relation to science and philosophy, [204].
Sceptical phases, dealing with, [210].
School lessons—
Advantages, [389], [390].
Scope of, [202].
Special training, for teachers, [212].
Written work, importance of, [209].
Reports, advantages of, [33].
Reproofs, injudicious, avoiding, [382].
Right habits, forming, [39].
Ruskin, quotations from, [2], [348].
Salford, Professor, on logarithms, [248] [note].
School and home, relation between, [367].
Rules for home government in connection with school work, [371].
School buildings—
Beautifying, importance of, [322].
Situation, [418].
Ventilation, lighting, etc., [420].
School life—
Aim of, [414].
Duration, [15].
Science—
Biological sciences [see [that title]].
Central idea in teaching, necessity for, [311].
Chart showing progress during the Queen’s reign, [184].
Early training essential, [309].
Experiments, success with, importance of, [295].
Historical method of teaching, [248], [249].
History, supplementing, [115].
Imagination and reasoning power, cultivating, [267].
Introductory teaching, [314].
“Lecture” lessons and “practical” work, [295], [312].
Psychological order of study, [251], [308].
Scheme, suggested, [292].
Sequence of lessons, care in planning, [265], [266].
Size of classes for “practical” instruction, [313].
Shakspere—
Illustrations from, in teaching history, [123], [133].
Study of, [195].
Shirreff, Miss, on education, [3].
Silence rules, value of, [14].
Singing—
Class-singing [see [that title]].
Tonic sol-fa system, [344].
Situation of school building, soil, rainfall, etc., [418].
Sixteenth century—chart of historical events, [171], [174].
Sloyd, [366].
Soames, Miss, promoting phonetic system, [108], [110].
Solitude, value of, for young people, [13].
Sounds, classification of, [46].
Space and air in schools, [421].
Specialising in youth, results, [20].
Specialists and class teachers, comparison between, [21].
Spelling reform—
Books recommended, [66].
Foreign languages, acquiring—success of phonetic system, [96].
Necessity for, [53], [106].
Phonetic alphabets, [111].
Present spelling condemned by philologists, [110].
Soames, Miss, promoting, [108], [110].
Spencer, Herbert, on education, [17] [note].
Spenser, quotation from, [396].
Stubbs, Bishop, on study of history, [137].
Study—
Courses arranged for pupils of different ages, [10], [12], [16], [20].
Hours to be spent in, [412].
Subjects, classification of, [9].
Sunday quiet for young people, necessity for, [14], [211].
Swedish gymnastics [see [Gymnastics]].
Swimming, [415].
Sympathies enlarged by study of history, [114].
Sympathy, intellectual, with pupils, need for, [38].
Teachers—
Aim, [383].
Circumstances and character of each pupil, knowing, [379].
Class teachers and specialists, [21].
Corrections, giving in exercise books, etc., [27].
Difficulties of, remedy, [23].
Externals, importance of, [35].
Higher attainment, seeking, [6].
Holding attention of class, [34].
Humanities, study of, [9].
Knowledge of the world essential, [375].
Mental leisure, necessity for, [375].
Moral responsibility of, [377].
Overstrain, avoiding, [381].
Practical precepts for, [37].
Reproofs, injudicious, avoiding, [382].
Right judgment and presence of mind, [379].
Self-mastery, [380].
Time-saving methods, [24].
Teachers and parents—
Co-operation, means for securing, [370].
Relation between, [368].
Teachers’ Guild, [370].
Educational museum, [85], [165].
Tenses, discriminating, [61].
Time available for school teaching, [15].
Time-maps, [168].
Ancient history, [181].
Illustrated charts, [171].
Syllabus of lessons on modern history, [177].
Time-saving methods for teachers, [24].
Time-tables—
Courses of study for pupils of different ages, [10], [12], [16], [20].
Hours to be spent in intellectual work, [412].
Tonic sol-fa system, [344].
University education won for women, [4].
Ventilation in schools, [420].
Victorian era, illustrated charts, [182], [184].
Violin, [338].
Voice production, [53].
Class-singing, [342].
Elocution, [346].
Vowels—
Diphthong table, [51].
Sounds, discriminating, [49], [97].
Walter, Miss L. E., on preliminary science teaching, [314].
Ware, Mr., on phonetic alphabet, [96].
Warming school buildings, [420].
Water supply in schools, [420].
Weight and height of girls at different ages, [416], [418].
Wood-carving, etc., [415].
Educational value, [362].
Woodward, Professor, on analysis of sentences, [60].
Writing, preliminary teaching, [45].
Zoology [see [Biological sciences]].

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