Chester A. ArTHUR. GroVER Cleveland. } In.
Between “thur” and “ver” there is a clear In. by sound.
Grover ClevelANd. BenjAMin Harrison. } Con.
There is a fair In. by sound between “an” and “am;” but as they are alphabetically reversed, it makes a case of Con. reversed.
BenjAMin Harrison. Grover ClevelANd. } In. & Ex.
Here “am” and “an” occur in alphabetical order, and is a case of In., and “jam,” meaning pressing together, and “cle(a)ve” meaning to separate, are opposites, hence it is also an example of Exclusion.
Let the student, as in the case of the other groups, recall this list several times, and each time revive the relation by which each pair of names was cemented together, and after this let him recall this list several times both ways without reviving the cementing relations, and finally let him recall several times, both ways, the entire series of Presidents from Washington to Cleveland, and from Cleveland to Washington.
Remarks.
1. This group furnishes the notable fact that two Presidents (Lincoln and Garfield) were assassinated while in office.
2. Another peculiarity of this group is that, for the first time since the days of Washington, there was a widespread discussion and effort made to push the claims of a President (Grant) for a third term.