+ + – Nation. 83: 483. D. 6, ’06. 2180w. (Review of v. 6.)
“Two objections to this method of treatment naturally arise. The first is the lack of definiteness, of finality which every great work of reference ought, in a measure to possess. The second objection, which may not necessarily inhere in the method of the author is the preponderant reliance on the debates in congress and the leading newspaper discussions.” William E. Dodd.
+ + – N. Y. Times. 11: 818. D. 1, ’06. 2870w. (Review of v. 6.)
“His industry in accumulation is greater than his skill in arrangement. His work lacks in wise adjustment and true perspective. He is embarrassed by the enormous amount of his material and has not the courage to omit the non-essential.”
+ + – Outlook. 84: 794. N. 24, ’06. 280w. (Review of v. 6.) + + R. of Rs. 34: 755. D. ’06. 280w.
McMurry, Charles Alexander. Course of study in the eight grades. 2v. ea. *75c. Macmillan.
“Our educational machinery has to be made more compact and efficient, and ... [these two little volumes] tell how it is being accomplished. The author gives in detail just what ought and can be done in each grade by a judicious combination of the policies of enriching and pruning. He is not a man of one idea, but is open-minded and progressive in all lines. The very full and carefully selected list of textbooks and side reading for each grade are especially valuable, and would be a safe guide for school-room libraries.”—Ind.
“[In] chapters devoted to the theory and practice of education ... the author is so overpoweringly verbose that his meaning is frequently lost in a cloud of words.”
+ – Ath. 1906, 1: 575. My. 11. 500w.