In this lecture on the teaching and study of history the Chichele professor “perceives the great virtues of the tutorial system. He recognizes a fact which is often overlooked by zealous reformers, that no system of teaching can flourish which does not meet the wants of the learners; and this general truth is in a particular sense applicable to the universities of England.... The fact ‘that must be faced is, that Oxford is a place of education as well as a place of research,’—these words strike the real keynote of Professor Oman’s inaugural address.” (Nation.)
“It is remarkable for several characteristics and for a good deal of courage. From start to finish it is lively; the writing, while it is occasionally of great dignity is sometimes brilliant and even humorous.”
+ + Ath. 1906, 1: 322. Mr. 17. 1100w. + Nation. 82: 388. My. 10, ’06. 1100w.
Omar Khayyam. [Rubaiyat]: a new metrical version; rendered into English from various Persian sources, by George Roe, with introd. and notes. **$1.50. McClurg.
The translation adopts a middle course between the versions of Omar which sacrifice the letter to the requirements of good verse and those which in order to be literal, sacrifice the spirit to the letter.
Dial. 41: 400. D. 1, ’06. 70w.
Omond, George William Thomson. [Bruges and West Flanders]; painted by Amedee Forestier; described by G. W. T. Omond. *$3. Macmillan.
In the main Mr. Omond treats his subject historically, but even from this point of view, he catches the spirit of sentiment and romance. “Each one of these quaint, often-despoiled towns has remaining some romantic relics and picturesque buildings—belfry, market-place, Hotel de Ville—old gateways, or churches enriched with paintings.” (Outlook.) “And what Mr. Omond so successfully does for Bruge-LaMorte, he also does for the other towns of West Flanders—Ypres, Furnes, Nieuport—revivifying them with the story of a glorious past.” (N. Y. Times.)