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Whittaker & Co.'s List of Classical, Educational and Technical Works
July 1889
Whittaker & Co.'s List of Classical, Educational and Technical Works
July 1889
Whittaker & Co.'s List of Classical, Educational and Technical Works
July 1889
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    Title: Whittaker & Co.'s List of Classical, Educational and Technical Works

           July 1889

    Author: Whittaker & Co.

    Release Date: August 19, 2012 [EBook #40536]

    Language: English

    *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WHITTAKER'S LIST OF WORKS ***

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    Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was

    produced from images generously made available by The

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    2, White Hart Street,

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    WHITTAKER & CO.’S

    LIST OF

    Classical, Educational, and

    Technical Works.

    CONTENTS.

    Mr. Leland’s Educational Publications.

    Third Edition, Crown 8vo, Cloth, 6s.

    PRACTICAL EDUCATION.

    A WORK ON

    PREPARING THE MEMORY, DEVELOPING

    QUICKNESS OF PERCEPTION, AND

    TRAINING THE CONSTRUCTIVE

    FACULTIES.

    By CHARLES G. LELAND.

    Author of The Minor Arts, Twelve Manuals of Art Work, "The Album

    of Repoussé Work, Industrial Art in Education, or Circular

    No. 4, 1882, Hints on Self-Education," etc.

    Mr. Leland was the first person to introduce Industrial Art as a branch of education in the public schools of America. The Bureau of Education at Washington, observing the success of his work, employed him in 1862 to write a pamphlet showing how hand-work could be taken or taught in schools and families. It is usual to issue only 15,000 of these pamphlets, but so great was the demand for this that in two years after its issue more than 60,000 were given to applicants. This work will be found greatly enlarged in Practical Education. Owing to it thousands of schools, classes, or clubs of industrial art were established in England, America and Austria. As at present a great demand exists for information as to organizing Technical Education, this forms the first part of the work. In it the author indicates that all the confusion and difference of opinion which at present prevails as to this subject, may very easily be obviated by simply beginning by teaching the youngest the easiest arts of

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