A. B. RUSSELL

tt.stract from a Report of an Examination of the Mole Department ofthe Parochial School of St. Paul1 s Church, Rome, JV. Y., on Friday, March 26, 1847.

* * * * «» gut were \ve to single out any part ofthe examination as worthy of spécial notice, ». would be that upon " Arnold's First Book in Latin." Many an Academieian, who haa studied Latin in the ordinary way for two years, could not sustain an examination as did the lads of this class, who hâve studied Arnold's First Lessons only about six months. Arnold's method is admirable for making thorough scholars and accurate grammarians ; but then it needs a thorough and industrious teacher to use it to advantage. Such, evidently, is Mr. Platt. He has not been content to put his pupils upon writing ont the exercises, but they hâve Lee» required to commit thoroughly to memory the vocabulary of words in each lesson, beginning with nouns and verbs ; and as soon as they hâve learned the words they begin to make sentences. Then they learn occasion.illy a decleusion, and immediately are made to put it to use by eon- BtrucrJng sentences tuât requis the cases of that decleusion. A similai method was pursued ib the Enulish Grammar ami m the French "

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