. Public school methods . ion of Landseers temperament and characterPiS revealed in the portrait. In conducting an exercise of this nature, allow the pupilstfhe utmost freedom of judgment and expression. Of course,many crude opinions will be given, but by careful questionsand suggestions pupils can be led to revise them. A uniform-ity of opinion should not be the goal sought, for a pictureseldom appeals to two people alike, and one result of thiskind of picture study should be to strengthen the individualityof the pupils. (5) Following the study, let the pupils write a descrip-tion of the pict
. Public school methods . ion of Landseers temperament and characterPiS revealed in the portrait. In conducting an exercise of this nature, allow the pupilstfhe utmost freedom of judgment and expression. Of course,many crude opinions will be given, but by careful questionsand suggestions pupils can be led to revise them. A uniform-ity of opinion should not be the goal sought, for a pictureseldom appeals to two people alike, and one result of thiskind of picture study should be to strengthen the individualityof the pupils. (5) Following the study, let the pupils write a descrip-tion of the picture. This description should be as completeand critical as they can formulate. For additional work,let the pupils write an imaginary biography of each of thedogs or tell some story about one of them. 7. Literature and Language. The power of thoughtgained through reading is an invaluable aid to what and how he reads the pupil acquires a vocabularyand a mental attitude which influence his thought and expres-. THE CONNOISSEUR—Landseer. Sir Edwin Landseer. one of the most famous English artists, was born inLondon in 1802. His genius gave him a reputation throughout England beforehe was twenty years old. His pictures are very popular, and many of them havebeen reproduced in engravings. He died in 1873. Language and Grammar 303 sionin all subjects. On pages r*^!- tQ6. Sections 20-30, and onpage 209, Section i^, are found full directions for studyingliterary selections, so far as that study pertains to language part of the work consists in the pupils makingthe literature read matter for thought and expression, c«jnver-sation, telling the story in their own words, memorizing thechief portions of the selections and writing descriptions ofthe scenes and characters portrayed. On pages 157-158, Sec-tions 24 and 25. directions for home reading and for ascer-taining the contents of a book have been given. These linesof reading should constitute valuable aids to
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