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  • English in the Preparatory Schools

    Document thumbnail: English in the Preparatory Schools
    Type:
    Document
    Description/Abstract:
    1892 printing of 1887 copyrighted text. The author is credited as Instructor of English in Cornell University. The text addresses the problems with the field's focus on philology and the quality of instruction in writing in the English language. The text argues students need a grounding in the inflections of English, should be taught English style, and should be constantly and rigorously drilled in composition. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete 28 page text, with additional advertisements.
    Creator/Author:
    Huffcut, Ernest W. (Ernest Wilson), 1860-1907
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/24/2016
    Date Modified:
    07/28/2020
    Date Created:
    1892
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Problem of Elementary Composition: Suggestions for its Solution

    Document thumbnail: The Problem of Elementary Composition: Suggestions for its Solution
    Type:
    Document
    Description/Abstract:
    1896 printing of 1896 copyrighted text. Author is credited as Teacher of English in Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. The book is a collection of speeches presented at the Brooklyn Teachers' Association on the subject of elementary composition. Chapter 1, A Word to the Reader, states the author believes composition may include speaking as well as writing and work by a community as well as work by individuals. It also voices concern about composition teaching that invents a barrier of formulas and conventionality. Chapters cover letter-writing, story-telling, word-collecting, descriptions, the simile and personification, elaboration of sentences into paragraphs, outlining compositions, criticism and other various topics. The Schultz Archive copy is roughly the complete 114 page text.
    Creator/Author:
    Spalding, Elizabeth H.
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/23/2016
    Date Modified:
    08/12/2020
    Date Created:
    1896
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0