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.