Excerpt from Manual Training in Elementary Schools for Boys, Vol. 2If we call that metnoa' which is a rational and systematic progress towards a well-defined Object, manual training in the school at N'a'as constitutes a method indeed, and one that possesses an unquestionable claim to originality. Nothing in this system is left to chance. It is the result Of experiments covering many years, with the constant desire of giving practical form and efficiency to primary instruc tion in manual work. M. Salomon is in favor Of the mod ern conception Of the common school, and has endeavored to be faithful to the fundamental principles Of the science Of education concerning which there has been little ground Of difference since Montaigne, Comenius, Rousseau, Pesta 'lozzi and Froebel. We will give a résumé Of his lectures on the principal question which this broad theme has opened.T/ze Necessity and Me Aim of Manna! Training in. Me Primary School.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.