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the previous day. The second part of the recitation was the development of the new g i T C n E G U n E E fourteen years old, excepting several young men probably from twenty-five to thirty. These were Jewish young men, who, as the teacher told us, were expecting to come to America, and were learning the language before they left home, so that they might have less difficulty in securing employment. The first part of the recitation consisted of a drill in English articulation. 'The teacher gave short sentences and called on individual pupils to repeat after him. The teacher pronounced the words with ease and accuracy, and set an excellent example for the boys to imitate. They did well. The second part consisted of reading at sight from an elementary school history of England. The teacher asked questions in English concerning that which was read, requiring answers also in English. German was minimized. The whole recitation was practical work in plain English, and not a theorizing about English in German. Not once during the whole recitation was a point of English grammar or syntax raised. We talked with some of the boys after the recitation, and it seemed to me that the results amply justified the method. On inquiry we found that the teacher had prepared himself for the work by three years’ study in England. He possessed a freedom in the use of English almost equal to that with which he spoke German. His familiarity with English manners, customs, and institutions also aided him much in teaching. Our time did not permit further visits that morning, so we returned to the rector’s office for our coats. He was greatly pleased when we told him how we had enjoyed our visit to his school and complimented him on the good work being done by his teachers. He said that before we went we must eat and drink with him. There on his desk he had sandwiches and wine, and insisted that we do him the honor of partaking. We ate his sandwiches, and, as he proposed the toasts, we drank to the health of his wife and our wives, his school and our schools, Germany and America. As we left his office, he took us, one by his right hand, the other by his left, and said: “We part as friends!” and we parted. work. One boy was sent to the board, and under the direction of the teacher the figure was drawn. Then, by what appeared to me as skillful work on the part of the teacher, the relations to be expressed in the new proposition were developed. The boys had no text-books, but kept all new material in note books, which became to them a text. The recitation was entirely free from the scolding or harshness so often imputed to German teachers. On the contrary, a most sympathetic relation between teacher and pupil was manifested at all times. At the close of the period the rector came for us and took us to sec the boys on the play ground, as there was then a fifteen-minute recess. This intermission was largely for the purpose of allowing the hoys and teachers to cat ztcri c Friilistiick. The first breakfast in a German home consists of rolls and coffee, and is eaten early. Every person—business man, teacher, or student—takes his second breakfast along in his pocket. It is eaten somewhere about ten o’clock, at whatever time and place the person desires. It is not at all rare to sec people walking along the street or riding in a street car, eating a “second breakfast.” Our next visit was to a recitation in English. The teacher was a young man, and appeared somewhat nervous because of our presence. The bovs were from twelve to PACE TWENTY-TWO
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