The Parents' Review

A Monthly Magazine of Home-Training and Culture

Edited by Charlotte Mason.

"Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life."
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Our Work.


Volume 15, 1904, pgs. 471-472


Dear Editor,--May I call the attention of your readers to the fact that on June 8th, Mrs. Winkworth will be "At Home" to members of the P.N.E.U. in the garden of Holly Lodge, Camden Hill, from 4 till 7 p.m., and that at 5.30 punctually Lady Campbell will give an account of the P.N.E.U. Conference at Edinburg. Cards of invitation will be sent to all members in London and the suburbs, and country members who can avail themselves of the invitation are cordially invited and should apply to me for cards of invitation. If wet, Mrs. Winkworth has kindly consented to hold the meeting indoors.

Yours faithfully,
F. Noël Armfield.
26, Victoria Street, S. W.

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The House of Education is closed from August 1st to September 15th. Letters relating to the House of Education, Parents' Review School, Mothers' Educational Course, Governesses, etc., cannot be answered or received between those dates.

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Register of Schools, some classes of which work in the Parents' Review School and are tested by P.R.S. Examiner:-- *

School. Girls or Boys. Principal. Classes Working in P.R.S.
High Cliff School, Scarborough Girls Miss Field Hall Class II.
S. Cuthbert's, Twickenham Girls and small boys Miss Gayford Classes Ia. and II.
Uplands House, Swansea Girls Miss Maud Classes Ib., II., III., IV.
S. Hilda's Prep. School, Purley Girls and boys Miss Nesbit Classes Ia., Ib. and II.
Wootton Court, Wootton, near Canterbury Boys (preparatory). H. G. Underhill, Esq. Classes Ia., Ib., II. and III.
37, Sloane Street, London, S.W. Boys C. H. Gibbs, Esq., Classes Ib. and II.

* The committee take no responsibility with regard to the schools except as far as the above statement goes: due enquiries should be made by Parents. Prospectuses can be had on application to the Office.

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Ladies wishing for probationers for the summer holidays should apply without delay. Those who do not see their way to employ House of Education Governesses should take this opportunity of getting their help in nature work, handicrafts, educational principles, etc. Term ends July 15th.

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Parents' Review School.

Examiners' Report. Easter, 1904.

Class I.--The work of this class is on the whole quite satisfactory, except in a few cases of beginners. There is manifest improvement on the Christmas examination, the weak points and subjects then having received attention. Bible Lessons, History, Tales, and National History are very good.

Class II.--The number of subjects submitted for examination shows improvement, a higher average number being attempted: but still further advance is needed to be quite satisfactory. History, including French History, has again been well studied and mastered, the general result being above the average in this subject. Bible Lessons are again excellent, Spelling of Dictation Exercises, good; Writing, very fair; English Grammar fair; Arithmetic, very good.

Class III.--A very satisfactory examination in this class. Arithmetic shows greater accuracy and the general result is very satisfactory. History, with French History and Natural History are excellent. Physical Geography is very well mastered by a few, but is g generally found difficult either to explain or understand. General Geography is very good. Dictation is exceedingly well done, Writing, very good. Composition is also good. Botany and physiology, fairly good. Euclid does not reach a good standard nor is the subject attempted by many. English Grammar: Analysis is not strong, but parsing is good.

Class IV.--The number of papers sent up in this class is less than usual. The work, however, generally reaches a high standard, except in Mathematics. Bible Lessons, History and Literature are excellent. Algebra and Euclid, with the exception of a few really very good papers, can scarcely be considered satisfactory. Arithmetic is rather better done than usual. (Signed) J.B.

In German, a more thorough knowledge of Grammar most desirable. Class II. shows very creditable results of oral teaching. (Signed) M. D.

Très peu des réponses pour l'examen franç. Soignex la prononciation chose très importante. (Signed) J. M.

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Papers will be returned on receipt of postage.

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Mother's Educational Course.
The examination papers will be send out for Monday, June 6th. Will members wishing to postpone their examination kindly communicate at once with the Secretary, House of Education, Ambleside.

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P.N.E.U. Literary Society.--Subject for June: Selection from M. Arnold's poems.

P.N.E.U. Translation Society.--Subject for June: From Phedre (Racine).

C. Agnes Rooper, Hon. Sec.,
Pen Selwood, Gervis Road, Bournemouth,
From whom all particulars may be obtained.



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