Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the REV. Samuel Parr, LL.D. (Volume 1); With Biographical Notice of Many of His Friends, Pupils, and Co

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII. A. D. 1771--1776. Plan of studies in Stanmore School--The Greek language--importance of it--The Greek authors read--Manner of explaining them--Greek versification--Writing Greek--Greek plays acted--The Latin language--Authors read--Some defects in the public schools noticed--Exercises of the memory--Study of English--Composition. Instead of offering, as he could have wished, a full and detailed account of the system of education adopted in Stanmore School, the writer is obliged to content himself with tracing its mere outlines, which, however, he trusts, will be found sufficientto convey some just idea of it to his readers.' On a subject so important as education, in its higher branches, the opinions of a man so eminently distinguished as Dr. Parr, for his learning, his sagacity, and his judgment, confirmed, as they after 1 The writer is most happy in being able to state, that the account contained in this and the following chapter, has been submitted to the perusal and the correction of one of the few surviving Stanmore scholars, Dr. Monro, an eminent physician, formerly of London, now of Bushey, near Watford, who is pleased to express his general opinion in the following words: I am afraid I have done very little in contributing useful information respecting the subject of your inquiries. But, indeed, upon reading over your outline of the general plan of education, it seems to me as nearly the truth as it can be. The few, but valuable, communications with which Dr. Monro has favoured the writer, will be found inserted in some of the following pages. wards were, by his long experience, may reasonably excite curiosity, and may fairly demand attention. Superintended as it was by one of the first Grecians of the age, it might easily be suppose...