On Primary Instruction in Relation to Education. By Simon S.
Laurie. (Blackwood.)—This volume is part of a report made by Mr. Laurie to the Trustees of the Dick Bequest, and has been printed before, but not published. So much has been written and said on primary instruction during the last few years, and the subject is now becoming so prominent, that Mr. Laurie's book appears opportunely. It contains, moreover, much that would be useful at all times. Some of the principles it ad- vocates are apt to be overlooked or neglected. For the want of its advice many difficulties will seem insurmountable. We think, however, that some of its teaching might be conveyed in a more popular shape, and that even when writing for an audience of educators, it is well to remember the deficiencies of those who are to be educated.
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