OBSERVATIONS/ ON PROFESSIONS, LITERATURE, MANNERS, AND EMIGRATION, IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, MADE LURING, A, RESIDENCE THERE IN 1932 BY THE REV. ISAAC FIDLER, 「 FOR A SHORT TIME MISSIONARY OF THORNHILL ON YONGE STREET, NEAR YORK, UPPER CANADA. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY WHITTAKER, TREACHER, AND CO., AVE-MARIA LANE. 1833. Reasons for Emigrating-The Voyage, and First View of New York-Impressions on Landing, and High Price of Lodgings and Fuel-Miscellaneous Particulars, upon Delivery of Letters of Introduction--Remarks on the Episcopal Church and Clergy in the United States -American Marriage....... CHAPTER II. Sanscrit Printing-Poverty of Clergy Influence of Clergy CHAPTER III. Reasons for Abandoning the Idea of Teaching the Eastern Languages in the United States-Day Schools-Insubordination of Pupils-Anecdote of the Blind Teacher --Of an Irish Classical Teacher-Sad Tale of a Village Schoolmaster-American Insensibility-Farther Opinions concerning American Schools.. CHAPTER IV. Story of a Stranger and his Travels-Of his Book, and his Teaching Experience—Case of a Young Schoolmaster from England---His Sanguine Hopes, and his Disappointments-The New York Proprietory School-Low State of Greek Teaching in New York-Distaste for 25 46 |