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39th A. Sentence is a thought expressed in words.

40th The leading principles of "object teaching" are to 
[[strikethrough]] instruct [[/strikethrough]] the mind, to draw out ideas, to instruct so as not tire the mind by being too elaborate in description, not dwell too long in the same branch of a subject, and improve an idea strongly on the mind.

41st A pen knife consists generally of steel of which the blades are composed and pearl or some other materials of which the out side of the knife is composed also the springs are made of fine steel.

42nd Yes.

43rd I believe in teaching the alphabet objectively and having the pupil learn to spell many words before he or she has mastered the alphabet. In teaching reading the pupil should begin with words of not more than two or three and pronounce them all and spell them before reading the lesson. The best way of teaching enumeration is by the Arithmetical frame of balls, and also by objects, addition subtraction multiplication and division all by use of these. [[strikethrough]] [[ways?]] Arith [[/strikethrough]] Numeral frames

A successful teacher in a Primary School should be lively, a good Singer cheerful disposition religiously inclined be able to interest the young and instruct them still have determination.