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The outlines herewith presented have grown out of the necessities of a course conducted by the writer in the training of teachers in the University of Michigan. The course has been styled "Methods and High School Observations in History." It has been open only to seniors and graduate students who have specialized in history and who expect to teach that subject in high schools. The work has consisted of one class meeting per week for eighteen weeks, and of twenty hour-observations of history teac

  I. Definitions. 1. History is the science of the development of men in their activity as social beings.— Bernheim. 2. History is the biography of a political society or commonwealth.— Arnold. 3. History is the story of man living in social relations in the world.—- Hinsdale. 4. History is a record of the actions of men.— Anon. 5. History is past politics.— Freeman. Queries 1. Which of the above definitions appeals to you most? Why? 2. Are there any criticisms to be made respecting any of the a