Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff In the Western tradition, August 24 is the feast day of St. Bartholomew. In 1924, that date fell on a Sunday. The Rev. Francis Lewis evidently chose this as the theme for his sermon that day, presumably preached at St. Mary’s Church in Ambleside. At that time Elsie Kitching had …
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The 23rd annual conference of the PNEU was held in London in June of 1921. The report from the conference stated: Although Miss Mason was so far away at the moment, she was ever with them in spirit, her activities unceasing, and her interest as keen as ever, and thousands …
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff This article by Elsie Kitching first appeared in the December 1921 issue of The Parents’ Review. By E.K. The Parents’ Review, 1921, pp. 876-888 “To see a child in itself implies benediction.” —Wordsworth. “What is the P.N.E.U.? Oh, it’s a society for parents and teachers. Yes, but what does it …
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The November 2, 1915 edition of the Times Educational Supplement included an article by Maria Montessori. Charlotte Mason was swift to reply, and her letter was published in the December 7 issue of the same periodical. Three months later it was reprinted in the March 1916 Parents’ Review. It is …
Editor’s Note, by Tabitha Wirges The beginning of this article explains the expectations surrounding a girl’s education at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century—ideas that will likely seem quite shocking to modern readers. As troubling as these views are, it is sad to realize that traces of such attitudes still …
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff “Dear Mr. Household,” wrote Charlotte Mason in a letter dated March 27, 1922, “It is delightful to have a prospect of seeing & I hope hearing you.”[1] Miss Mason was referring to the upcoming PNEU Conference, to be held that year at the House of Education itself in Ambleside. The …
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff Miss C. D. Lawe was the headmistress of St. Agnes School, a private school in Babbacombe, Torquay. For at least twenty-five years she led the school in accordance with the PNEU programmes and method.[1] At a conference in 1920, she explained why she embraced the Charlotte Mason method: … those …
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The 33rd Annual Conference of the PNEU was held in June 1921 at Mortimer Hall, London. The chairman opened the event by noting that “although Miss Mason was so far away at the moment, she was ever with them in spirit, her activities unceasing, and her interest as keen as …
Editor’s Note: This unique piece by Elsie Kitching was first published without comment in the November 1917 Parents’ Review. By E.K. The Parents’ Review, 1917, pp. 655-662 Now it came to pass that as the sons of men gazed upon the face of Science[1] they saw that she was very fair to look upon and …