A Guide to Methods and Observation in History: Studies in High School ObservationDavis, Calvin Olin
History
A Guide to Methods and Observation in History: Studies in High School Observation
Davis, Calvin Olin
History -- Study and teaching
7. Carlyle (1795-1881), through his keen insight into character and his
love of hero-worship, introduced the vividly realistic and picturesque
element.
8. Buckle (1821-1862) included economic forces in his studies and
sought the spirit of history apart from particular men and events.
9. Macaulay (1800-1859) presented historical philosophy and the laws
and theories of government in eloquent and fascinating style, thus
bringing to the popular mind an interest that had heretofore been
slight.
10. Froude (1818-1894), in charming literary style but with
carelessness of detail, emphasized the personal element in history and
set himself the ideal of "simply recording human actions without
theorizing theron."
11. Stubbs (1825-1901) "introduced the critical study of mediaeval
sources into England," employed exact methods of work, and gave impetus
to constitutional history.
12. Green (1837-1883) depicted the progress of the life of the people
and dealt only incidentally with the political history of the state.
13. Schmoller (1838- ) emphasized the economic aspects of history.
VI. _History in the Curriculum._
1. Pre-Renaissance Period: Incidental historical study made in
connection with the study of biography and literature.
2. Renaissance Period: Historical studies pursued as auxiliary to the
interpretation of the classics.
3. Post-Renaissance Period in Europe.
(_a_) Heraldry and local, contemporary historical incidents and
events taught in Ritterakedemien after 1648.
(_b_) In Germany, the systematic study of history in schools really
dates from about 1806, though an independent status was given
history in the universities (particularly in Goettingen) in the 18th
century.
(_c_) In France, historical study was introduced by Guizot (about
1833) but received no great attention until after 1860, though
there was nominally a chair of history in the College de France
after 1769.
(_d_) In England, none but incidental attention was given
historical study until after the middle of the 19th century, though
there was a professorship of ancient history at Oxford in 1622, and
professorships of modern history were found at both Oxford and
Cambridge in 1724.
4. Historical Study in America.
(_a_) History was taught incidentally by professors of philosophy
in most of the universities from their founding.
(_b_) Yale had a professorship of ecclesiastical history in
1778-1795.
(_c_) Harvard established the first professorship in history (in
the general sense of the term) in 1839, Jared Sparks being the
first incumbent.
(_d_) Columbia University and the University of Michigan
established chairs of history in 1857.
(_e_) Yale established a chair of history in 1865.
(_f_) The first seminary in history was established at the
University of Michigan in 1869 by Prof. C. K. Adams.
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