"They give us an advantage over all other colleges, because at no loss of time our boys become thoroughly conversant with Greek and Latin, Mathematics and
Geography, Grammar and Literature.
"Among the books and papers of Admiral Porter Turck, who lived two hundred years ago, and from whom I am descended, many volumes still exist, and are in my possession, which deal with the history and
geography of ancient Europe.
"Monsieur, I have had many lessons both in grammar, history,
geography, and arithmetic.
I know the
geography of it as well as of the one I lived in, and, of course, she told me the story of the building of the house, and of my grandfather's agonised watch for the Royal William.
When the decision was arrived at by the Gun Club, to the disparagement of Texas, every one in America, where reading is a universal acquirement, set to work to study the
geography of Florida.
And I can tell you something about Geography too,--that's about the world we live in,--very useful and interesting.
"Oh, no!" said Maggie, with some pity; "Columbus was a very wonderful man, who found out half the world, and they put chains on him and treated him very badly, you know; it's in my Catechism of Geography, but perhaps it's rather too long to tell before tea-- I want my tea so ."
Now the master, mellow almost to the verge of geniality, put his chair aside, turned his back to the audience, and began to draw a map of America on the blackboard, to exercise the
geography class upon.
"I thought I'd better just take the chill off," she explained, "as they're right from Syria; and that reminds me, I must look it up in the
geography before they get here."
That bird knew more
geography than people will ever know.--PEOPLE, Golly!
However, the Multiplication Table doesn't signify: let's try
Geography. London is the capital of Paris, and Paris is the capital of Rome, and Rome--no, THAT'S all wrong, I'm certain!
I also learnt history, and was instructed in poetry, versification,
geography, chronology, and in all the outdoor exercises in which every prince should excel.
"Why, every school boy on Barsoom knows the
geography, and much concerning the fauna and flora, as well as the history of your planet fully as well as of his own.
Geography was taught chiefly by making boys draw maps, and this was a favourite occupation, especially when the country dealt with was mountainous: it was possible to waste a great deal of time in drawing the Andes or the Apennines.
The topics of focus with respect to
geography vary slightly depending on the needs of the countries in question and their level of development.
