Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The final issue of Aunt Mai’s Budget opened with these lines: My dear Children,—This month I am very, very sad. The time has come when I feel I must say good-bye to you… For eight happy years we have lived together, and I have watched you all growing with the …

“Prayer is the key to open the day and the bolt to shut in the night.” — Jeremy Taylor, The Golden Key Did you know that Charlotte Mason talks about prayer in each of her six volumes? Her words on this subject are some of the most precious to me and have truly strengthened my …

Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff On January 23, 1918, a PNEU-sponsored meeting was held at the University College of London. The purpose was to discuss the adoption of the Charlotte Mason method in the schools of England. The speakers included the Director of Education in Bradford, a school headmaster, and two headmistresses. At 2:30, attention …

In December and January, the Classical Et Cetera podcast of Memoria Press released a three-part series entitled “Charlotte Mason Explained: A Classical Education Perspective.” These recorded conversations between four classical education experts provoked much reaction and discussion within the Charlotte Mason community. Although opinions vary, I think there is one thing we can all agree …

Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff Claude Jenkins (1877–1959) was a Church of England clergyman and historian. He was Lambeth Librarian from 1910 to 1952 and taught Ecclesiastical History at King’s College in London.[1] An avid collector of books, he was said to have acquired 30,000 by the end of his life.[2] Known for his eccentricities …

Editor’s Note, by Dawn Rhymer “There is, at the present time, a broad distinction made between science and the humanities.” — Dr. Telford Petrie, 1928 I smiled, as in reading the words of Dr. Petrie, I recognized a friend. Almost a century after Dr. Petrie published his ideas, I heard author and speaker Dr. Jonathan …

Editor’s Note: Ellen Parish delivered this address at the PNEU Conference of 1914. At the time, she was the General Organizing Secretary of the PNEU. For more information about Ellen Parish, see last week’s article. By E. A. Parish The Parents’ Review, 1914, pp. 379-390[1] Mrs. Gray has made us all feel the great need …

Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff Ellen Alice Parish (1869–1947) “devoted 34 years of her active life to forwarding the work of Charlotte M. Mason.” The Parents’ Review in 1947 summarized her legacy: She was trained by [Mason] at the Home of Education, Ambleside. Afterwards she became General and Organizing Secretary of the P.N.E.U. in London, …

Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff Barbara Webber was born in 1893 near London, and at age 17 her skill as a writer became known when her first short stories were published. She then married George Hodges and they had three children.[1] For some time she home educated her children using the Charlotte Mason method, and …

Editor’s Note by Richele Baburina Scale How Evenings or Scale How Tuesdays were devised by Charlotte Mason for her teaching students at the House of Education to “amuse and edify one another” by having them choose a “favourite author, musician, or artist, with one member giving a sketch of the life and the others supplying …