Monterey
a city of California, in Monterey co. It is on Monterey Bay, and on the Southern Pacific railroad, and also on several steamship lines. While it is an important industrial and agricultural community, it is chiefly noted as a residential city. There are fine facilities for bathing, and its climate is mild and equable. The city contains many interesting specimens of Spanish architecture, including the San Carlos and Carmel missions, and the old custom house. Its leading industries are farming, cattle raising, and canning. The city figured largely in the early history of California. A mission was established here by the Spanish in 1770. From 1840 to 1845 it was the capital of the province. In 1847 Monterey became the seat of the military government of California. Pop. (1910) 4,923; (1920) 5,479. MONTEREY (mon-tā-rā'), a city and capital of the State of Nuevo León, Mexico; is in a fertile plateau-valley, 670 miles N. of Mexico City. It is a well- Founded in 1599, it was taken by the American army under General Taylor in 1846. Pop. about 74,000. built town, with a thriving trade. a MONTE ROSA (mon'te rõ'sä), an Alpine Mountain mass with four principal peaks, in the Pennine ridge which separates the Swiss canton of Valais from Italy. The highest peak, the Dufourspitze, 15,217 feet high, was first climbed in 1855.
MONTE SAINT' ANGELO above sea-level, on one of the Gargano je-lō), a city of southern Italy, 28 miles N. E. of Foggia. It stands 2,790 feet above sea-level, on one of the Gargano hills, and is famed for its exquisite honey.
Pop. about 15,000.
MONTE SILVIO. See MATTERHORN. sori and, as yet, used only in the branches dren between the ages of 3 and 10 years. of elementary education and with children between the ages of 3 and 10 years. It is largely the development of the ideas of Froebel, and more especially of Séguin and Itard. The chief principle is that following its own inclinations and not to learn ideas by its own activity and by the teacher. In the Montessori system to learn ideas by its own activity and by there are no classes, no lessons. There DE, mistress of Louis XIV.; born in 1641. She was the daughter of Gabriel pan, and became attached to the house- incentive used is the desire on the child's part to do things well in which he or she is interested. When the child enters the school he sees groups of children playing games and joins the group which is doing the things he likes best. The games are ones involving the senses of touch, sight, and hearing, and are so arranged and conducted that these senses married in 1663 the Marquis de Montespan, and became attached to the household of the queen. Her beauty and wit captivated the heart of the king, and about 1668 she became his mistress, withand bore the king eight children, which were legitimized, but at last her influence and bore the king eight children, which were legitimized, but at last her influence paled before the rising star of Madame are soon developed without the child de Maintenon, governess to her children. being conscious of learning a In 1687 she left the court, in 1691 Paris itself and died in Bourbon-l'Archambault, May 27, 1707.
MONTESQUIEU (mông-tuh-skyuh'), DE, a famous French writer; born in "Touch," for example, is practiced by being conscious of learning a task. playing games blindfolded, hearing by playing games in the dark. The interest since he is always doing what he likes. and attention of the child never wavers DE, a famous French writer; born in Writing comes before reading in the as in the conventional school system, and attention of the child never wavers France, Jan. 18, 1689. In 1716 he became Writing comes before reading in the France, Jan. 18, 1689. In 1716 he became means of playing with letters, and imipresident of the Parliament of Bordeaux. tating their shape. It usually takes a The publication of the "Persian Letters" child of four years about two months first made him famous as an author. In 1728 he was admitted to the French Academy. Having given up his civil employment he beg rope, to collect materials for his long began to travel t through Eumeditated work on politics and jurisprudence. "On the Causes of the Grandeur and Declension of the Romans," published in 1734. His greatest work, is the "Spirit of Laws," which occupied him 20 years, and was published in 1748.
His other works are, the "Temple of Gnide," "Lysimachus,' on Taste." He died in Paris, Feb. 10, , " and an "Essay 1755.