HORN-BOOK

article once used in elomoentary education, consisting of a sheet of paper bearing the alphabet, Lord’s Prayer, etc., placed between a fiat piece of wood, with handle, and a thin sheet of horn. (1803-84), Eng. poet and critic; pub. Orion, 1843, an epic poem; Death of and A New Spirit of the Age (criticism). HORNE, RT. HON. SIR ROBERT STEVENS ON (1871), Brit. statesman of Scot. birth, had brilliant career at Glasgow Univ., and was called to bar, 1896; was Conservative candidate for Stir lings hire (Jan. and Dec. 1910). During World War he did valuable work as a istant inspector-general of transportation, 1917; director of Admiralty Labor department, 1918; entered Parliament as Coalition Unionist member for Hill head div. of Glasgow, 1918; minister of labor, 1919-20. In March 1920 he succeeded Sir Auckland Geddes at the Board of Trade. and retained this office until the conservative victory of October, 1922; privy councillor, 1919. (1780-1862), Eng. theologian and scholar; pub. Critical Study of the Holy Scriptures, Introduction to the Study of Bibliography; long connected with Brit. Museum.