The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-12-20
EDUCATION.

of instructors, of Children and Youth, aud
Others Interested in the subject OF Education, is
published by A. PHELPS, Greenfield, (Mass }
and for sale by him, also by CLARENDON
HARRIS, Worcester, and the principal Book
sellers in Massachusetts.
THE UNIVERSAL PRECEPTOR-beng
! General Grammar Of Arts, Sciences and Useful
knowledge. By the Rev. DAVID BLAIR--author
of the Glass Book, English Grammar, Models of
Juvenile Letters, Reading Exercises, and Gram
mar of Natural and Experimental Philosophy.
| This work is designed for Class Book, for the
4 use of schools and academies throughout the u
nted States, and is exceedingly well calculated
| for those young persons who do not expect to
gain the benefits of regular, elias steal education.
1t presents in an attractive and interesting form,
the elements of the most important sciences !;
the various lessons are happily arranged; aud,
such is the simplicity Of the style that no one
can give his attention to the subjects of which it
treats, without flnding his understanding enlarg-
| ed, and his capacity for properly engaging in the
active duties OF life greatly increased. Among
| Is Chief exceileucies may be considered that Or
der of arrangement, and that familiarity CT ex-
| PLANTATION, which render it complete instructor
IN itself; and, from this circumstance, It derives
| high recommendation as book to be introduc.
ed INTO our schools ano academies. and to aid pa
rents in their plans of domestic education
| llns American edition is greatly improved from
the latest English copies. and in every respect it
will De found worthy the appreciation and patron.
| age OF the public.
| RECOMMENDATIONS.
FROM Rev. 4. Strong, author Of several paI,ta.
| Die School Books, the Common Reader, Younp.
Scholars Manual sc.
! From an examination of BLAIR's UNIVERSAL
| FREcEPToR, | am satisfied that il is book which
may De used to great advantage, in the improve
ment OF the youthful mind, by teachers and pa.
rents. 1t treats, IN familiar manner of great
variety OF use ful and interesting subjects and
| there can be no doubt, that, as such work il
very much needed, SO this will hardly fail of hav.
ing powerful Influence in raising the standard of
education in our common schools, by bringing be.
fore them the principles of those sciences which
have hitherto been considered out of the reach Of
those who do not receive the benefits Of regular
| literary instruction. On this account in partieu
lar, | think it deserves patronage and support
and cannot but believe that the happiest effects
may result from its general introduction in schools
and academies as regular class book
I. STRONG.
From Rev. C. W. FszSler.
From the examination have bestowed on the
Universal PrecePtOr,"I am satisfied that, both
in its plan and execution, It'll well adapted for
the use of schools. Throughout the work such
4 Illustrations are presented to the eve, through
the medium of prints, and to the imagination
through the medium of poetry, that many alb
stract principles, which, as often exhibited. are
obscure and uninteresting, here assume distinct
and attractive form. WIN. e. FOWLER.
THE CHILD'S MONITOR primary hook
for schools, by Rev. T. STRONG, author of the
Common Reader, Young Scholars Manual. &c,
THE FRANKLIN PRIMER, or Lessons in
| Spelling and Reading-adapted to the under.
standings OF Children; composed and published
by Committee appointed for the purpose, BY
| the School Convention of Franklin County.
These works are designed particularly for be.
| ginning the education of young children. and. in
the opinion of those best qualified to Judge, are
| exeellently adapted for that purpose. They are
| considered an improvement upon the common
method. Were there nothing else to recon.
mend ahen'. the fact that the child, in learning
MS alphabet and abs, wears out four or five of the
common spelling books, teach of which costs az
much as three or four of these,) would, it is con-
ceived, furnish a sufficient reason for eiyine the
latter decided preference.
The last number of the American Journal Of
Education "a work of the highest authority in
questions of education) thus notices the Franklin
Primer:-
"This little book is one of the most ingenious
improvements, IN this branch of instruction, that
has hitherto been recorded in our Journal"
I" We would not leave this highly meritorious
production, without adyertng to its excellent a.
dsptation to the minds of very young children
.4H the reading lessons are simple, easy, inteIlig
Bile, and natural in their styles and they will
prepare the little learner to read with an unas.
Stunning and lively manner, in works of higher
order"
THE YOUNG SCHOLARS MANUAL, or
Companion to the Spelling Book-consisting of
Easy Lessons in the several branches of Early
Education intended for the use Of Schools. BY
Rev. 7. STRONG.
his work is now extensively used in schools,
and has received the highest commentators
from experienced instructors.
Greenfield, Oct. 81, 1896. 2i2ooeow
Worcester, SO. Probate Office, Dec. 5,1S26. |
To the Heirs Of Lucy HUBBARD, late OIL
Holden, in said County, deceased, and 10
GHOthers concerned in the Estate of said de-
ceased, GREETING.