Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-05-18
TO ALL TEACHERS AND PARENTS

NEW SCHOOL BOOKS, and improved editions, ius
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Torrey's Primer, or First Book for Children
Torrey's Spelling Book, Second Book for Childrel
have examined MIR. J. Torreys Familiar Spelling Book
think it great improvement in the primitive and no lei
important branches of education, and shall introduce
into the Semnares under my care, superior to a
which has yet appeared
February End, 1896. IRA HILL, A. NJ
Pleasing Companion for little Girls and BOYS blending
instruction with amusement being selection Of interest
ing stories Dialogues fables, and poetry Designed for
use OF primary schools domestic BY Jesse Tori
rey, Jr Preferred genera Murrays Introduction and
works of that class Torreys Moral Instructor and Guid
to Virtue work is getting to be generally adopted
in schools and academies, in place of Mrrays Reader and
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Smileys Geography and Atlas and Sacred and Ancient
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OF Arithmetic which are considered by teachers generally
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The sums being altogether dollars and cents will give
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Key to the above Arithmetic, in which all the Exam
pies necessary tor learner wrought large and also
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author of the New Federal Calculator &c
The United States Speaker Compiled by r. T. Smiley
preferred generally to the Columbian Orator and Scouts
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| Grmshaws History of the United States.-Also. oues
tons adapted to the above History, Key adapted
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Gold miths England improved by Grrnslaw with oues.
tons and key
| Golsmth's History of Greece, improved by Grimshav
with Vocabulary of the proper contained in the
work and the prosodal accents in conformity with the pro-
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| Godsmlths History of Rome improved by (srir,shaw
with Vocabulary Sc and questions and KEY &C. as above.
Teachers generally, who have examined Giirnshaw's
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Edition.
An chronological Dictionary or Analysis of the English
Language containing the Radicals and Definitions of Words
derived from the Creek Latin and French languages and
all the generally used technical and polite phrases adopted
from the French and Latin by William Grimshaw author
| of the United States, England, &c.
The second edition is greatly improved and will be
found very valuable class book for academies and schools
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the ee
mens OF that science pilarly explained illustrated
with plates BY the author of Conversations on Chem
try, &C. WIN considerable additions corrections, and i'm
and glossary BY Dr. Thomas p Jones' professor Of me-
chanlcs in the Franklin Institute Of the state of pennsy
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Lives of Marion and Washington, by Weems
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Teachers are particularly requested to examine the
ABOVE schoolbooks. April 18th 1927.
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