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copies nave been sold within the last three years.
The following ale selected from amonr nun,crou.
recommendations for this work:
Extract from the American Journal of Education
rter .rr Boston.
s'in many schools in which Walkers D;ctora-r s ~
seq, oy scholars OF the middle class il has unaccoun
,ao'y oeen customary 80 make use, in the younres
c'sss' %, spelling book entirely at with Walker:
principles. This oversight is the OF much trcu
ne' and much waste of time, in building up, and null
mig down. and c-building--where the first cffor
mi8nt erect perfect fabric nj once. The spelling
DOOM before U.s. Is intendc 20 accomplish this object
VI us success we have no doubt. The utmost care
has been bestowed on its arrangement In severa
o'her particulars which limits will not permit us C
mention, Il presents equal merit The internal cbarac
ter of the book corresponds in all respects 20 the
neatness and care of its execution"
InProred Rca1er-1'his valuable little work is now
s,ereolyped, and can be furnished in any quantity n,
short notice. - -
. RECOMMENDATIONS
From J. Stowel Principal of the Lancasieriar
School, in New Haven.
nave pcrused the Improved Reader, which yru
;, ,ue TOT examination, with much salts faction
neon'sins much Useful information, communicated In
suen manner, as both to instruct and please the
reader. The plan of defining such words as the
cnS supposed not fully to understand is one which
tlren. SI%Sy~I cur"
From the North American Review.
"unout intending to make any invidious compar.
iSon wh other works of this class, we can say will,
truth, that 1t is certainly well adapted to the
Tor which intended by its highly deserving author
ahG may be recommended to the attention of Parents
and teachers" $50
Lessons in Greek Parsins or Outline, or 5,,s.r.
acknowledged IN In, reduction to tho study,
,ne creek Grammar, by C. a. Goodrich, Professor
o' "hes0fic and oratory in Yale College.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
rom Mr. StOuuart. of Grpel,
ven Gymnasium.
mess's: DurFie and Peck--In compliance with vour
request, have examined Lessons in Greek Psrsnc,
anu cheerfuly express my decided appreciation ne
the plan anal cSeciton of the work Conb;np,, I'm
outlines Of Greek and Grammar with appronria,c
exercises upon the various reflections, it cannot fail 10
increase the interest, and facilitate the progress of
learners, in acquiring the elements of the language
In this view, regard It valuable introduction 10 In
study OF Greek--prefersbJe TO any other with which
l Am acquainted Yours, etc.
y. Haven Gymnasium, May g. 1929
IRON y L. kingsley, Professor of the Hebrew Greek
and Latin Languages in Yale College.
have examined the Lessons in Creek Parsirr {"
and agree with Mr. stodJard in his opinion of This
work. l. l. EINCsTr,,
Yale College. Angus, Iith, 1929.
The Principal of the Utica Academy writes nc r,,
lows: "a work Of this kind has long been wanted in
our schools; and il is believed that the present ht,e
volume viii supply the deficiency The plan of the
work IS suca as every teacher must approve. II be-
different parts Of speech separately, he learns their
infections and leads him by easy progress of nm
plying each rule of etymology and syntax as he adj
vances to familiar and thorough knowledge of the
grammar. The exercise in mutual translation add
much to the value Of the work; as experience abund
anily proves that those exercises cannot be inroIu
ced at too early period in learning the language"
Efe1'ents n Astronomy, DeSc,ipiirr and yihus;caI-
In which the general phenomena Of the heavenly BIO.
dies and the theory OF the tides are famariy exolar
ed and illustrated, by numerous diagrams from enrra-
wings on copper plates The work is designed to IA
ci'iate the study of science peculiarly useful in.
terestng and sublime and is intended for schools
academies, seminaries of young hdies, lyeeums and
Tor private reading. BY Hervy Wilbur, 4. ~
Heaven
Is as the BooE Of God, before us SCI,
Wherein 10 read his wondrcus works
w -y. rli;lrou
Village Plans and Domestic Sketches or u 1;St 4,
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The following remark is from the Sabbath School
Herald.
eve have ourselves, been much gratifed and bcne.
ted by the perusal of this work. and believe that il
would form valuable accession TO q Sunday School
library"
"tBymns Of Zion"-Bene selection of HYMNS
complied chiefly for in the baptist Churches and
Conferences, by Il. 81. Hill, Pastor OF the Dapt;st
Church in New Haven.
This little work is recommended by the Bap,ist
Convention OF Connecticut and New York.
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