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~ ing valuable School Books
Sears Spelling Book-Of which more than 100 coo
copies have been sold within the last three years
The following ale selected from among numerous
recommendations for this work.
Extract from the American Journal of Education
Boston
"ln many schools in which Walkers Dictionary is H.
sed, by scholars of the middle class it has unaccoun
tabiy been customary to make usr in the younres,
class, ct spelling book entirely at war with aiker's
principles This oversight is the of much tro
orc ana much waste OF time, in building up, and pull
ing down. and neutrality-suspicious. the first cffor,
might erect perfect fabric once. The smelling
oooS before US, IS intended to accomplish this object
OF IT'S success we have no doubt. The utmost care
nas ocen bestowed on its arrangement. In several
other particulars which limits will not permit us IN
ment,on' presents equal merit. The internal charac
ter OF the book corresponds, in a respccts tn tho
ncatness and care OF its execution"
Improved Reader-This valuable little work ;s now
stere"'yped' and can be furnished in any quantity a,
short notice. -
RECOMMENDATIONS
From J. Stowell, Principal of the Lancus,erisn
School, in New Haven.
nave pcrused the Improved Reader, which Won
handed me tor examination. With much salts Gsct;o,
II contains uuch useful information communicated in
'ucn a manner, as both to instruct and please the
reader. The plan Of defining such words ne tho
Child is supposed no, full, to understand is on. wh;S
ought to DC adopted in al! elementary books FIR chill
>" J. STOWELL.
. without intending to make any inyislous comnar
'son win other works of this class we can s,y v;,h
truth That ~ certainly well aapted 10 the
for which it is intended by its highly deserv;n ombnS
and teachers" " s"'S
r, Lessons IN Greek Parsing or Outlines Of Greek
Grdmr'er-Desgneda an Introduction tn tho stud !;
o. the Greek Grammar, by C. A. Goodrich Professor
OF rhetoric and orstory in Yale College.
RECOMMENDATIONS
i'o" ir. S'oudart, teacher of Greek in the New Ta-
ven Gymnasium.
hessrs Durrie and Peck-In compliance with your
request nave examined Lessons in Greek Parsing
. "u cneerf"iy express my decided appreciation of
tae plan and execution Of the work Comb;pin, n.
outlines OF Greek and Grammar with anDronr;.,
exercises upon the various cons il cannb, f,l 70
increase the interest, and facilitate the progress nj
learners, IN acquiring the elements of the Ianeuspe
IN this view, regard valuable introduction 10 IN.
study of Greek-preferabIe to any other with rrh;i
Am an sSan Yours etc. A; sToDDARD.
Prom j. l.. Kingsley, Professor of the Hebrew Greek
and Latin Languages in Yale College
nave examined the lessons in Greek P.rsinc
All" agree WIN AIR. Stoddard in his opinion Of this
"ork. j. l.. KINGSLEY
Yale College August 18th 1920
The Principal fthe Utica Academy writes as fol.
lows; ga work of this kind has long been wanted in
our schools and it is believed that the present little
volume will supply the deficiency. The plan of the
work is such as every teacher must approve II be-
gins with the pupil By Parsing in easy sentences the
injections, and leads him by an easy PROGRESS ne on
plying each rule of etymoogy and syntay, as he al
vances to familiar and thorough KNOWLEDGE of The
grammar. The exercise in mutual translation ada
much to the value OF the work; az experience .hupd
antly proves that these exercises cannot be iptrod
ced at too early period in learning the lanpuaren
Etemenfs Of .9stronomy, Descriptive and phyS;caI-
In which the general phenomena Of the heavenly bo.
dies and the theory OF the tides are Familiarity exnain
ed and illustrated, by numerous diagrams from enora
wings on copper plates. The work is designed TO n,
ciltate the study OF science peculiarly useful. in
erestng, aud sublime, and is intended for schools
academies, seminaries Of young ladies, lyceums. and
or private reading. BY iIervy Wilbar, 4. NJ
-iieaven
ls as the Book Of God, before he SGT,
Wherein TO read his woudrous WORKS
pu'G-c Plans and Domestic SE,eyches or ,,;,;, .,
'hc rectory Of Jai!bOurne Dnie in Q coils
The following remark is from the Sabbath Srboo,
Herald.
owe have ourselves, been much pratiied and Lcn.
iited by the perusal of thrs work. and believe Thai Il
would form valuable accession to a SUNDAY school
library" N00
''UymnS n Zion'-Beinn a selection Of Hymns
compiled chiefly for in the Baptist Churches and
Conferences, by Il. 81. Hill Pastor Of the Rant
church in New Haven
Ihis little work is recommended by the Bap,is,
convention OF Connecticut and New YORK.
FOR RENT.
&srA Tho commOdIous and conveniently Sit
fs.ssEH uated Lumber House, on 18th street now
liiSiE%3 IN the occupancy of Messrs Workman &
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