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Inc following oie selected from among numerous
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Extract from the American Journal of Education.
Boston.
ain many schools in which Walkers Dictionary rs o.
sed, by scholars Of the middle class il has unaccouo
tabiy been customary to make use, in the younpcs,
class. of spelling book entirely at war with Walkers
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OF its success we have doubt. The utmost care
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nave perused the Improved Header, which YOU
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II contains much useful information communicated i'm
such manner, as both to instruct and please the
reader. The Ian of defining such words as the
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From the North American Review
without intending TO make any ;nvidious compar.
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truth, that II is certainly well adapted TO the
or which 1t is intended by its highly deserving author
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and teachers"
Lessons az Greek Parsing or Outlines or Cyeek
Lra"mer-D Designed as an Introduction to the studl
OF the Greek Grammar, by G. 4. Goodrich Professor
OF hhetoric and Oratory III Yale College.
RECOMMENDATIONS
from Mr. s'oddart, teacher of Greek in the New Ia-
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Messrs DVrrie and Peck-In compliance with your
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The plan and execution Of the work Combining the
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learners, in acquiring the elements of the language
In this view, regard valuable Introduction In H.
study of Greek-preferable to any other with Sh;nI
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n. Haven Gymnasium, May 2e, 1929.
From j. L. Kingsley, Professor of the Hebrew Creek
and Latin Languages in Yale College
have examined the lessons in Greek Pars;,, I,
work. A. l. EJNCSIn
| Yale College. August 18th, 1890.
The Principal Of the Utica Academy, vrites nv fol.
lows; "a work of this kind has long been wanted in
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work is such as every teacher must approve II h..
Gns with the pupil BY parsing in easy sentences the
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infections, and leads him by an easy proereas rs a.
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Vances to familiar and thorough knowledge Of tbe
grammar. The exercise in mutual translation Md
much to the value Of the work. as experience sbnud
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ced at too early period in learning the Ianuuagem
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eve have ourselves, been much gyat;fied and bcne.
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"HymnS IF Zion"--Belng a selection of HYMNS
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