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Sears Spelling Book-Of which more than 100 600
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The following selected from among numerous
recommendations for this work.
Extract from the American Journal of Education
Boston.
ain many schools in which Walkers Dictionary is u
sed, by scholars of the middle class, il has unaccoun
taby been customary to make use in the youngest
class at spelling book entirely at with alker's
principles. This oversight is of much trou-
ble and much waste of time, in building up and pull
ing down. and -building-where the first effort
might erect perfect fabric at The spelling
book before intended to accomplish this lect
or ITS success we have no doubt. The care
has been bestowed on its arrangement. In several
other particulars which our limits will not permit
MENTION It presents equal merit The internal charac
ter of the book corresponds in a respects, to the
neatness and care of its execution"
Improved Reuder-1his valuable little work is now
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RECOMMEND ATOMS
From J. Stowell, Principal of the Lancostcrian
School, in New Haven.
have perused the Improved Reader, which you
handed me for examination, with much satisfaction.
1t contains much useful information communicated in
such manner, as both to instruct and please the
reader The plan of defining such words Il the
child is supposed not fully to understand, is which
ought to be adopted in al elementary books fr chill
dren. J. STOWELL.
''Without intending to make any nsidous compar-
ison with other works of this class say With
TRUTH that it is certainly well adapted TO the purpose
for which is intended its highly deserving author
and teachers"
Lessons IN Greek Pdrsing or Outlines Of Greek
GrdmmeT- Designed as al Int reduction to the STUDIO
of the Greek Grammar, by C. A. Goodrich Professor
OF Rhetoric and Oratory IN Yale College.
RECOMMENDATIONS
From Mr. Stoddart, teacher of Greek in the New Ha-
Gymnasium.
Messrs. Durrie and Peck-In compliance with your
request, have examined lessons in Greek Parsing
and cherrfuly express my decided appreciation of
the plan and execution of the work Combining the
outlines of Greek and Grammar, with appropriate
exercises upon the various reflections it fail to
increase the interest, and facilitate the progress Of
learners, acquiring the elements of the language.
In this vew regard it valuable introduction the
study of Greek-preterable to any other with which
n. Haven Gymnasium, May %, 1929.
From J. l.. Kingsley Professor of the Hebrew, Greek
and Latin Languages in Yale College
have examined the lessons in Greek Parsing,''
and agree with Mr. Stoddard in his opinion of this
work. J. l.. KINGSLEY.
Yale College, August 18th, 1929
The Principal of the Utica Academy, writes as fol-
lows: "A 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 IL such every teacher must approve. II be-
gins with the pupil, by parsing in easy sentences the
different parts Of speech separately he learns their
infections, and leads him by easy progress of ap.
plying each rule of etymology and syn,ax, as he adj
TO 4 familiar and thorough knowledge of the
grammar. The exercise in mutual translation add
much to the value of the work as experience abund-
antly proves that these exercises be- inrodu-
ced at early period in learning the language"
Elements IF .AstrOnony, Descriptive and phySicdt-
In which the general phenomena Of the heavenly DO.
dies and the theory the tides Familiarity explain.
ed and illustrated, By numerous diagrams from engra.
wings on copper plates. The work is designed TO ia.
citate the study of a science peculiarly useful in.
teresting and sublime, and IS intended for schools
academies seminaries of young LADIES', lyceums, and
for private reading BY Hervy Wibar, A. NJ.
Heaven
Is Is the Book Of God, before us set,
Wherein read his wondrous woHs,
Fiidge Plans and Domestic Stretches, UiSit 10
The rectory Of NiibOurne D0ie in UokS
The following remark is from tie Sabbath School
Herald.
owe have ourselves, been much grat6ed and bene.
fitted by the perusal of this work, and believe that il
would form u valuable accession to a Sunday School
Library"
'Uyuns IF Zion' Being selection of Hymns
compiled chiefly for in the Baptist Churches and
Conferences, by u. VI. Hill, Pastor of the Baptist
Church in New Haven.
This little work is recommended by the Baptist
Convention of Connecticut and New York.