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Sears Spelling Book-Of which more than 90 900
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Ihe ioIiowlng ale selected from among numerous
Recommendations for this work.
Extract from the American Journal Of Education,
Boston.
sin many schools in which Walkers Dictionary is o.
SEQ, by scholars OF the middle class has
tably been customary to make use, in the Youngest
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RECOMMENDATIONS.
From ]. Stowell, Principal of the Lancasterian
School, in New Haven.
nave perused the Improved Reader, which you
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1t contains much useful information communicated in
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reader The plan Of defining such words as the
child - supposed not fully understand is one which
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dren. J. STOwEIJ
From the North American Review.
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Lessons IN Greek Parsing or Outlines Of Greek
Grammer-Deslgned as an Introduction to the stud6
OF the Greek Grammar, by C. a. Goodrich, Professor
OF Rhetoric and Oratory in Yale College.
RECOMMENDATIONS
From Mr.. Stoddar, teacher of Greek in the New Ha
ven Gymnasium.
n
request, Ihave examined lessons in Greek Parsno
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exercises upon the various reflections it cannot fail 70
increase the interest, and facilitate the progress NJ
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study of Greek--preferable to any other with which
l am acquainted. Yours, etc. A. SToDDARD.
N. Haven Gymnasium, May %, 1929.
Prom J. L. Kingsley, Professor of the Hebrew Greek
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have examined the lessons in Greek Parsinr %
and agree With Mr. stoddard in his opinion of this
work. ]. L. KINCSI Ey
Yale College, August 18th, 1890
The Principal Of the Utica Academy, writes an fol.
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aDuy proves that these exercises cannot be iptrod
ced at too early period in learning the language"
Elements " Astronomy, Descriptive and ptysicaI-
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dies and the theory Of the tides Familiarity explain
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wings on copper plates The work is designed TO IA
ciltate the study of science peculiarly useful i'm
teresting, and sublime, and is intended for schools
academies, semnaries of young ladies', lyceums and
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Wherein TO read his wondrous works,
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