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" ing valuable School Books
Sears Spelling Book-Of which more than 100 600
copies have been sold within the last three years
The following selected from among numerous
recommendations for this work.
Extract from the American Journal of Educ alton
Boston.
"ln many schools in which Walkers Dictionary is u
sed, by scholars of the middle class, has
tably been customary TO make usc in the youngest
class, of spelling book entirely with aIker's
principles. This oversight is the of much
bic, and much of time, in building up, and pull
ing down. and neutrality-suspicious. the first effort
might erect perfect fabric at once The spelling
book before ntended accomplish this oh Iect.
Of its success we have no doubt. The u,mos, care
has been bestowed on its arrangement. In several
other particulars which limits will permit
mention, it presents equal merit. The internal charac
ter of the book corresponds, in respects, to the
neatness and care of its execution"
Improved Rcader-'This valuable little work is now
s,ereoyped, and can be furnished in any quantity a,
short notice.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Prom ]. Stowell, Principal of the Lancostcrian
School III New Haven.
have perused the Improved Reader which you
handed me FOR examination, with much satisfaction
II contains much useful information communicated in
! such manner both to instruct and please the
reader. The plan of defining such words the
child is supposed not fully to understand is which
ought 10 be adopted i'll all elementary books FIR chill
dren. j. STOwELL
| From the North American Review
"Vithout intending to make any in,dious compar
ison with other works of this class, can say With
truth, that it certainly well adapted to the purpose
for which it is intended by its highly deserving author
and teachers
Lessons in Greek Parsing or Outlines Of Gresk
Grammer-Desgned as an Introduction to the studi
of the Greek Grammar, By C. A. Goodrich Professor
OF Rhetoric and Oratory i'll Yale College.
RECOMMENDATIONS
From Mr.. Stoddart, teacher of Greek in The New Ha
Gymnasium.
Messrs Durrie and Peck-In compliance with your
Ihaye examined Greek
and cheerfuly express my decided appreciation of
the plan and execution of the work Combining the
outlines of Greek and Grammar. with approp pirate
exercises upon the various reflections, it fail to
increase the interest, and facilitate the progress
learners in acquiring the elements Of the language
In this view regard il valuable introduction to the
study of Greek--preferable to any other with which
am acquainted. Yours, etc. A. STODDARD.
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 Parsnc,"
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 az 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 is such as every teacher must approve II be-
gins with the pupil, BY parsing in easy sentences the
different parts OF speech separately as he learns their
Ine ctons, and leads him by easy progress of ap
plying each rule of etymOlogy and syntax, he adj
vances to familiar and thorough knowledge of the
grammar. The exercise in mutual translation add
much to the value of the work experience abund-
anty proves that these exercises cannot be introdu-
ced at too early period in learning the language"
Elements IF 4drOnomy, Descriptive and phySicaL-
In which the general phenomena Of the heavenly DO.
dies and the theory OF the tides Familiarity exDain-
ed and illustrated, BY numerous diagrams from enera
wings copper plates. The work is designed 10 ia
ctate the study of a science peculiarly useful in
teresting, and sublime, and intended for schools
scade mies, semnaries of young ladies, lyceuns and
for private reading. BY Hervy Wilbar, 4.
- Heaven
Is the Book Of God, before us set,
Wherein TO read his wondruus woE.s,
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ViHage Plans and Domestic Sketches or n Uigt 10
The rectory If .vjtbOurne DHie, in . U0is
The following remark is from the Sabbath School
Herald.
eve have ourselves. been much grat6ed and bene-
fitted by the perusa of this work, and believe that it
would form valuable accession TO a Sunday School
Library
"Hymns IF Xion"--Bclna q selection Of HYMNS
compiled chiefly for in the Baptist Churches and
Conferences, by B. NJ Hill, Pastor Of the Baptrs,
Church in New Haven.
This little work is recommended by the Baptist
Convention of Connecticut and New York.
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