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Extract from the American Journal Of Education
Boston.
'fn many schools in which Walkers Dctionarv "a :,
sed. by scholars Of the middle class it has unaccoun
sah'y been customary to make use, in the younges,
Glass; OF spelling book entirely at with Walkers
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OF it's success We have doubt. The u,mos, care
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REcoMMENpATioSs
From J. Sowell, Principal of the Lancasterian
School, in New Haven.
nave perused the improved Reader, which YOU
handed me tor examination, with much satisfaction
u contains much useful information communicated in
suen manner, as both to instruct and please the
reader. The plan of defining such words as the
child 10 supposed not fully understand is one which
ought to be adopted in oil elementary books for chill
oreh J. STOWELL.
From the North American Review
WITHOUT intending to make any invl;ous compar
lson with other works Of this class we can saw with
truth, that it is certainly well adapted to the nurnose
tor which 1t is intended by it's highly deserving author
and teachers"
Lessons IN Greek Porsing or Outlines Of Greek
Grammer-Designed as all Introduction to the studA
OF the Greek Grammar, by c. A. Goodrich, Professor
OF Rhetoric and Oratory in Yale College.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
From Mr. StoddaH, teacher of Greek in the New Ha-
Gymnasium
EeSsrs. Durrie and Peck-In compliance with your
request, have examined Lessons in Greek Parsing
and chcerful!y express my decided appreciation rf
the plan and execution of the work Combining the
outlines Of Greek and Grammar, with appropriate
exercises upon the various reflections it fail 10
i. e~1T .''e i">--~s. and facilitate proeres, or
learners, in acquiring the elements of the language.
In this view, regard it valuable introduction to he
s'uay OF Greek-Preferable to any other with which
am acquainted. Yours, etc. A. sToDDARD.
N. Haven Gymnasium, May %, 1929.
Prom }. L. Kingsley, Professor of the Hebrew Greek
and Latin Languages in Yale College.
have examined the blossoms in Greek ParsnesH
work. l. T. KINCSTpv
Yale College, August 18th, 1899.
The Principal of the Utica Academy, writes a. fol.
lows: "a work of this kind has long been wanted in
our schools; and il is believed that the present little
volume will supply the deficiency. The plan of the
work is such as every teacher must approve. Il be-
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different parts Of speech separately, as he learns be
injections, and leads him by easy progress of an
plying each rule Of etymology and syntax, as he ad-
vances to a familiar and thorough knowledge of the
grammar. The exercise in mutual translation add
much to the value of the work; experience sbund
any proves that these exercises cannot be introdu
ced at too early period in learning the language"
Elements 9f astronomy, Descriptive and physicak-i
In Which the general phenomena Of the heavenly bo
dies and the theory OF the tides Familiarity exnlain
ed and illustrated, by numerous diagrams from enpra
wings on copper plates. The work is designed TO ia
citate the study of science peculiarly useful in
terestng, and sublime, and is intended for schools
academies, seminares Of young ladies, lyceums and
for private reading. BY Hervy wibar, A. NJ
Is as the Book Of God, before us sci,
Wherein to read his wondrous WORKS
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eve have ourselves, been much eratified and be,e
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Library"
"Hymns Of Eion"-Being q selection of HYMNS
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Church in New Haven.
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