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Sears Spelling Book-Of which more than 100 900
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Extract from the American Journal of Education
Gin many schools in which Walkers Dictionary is u
sed, by scholars of the middle class it has unaccoun
,soy been customary to make use, in the Youngest
Glass; Of spelling book entirely at war with Walkers
principles This oversight is the Of much trou-
bic, and much waste of time in building up and pull
ing down. and neutrality-suspicious. the first effor,
might erect a perfect fabric once. The smelling
book before u.s. is into nded TO accomplish this object
OF it's success we have doubt. The utmost care
mas been bestowed on its arrangement In several
other particulars which our limits will not permit us o
mention, IT presents equal merit The internal charsc.
ter OF the book corresponds, in all respects to the
neatness and care Of its execution"
fmproced Readcr-This valuable little work is now
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RECOMMENDATIONS.
FROM J. Stowcll, Principal of the Iancas;crian
School, in New Haven.
have perused the Improved Reader, which Won
handed me for examination, with much satisfaction.
u contains much useful information, communicated in
such manner, O both to instruct and please the
reader The plan of defining such words as the
child rs supposed fully TO und is one which
ought to be adopted in all elementary books for chill
dren. y STOwEII
From the North American Review
without intending TO make any inridious compar.
son with other works of this class We can saw ;,b
ruin, mat II IS certainly well adapted TO the purpose
lot winch IS intended by its highly deserving author
and may be recommended to the attention of Parents
and teachers
Lessons in Greek Parsing or Outlines of Greek
Grdmmer-Designed as an Int reduction to the stud
oil the Greek Grammar by c. A. Goodrich, Professor
OF Rhetoric and Ora'ory in Yale College.
RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM Mr. Stoddart, teacher of Greek in the New Ha-
ven Gymnasium.
PeCk-In yr;th
request. have examined lessons in Greek Parsn
and cheerfuly express my decided appreciation of
outlines Of Greek and Grammar. with appropriate
exercises upon the various reflections cannot fail to
increase the interest, and facilitate the progress of
learners, in acquiring the elements Of the language.
In this view, regardit valuable introduction TO the
study OF Greek--preferable to any other with which
am acquainted. Yours, etc. A. sTODDARD.
~ Haven Gymnasium, May %, 1892
from j. L. kingsley, Professor of the Hebrew Greek
and Latin Languages in Yale College,
have examined the lessons in Greek pars;n, %
and agree with Mr. s.oddard in his opinion tSi.
Yale College, August 18th. 1899.
The Principal of the Utica Academy, writes as fol-
lows: "a work Of this kind has long been wan,e in
our schools; and is believed that the prescott
volume will supply the deficiency. The nIan ne On.
work IS such as every teacher must approve II be-
gins with the pupil, BY parsing in easy sentences RI.
parts OF speech separately he learns their
injections, and leads him by an easy progress of an
plying each rule of etymology and syntax, az he as
vances to familiar and thorough knowledge of The
grammar. The exercise in mutual translation sdd
much TO the value Of the work. as experience abun,i
antly proves that these exercises cannot be ntrod
ced at too early period in learning the Ianeuare~
Elements If Astronomy, Descriptive and phus;cak-
In which the general phenomena Of the heavenly bo
dies and the theory OF the tides are faIiarv exnIan
ed and illustrated by numerous diagrams from
wings on copper plates. The work is designed m "a
ciitate the study of science peculiarly useful in
terestng, and sublime, and is intended for sch,oia
seminaries Of young ladies' Ivceums .nJ
for private reading. BY Hervy Wilbar. A. NJ ~
Heaven
Is as the Book Of God before rs gel,
wherein to read his wondrous works
PiHage Plans and Domestic Sketches, or a U;si. q,
The recfo,y Of Jmi!bOurne Dnie, in 2 mis-
The following remark is from the Sabbath School
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. eve have ourselves, been much cratitied and bene
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would form valuable accession to Sunday School
Library"
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complied chiefly for in the Baptist Churches and
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Convention OF Connecticut and New York.
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