The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-09-14
WEBSTER'S
Dictionary and Spelling Book.
nor SALE BY DORR {, HOWLiND,

NOR SALE By D0RR {, HOWLAFD
n and other Booksellers generally through
ont the country, Webster Elementary Spelling
| Book, and his OctdrO and School Dictionaries
constructed on the plan of uniform photography
and pronunciation
The great variety of Spelling Books and Diction-
aries now used in schools, no two of which agree
IN photography and pronunciation, is real INJURY
to the purity of language and the frequent
| changes OF books is n serious Inconvenience. Ma
! ny of the Spelling Books lately introduced into
schools in parts OF the country construct
| ed on the plan of Walkers Dictionary .on the
supposition that it is the standard work In Eng and
| This is great mistake. 1t has been fully ascer-
famed that Walker has never been standard OF
pronunciation in Englsnd In many classes OF
/ words he is contradicted by all the later writer's
on the subject and his old photography, cOmick,
muSick Grithme!ick erro'T, inferor, terrour &c.
! has been obsolete for more than half century,
bot. in Great Britain and the United States. How
preposterous then TO put books of such photography
into the hands of our youth
Dr. Webster's Dictionaries being now used as
! the standard of the language, by Congress, and
most if not all highest authorities, it is desra-
BILE that youth should learn the same orthogra-
ply and pronunciation that uniformity may prevail
over our extensive country. This is recommended
by gentlemen in Congress rs national object and
DR.. Webster's elementary books are intended for
this purpose. They are already extensively used
in several States; and in some instances School
Committees have determined 10 use them perma-
nently, to the exclusion of all other books of the
kind. There is the more propriety in fms, as DR..
Webster was the author of the improvements in the
division of syllables and the classification of words
which have very much facilitated elementary in
structon; and which have been introduced into
other books in violation Of his rights.
Numerous recommendations have been received
by the publishers of DR.. Websters Dictionaries and
Spelling Book. The following distinguished schol-
ars, among others, have highly commended DR..
Webser's books
President Day of Yale College Professors Sill
man. kingsby, Goodrich, and Olmstead Hon. Da-
vld Daggett, Judge of the Superior Court; Presi-
Dent Bates of Middlebury College; Professors
Hough, Fowler, and Turner Hon. Joseph Story,
Judge OF the Supreme Court Of U. s.; Hon. VIM.
Cranch, Judge of the Supreme Court in the Dis
trlct of Columbia President Wayland, &c.
The following testimonial is subscribed by more
than one hundred Senators and Representatives in
Congress- from every State in the Union
% Washington, FEB. 1881. The subscribers
highly appreciate DR.. Webster's purpose and at
tempt to improve the English language, by render
ing its photography more simple regular, and uni
form, and by removing difficulties arising from its
anomalies. 1t is very desirable tina; one standard
Dictionary SHOULD be used by the numerous mill
lions of people who to inhabit the vast extent
OF territory belonging to the United States; as the
use OF such standard may prevent the formation
OF dialects In States remote from each other, and
impress upon the language uniformity and stdbihty
II Is desirable also that the acquisition of the lam
guage should be rendered easy, not only to our
own citizens, but to foreigners who wish to gain
access to the rich stores of science which it con-
ta.Fr. We rejoice that the american Dictionary
sls fair to become such a standard. and we sin
cerely hope that the authors elementary books for
primary schools and academies will commend
themselves to the general use of our fellow citi-
zens." Sent 7