State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-10-04
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Teachers, Trustees of Schools, .4cademieS
and JuuenlleS Libraries, Legislators, 1ier-
chants and Young Persons Of both ,SeIeS
throughout the United States or eLSe'chere.
ToRREY's AMERICAN SCHOOL Ii
BRARY, Embracing systematic course
Of Literary, Intellectual, Moral and PLY
steal instruction, designed both for class rea-
ding and private study.
The subscriber having recently complet-
ed the compilation and publication OF II
progressive series OF elementary class books
for the use OF schools, academies and iaml-
lies, now respectfully proposes them loI
public examination and such share of pat
ronage az their merits may be judged cnti-
tied to.
The series consists of seven books as
follows:
No. /. The Primary Spelling Book, Thirty
six pages, Is mo.
No. 2. Familiar Spelling Book, 100 pages
12 mo.
No. 8. A Pleasing Companion for little
girls and Bows, l44 pages, mo.
No. 4. a Mental Museum for the Rising
Generation, consisting OF tales, tables, &c.,
vol. !, 13l pages, II mo.
No. 5. A Mental Musum, &c. comprising
conversations on natural history, and the
Universe, reflections on Providence, &c.,
vol. ., $50 pages, ID mo.
No. 6. A Mental Museum, &C., including
miscellaneous articles, entertaining, moral
and political, vol. 3, PIG pages, - mo.
No. 7. The Moral Instructor and Guide
to Virtue, containing original essays on
knowledge, temperance and economy, and
abstracts OF the best systems OF morals, an
cient and modern, 500 pages, II mo.
The first, third and seventh numbers are
published by Grigg and Elliott, No. 9 North
Fourth street, Philadelphia, and the whole
set may be obtained 10y addressing orders
to the author at Newhurgh. They have
been adopted il many academies and Schools
in various parts oil the United States, in pre-
ference to the foreign compilations previous
" used.
The compiler OF the American School
Library, is not so presumptuouS as to pro-
pose his books sufficient substitutes for ali
other compilations Tor similar purposes.
On the contrary, he would earnestly rec
ommend Il at so great variety OF class
books should be furnished for schools, thai
each class might commence every quarter
with a new book. 1t is d great mistake in
parents to suppos, there is economy on any
other advantage in continin9 their children
10 the use of only Two on three SOILS OF
schuo books duIing their educallon
new good book, every lew months, slImu-
latcs the ambition OF the scholar, and
facilitates his improvement, not only IN the
art OF reading but in the progressive ac-
ouirement of useful Information.
1t has been the special endcavor OF the
Of the books now offered to the
public, besides adapting the lessons pr"gres-
Sively TO the age aud capacities OF the learner
TO combine entertainment with useful IN
struction; and while guiding the plant
juvenile mind in the ways OF knowledge,
wisdom, virtue, piety, economy, Industry,
peace and happiness, to exhibit
clearly, and Iorcibly the Inducements and
rational motives Tor pursuing such WAYS
Dry moral precepts, without illustrations,
are seldom regarded with attention 10y chill
dren. lie has also carefully, endeavored
that nothing should be found in his compi-
latOns, partial Tor, or against either OF the
sccts of religion, but at the same time IN
such fundamental, PRACTICAL ana
maXims and prlucl les as all
concur in. The introduction OF Srclarlgn
books in seminales OF learning WouG have
IA perncnus tendency 10 destroy the union
aud harmony in society so essential 10 the
ol education. Re has inserted
a considerable number of lessons designed
to impress the minds OF the rising genera
ton with Just ahhorrance Of the prevail
ing custom OF using Intoxicating liquors,
which is probably the most destructive and
extensive moral and physical evil HAT raw !
ages our republic at the present time.
The advantages which, in the cumpir's /
view, are peculiar to his spelling books, are
inst, that the elementary sounds are 81
clearly and distinctly arranged, and SO plain
" explained, by means OF simple new
invented key, that any child who can dstin-
9uish numerical Figures and pronounce
fourteen OF the most common money