State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-09-13
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TEACHERS, Trustees q oCHootS, "iC"u'n.
and Juvey,iles Libraries, Legislators, .Her-
chants and Young Parsons q both SeTeS
throughout the United States or elSetchtre.
ToRREY's AMERICAN SCHOOL Ii
BRARY, Embracing a sl stematc course
of Literary, Intellectual, Moral and Phy-
steal instruction, designed both for class rea-
ding and private study.
The subscriber having recently compet-
ed the compilation and publication OF
progressive series OF elementary class books
for the use OF schools, academies and iaml-
lies, now respectfully proposes them tor
public examination and such share of pat
ronage a3 their merits may be judged entl-
tied to.
The series consists of seven books as
olows:
No. |. The Primary Spelling Book, thirty
six pages, IL mo.
No. 2. Familiar Spelling Book, l20pages
IL mo.
No. 8. A Pleasing Companion for little
girls and Boys, 144 pages, mo.
No. d. A Mental Museum for the Rising
Generation, consisting OF tales, tables, &C.,
vol. l, l3l pages, IL mo.
No. 5. A Mental Musum, sc. comprising
conversations on natural history, and the
Universe, reflections on Providence, &C.,
vol. 9, $50 pages, u mo.
No. 6. A Mental Museum, &C., including
miscellaneous articles, entertaining, moral
and political, vol. 3, 2l6 pages, IL mo.
No. 7. The Moral Instructor and Guide
10 Virtue, containing original essays on
knowledge, temperance and economy, and
abstracts OF the best systems of morals, an
cient and modern, 800 pages, II mo.
The first, third and seventh numbers are
published by Grigg and Elliott, No. 8 North
Fourth street, Philadelp hia, and the whole
set may be obtained by addressing orders
to the author at Newburgh. They have
been adopted in many academies and Schools
in various parts oil the United States, in pre-
ference to the foreign compilations previous
ly used.
The compiler Of the American School
Library, is not so presumptuous as to pro
pose his books sufficient substitutes for all
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, that
each class might commence every quarter
with new book. 1t is a great mistake in
parents to suppose there is economy or any
other advantage in combining their children
TO the use OF only Two or three sorts OF
school books during their education. a
new good book, every few months, sllmu-
lates the ambition OF the scholar, and
facilitates his improvement, not only in the
art Of reading but in the progressive ac-
quirement of useful information.
1t has been the special cndcavor Of the
compiler Of the books now offered TO The
public, besides adapting the lessons progress
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,
temperance, peace and happiness, TO exhibit
clearly, and iorcibly the inducements and
rational motives Tor pursuing such ways
Dry moral preccpts, without illustrations,
are seldom regarded with attention by chill
dren.-He has also carefully, endeavored
that nothing should be found in his compi-
lations, partial Tor, or against either OF the
sects of religion, but at the same time in
culcating such fundamental, practical and
indisputabe maXms and principles as all
concur in. The introduction OF sectarian
books in seminaries OF learning woulG have
a pernicous tendency TO destroy the union
and harmony in society go essential TO the
a considerable number Of lessons designed
to impress the minds OF the rising genera
ton with Just abhorrance of the prevail
ing custom OF using intoxicating liquors,
which is probably the most destructive and
extensive moral and physical evil that raw
ages oui republic at the present time.
The advantages which, in the compier's
view, are peculiar to his spelling books, are
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clearly and distinctly arranged, and so plain
ly explained, by means of simple new
invented key, that any child who can dlstin
guish numerical Figures and pronounce
fourteen OF the most common monOyslla-
bles, may be taught, in few hours, how
10 pronounce the accented vowel sounds in
all the words OF the regular spelling tables,
whether The sounds are represented by sin
gle, various or dipthongal vowels, without
farther attention from the teacher second
that words which are seldom or never used
either in books or conversation, are chiefly
excluded, as well as several other cXtrane-
Gus matters Gotten to be seen in common
spelling books) either useless or unintellig-
BILE, and perplexing to small Children; third,
that the reading lessons comprise, cXclu-
sively, subjects familiar and interesting to
young learners, whilemost Of the spelling
books are cogged with abstract mctaphy-
steal pieces, totally incompTehensible to chill
dren, ard Of course, tedious, disagreeable
and discouraging.
In selecting materials for the 3D. and 4h
books, the compiler has taken particular care
that the subjects, as well as the language,
should correspond to the capacities and feel
ings of children from to years old by
which means they will, at the same time,
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