Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-01-10
SCHOOL BOOKS

v THE AMERICAN CLASS READER
containing series of lessons in Reading with
Introductory Exercises in Articulation, Iniloc.
ton Emphasis and the othor essential elements of
correct naturI Execution designed for Acadia
mics and com mon Schools. BY GEooE Wit
SON, formerly Principal of the Canandaigua Aca-
deny, and late Principal Of tho Livingston Co.
High School.
Tho design Of the American Class.r,adcr. is 10
teach scholars 10 read. Ills not sufficient for this
purpose, that book be instructive and entertain.
ing, and the solactoDs cheste AMI classical in point
of diction II should DO also properly adapted to
exercise ths readlr in al. tho vered tones inffsc.
tons, and other rsquisi.ies th.t bcoagto corr.c
clocution.
Four lessons arc inserted without punctuation
Those will furnish tosts Of the dsgrca OF inte,li.
goncc, and of alton ion to thu sense, with which
the pupil reads. Thuy may also be used in tsach.
ing punctuation, aud tho usa of capitals.
A considerable number Of lessons have bson
selected from tho Bible. Apart from the irnpor
lance and value of its divine instructions the
Sacred Scrip,urss abound in passages unrivalled
in natural impressive oloquencc, and admirably
adapted to the purpose of improvement in elocu.
ton. In what is cllledrhet0rical dialogue ssl,c-
tons can no whHrsclse bsfound at all comparable.
A PRACTICAL. AND THEORETICAL
SYSTEM OF ARITHMETIC, containing So
vorll new methods of operation, and new sys-
{ m Of Proportion with Thecretical explanations
of al the principal rules. Also, trsatise on
NJ 9nsuration end brief practical system Of
Bookkeeping. BY the author Of the Amsric N
Class Reader.
["This system of Arithmetic is designed FOR ,he
moro advanced pupils in common Schools and
Academies. II do.s not attempt to combine men
tai arithmetic with the OF the slate nor 10 un
tic in one book treatise for children OF sir, and
for youths of sixteen years old. In mental nth.
metic, every thing tina. could DO desired has been
done by Colburn whose admirable little work is
now SO generally used and highly appreciated
throughout the United Statos."l
| CANANDAIoUA, July l, 1885,
| Mr.. Morse:
Sir--Hlving carefully examined "The Amor.
lean Glass. Reader" by GEoEoE Wilson, hesitate
not 10 express my opinion decidedly in its favor
because deem it a work chaste in its selections
classical in point Of diction, and admirably cal.
culatcd to assist youth in becoming correct read
ers hope that i: wilt be universally adopted in
| our schools.
Ihave also examined your Practical and Theo
retical Arithmetic" by tho same author, contain
| ing several new methods of operation, and new
system of proportion; and hesitate not to say that
1t is the best work have seen of tho kind.
| DANIEL GIBBS.
Teacher of the Select School, Vienna, N. Y
| Vienna, Juno Is, 1886.
Copy of a letter from the Rov. I. S. Spencer
formerly Principal of the Canandagua Academy
BROOKLYN, May Is, 1886.
| Mr.. Morse:
Sir-I have very carefully examined "Th'
American Class Reader" by " GEoRoE WILSON,
and have no hesitation in expressing my opinion
Of its excellence. consider it the best work, fo
the purpose for which it was designed, that hav,
ever seen. lam confdentit will be found emincn
ly beneficial both to Teachers and Pupils; an,
cannot but desire its immediate adoption in ou
Academies and Schools.
I. S. SPENCER.
GTThc above works arc published, and for sal
Wholesale g. Retail, at the Detroit Bookstore, b.
l.. L. MORSE.
August 4, 1886. ly8