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TO TEACHERS OF ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS
NUTTING'S NEW GRAMMAR.

III TEACHERS VI ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS
NUTTING'S NEW CRA NMAR.
II p. WALTON q SONS, Montpelier, have re-
Nc Gently pu,l i,hed new grammar ly the Rev.
X .tus Nullng, Professor Of Languages in Western
Reserve College; this work enlargement AMI
improvement OF the excellent and highly popular
grammar ly the same author, first published IN 1926
and ex,en,ively used in Vermont. The following
testimonials to The excellence Of this book have al
ready cen received
NUTTING'S NEW GRAMMAR.-Tor THE PuDIrsu-
ER> OF NurrINcs NEW GRAMMAR: Having attenilvely
examined the New Grammar of Rufus Nutting, now
Publishing ly yor, can trnly say that am happy to
recommend il, because in doing so eliveI >ub>erve
far a. my opinion may have weight, the interest
of popular education STATE had always con,id-
cre| the former Grammar by The same author equal,
and in many respects superior, any use and on
comparing the pre- ent work wi the old one, find all
essential omissions supplied, and a large mass Of
highly interesting and useful matter added, which, IN
my opinion, now males it a work Letter adapted TO the
use Of or common schools than any grammar ex,ant,
Montpelier, Sept. "a 1870 ID p THOMPSON.
have for ,e:eral years adopted Nutting's system of
English Grammar; and am prepared TO say, that IN
my opinion, ii Is greatly superior to any in u,e,
not only as correct in the principles OF the language
but being adap,e 10 The capacity ofearncrs. Afer
using most OF The English Grammars now in use,
have found that scholars make much more rapid
progress in following this system than any other
The Improvements which distinguish it should not G
considered bold and injIriclon> innovations; they ac-
cord with the opinions OF learned in England
subject. This system has also leen recommended
and adopted for many years in the schools Of some Of
the n. +. States, and has been approved by many
dis;lngni>h cl Profess in the Colleges.
ES SHEPARD, Teacher Of the Model School
Of the ohio University
Ohio University, (A,hcn~,) Sept, 1910.
From an experienced Teacher in Detroit, Mch.)
Prof r. Nutting 81 am excee 'ingly anxious thai
your Grammar should lie universally known The
more ! il the better like ii. have never seen a
work ot,he kind which think can he compared " nh
il. have used all of the other most popular systems.
but without being able TO interest my school in the
libec as l wished. Bat during the past wnter, with
only one of Nung's grammars had no difficulty in
exciting such an interest As has led to the happe>t
result; and so pleased are my class with the work
hand, and use i, as their guide. w. A. BACON.
Extract of letter from ZADocK THOMPSON, dated
Burlington, Nov. H. 1910.
Beng engaged in teaching, at the time Mr.. Nut
ting~ Grammar was first publish IN 1896, and
eing sa'i>'ic y a careful examination Of The work.
lha i pos essel decided Advantage. over the Gram
mars then in ne, introduced il mo nv ,choo I'M
mclNlev ana after using il con>tanllv for more han
egl.l y.ars, found reason 10 change mv opinion
Il D.. HE copy Of 'Ec Grammar, ~ lis new lo'm,
which yJg put into my hands, has received only a
crsury cXannaUun, hl, Hic tent 10 ,air y ne thai,
il j. Geciici Improvement on the orig inal work.
The IN rodIc'ory les on are on plan, which have
| e eel Y my o"n practice, and can say from expe
renee hat know ii 10 excellent, particularly for
yuung scholar. The change, and additions, in other
rc-pec's Hlriou>, and such render the wor.
decidedly superior 10 any other Grammar with which
! an acq alne and think il might lie introduce |
al, anita eou,ly in all he schools in the STATE.
For ale ly + = WALTON and Sons, Montpelier |;
Haskell and Palmer, Woodstock ID A Braman,
Burlington; Henderson and Ward, Rutland; iona
llagar Mijdleiry, Russell and Skeele,, ST. AlLans
joseph Sieene, Bra,eboro; \. G. Go !dard Windsor.
| Nov. 81, 1910.