Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-08-05
Towns Smelling Book

TOWNS SPELLER AND DEFINER.-C Containing
rules for designating the accented syllable in most
words in the language; being an Introduction Towns
Analysis. tooth edition critically revised and cor
rected.
book extensively used in all parts of the United
Srates with the entire appreciation OF many teachers
to make description unnecessary. This book is also
extensively used in Europe and has more pllilosop
cal arrangement than any other in the English Lam
guage. This is the opinion entertained of it by the
most eminent educators at home and abroad
Tie publishers at loss villa; to select from the
mass of favorable reviews and Recommendations of
this work from the highest literary sources. A few
are annexed as specimens:
From Chales Anthon. L. L. d. Prof. of language
in Columbia College Ncp York-'I have examined
Towns Spelling Book with considerable care and
and have every reason TO be pleased with the work.
So far SUPERIOR is it in fact TO other Spelling Books,
that have hesitation ichaterer in recommending
it to general patronage" CHARLES ANTHON
From the Neo York Evangelist.
ass PROFESSIONALLY superior in its plan. any
other Spelling Book of the English language ever
published and eventually take the place of every
other"
NATIONAL RECOMMENDATION
A copy of the work having been put into the hands
of each member of Congressman examined the folow-
ing resolution unanimously adopted in the hall of
Representatives, at Washington Dec. l3. 1888.
REsoLvED, That in consideration OF the superior
cellence of Towns Spelling Book, which is so happily
arranged as to teach the meaning at the same time it
does the spelling of the words strongly recommend
it all schools, the National Uniform Spelling
Book"
Reu. DIR. Proudft, after praisng the Spelling Book
as great desideratum, says, its general introduction
into our common schools, will, in my opinion. const-
ute in the history of Elementary Literature
and therefore, with great pleasure 1 recommend it TO
the patronage of an enlightened and liberal public.
From Req. John Bush. Prot. of hebrew and Oriental
literature N. y, City Unversty.-"From a thorough
examination of Towns Spelling book particularly in its
new and last revised form, have hesitation in
considering it decidedly superior any other work
of similar design, with which acquainted in the
whole compass of our Elementary Literature.
Towns First Book.
TOWNS FIRST READER-Ismo. 1913 pages.
To be used in connection ,1ith any SpeIter.
This work contains many valuable improvements
upon the reading books of the day. Commencing with
the simple, rises gradually the difficult
sentences. The child easily overcome every diff
fculty it advances is reading matter is such that
it readily understand and is made of such stories
and incidents cannot fail TO aud
for reading The words contained in the spelling les
incorporated in the for reading,
as to teach the pupil the exact of language.
1.-The First Reader is designed TO follow the First
Book 1t is got up en- the plan, and in similar
STYLE Each lesson commences with number OF
words to be spelled by the scholar, which then
bodied in little story, to show their meaning and
thus drawing out the scholars mind by application
of what he learns.''