Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-09-09
Towns Smelling Book

TOWNS SPELLER AND DEFTNER.-Con
rules for designating the accented syllable in
words in the language; being an introduction Towns
Analysis. l00lh edition critically revised and
rected.
book extensively used in all parts Of the United
States with the entire appreciation OF many teachers
as to make description unnecessary This book is also
extensively used in Europe, and has more phOaopi-
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.
The publishers at loss what to select from the
mass of favorable reviews and recommends tIons of
this work from the highest literary sources. few
are annexed specimens:
From Chales Anthon, L. L. d. Prof. of language
in Columbia College New York.-"I have examined
Towns Spelling Book with considerable care and
and have euery to be pleased with the work -
So far SUPERIOR is it in fact. to other Spelling Books
that have no hesitation ,ohateuer in Recommending
it to general patronage" CHARLES ANTHON
From the New York Evangelist.
"s** PROFESSIONALLY superior in its plan, to any
other Spelling Book of the English language ever
published, and must eventually take the place of very
other"
NATIONAL RECOMMENDATION
A copy of the work having been put into the hands
of each member of Congressman examined the follow
ing resolution unanimously adopted in the hall of
Representatives, at Washington Dec. Is. 1888.
"REsoLvED, That in consideration of the superior ex-
ceence of Towns Spelling Book which is so happily
arranged as to teach the meaning the time il
does the spelling of the words we strongly recommend
it to all our schools, the National Uniform Spelling
Book"
Reu. DR.. Proudft, after prasing the Spelling Book
as great desderatum, says, its general introduction
into our common schools WILL in my opinion. consti-
tue new in the history of Elementary Literature
and therefore, with great pleasure recommend it to
the patronage OF an enlightened and liberal public.
From Req. John Bush. Prot. of hebrew and Oriental
Literature N. y City University From thorough
examination of Towns Spelling book particularly in its
new and last revised form, have no hesitation, in
considering it decidedly superior to any other work
of similar design, with which am acquainted in the
| whole compass of our Elementary Literature.
Towns First Book.
TOWNS FIRST READER.-ISmo. 1913 pages
To be used in connection Nth any SpeLter
This work contains many valuable improvements
upon the reading books of the day. Commencing with
he simple, it rises gradually to the difficult
sentences. The child easily overcome every diff
fcuy it advances. lis reading is such that
it readily understand, and is made of such stories
and incidents fail secure aud create taste
for reading The words contained in the spelling les
incorporated in the sentences for reading,
as to teach the pupil the use of language.
"The First Reader is designed to follow the First
Book. 1t is got up the same plan, and in similar
STYLE Each lesson commences with number oil
words to be spelled by the scholar, then
bodied in little story, show their meaning and
thus drawing out the scholars mind by application
of what he learns"