New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-21
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AkLs AND EALuAsLE WORK
IN TIT Hnu

THE FRENCH PRACTICAL TEACHER or Z Ns~
/ Method Of Learning 10 Read. Write sae SPEAK tie
Fr-uca Language By Prof Normsa Pinaey, A. NJ Ro-
bins 4 snih. Hartford HanriHgtSo Savage, New.
York Price 81
work .nd me hey have had 70 lis thorough sl
well q Ih- voluntary and strong recommenesiiots
which the publishers have received ron ne nfs trneh
and AsTcsn tesch-rs - the language 10 the best evil
d-nce q the superiority - the BOOK 10 the producton
Of thorough scholar engaged Tor feries OF years n
teaching sngusge. his plan, slthough Inc same As O-i.
tors was formed ana tested BY przctcs snd continued
for several before Il wss made pgOuc knd D.
fore OenaorTs book appeared. II develops the con
sctol ani syutAx sf me language fay and clearly
In all its Of sp-ech 10 remedy the eeso OF thai
work similar plan sdopted In teaching the Greek and
Lain languages would introduce into tee very hrs resd-
Ing essO1s Of the eser 81 he elements or
The grammar Il learned exercises In 0rhogrspny orlhote
py, yiaD,oeauon, seeensr.uol &c 20 Orues vi y,
msst- u easy reading Ths course thoroughly pursued
will give the pupil whether In Latin, Greek or French and
which very NEARLY describe. hat o. Prof Pnney better
kn0wtg- In .S months h>n Is ord mari given In year
IL prepares hlHi also Tor rapid future progress
The following he private testimony OF several OF ne
mOss eminent teachers IN one of our sge GIVES, VINO Tor
three years prior To iis publication tested II
10 their classes, in courecon win the Suhor, by he
% few cope. priuted for his purpose The aalhOr
has 10 the meantime added som-,hng perfect bic sys-
tenn, and which render the work stu more va'uabie.
have used Prof Pinney's Grammar IN my school for
The a.lwo years and and i alike admirable method
and IL detail The and rapidly with which The p-
Pill learn, TO write snd speak the French language with
this book quite surprising when compared win he pro-
gress generally made With other grsTnniars"
March S. 1871
book 10 teaching French between two and three years.
school hAv- hesitation Ia prO1ouncng t the mot
vausble work u the Kind The superiority OF he
method the ski with which the ezner 10 taken on from
the simple & the complicated paris OF The langusgr, sra
system Of grammar render an invaluable aid TO he
teacher and learner Of French have found he progress
Of pupil. with hi. book beyond comparison more RAPID
than with sny Others 10 use" March s, lsF-
From an suunen; tcaehsr Of s'reaeh and GsrHVB.
"Hsylng u.ed most OF the principal grsmmar.l IN vogue,
In teaching French ngsnd on the Continent! o. Eu
= /
Pnn-y decidedly tho beat The older grsmuars Of
M-dine.r Wano.rocht anf Levizac are not practc,l-
Nane.ca lie romp.raiivaiy .los and prolix-Oendorf
good IN method pat, beside other defects have found
him too a and are.ome on sIge parts and 700 messrs
most simple practical snd complete hsve seeu'
FEB. 90 lsf7.
grsmmars now before The public. Including Olsndorfs
Msnesca's and Levizscs. conheelt that the learner
g1age and IN shorter time with the aid Of Prof Pinnsys
Grammar than with any other. Its simplicity and clear
ness also adapt il admirably to the capacity Of young
learners" March 7, lS47.
Optrioas Of ts Pres.
From The hssty examination have psde, we Judge
the work to be. 10 m.ny important respects 40 Improve
menI Olendorf The method Is certainty the most
natural and philosophical one which can be used In learn
ing any language 10 this day Of Advancement In the tho
DRY ana practice OF Teaching The good school book Is
important aid in the labor Of teaching IL becomes
guide TO tbs teacher IN the beet method Of unfolding the
subject OF which It's plan 90 less than its details
important We earnestly recommend This volume To
teachers aud all who would lesu The Frsnch'
"Thi. based the only philosophical principle
OF learning snguagethsi Of be ginning with the smp est
elements the noun, the Of things and using
with The simplest form OF the verb la the Construction OF
easy In this way ~ Illustrates, in series Of
progressive exercises all the different forms OF the verb
the article rrOnoun, adjective 40 are brought into use
one by one their proper order and with such frequency
imprint them upon The memory Tbs author appears
IN have remedied many " the leading defects OF Oen-
dorf. We commend II 10 teachers Y. Y Evangelist
Being copyersant with perhaps every French grammar
used any in mis- country and having tried several
Of the best teacher do hesitate to gives decided
preference 10 Prot Pinnsy's work"
a22lt1a26 2swtf Herald and Tribune. " o.