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TIRE FRENCH PRACTICAL TEACHER; or New
- sis'Ie sns ~ By Prof Norman Pnney A N Ko-
bins 4 smith. Hartford Huntington savage, New
Ts hearty approval o, every teacher who has used this
work srd the hey have bad In s thorough trial
as well a. he voluntary and strong r-commen6ailons
birh he uubishes have received from tbs FIRST French
AID American teachers Of the language. s the best ey
dence OF The superiority Of the boos IL he producuon
o. horsugh scnolar engssea ,Sa So sss :. OLE.
cor, was formed and tested by practical and continued
for years before was made pubic ana De
fore Onendcr6s book appeared II develops tne con-
stretou ard syuax " me language 90 fay and clearly
IN al Us paris OF speech a. 10 remedy me ~
Tork snilar pisn adopted in teaching the Greek and
Lain languages would introduce into The very nrs reso,
Ing lessons Of the learner or a. soon a. ne eeen VI
he grammar i leaned, exercises IN orhogIaphy
py rehabilitation. acceniusi0n, lie. 10 order, III ne
master OF easy reading This thoroughly pursued
will give the pupil, whether In Latin Grees orfreHea, aoa
which very nearly describes hai q Prof. Pnnry DetleI
knowledge 10 81 months han = nsIly gwen N yea
Il prepares him also FOR rapid future progress
The following IL The private testimony OF several OF me
most eminent teachers In Of our large ces, Who ior
two three years prior To i1s pubhcanOn estsd u
In their classes, IN connection win the A2nor oy me
ute Of few copies printed FOR his purpose Tue alIhor
has In the meantime added s0meihng 10 perfect bis -
TEN and which render the work siil more valuable.
have used Prof Pinney's Grammar in my school Tor
the two years and ind il alike admirable 10 is method
and its detail The and rapidly win which me Pl-
I'll learns 70 write and speak the French language, with
gress generally made with other grammar
Aher u,ns Prof Pinney's French Grammar as 4 text
book In teaching French between Two and three years IN
my school, have hesitation 10 pronouneng Il The most
vauabe work Of the kind exta. The superiority OF the
method the skill with which the learner Is sNen on from
the simple the complicated parts Of the langusgei and
system OF grammar, render II an invaluable AID 70 we
teacher snd learner Of French have found The progress
q pupil, win 'h. book esyons 1s I more ''o
From an eaiasnt ieasher Of French and GerutD-
"Hsving used OF the principal grsinnars IN vogue
10 teaching Frereh in Epgsnd on The Continent Of Eu
rope and 10 the United STATES have found that OF froies
.or Pnney decidedly he beat The older gramnsrs Of
Meidnger Wanosnoeht aud Leyizsc are not praeteal-
ManescA Is comparatively slow and prolx-Olendorn 10
good IN method; but beside other defects have found
aud defective on others Prof Pnneys work Is by FAR he
most simple, practical and complete have seem
Aner hIl experience IN the use Of the principal French
grammsrs before the public, Including Oendorh s.
Manescas and Levizse. am confident nat ne lesrner
guAge and in shorter time with the AID o. PROT finneJ
Grsmmsr, than with suy other ils simplicity ana clear
also adapt Il admirably TO he capacity Of young
Oprnioss Of tie Pres.
"From the hasty examination We have made, we Judge
The work 10 be- 10 many important respects an improve
meut Don OendoTf The method ID certainly the most
natural and philosopher one when can De used "a ear
DRY and practice Of teaching the good scheol book Il an
important aid 10 the mere labor OF tesehing IL becomes
guide to the teacher In the best nehOd Of unfolding the
subject OF which It's plsn less han lis details
ere important We earnestly recommend his volume to
leVhers and all who would learn The Ffsnce- D.,
This work is based on the only philosophical principle
Of learning langusge-that OF beginning WIN me simplest
enenis-the noun or the names Of things. and using II
with the simples form OF the verb 10 the conjunction OF
easy sentences In this way be Illustrates In series OF
rroyre.siye exercises ell the different forms Of the verb,
The article pronoun adjective, &C brought into use,
one by one 10 their proper order and with such frequency
AZ 10 imprint them upon the memory The author appears
10 have reueded Any OF the leading defects or Oen-
dorf We commend IL 10 teachers N. Evangelist
Being conversant wiihperhsps every French grammar
used TO any extent 10 this country and having tried several
Of the best as teacher do not hesitate to give decided
preference TO Prof Pinney's work"
a22ltSA6 2awn Herald and Tribune n ".
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