Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-11-05
VERMONT PHOENIX.
Greenleaf's "ImprOyed Grammar

sir,-My attention having been drawn to Greenlesfs
"lmproved Grammar" and having learned from the
Author, the proper method Of giving instruction from
the work. according to his plan induced to submit,
TO the public, the following remarks.
II is well known that MIR Geeneaf gave to the pub.
lie, come years since. work entitled Grammar Sim.
plhed" This work well deserved it, title; and was
probably moro highly recommended and more extern
sivey circulated than any other school book ever pub
shsd in the county ltreeeived the strongest sppro-
bsIion Of large circle Of literary men, including many
distinguished Teaeher, and many Presidents and Pro.
fessor connected with our Colleges The sale Of the
work amounted to Two millions Of copies, before
the copyright of the Publisher expired.
This work was followed by the Improved Gram.
mar" or, it is Justly entitled by the Compiler The
Lsbor-Saving Grammar This publication retains ali
the essential features Of the former work. with several
important improvements. Its merits, a. an elementary
work, its brcvity, comprehensveness and simpci.
". and the rupidiy and case with which the study
may DO accomplished, under Mr. Greeniear's method
Of teaching II contains In short compass all the ee.
ments Of Etymology and Syn,aS, unencumbered with
the mass Of subordinate matter found in other works
upon the subject II is therefore the only work eI
tant, suitable for beginners. The pupil is not required
to learn, by slow and laborious drudgery thousand
sbstruse points and exceptions witch he does not IN.
derstand, and which Of but to the advanced
scholar; but proceeds al to put in practice what
he learns-namely, to parsing; which he s enabled to
- 80 p.s'' ~ VI '"e P''s'"g 'e',ons'
And, incredible as il may seem, to those who have
'u ~"u sOs"' "',,' o'"e' oo"Ns 0niy' ana IN inc
w ""' 'e"o'A'' " o'u"a'y capacity unoe' eompe-
'"' 'eaeheI may IN one week, learn all ue essential
sO"u WIN VI hV"o'osy anu oyh'Ai' ana DC auie 70
parse A'"o'' any eon'po''uon win readiness and as
ou'A'y' vi '"e same result may DC accomplished IN
o"e IN our common SCHOOLS oy de'oung ten
minutes ''ooy' OF fa'her P'aeuee, 10 the sub
!ee' eAeh ug. wv" AZ once DC seen, mat this Is an
'""e"e saving NOT ony OF "iaoor' but OF ume
in 'oe power Of diigent pupils to make much
ao'ancementih ue" o'her studies ana render
rug P'aeueao'e 10 introduce extensively branches
~" '"' niue 1usn' IN our common schools. In the
'"e sin'an. oi umo' now spent IN the ordinary way
'uu!'ng "tammaf' "hich may be saved BY The prop
use u"' "o'h' 'n'eh'gent scholars would be able
a'qune eons'oeIao'e knowledge Of Astronomy, Nat
'N '""o'oP"y' 'nemi'uy' OF Alseoaj or any two OF
mem
in'' sumeient knowledge Of Grammar, for ordi-
nary can DC learned from this book in short
eau OF course Do no objection 10 II but IT, on the
e'""aiy' one OF i" hgnest recommendations. The
1"' ~ 'e ''"oAn'en'Ai principles OF Eiymoiosy and
''"A Ne rev, s"u e~s"y ieafneo' u hngh' In prop
er wsy But they have usually been presented with 80
much that is dry intricate, and at rst useless to The
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'A'e rfe''oen' mason OF N.'i''s No"ege' iaoo'
ye" "'e' 'es,' ~.'n"u' 'iu'" progress "'oosn Nv
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~ 'ha' pup" WI" WIS" 20 A"0" upon u'e 'e'9ee'-
ms oook aoe' eon'A'n A' o''e'y He1'y a 'nh' most
pupils will need TO kno" aud more than The majority
ever learn so as to understand it. as at present taught
To the present writer the book appeared at first sight
to be too brief to answer useful purpose but reiee
ton and examination will convince any one that It's
o'e,V Is one o. !" en'e' me,'", IN eie@en'Afy
wo'k-sno Goes nor profess 70 20 any u'ng more
ne oOJeeuon 10 'ne o'e''V OF ue oooA Is uniounued'
10 we nor put snon e'en,e".a'y "eau'e' upon Ai'n-