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ON FRENCH.


THE FRENCH PRACTICAL TEACHERS or 5 New
Il Method q Learning 10 Read, Write snd Speak the
French Language. By Prof Norman Pnney. A. n. Ro-
bns smah. Hartford HunIingtoa Savage New
York. Price 81
TIE heary approval % every teacher Who has used IBIS
work and he success they have bal 10 s thorough trial
well a. ~ Vnlnigrs and strong recommend sti1us
which the pub sl-s have received from the hrs, French
and American teachers = ne language = ne Oes' rV
de1ce u the superiority - the b00s IL he production
OF thorough scholar engaged Tor series Of yeSrs ID
teaching sngusgeS Ills plan. although ne sane A. Oen
dor WAS formed snd tested by practical ard continued
Tor several yeas before 10 vas made public, and be-
fore Oueudora's book appeared II develops The con-
and syutsx 81 the language fully and clearly
In al rs pErs of speech 10 rrmiy ne dsrcs q ha
Work. similar plan adopted To teaching ne Greek and
Latin languages would Introduce into the very hrsI read
Ing lessons OF th- learner a. soon as he elements or
The grammar IL rsned exercises IN Orhogrsphy, orhoe
py sylahihcsou acc71tuauon, &c. N order MI he ls
master ar easy reading Irs course tho,oukly pursued
will give the pupil whether IN Lain Greek Wrench and
whrh vcry nearly describes ths. y Prof Pnney better
IL prepares him also Tor rapid future progress
The following Is he private testimony q several of ne
most eminent teachers IN one OF our re GIVES no. or
three years prior to lis publication. tested II
In her classes. IN eonnecuon ~ll1 ne an,r4r ~ .ne
use oi lev copies printed ior ms purpose Inc slof
has 10 the meantime, aided something to perfect bio sys
TEN. snd which render he work still more valuable
have used Prot Pnney's Grammar IN my school ior
the ssgo years and and T. alike admirable IN ia method
AID its detail The and rapidy with which The pa-
phi learns 10 write and speak the French language with
his book quite surprising when compared with The pro-
gre,s generally made with Other grammar
'A6erusny Prof Pinneys French Grammar s. text
book teaching French between two snd three years
my school have no hesitation ID pronouneng n ne most
euahie 81 The KIM eXtaui The superiority OF The
method the sk with which he earuer = taken on from
he simple % the complicated paris 81 the .sngusge, snd
the ~ the work, In IL present FORM as
system OF grammar render 10 Al invsuao.e al 70 me
teacher ami learner o. French have 'and The progress
Of pupil. with this book beyor9 comparison more rapid
tlan with sny Others IN use" March 8, 1877.
From an ,nnenf tsreisr Of Frsaot and Gsrn'r--
Having used most OF the principal {rsnmsrs IN vogue
In teaching french in England on ne Continent o. ku
rDce and the United STATES have found that Of Profess
sor Piuney decidedly he best fhe oder grsmmars OF
Msdinger Manosrocht Hnd Levi ac arr not pracucsl-
Nsnesca i comparatively slow and prolN-Oendom -
good In method but beside other defects, have found
him too foil and trssome pafs, snd too mesge
ard defective on others Prof Pnueys work is by Tar tho
most simple practical and complete have seem
aAner m experience in the nee OF ,h- principal French
grammars now before the public, including Ohendort-
Msnescss and L-vzscs. am confident that ne learner
gnsge and In shorter ume with me I'D Of Prot fnney
Grammar, with any other ls simplicity and clear
ness also adapt H. admirably to he capacity OF young
''' 0gI,oss ofAt Pres
"From the hasiy examination We have made, we Judge
the work be. IN many important respects, an improve
upon OhendOrf The method is certainly the most
natural and Philosophical which can be used IN learn
ing any language In hi. day OF Advancement Ia he the
ory and practice Of teaching the good school book
important aid ia the mere labor Of teaching IL becomes
guide the scher in the best method Of unfolding me
subject Of which Il ls plan less than lie details
are important We earnestly recommend this volume 10
teachers ard all who would learn the French
This work l. based tha only philosophical principle
u learning language ~ be ginning with the simplest
e.ems the uoun the Of things and using u
wiki the simplest form Of The verb In the construction o
easy In This wy be illustrates in series ~
progressive exercises all The different forms of the verb,
the article. pronoln A1lrcF * ee Dtought INTO USE,
one By in their proper order aud with such frequency
% Imprint them upon The memory. The author eppesrs
u have remedied many Of ne leadng defec' OF Oen-
dora We commend IL 10 teachers ~. Evangelist.
Being wiiiHpsrhaps every French grammar
used any 10 this country and having tried several
II the bestss teacher DO not hesitate give decided
preference 20 Prot Pinney's wors"
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