The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-04-29
For Tie Northern Tribune.
SCHOOL BOOKS.

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School Committees, held at Wiscasset in No
vember last, to report list Of such school
Glass Books, as they could recommend to the
several towns of Lincoln County, have devot-
ed to that business such time as could we'll be
spared from other avocations. The number
and variety of books, which they believed it
their duty to examine, have been found 30
great as to render their task much more labo-
rous than was anticipated. Nor has this la
Dor been diminished by the fact that, in seve-
raj instances, two or more books, or series of
books have been presented, for the same use,
whose merits have seemed to US so nearly
equal, that even close investigation has hard
ly enabled US to decide upon the superiority
of either. Even in such cases, however, the
very great, though perhaps not fully appre-
ciated, importance of uniformity in Class
Books, has rendered it our imperative duty to
make such selections as we believed, under all
| circumstances, to be most useful
In most cases we have thought proper to
| name more than one book, or series of books,
| for the same branch of education. Both, or
| all of these will in some instances be needed.
! More advanced scholars often require more
full and systematic treatment of the subject,
| than beginners in the same branch and in
| reading, no one series affords sufficient matter
| for such as aspire to perfection in the art
Although the Committee are not entirely
! satisfied, in a few instances, with the list of
books they have thus far thought it advisable
to submit, and although they may hope to
submit a somewhat more perfect report in No
vemher next, yet, having been instructed to
give through the public papers, as early as
practicable, the result Of our labors, we have
concluded to ask for no further delay, but to
offer the following list as the best selection we
have up to this time, been able to make =
Reading AID SpeAing-Towns' series, (re-
vised editions only with his spelling and de-
tning book. Also, Worcester's third part,
and Russell and Goldsboro's Reader and
Speaker.
| Granum0r-Welds Grammar and parsing
book (for schools) and Wells Grammar Gas
useful to teachers).
RAetoric-Parker's Exercises-larger and
smaller.
Dictionayy-W orcester s-or Websters, as
recently revised.
GeogropAy-Smith, W oodbridge or Morse,
with Woodbridge and Wizards Universal
Geography for higher classes or schools,
| (Globes).
| Book Keeping-Wincheste or Preston.
Physiology-Cutter, (three Sizes.
| Hstory.-Willard's U. S. and Whites Uni.
versal History.
| Arithmetic.- Greenleaf' 5 series.
! Natural Philosophy Pa,ker's with Wight
mans apparatus
| Chemistry. Comstock-Johnston's Turner
with pparatus-Johnston's Agricultural.
Natural History.-Akerman's
| Government. = Governmental Instructor
Sullivan's Political Glass Book.
| Akge6ra.-Thompson' Day-Smyth.
Geometry and Trigoaometry.- Davies lie.
gendre.
Botany.-Mrs. Lincoln.
Mental Philosophy on the Mind
Upham.
astronomy. Burrett's Geography of the
Heavens, with Atlas-Olmstead, with Globes
Geo1ogy.-W oodbridge & Wizards Geogra-
ply
Moral ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
In addition to these, Davies mathematical
series may be used.
The Committee exceedingly regret that they
are not able to recommend any Glass Book
specially designed to inculcate moral duties
/ and cultivate the moral sense.
B. RANDALL,
A. D. WHEELER,
J. CLEMENT.
The Murder Case. .