The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-03-05
PROF. MANDEVILLE'S
R FADING BOOKS.
D. Appleton G; Co., 200 Broadway, N. Y


VllIE attention Of the friends of Education. is
l. invited to these books. Though they have
been before the public but short time, they
are being generally adopted in Ohio, New York,
and New Jersey are recommended by the Com
missioner of Public Schools in Rhode Island.
and arc now used exclusively in Providence.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Newburyport Mass and in
Newark, N. j. They are used in al The depart
meEts Of the Normal School, at Albany, n Y.
In Maine they are used in many Academies,
and are fast going into the Common Schools.
They are adopted in twenty Academies in Yer
mont. Among the numerous recommendations
from educationalists in Vermont, arc the fol-
lowing
From Rev. A. o. Hubbard, Supt. Common
Schools, in Caledonia Co.
"Mandeville's set Of Reading Books is one Of great
merit hardly know what ii lcavos to be supplied
whether reference be had to the different classes in tho
Common Schools, to the advanced cnsscs in
High Schools Ono of the leading excclencics Of the
more elementary bookf, consists in this that large
number Of the pieces selected composed with a
special design of forming, from the first, natural and
animated cnuucatlnn, instead Of that should DO
drawing and monnionous. 1t shou be mentioned that
We have In these books uniformly correct English and
Intelligent consistent punctuation hope that they will
be extensively used in State
From Rev L S. Barrett, NJ. A.. Supt. Common
Schools in Addison Co, VT.
WIN care several series O Reading
Docks, am constrained 10 give Pr Mandcylo's So
RIGS the decided preferences aud to recommend their
Immediate Introduction into the schools in this Comfy
II Is te ohy perfect system within my knowledge.
takes the child as he .hc primary school and pro-
grasses with him step by step untl he has finished his
education at the University There il no peculiar vein
of smooth pretty sounding words running through the
entire work. our language is taken in every variety and
form Of expression in which it is used. would cheer
fully recommend this Series tn tho attention Of all inter.
esied in the welfare uf Schools
From Rev. S. r. Hall, Supt Common Schools
in Orleans Co, VT.
81 have become acquainted with no other series which
regard possessing equnl merits The compiler has
eVneed very accurate estimate Of what the cerncr
needs. The Books contain fewer and excel.
ancies than any other series have examined"
From Rcy. VIM Scales, Principal of Brown.
ington Academy, Vt.
"Pctmt me to say that deem the School Renders OF
Prof Vaudeville iucomparably superior to any Others
which have been profcrod to the public
Extract from a letter 10 Prof. Vaudeville:
sincerely believe your Readers better than auy
Others with which am ucqaintcd. | pleased with
your system OF instruction; il is simple and .ntural
| dicuver much ingenuity in your stories fur children
They arc calculated to wake up the mind and inter.
est the UNDERSTANDING Us well a. to improve ia the art of
reading really W.l for the benefit of the rising gen.
GRAFTON, that your Books could find pluce in every
school In our State. HIRAM CIRCUIT, VI. A.
Principal OF Thetiord Academy. VT
From C. d. Smith NJ. A., Principal of Black
| \River Academy, VT.
NVhey sneh Books as have long desired to sec,
and NC only reading books havo ever seen So we'll a
duptcq to secure the interest Of the Young and form
correct habit Of reading instead Of unnatural and me-
chanlcai mode now prevalent in our Schools
From \. NJ Manlcy, NJ. A.. Priocipal Of Or
ange County Grammar school, Vt.
d" Mandevile's Fourth Reader" and Course Of %.
nr pscd in this Inst tuiion. have examined care.
| fully the hhoo of the Common School Series and be
e,e then uet'er adapted every respect to form cor