The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-07-16
PROF. MANDEVILLE'S
R E A DIN G BOO K S
D. Appleton G. Co., 200 Broadway, N.

THE attention OF the friends Of Education, i
l. invited II lheSc iokS. Though ihey hav,
heen before the public hut n Short lime, the,
are being gen rally adopted in Ohio, New York
ald New Jersey are recommended by The Com
missioner of Public Schools in Rhode Island
and are now used Exclusively in Providence
Brooklyn. N. Y, Newburypon, Mass, and il
Newark, n. j. They are used 10 all The dlpu,f
1nenfs 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 Ver
mont. Among the numerous recommend toI
from eiucaiionalsls in Vermont, are the fol
lowing:
From Rev. A. O. Hubbard, Supt. Common
Schools, in Caledonia Co.
" "Manhevi'les set Of Read NJ Rocks is one Of grcn
merit hardly know what 1t leaves he supplied
whether reference be had to the different cnsse- in ih
Common Schools the most advanced classes in
High Schools One Of the l'ading rxcelcncie, Of III
more elementary book' consists In ths that larr
number Of the pieces selected compo ed with
special dcsi ~ Of iorming from the isi natural an
animated rnunciatnn. Instead Of one that should b
drawliny AMI nouo onou.. II shnul he mentioned TIN
Nc have in these bnoks. uniformly English an
intelligent, consistent punctuation. Ih0peiha they vi
he extensively used in our State"
From Rev. S Barrett. NJ. A.. Sppi Common
Schonls in Addison Co., VI.
Having examined ith ey'rnl series ofR eadir
Raoks. am CONSTRAINED o Civ" Pr f. Mandtv le's :
rics. the dec del p'eersncc' aud to recommend tho
Immediate Introduction INTO the schools in this C"nr
II j. the nnv perfect system within NV tnnwledgr
take the child as he the primary scho" mud pr
crosses With him -tep by step until he ha- finished hi
,ducation nj the Univer.itv There i no nccu.r ve
of smooth pretty sounding o-ds running through
entire wo'k our language il iaken in every variety
form of expression IN which il i used w"nld chez
fully recommend th. So the attention nf all inte
est'd in the welfare " Schools
From Rev S. r. Hall, Supt. Common School
in Orleans Co. VI.
81 have become acquainted Nth no other series uhir
regard as POSE 'esaiug equal merits The compiler h.
evineed very accurate estimate Of What the leuru'
needs. The Bonk- contain fewer aud exec
aneies than anV other series ] have exSmmed."
From Rev, VIM Scales, Principal of Brown
ington Academy, Vt.
"permit ma to sAv that deem the School Readers o
Prof Vaudeville inromparahly superior TO any Other
which have been profercd to the rubc."
Extract from letter 10 Prof Vaudeville:
- I inc"rey believe your healers better than NJ
others with which um acquainted. ! am pleased vii
your system II instruction; it is simple and ..atnral
discover much ,nienu'ty in your stories fur childrc
DIST the UNDERSTANDING well as 10 mproye in the ri.
Tesdng eay Sish. for the heur6t of the rising ger
school Ia our State IllRAM oRCufT ~ A.
Principal of Thetford Academy VI.
From c. b. Smith, ". A, principal of BIacl
River Academy, Vi.
"They such Books as I have long desired to sec
and tue only reading bo ks have ever seen so we'll
dupted TO the interest Of the young and form
correct habit Of reading instead the unnatural and me
ehaneal mode npw prevalent ia our sehools,7
From r. NJ. Mnnley. NJ a.. Principal Of Or
ange County Grammar School, VT
"Mandevile's " Fourth Reader end Cnurse of Re.
Ing" are used in ts Institution have examined care
fully the whole Of the Common School Series and
eve them better adapted in every respect to form
rect habits Of reading than any other hooks extant"
From r. S. Howard, Esq, Sup't Com schools
in Orange Co.
81 think very highly of Mandeyilles Readers The
are beautifully executed skfully arranged and posses
in my opinnn a very high literary character aud mora
tone. should certainly regard their intrOdnoton int
our schools as great Improvement. Another has we
said, Prof Mandevilles system IA eminently original
scientific, and practical This is high praise, bu' no
more unqualified than his books deserve "
Copies will be presented to teachers and Su
pcrintendents who are invited 10 examine then
before adopting less meritoriUns ones Fo
sale at l.. w. CLARK'S, Middlcbury. VT, anf
at the principal Book Stores in Vermont Mr.
CLARK will furnish copies for examination in lhi
County.
March s, 1850 4bif