The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-10-01
PROF, MhNDEVILLE'S
R L DIN G BOOK S.
D. appleton G &c, 200 Broadway, N. Y

rNuE attention of the friends Of Education, is !
l. invited to these books. Though they have
been before the public hut short time, they
are being generally adopted in OHIO, New York
and New Jersey; are recommended by the Com
missioner of Pualic Schools in Rhode Island
and are now used exclusively in Providence
Brooklyn, \. Y. Newburypor, Mass, and in
Newark n. J. They are used in all The depart
yaents of the Normal School, at Albany. n. Y.
In Maine they are used in many Academies,
and are fast going into the Common Schouls
They are adopted in twenty Academic in Yer
moai. Among the numerous recommendations
from educalionaliNts in Vermont, are the fol-
lowing:
From Rev. A. O. Hubbard, Supl. Common
Schools, in Caledonia Co.
'Mlndevilles of Reading Books is of great
merit hardly know what it leaves be supplied,
whether reference be had the different the
Common Schools, To the most advanced classes in
High Schools One of the Trading excclencics of the
elementary book, consists IN this; that large
number of the pieces were selected composed with
special design of forming, from the st. natural aud
animated Gnuuc iaiipn instead of that should be
Crawling aud onotonous. 1t should be mentioned that
we have in these books, uniformly Encsl and
,H's grnt consistent punctraon hope that they viii
he extensively used in our state
From Rev. L. s. Barrett, NJ. A., Supt. Common
Schools in Addison Co., VT.
Having examined with several series Oft eading
Books am constrained 10 give Pr (. Mandevile's Sc
res the decided preference; aud 10 recommend their
immediate introduction into the schools IN this Comfy
1t is the only perfect system within my knowledge 1t
takes the child as he the primary school and
with him step by step until he has finished his
education al the University. There Is peculiar vein
of smooth pretty sounding words running through the
entire work language is taken in every variety aud
form of expression in which il j. used. would cheer
fully recommend this Series to attention Of all inter
cstrd in the welfare nf Schoos"
From Rev. S. r. Hall, Supt Common Schools
in Orleans Co, Vi.
81 have become acquainted with other series hich
regard ns possessing equal merits The compiler has
aNiu ureHa 81 a ~ @
needs. The Books contain fewer and excel
aneies than Other series have examined
From Rev. VIM Scales, Principal of Brown
ingtnn Academy, VT.
Permit say that deem the School Readers Of
Prof Nnnde' lille ucomphriiy superior to a0y others
which have been pfofIcred to the lublic.'
Extract from letter 10 Prof. Vaudeville:
II .heereiy believe your Realels better than Huy
others with which am acqanted am pleased with
your system ofinstrueuon it is simple and atural
Whey are calculated To wake up the mind and inter
Teading really Wish for the benefit OF the rising gen
school ia our state HIRAM oRCU'fT, NJ. A.
Principal of Thetford Academy VI
From C. b. Smith, ". A., Principal of Black
River Academy, VT
"They are snch Books as have long desired see
nd the only reading books have ever we'll a.
dupted the interest OF the young, and form
hab of reading instead of the unnatural and
chanical mode nov prevalent IN our schools
From r. NJ. Manley, NJ. a.. Principal Of Or
ange County Grammar School, VI.
Mandeyill - Fourth READER aud Cour,e of Rea
ing" used in this Institution have examined
fully the whole of the Common School Series. and be-
leye them better adapted in every respect to form cor
habits Of reading than any other books e1tanL
From r. 5. Howard, Esq, sup't Com schools,
in Orange Co.
'Ithiuk very highly Of Maudeyille's Readers. They
are beautifully executed, skuly arranged aud possess
In ny opinion very high literary character aud moral
tone. should ceraialy regard their introduction into
our schools a. great improvement Another has ven