The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-12-18
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McGuFrEG's EcLEcric FIRST RGApER.
do do SECOND do
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d. Firm do
HSssASs' foUsu LANES READER, b. Pref Pinnco.
ARITHaIETICs.
ny nr. Jos Ray, Professor of Mathematics, In Wood
ward Coiiegel
R,y's ARITHMETIC, Pant FIRST
Rays ARITHMETIC, PART SECOND.
RAYS ARITHMETIC, PART THIRD.
| CRAMNARS. ALGEBRA.
tBy Professor T. s. Finneo) RAYS ALGEBRA. pant nrs,
fiNNEo's PRIMARY GRAMMAR do do part ID.
] ANALYTICAL do
! This Series, the product Of WESTERN INTELLECT
AND ENTERPRISE, has received the unqualified prcie:-
ence of Instructors literary men ahd others interested
in the cause Of Education. Many Of the best schools OF
New YORK city, Brooklyn and Baltimore, well lin
Cmcnnat Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Chicago, Milwau-
kee and many othe! Important places The wo.hs CT
MICHIGAN STATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GUFFENs EeLEcrIc READERS arc recommended by the
State Superintendent OF public instruction, for general
IN Michigan.
| ILLINOIS STATE SUPERINTENDENT su-
peril enden of public Instruction recommends McCur-
FErs EcLECrIC READERS, and RAYS ARi7hNETIcs, for
! adoption throuy bout Illinois. a-
| WISCONSIN SUPERINTENDENT Tho superin-
tendcn. Of public instruction for Wiscon sin, rec m.
menas the adoption OF MEG urFEY's Eel READERS
| into The schools OF that state
We shall only add some short extracts from the Tcs-
tmouy OF few of the many prominent Educators ho
who have declared the supe o merit Of these works.
81 am not little gratned to know that the youth of
the West have perfect a series OF Reading
Books."-LyMAs BgEcHER, u. ID.
~ can cordially recommend them ia all who desire
books, which, while they assist them in giving TO those
under their charge sound moral aud religious ructon
10 NOT touch controversial ponts'-THos.J BloGs,p.D
I'VE cordially concur Ia the opinions above expressed
by DR.. Biggs Rev + Tef; Rev WILDER, super
intending Inst. Wesleyan Female College; Rev jos
! Trnble, late Professor in Augusta Colleges Rev l.
Magoon; Rev Asa Dewey, Professor IN Western baptist
institute.
The Eclectic Books OF Professor McGufcy co..bine
excellencies in matter style and arrangement, which
render them preferable any works which have
on the same subjccts"-CHARLEs ELLIOT, Prof olRhs-
eric and Bellies iottres, Western University, Ia.
~ specific recommendation OF MoGah!'s series Of
school books, ia not needed at this Period, intro
ducton TO their general REV DR. btsMoP, late Pres
dent of Miami University
Il have tried various reading books my school, and
pleased with the plan of but friend dire ced
he 10 examine McCuiirys series, about years ago
which did and forthwith introduced them into 10
school After testing their merits, feel prepared TO
recommend them 10 the public. The series is good well
arranged, and judiciously compled emphatically the
STANDARD SCHOOL SERIES Of the present 1t will
require, "a my hdnb!e opinion, very superior school
pona supersede the Eclectic series IN. E. GIIos,
Principal OF the Normal Grammar School, keedy syr
Mar land.
II feel pcrfecy safe in expressing The opinion that il
embraces series OF class school books OF the hisheS
crceLence.'--REv MAH,N, rrest Obcr,in Col.
II take pleasure in stating that Consider them well
adapted aud eminently calculated to enlist tie attention
and awaken the energies OF the expanding mind OF the
youth of Our country"-DR IL Ii NEAas, Principal Of
we have had McGufey's Eclectic Readers in use in
school for about nine months and ssiey say
them what cannot say of any that have before used
.he Scholars IKE them More is unnecessary -.
Vanderbilt, Principal o Associate Academy, City.
"i.vins found them not only iaultless, but pete
with instruction and ejEcatio from beginning end,
do most cordially recommend them to The adoption and
patronage of all teachers who desire minds
their pupils enlightened and their lahors csscned.
Jos CLARKE, NJ, Principal of MARYLAND Institute.
"McGufeys Readers, from No / TO NO ), inclusive, /
have used Tor several pasi and consider them,
series, superior to any that have fallen under my
c."5 SARGEAsr, Rector st Mary's Hall, Bait.
"Aiter having used many OF the most popular series
CT Readers that have been Published for the last twenty
five years, about three mouths since introduced Nc
Guty's Eclectic Readers into my school, and have
hesitation in saying that consider them superior any
/ other similar works that ! have scen."--A S CONE,
Il have examined McGufeys Eclectic Readers, and
deem them deserving OF high commenda,on-"W
LYON, Principal Of Irving Institute, \ Y.
~ consider the Eclectic series among the Uery best
American text books AT the opening Of our Institution,
confirms the high opinion previously entertained Of
their merts."-frof N BROOKS, author Of BROOKS
Classical Works" experimenting Instructor in the
Methodist Female College, Baltimore.
s." have examined the last edition of Professor RAys
Arithmetic, and have much pleasure in expressing the
high opinion have formed OF its merits In an UMPIRE.
tending iorn and bearing price adapted to the widest
utility, popular school book, he writer has given
lucid and logical treatise on Arithmetic "-LENL STE
PHEss, Professor OF mathematics and Natural Philoso-
ply, Western University, Pa.
lin the month of September, [t 81 saw Rays Aritl.
metic and Algebra, for the first une and after
examination, pleased with the Eductlve arrangement of
the various principles contained in them, determined
10 Introduce them into my Academy am better pleased
with them than with any works Of the kind have
ever used CLARKE, NJ, Maryland Institute.
Taken in connection with the series il Rays ArIh-
metic, part Sdl is decidedly of the best works
have seen, ard more than any other with which
acquainted will win the interest of the student this
indispensable study."-C kNowLToN, Teacher of math-
cmatcs, Cincinnati Central High School
Rays Algebra part FIRST is the best book for common
schools and academies that have seon"JAs AsoN,
Prof mathematics, Bethany Col.
within the last three months we have carefully
suincd the Eclectic series of Readers and spelling book
and without hesitation reservation, pronounce it
the very best series have scen."-A SrURrE-
NANT, w INGALLS,, and ten Others teachers in the pub
lie schools Of Chicago
superior in the mechanical execution; and cheap
err by One-tlird, the amount oil reading matter being
considered in connection with the pricc"Repor of the
Teachers Institute tie Text Book Committee of the
Board Of Education Of Milwaukee.
For sale by A. j. WHITNEY CO.,
at The NE " GOTHIC STORE, on Third
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and at st .Aathony by J. p. WILSO.N
In addition TO the above, will be kept every variety Of
miscellaneous books and the finest and most extensive
stock OF Stationery offered 10 the public i'll general,
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