The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-05-06
Formerly Classical Teacher in Friends Select school,
Philadelphia

Formerly Classical Teacher in Friends Select School,
PbiladtphiA
"THE FIRST BOOK OF sTYMoLoeYn BY Mr.
Lynd, Is now In u.s. ss class book in the Public
schools Of New York under the Public School
Of New York IN toe Public Schools Of Brooklyn Williams
burg, Philadelphia Baltimore, and many other cities
The volume prepared by Dr. Thomas, and issued
from the press embraces many the work
by MIR Lynd Its leading features may be briefly stated
thus
The nature Of Roots prehxts and sunxss and the
ncton between primitive aud dervstivs smp an1 com
pound words, are explained.
? The prehxes and sunxes Of Latin Greek and other
origin given, aid their meanings fully and
clearly stated and explained.
Exercises are given designed primarily impress
the mind Of the pupil the various meanings Of the prehxe
and suixes and also TO introiu the analysis Of the
w0r Is u our language generally.
The pr oipt Latin Greek and other roots VI ian.
gusge arranged 10 alphabetical order inserted un
der escs placed the more important English ~ords
rived tAerefrom with the erdt or efyTO cGt meaning
and the proper usually aocsPted meaning Of each a1ed
TO II.
Akey appended referring every Er gish word in the
preceding y5cstulNy to its appropriate Latin Greekp
ether root and thus enabling the pupil who wholly
quante with any Language other than eur native tongue
pursue the study Of English etJ moogy with ut o'
Guilty.
6. Throughout the work, distinctive kinds of type
used TO designate clearly the particular portion Of the deh
milton of each Engsh derivStve corresponding with the
root prefix AMI suS such Of them compose and
copous are appended by which and the use ~ the
distinctive types referred t. the connection between the
httrni or oypO OydI ami the proper usually accepted
meaning of the English dervstve, Is traced and fully
out tits believed are peculiar to this work. and add much
to its value
The work issued from the PRESS designed the
first volume of series OF ymo ogc cs-s hooks OF which
"Lynds Class Book Of Etymolog il the second volume,
and nswalds genealogical Dictionary" the third The
two latter volumes extensively used in public pri.
| VAte schools throughput tie Union
Widely established IA he stuOy Of Etymoogy Is In the
public and private schools e country and appreciated
by competent Instructors generally the publishers deem
hardly eessary 10 sdvvr ots Importance brunch Of
thorough system English education TO such teachers
| bey
would merely remark that, ia the public gram.
schools Of the largest cities Of country
Others where classical studies aud the study Of the
higher mathematics I'M place. ID. bene effects
resulting from the introduction Of this study training
me minds Of the puptS 10 kdbs Of and gsrsrdi
Edfoa AMI IN npdrlg 10 IAen thorough knoslsdgs Of
feiT mother tongue has been fully and admitted
AMI that in academies aud other senares where classical
studies are pursued tri1n benefit has been found
result TO the pupils the purtuit OF this study only
from its leading TO tie hsbtus and thorough
derivstve words but from it's mpsrting Of the
meaning Of scientific terms which derived from
rarely found IL the classics that usually read In
| schools and college,
The publishers believe the work now issued by them 10
be vel adapted for class book al In mpArting
edge OF thu etymology OF the English language they do net
therefore hesitate to invite thorough Of by
teachers assured that who has given serious
ton to this study will, after such exsmnati n, fail to
award To the book the merit claimed for II by them.
w copy Of Thomass First hook Of Etymology will
be forwarded by the publishers by mail to teachers d.
rectors Of Schools who shall request for and
age On said book witch IT, copy not 600 miles
from Philadelphia, eleven cents; 3 and not
1000 miles twenty two cents 800 and not 600
| mites, thirt three cents
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