The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-12-16

ECLECTIC EDUCATIoNAL SERIES.

STANDARD TEXTBOOKS
ECLECTIC EDUCATIONAL SERIES.
The most Eminent Of our Practical Educator
speak in the highest terms of approval Of
the Works composing this Series.
Their having become established the leading schos
UxIos, and especially, their general use
| THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WEST,
Is sufficient evidence Of their unparalleled popularis,
These works are not only the BEST but they arr
also, the CHIArEsT SCHOOL BOOKS before the public
and being generally used In the Schools of the Tel
rto.y, PERFECT uniformity may be easily secured an
preserved. .'.-
SPELLING BOOKS AND READERS.
| (By Professor WV. H. McGurrEy, L.LD.)
McGUFFEY's ECLECTIC SPELLING BOOK.
MccurrEY's EcIEcr'c FIHsr READER.
90 90 90 40 SECOND do
DO do FoUsTn do
20 do FIFTH do
ikMANs' YorNa LADIES' READER, by Prof. Pimneo.
ARITNMETICs.
(By DR.. Jos Ray, Professor Of Mathematics in Wood
ward COlege.)
KAY's ARITHMETIC, FART FIRST.
RAYS ARITHMETIC, PART SECOND.
RAYS ARITHMETIC, PART THIRD.
! GRAMMARS. ALGEBRA.
(Dy Professor T. g. PnneO) Rays ALoEsR . part FIR.
PINNEO's PRIMARY GRAMMAR do do part I'd.
ANALYTICAL do
his scr1eS, the product OF WESTERN INTELL EC.
AND ENTERPRISE, has received the unqualified prefe,
ence OF Instructors, literary and others ntereste
in the Of Education Many Of the schools
New York city, Brooklyn and Baltimore as well a
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, indianapolis, Chicago, Milwau
kee and many other important places, use The works
MICHIGAN STATE supERINTENDENr-M
GUFFEy's ECLECTIC READERS recommended by tn
State Superintendent Of public instruction, for genera
ILLINOIS STATE sUPERINTENDENT.-Th su
per:tendent Of public instruction, recommends MCGUF
FEY's Eclectic READERS, and Rays ARIrHNErICs, 70
adoption throughout Illinois.
WISCONSIN SUPERINTENDENT-Th superin
tendent of public instruction for Wisconsin, recon
nends the adoption Of McGUFFEY's ECLECTIC READERS
into the schools Of that state.
We shall only add some short extracts from the Tes
timony OF few of the manv prominent Educators h,
81 am not little gratilied to know that the youth o
the West have access perfect series OF Reading
BoOks."-IYMAN BEEcHER, d. ID.
81 can cordially recommend them to all who tcsir
books, which, while they assist them in giving to thos
under their charge sound moral and religious.
do not touch controversial points"-THOs.J BIGGs
1--WE cordially concur in the opinions above expresse,
by DIR. Bisgs REV + Tcit; Rev b WILDER, Super
intending Inst Wesleyan Female College; Rev Jos
Trimble, late Professor in Augusta College; Rev
Magoon; Rev Asa Dewey, Professor in Western Baptis
Institute.
THE Eclectic Books of Professor McGuffey combine
exccllencies in MATTER style and arrangement whic
render them preferable any works which have see
the esuhjects."-CHARLEs ELLIOT, Prot of Rhst
oric and Bellies i.ettres, Western University, Pa.
"A specific recommendation of McGufy's series O
school books, in not needed at this PERIOD
duction their general se-cv Dr. BIsoP late Pres
dent of Miami University.
~ have tried various reading books in my school, ant
pleased with the plan of sOme but friend drectc
examine McGufey's series, about two years ago
which did, and forthwith introduced them into III,
school, After testing their merits, feel prepared 4
recommend them the public. The series is good wei
arranged, and judiCiOusly compiled; alphabetically tn
STANDARD SCHOOL SERIES of the present age. 1t viii
require, in my humble opinion, very superior schOo
book to supersede the Eclectic seres."-N Z. CILDs
Principal Of the Normal Grammar School, Kcedysvi!le
Maryland
81 feel perfecly safe in expressing the opinion that
embraces series of class school books of the hiyhes
| eIceGence."-REv MAHAN, Prcst Obern Col
81 take pleasure in stating that consider them wei
adapted and emnently calculated enlist the
and awaken the energies Of the expanding mind Of ,h
youth of our country"-DR IL ii MEARs, Principal Q
Manhattan Academy, Y City. -
I'VE have had McGufey's Eclectic Readers in use il
our school for ahou! nine months and can ssfey
them what cannot say Of any that have before
the Scholars like them. More is unncccssary."-J
VANDERBILT, Principal Of Associate Academy, City
sIIaving found them not only faul,less but replei
with instruction and edfca ton from beginning to end
do cordially recommend them the adoption an,
patronage of all teachers who desire to the minds
their pupils enlightened, and their labOrs csscned
Jos ii CLARKE, A NJ, Principal of Maryland Institute
"McGufey's Readers, from No to No S, inclusive,
have used for several years past and consider them
ns series, superior to any that have fallen under m!
notice"-S SARoEANr, Rector st Mary's Hall, Bait.
"After having used many of the most popular seric
OF Readers that have been published for the last
five years, about three months since introduced Nc
Gufey's Eclectic Readers into my school, and have
hesitation in saying, that consider them superior to an
other similar works that l have sccn."-A s CONE
Teacher, Astoria, Ii.
81 have examined McGuffeys Eclectic Readers, an,
deem them deserving of high commendaton."-W
LYON Principal Of Irving Institute, ".
81 consider the Eclectic series amorg the uery bes
American books. At the opening our institution
they were introduced into Juvenile casscs and US
confirms the high opinion previously entertained O
their merits"-Prof BROOKS, author of "Brooks
Classical Works." experimenting Instructor in tn
Methodist Female College, Baltimore.
81 have examined the last edition of Professor AY
Arithmetic, and have much pleasure in expressing tn
high opinion have formed OF its merits In UMPIRE
tending form, and hearing price adapted to the wdes
utility popular school book, the writer has given
lucid and logical treatise on Armetic."-LEM'L STE
rnENs, Professor Of mathematics and Natural Phoso
ply, Western University, Pa.
"ln the month of september, 1881 saw Rays Arith
metc and Algebra for the first times and after cursor
examination, pleased with the nductve arrangement
the various principles contained in them, determine
10 introduce them into my Academy. better please
with them than with any works of the kind hav
ever used."-JOs ii CLARKE, A VI, Maryland Institute
"Taken in connection with the series, it Rays Arth
metc, part 3dl is decidedly one of the best works w
have seen, and more than any other with which
acquainted, will win the interest of the student thi
indispensable study &C KNOwLTON, Teacher of mat
ematios, Cincinnati Central High School.
rays Algebra, part first, is the best book for cammo
schools and academies that have seen."-JAsP MASON
Prof mathematics, Bethany Col.
"Within the last three months have carefully OK
smined the Eclectic series of Readers and spelling
and without hesitation reservation, pronounce
the very best series we have ever seen."-A SrURrE
NANT w INGALLS,, and ten Others teachers in the pub
! lie schools of Chicago.
"Superior in the mechanical execution; and cheap
er, by one-thrd the amount of reading matter bein
considered in connection with the price-RepOr of tn
Teachers Institute to the Text Book Committee Of tn
Board of Education of Milwaukee.
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