Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-05
THE STUDENT 4:
A Family Miscellany and Monthly hooI-Reader.
EDITED BY N. A. CALKINS.

A Family Miscellany and Monthly School Reader.
EDITED BY N. A. CALKINS.
THIS work has entered upon its Sixth Volume
L with more hattering prospects than ever before.
Its objects-Physca Moral. and Intellectual improve
ment- have been so successfully carried out, to
meet the unqualified appreciation Of its thousands of
readers Being so arranged as to adapt it to every
member of the family from the child to the parents
it occupies broader field than any other Magazine
extant and is emphatically The FAMILY MISCELLANY.
THE SUBJECTS
Treated in its pages embrace The Sciences including
important discoveries; History, with the leading
current events OF nations countries and OF individual
acts; Biography OF distinguished persons illustrated
with portraits; Natural History, embracing descrip
tons and illustrations of Beasts Birds Fishes Insects
Trees, Plants Fruits and various productions of
ture These enlivened, and rendered more inter
esting by pleasing facts historical Incidents and illus
tratiVe anecdotes Besides all this appropriate Music
given, to gladden. the happy home with pleasant
songs.
OUR MUSEUM
Is feature which attracts much attention from the
young and old This is filled with mental curiOsities
composed of gems of knowledge, embracing both lite
rary productions of the presentday and relic of former
lettres, and anecdotes. Among its varieties may be
seen origin of words, of sayings questions from
spondents their answers also enigmas puzzles, wit,
and pebbles uncommon picked up along the shores Of
reading
THE PLAN OF THE WORK
Is unlike any other before the public Several pages
devoted to articles in prose and poetry from the
ablest writers, embracing subjects OF interest for the
older members of the family and the advanced classes
in chool The YouS Department contains narratives
to each valuable moral lessons, relating to habits,
conduct, etc. also, travels natural history, and art
cles on scientific subjects, adapted to the capacity of
the young For Children few pages contain articles
with easy words and simple ideas, to teach some mo
raj lesson or fact in history nature Teachers and
Parents will find portion devoted to useful suggest
ions relating to their duties and responsibilities.
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news, from month to month"; is given. Its Literary
Notices of books etc. will acquaint the reader of the
publication and character of new books particularly
of such suitable for the family, the student
the school library.
A MONTHLY SCHOOL READER
Is of the leading characteristics of this work 1t
is adapted to classes of different grades, and furnishes
fresh and entertaining matter every month"; thus i'm
parting to the pupils variety of useful information
that cannot be obtained from their school books,
while 1t develops taste for reading Its utility in
this respect has been thoroughly proven, and hum
dreds have testified to its superior usefulness in the
schoo-room.
THE AIM OF THE STUDENT
Is to develop intellect interest and instruct themind
enkindle love for such learning as will be practically
useful in life. While its pages breathe high moral
tone, and incucate none but pure principles they will
be free from party and sectaran preJudices endeavor
ing to do the greatest good to the greatest number
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