Columbia gazette., 1854-04-08
CIRCULAR.

OXNNCAhn.
In Accordance with can Act to es-
tablish SYSTEM OF COMMON SCHOOLS"
Art. 4, subdivisions of section I, the
following named books are designated
to be used in the public schools Of this
state, in addition to such alphabetical
and other cards, charts, globes, &c., as
the good judgment of the commissioners
and teachers may direct.
Orthosraphy-Goodrich's Common
School Primer, especially where YOU
have no alphabet cards. The print of
the alphabet is large, and may take the
place of the card.
Noah Webstcr's Elementary spelling
Book, (Cooleridge Pictorial Edition, to
be used also as primary reader.
Reading Swans Primary Reader.
second part.
Jack Haylard-to be read in class,
and studied at home. GU. Hunt & son,
Philadelphia.)
Towns Third Reader.
Parlcy's Book of Annccdotes.
McGuffey's Eclcctric Fourth Reader.
Towns Fourth Reader.
SWANS Instructive Reader.
Zacho's New American Speaker
{ Barnes & CO., New York
IVriting-Rand's series OF Copy
Books. (E c. Biddle, Philadelphia.}
Alphabetical Outlines in German
Text, Old English, sc. jBiddlc.)
Ar1thmetic-Colburn's Intellectual,
upon the Inductive method, followed by
Grcenleafs National, 1858.
Geogropdy-slitchcl's series. latesied
Harlcy's New Geography for begin
ncrs, may be used as primary.
Terrestrial Globes, (may be had at
$25 Of Marvin & Hitchcock, and prob
ably other book sellers, San Francisco.)
EfymoIogy-Lynd's First Book
(Biddle Philadelphia
Lynd's Glass Book. (Biddle Phila.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES First Les
sons connected with English Grammar.
Cd. Appleton, New York;
Grammar-Smith's Productive,-
fTruman & SpoGard, Cincinnati
Htstory-Parlcy's First Book, COM
Iined with Geography. (Jenks H. &
Swan, Boston 1852.
Parley's Universal History. New
man & Ivison, New York;
Wizards United States.
Botomy-Theodore Thinker, First
Les ons. Barnes & CO., New York;
Mrs. Lincoln. Huntington, Mason
& Law, New York.
Hlgebra-Alsop's First Lessons
Biddle, Philadclphia.
Alsop's Algebra. Bidilc, Phil,.
Observation-Disclosures Biddlc Phil.
Surreyng Biddlc,
Philadelphia.
Observation-Disclosures Pratical Msth-
ematics. 4
Day & Thompson's Trigonomctry.-
Newman, New York, lS4S.
Davies Calculus.
Davies Legendrc Geometry and Tri-
gonometry. Revised 1853.
Draw,ng--Pro rofessor Shuster's.-
Newman & Ivison, New York. 1888
Natural Philosophy and Astronomy
-Olmstead's Rudiments of Natural
Philosophy and Astronomy.
Comstock's Philosophy, revised edi-
tion, 1853. Pratt w. & CO., New York
McIntirc's Astronomy and the Globes.
Elocmtion-Caldwcll's Manuel. Phil
adelphia. Excellent.
Physiology-Cuttcr's.
Geology-Page's Elements.
Hichcock's revised edition.
CAemistry-Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, for
beginners.
Silliman's.
Natural Historv-Goldsmith's.
Classical antiquities Fisk.
Biddle, Philadelphia.
Greek Language-Bullion, or No
Clintock & Crooks.
Latin Langmogc-Bullion, or Nc
Clintock & Crooks.
French, HaAliom, Spanish and Ger
mnn-At the discretion of the teacher.
Webster's D;ctionary
"P,Hc learning" is the title of
small book, invaluable to5 secondary
schools The book is rare. McCarty
& Davis, Ph;lad. 1926.
Book hsping-The teacher must use
his discretion. There is much valuable
in "Crittenden. :" and others,
but hope some practical accountant
will give us a book avoiding tho inter
vening books between those of original
entry and the Ledger-they are factor
les for waste Of time and production of
error. Even in commission business,
the closing Of each sale in the "account
sales book should be posted at once to
the Ledger, to credit of the various &C
counts there named, including all char
ges accounts, commission accounts, &C.,
to balance the accounts, previously
posted to debit Of the purchasing par
ties from the sale book Thus may tho
system be simpli6ed, and the distin-
guished ability Of some book keepers, to
puzzle juries by Scientific entries" bo
dispensed with. A mere memoranda
Of transaction, necessarily exhibits tho
proper account, debit and credit, to
which it should be placed in Ledger,
without any intervening book.
PAUL K. HUBBS, State Super't
Department Of Public
instruction,
Benicia, March s, 1854. mar-25-7a