Columbia gazette., 1854-05-20
CIRCULAR,

Art. a, subdivisions of section /. 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. H
Crthography-Goodrich' Common
School Primer, especially where you
have no alphabet cards. The print of
the alphabet is large, and may take tho
place of the card
Noah Webster's Elementary spcllirc
Book, (Coolcridge 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 (U. Hunt & son,
PhiIadclpLia.)
Towns Third Reader.
Parley's Book of Annecdotes.
McGuffey's Eclcetric Fourth Reader.
Towns Fourth Reader.
Swans Instructive Reader.
Zacho's New American Speaker
(Barnc's & CO., New York.
Writing -Rand's series of Copy
Books. (E 6. Biddle, Philadelphia
Alphabetical Outlines in Gcrmas
Text, Old English, &c iBiddle.)
A1thmctic-Colburn's Intellectual,
upon the Inductivc method, followed by
Grcenleaf's National, 1893.
Geogruphy-AIitchc series latested
Harlcy's New Geography for begin
ncrs, may be used as primary.
Terrestrial Globes, (may be had at
$50 of Mafvin & Hitchcock, and prob
ably other book sellers, San Francisco
EtgmoIogy-I4ynd's First Book
(BiIdlc Philadelphia
Lynd's Glass Book (Biddle Plils
Compoat:on-Quakenbos' First Les
sons connected with English Grammar.
Cd. Appleton, New York
Grommay-Smith's Productivc,-
(Trumannn& Spoffard, Cincinnati
Utstory-Parley's First Book, COM
bincd with Geography. (Jenks II. &
Swan, Boston l>52.)
Parlcy's Universal History. (New-
man s, Ivison, New York.
Wizards United States.
Bctony-Thcodore Thinker. First
Les ons. Barnes S, CO., New York;
Mrs. Lincoln. Huntington, Mason
& Law, New York.
Algcbtn-Alsop's First Lessons
Bid,llc, Philadelphia.
Alsop's Algebra. Biddle, Phila
Mcnsnratton-Vogde's Biddle Phil.
SuyrcynS- Gummcrc's Biddlc,
Philadelphia.
Mathemdl.cs-Davics's Pratical Math-
cmatics.
Day & Thompson's Trigonomctry.-
Newman, New York, 1918.
Davies Calculus
Davies Lcgendre Geometry and Tri-
gonometry. Revised 1883.
Draumg--Prolcssor Shuster's.--
Newman & Ivison, New York, 1888.
Natural Phiiosophy omd Astronomy
I-Olmstead's Rudiments of Natural
Philosophy and Astronomy.
Comstock's Philosophy, revised edi
ton, 1853. Pratt w. & CO., New York.
McIntire's Astronomy and the Globes
Elocution -Caldwcll's Manuel. Phil
adclphia. Excellent.
Physiolcgy-Cutter's.
Gcology-Page's Elements.
IIichcock's revised edition
Chemistry-Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, for
beginners.
Silliman's.
Natural Wstory-Goldsmith's.
Classical Antiyuitics Professor Fisk.
Biddlc, Philadelphia
Greek Language Bullion, or Nc
Clintock & Crooks.
Lattm Langroge-Bullion, or Nc
Clintock & Crooks.
French, Hallion, Spanish and Ger
n,aa-At the discretion of the teacher
We6acr's Dictionary.
"Polite Learmine," is the title of a
small book, Invaluable to secondary
schools The book is rare. McCarty
& Davis, Philad. 1895.
Book heeping-Thc teacher must use
his discretion. There is much valuable
information in HCrittcnden, and others,
but I hope some practical accountant
will give us book avoiding The inter
vcning books between those of original
entry and the Lcdgcr-thcy are factor
les for waste of time and production of
error. Even in commission business,
the closing of each sale in the "accouns
sales book should he posted at once to
the Ledger, to credit of the various &C
counts there named, including all char
ges accounts, commission accounts, Sc,
to balance the accounts, previously
posted to debit of the purchasing par
ties from the sale book! Thus may the
system be simplifed, and the distin-
guished ability of some book keepers, to
puzzle juries by scientific entries, be
dispensed with. A mere memoranda
of transaction, necessarily exhibits the
proper account, debit and credit, to
which it should be placed in Ledger,
without any intervening book.
PAUL K. IlUBBS, State Super't "
Department Of Public }
instruction, :
Benicia, March 6, 1854. } mar-2o-7s