Columbia gazette., 1854-05-06
CIRCULAR.

IN Accordance with IAN Act to eS-
tablish SYSTEM OF COMMON SCHOOLS"
Art. 4, 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.
Orthography-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 Webster'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. u. Hunt s son,
Philadelphia
Towns Third Reader.
Parley's Book of Annecdotes.
McGuifcy's Eclcctric Fourth Reader.
Towns Fou;tll Reader.
Swans Instructive Reader.
Zacho's New American Speaker
| Barnes & CO., New York;
Writing g-Kand's series of Copy
Books. o. e. Biddie, Philajelphia.)
Alphabetical Outlines in German
Text, Old English, Sc iBiddle.)
Afnhmaic-Colburn's Intellectual,
upon the Inductive method, followed by
Grecnleaf's National, 1888.
Gcogruphy-Mitchcl series lasestcd
Harley's New Geography for begin
ners, may be used as primary.
Terrestrial Globes, (may be had at
$25 of Marvin g. Hitchcock, and prob
ably other book sellers, San Francisco.)
EtymoIcgy Lynd's First Book
(Biddlc Philadelphia
-Lynd's Glass 30 H. (Biddlc Phila.
Compost cn-Quakcnbos' First Les
sons connected with English Grammar.
I'd. Appleton, New York;
Smiths Productive
(Truman & Spoffard, Cincinnati
Wssory-Parley's First Book, COM
bincd with Geography (Jcnks II. s.
Swan, Boston 1852.
Parley's Universal History New
man & Ivison, New York.
Wizards United States.
B0tany-Thcodore Thinker. First
Les ons Barnes s. co., New York.
Mrs. Lincoln. Huntington, Mason
& Law, New York.
AlgeJfo-Alsop's First Lessor
Bid'lle, Philadelphia
AlSop's A zebra Bi1dlc, PHI
Mensurot,on-Eocde's. Biddl'
Snrrewng-Gummcrcs.
Philadelphia
Mafhcmdtscs-Davics's Pratt.
cmatics.
Day & Thompson's Trigonom,
Newman, New York, ISIS.
Davies Calculus.
Davies Lcgcndrc Geometry and Trl-
gonometry. Revised 1853.
DrGwmg- Professor Shustcr's.-
Newman & lvisop, New York, 1853.
Natural Phiosorhy and As.romomV
-Olmstead's Rudiments of Natural
Philosophy and Astronomy.
Comstock's Philosophy, revised cdi-
ton. 1853. Pratt w. s. CO., New York.
McIntire's Astronomy and the Globes
Elocutiom Caldwell's Manuel. Phil
adelphia. Excellent.
Physiology-Cutter's.
Geoicsy-Page's Elements.
IIichcock's revised edition.
Chemistry-Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, for
beginners. -.......
Sillman's
N,turul W1oru-Goldsmith's
Classical Antiqruies Professor Fisk
Biddle, Philadelphia
Crctk Lancnoge- Bullion, or Nc
Clintock & Crooks.
Latin Lnngnoge- Bullion, or Nc
Clintock s, Crooks.
French, NaHion, Spanish and Ger
n,0n-At the discretion of the teacher
Webaer's Dicf;ona,s.
"Pohle Learning" is the title of a
small book, invaluable to secondary
schools The book is rare. hlcCarty
& Davis, Philad. 1926.
Book kesping-The teacher must usc
his discretion. There is much valuable
information in "Crittenden," aud others,
but I hope some practical accountant
will give us a book avoiding the inter
vening books between those of original
entry and the Ledeer-thcy are factor
les for waste of time and production of
error. Even in a 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 ac
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 the
system be simpli6ed, and the distin-
guished ability Of some book keepers, to
puzzle juries by "scientifc 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. HUBBS, State super't
Department of Public
Instruction,
Benicia, Maych s, 1854. mar.o5-7a