Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15
CIRCULAR.

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
aud other cards, charts, globes, &c.. a.
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.
Rcading-Swan's Primary Reader.
second part.
Jack Haylard-to be read in class,
and studied at homo. U. Hunt & aon,
Philadelphia.)
Towns Third Reader.
Parley's Book of Annecdotes.
McGuffey's Eclcctric Fourth Reader.
Towns Fourth Reader.
Swans Instructive Reader.
Zacho's New American Speaker
Barnes & CO., New York
Wriling-Rand's series Of Copy
Books. (E. C.. Biddle, Philadclphis.)
Alphabetical Outlines in Germss
Text, Old English, &c. iBiddle.)
Ay7thmetic-Colburn's Intellectual,
upon the Inductive method, followed BY
Grccnlcaf's National, 1853.
Gcogrnphy-Mi.chcl's series latested
Ilarley'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 booksellers, San Francisco.)
Etymologv-Lynd's First Book
(Biddlc Philadelphia.
Lynd's Class Book. (Biddle Phiis.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES First Les
sons connected with English Grammar.
10. Appleton, New York;
Gfommnr-Smith's Productive
Truman & Spoffard, Cincinnati
U;s'ory-Parley's First Book, COM
tined with Geography. (Jcnks II. 4
Swan, Boston l>52.l
Parley's Universal History. New
man & Ivison, New York.
Wizards United Statrs.
Bofamy-Thcodore Thinker. First
Les one. (Barne. & co., New York
Mrs. Lincoln. Huntington, Mason
s Law, New York.
AIgebro-Alsop's First Lesrcns.---
Bid''lc, Philadelphia.
Al.op's Algebra. Biddlc, Phila.
Mensurotion-Vogde e's. Biddle rhi'.
Smrrey,ng-Gummere's. Biddfe/
Philadelphia. y
1Nathcmdt,cs-Davics's Pratical NIsth-
cmatics.
Day & Thompson's Trigonomctry.-
Newman, New York, lS4S.
Davies Calculus.
Davies Lcgendrc Geometry and Tri-
gonometry. Revised 1883.
Draw,ng--Profcssor Shustcr's.-
Newman & Ivison, New York. 1853.
Natural Philosophy and Astronomy
-Olmstcad's Rudimcnts of Natural
Philosophy and Astronomy.
Comstock's Philosophy, revised edi-
tion. 1858. PrattW & CO., New York.
McIntirc's Astronomy and the Globes.
Elocuiicn-Caldwell's Manuel. Phil
adelphia. Excellent.
Phys;ology-Cuttcr's.
Geology-Page's Elements.
Hichcock's revised edition.
Chcmistry-Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, for
beginners.
Sillimans.
Natural Hstoyy-Goldsmith's.
Classical Observation-Disclosures Fisk.
Biddlc, Philadelphia
Creek Ldngunge-Bullion, or Nc
Clintock & Crooks.
Latin Langnoge-Bullion, or Nc
Clintock & Crooks.
French, Hallton, Spanish and Ger
mom-At the discretion of the teacher
Hrbster's Dietiona,y.
"Poite learning" is the title of
small book, invaluable to secondary
schools. The book is rare. McCarty
& Davis, Philad. 1926.
Book heeping-The teacher must use
his discretion. There is much valuable
information in 'sCrittcndcn, !" and others,
but | hope some practical accountant
will give us a book avoiding the inter
vcning books between those of original
entry and the Ledgcr-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
gcs accounts, commission accounts, &c,
to balance the accounts, previously
posted to debit of the purchasing par
tics from the sale book Thus may the
system be simpli6ed, and the distin-
guished ability Of some book keepers, TO
puzzle juries by scientific entries, DO
dispensed with. A mere memoranda
of transaction, necessarily exhibits the
proper account, debit and credit, 10
which it should be placed in Ledger.
without any intervening book.
PAUL X. HUBBS, State Supor't
Department Of Public }
Instruction,
Benicia, March s, 1854. mar-e5.1s