Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-20
School Books for
INDIANA.

Recommended, in compliance with the
acquisitions of Law, by the State Board
of Education, consisting of the Gov
ernor, Auditor Of State, Treasurer of
State, Secretary of State, and the
Superintendent of Public instruction.
+ See School Laic, Section II.
OrYiex or SUPERINTENDENT or PuBLIc INSTRUCTION,
IkptkHAPoLfs, Nov. 1853.
Al ameetirg Of the State Board OF Education,
ssIs :. Tie CAPITAL sos d. lsS sas %s@sss
TxpfAsarotIs, Nov. n, 1869.
The sta'e board Of Education approve the fol-
Loving list OF textbooks for common schools:
McGudey's eclectic Spelling Book.
The Indiana First Reader.
The Indiana Second Reader.
Tho Indiana Third Reader.
Tho Indiana Fourth Reader.
Buters English Grammar.
Mitehrils Primary Geography.
Milcheil's Geography and Atlas.
Rays Arithmetic. Part First.
Rays Arithmetic, Part second.
Rays Arithmetic, Part Third.
wsbslor's Dictionaries.
The examination of hooks Tor Common Schools
has Involved great labor, but The Heard has Oh.
aestored ta perform the ardouous aud ruspoasis
bic, duty Iadielousiy, thoroughly, aud faithfully.
Intrinsic metltlor instructions has been considered
Of parameu ntimpoftsnee, aud secondly, economy
The Board weaid submit only fsw remarks on
the books seiecledi
Spelling rssoks.-The ohIeeto Of spelling
Book Il tsaeh tho photographed foFm Of words,
In slnpie, N sthodleai, and thorough manner.---
Forth purpose. preference IL given 20 Me- afey =
keieetle spelling Hook over any Of Tho nnmef ius
werksia that branch that have bean examined.
Heading uoeks.-<rhe Indiana First
Reader, Second Reader, Third Header, and Fourth
Reader, have been compiled tom MeonlieSt
keisstie Headers, whleh are well known 10 edaea-
the beat class books eve Issued. The choicest les.
soas Of thesa excellent hooks make up The matter
Of The ladsana hsadsra, which are esteemed AZ the
saost eslfahle reading books.
Engiish Grammar -fef lhl. department
the wefks of many anlhoss nave been examined,
and preference given 20 thai Of Professor Noble,
nuuef. whose exec tvatiaa II highly esteemed
by Intelligent teachers, a. well calculated 10 make
thorough ErammaFlans.
Artthmetie.---in this imnertanl branch OF
stud y, the works ~ several authors have been
carefully examined, aud none found, all thlng-
considered, equal 10 Rays series, which embraces
three books.
Fsri Pir.l sa hook Of simple and easy lesson,
aud tables for Soang ehlldrun.
Part Second lea very complete and thorough
work on Mental Arithmetic. a branch ef study
too much neglected. la common schools.
Part rhls 4, Devoted to i'factleai Arithmetic, /.
"a admirable treatise. aud welt calculated Ia max
pupils thorough aFlthmetclans.
ii work ofihe highest order Of merit. Pro
fessef Ray wafks show that The author ID thor
saxh mathematician, and sklllful and successful
instructor
The foregoing works have al been compiled
slsreatyped, and published In our own West. Theft
authors are Kentlemen engaged In educational
pursuits IN the west aud thslf successful lab0fs
vanesmsat. The books named have already been
received With 80 much mxof by the people of thl
state, lhel We ARE warranted Va the belief that ,he
will continue 10 receive the appreciation 10 whlel
thelr merit 80 eminent y entities them.
aeesfaphy.---The Geography we recon
mend shshly esteemed Dor accuracy w aels an.
aEavs, and u already la very general use In lhi
state.
Dicttonaries.--nf. Noah weslers Una
tiKed Quartz Dictionary u considered indispensable
81 every teacher IN our state, a. tha standard an
fheHtf 10 photography. Pronunciation aud do
aningl and Mekslef's smaller Dictionaries arc
equally indispensable IN all schools who're an knE
Tss sa.seaae,loa 81 81 wsh.,ats Dictionaries /,
Indeed an uFseai necessity, that The rising genera
lan may be Iaaghl 10 spell and pronounce alike
aad alaa, that all may Learn from We highest IA
usurlty the aas and meaning af wards.
The SCHOOL TRUSTEES. whose dat,
u 20 know what Hooks are used. eau do muf
10 assist the State Hoard 10 obtaining wha
the School Law eoatsmplairs, aud veenem,
~ the people demands -anlloFnlty IN eehoo
Docks throughout the State.
w, q, LARRABEE,
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
and President II Ne Boad Of Education.
N u. A large number OF School Officer
aud Teachers Ia Indiana hav already adopte
the asoye books --feeem mended by the Stat
beard In eompllaaoa with the New schu
law-thus suewing q determination Of lh
friends OF edueatea 10 cooperate with III
Hoard IA securing throughout the state III
uniformity desired. which viii avoid lfvquel
and vexalioas changes, benefit ihs leafns
aud relieve parents ola great aud unnecss-aF
expense.
The abave hooks are Published, aud for sale
nsoksallors generally throughout Indlhnal b
Mortar 4 0flswoli, Loulsultet W. u. smith - ca
tilnelnnalig fhonRs, cospefthwalt a Co., falia
delphias Pratt, w,iodiofi 4 Co., aud CLARK, Aust
4 Co.. New YORK.
Jan. u Noaas