Columbia gazette., 1854-04-01
CIRCULAR.

Il n CIRCULAR. arft smi1
In Accordance with can Act to es-i'
tablish SYSTEM OF COMMON SCHOOLS" ~
Art, A, 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
anI teachers may direct.
| OrtAography-Goodrich' 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. ,' anej ,aa
Noah Webster's Elementary spelling
Book, (Cooleridge Pictorial Edition. to
be used also as primary reader r y
Reading-Swan's Primary Reader.
second part. " sdi I. Hai
Jack Haylard-to be read in class,
and studied at home. (U. Hunt & son,
Philadelphia.) IN
Towns Third Reader. - i9
Parley's Book of Anecdotes -
McGufey's Eclectric Fourth Reader.
Towns Fourth Reader.
Swans Instructive Reader. .e-t
Zacho's New American Speaker
Barnes & CO., New York; .lf qr.
Writimg-Rand's series of Copy
Books. e. C. Bidlle, Philadelphia. n,
Alphabetical Outlines in German
Text, Old English, &c. iBidlle.) ea,
Ar,thmetic-Colburn's Intellectual,
upon the Inductive method, followed by
Greenleaf's National, 1853. .alat
Geogrupay-Mitchcl's series, latested
Harley's New Geography for begin
ners, may be used as primary. .-r-
Terrestrial Globes, may be had at
$25 of Marvin & Hitchcock, and prob
ably other book sellers, San Franciseo.)
Etymology-Lynd's First Book
(Biddle Philadclphia.) .s .ai,.se ~ ..
Lynd's Glass Book. (Biddle Phila.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES First Les
sons connected with English Grammar.
Cd. Appleton, New York;
Grammar-Smitl's Productive
(Truman & Spofard, Cincinnati
Hstory-Parley's First Book, COM
6ined with Geography: (Jenks H. &
Swan, Boston 1852.
Parley's Universal History. New
man & Ivison, New York;
Wizards United States. e*t-
Botany Thinker. First
Les: ons. Barnes s. co., New York;
Mrs. Lincoln. Huntington, Mason
& Law, New York.
Algebra-Alsop's First Lessons
Biddle, Philadelphia.
Alsop's Algebra. Biddle, Phila.
Observation-Disclosures Bildle Phil.
Surrewng-Gummere's. Biddle,
Philadelphia.
Observation-Disclosures Pratical Math-
ematics.
Day & Thompson's Trigonometry.-
Newman, New York, ls4S.
Davies Calculus.
Davies Legendre Geometry and Tri-
gonometry. Revised 1853.
Drar,ng--Professor Shustcr'a.-
Newman & Ivison, New York, 1853.
Natural Philosophy and Astronomy
-Olmstead's Rudimcnts Of Natural
Philosophy and Astronomy.
Comstock's Philosophy, revised edi-
ton, 1883. Pratt W. & CO., New York.
McIntire's Astronomy and the Globes.
Elocution -Caldwell's Manuel. Phil
adelphia. Excellent.
Nysiology-Cutter's.
Geology-Page's Elements.
Hichcock's revised edition.
Chemistry-Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, for
beginners. a'aaa
Silliman's.
Natural Uistory-Goldsmith's.
Classical Antqnit;es-Professor Fisk.
Biddle, Philadelphia
Greek Lang~age-Bullion, or Nc
Clintock 4 Crooks.
Latin Longuoge-Bullion, or Nc
Clintock & Crooks. a
French, Holiom, SpomiM and Ger
man-At the discretion of the teacher.
Holsters ,Dietiona7y.
"PoHlc Learning" is the title of a
small book, invaluable to secondary
schools. The book is rare. McCarty
& Davis, Philad. 1926.
Book Keeping-The teacher must use
his discretion. There is much valuable
information in "Crittenden,o and others,
but 1 hope some practical accountant
will give us book avoiding the inter-
yening books between those of original
entry and the Lcdgcr-they 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 simpli6cd, and the distin-
guishcd 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 X. HUBBS, State Super't
Department of Public } T
instruction,
Beuicia, March 6, 1854. mar-25-72