Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-27
School Books for
INDIANA


Recommended, in compliance with the
acquisitions Of Law. by the State Board
of Education, consisting Of the Gov
crnor, Auditor of State, Treasurer Of
State, Secretary OF state, and the
Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
/ See School Lac, Section II.
oFFicE OF suPERIsTESpgRr or PunLic INSTRUCTION,
INDIkNAPotfs, Nov. 1883.
A. ameeting OF the State Board OF Education,
held Al the Capital, Nov. II, 1853, each member
ofthe Board being present, the following document
TNDIAxAPoLIs, Nov. "a, 1859.
The Sta'e Hoard OF Education approve the fol-
lowing listof textbooks for common schools;
MeGuncy's Eclectic Spelling Book.
The Indiana First Reader.
The Indiana Second Reader.
The Indiana Third Reader.
The Indiana Fourth Header.
Buffers English Grammar.
Mitcheli's Primary Geography.
Misehciis Geography and Atlas.
Rays Arithmetic. Part First.
Rays Arithmetic, Part second.
Rays Arithmetic, Part Third.
wsbster's Dictionaries.
The examination Of Books for Common Schools
has involved great labor, but the hoard has en-
FUHnDnHI~
Bile ,duty judieiousiy, thoroughly, aud faithfully
Intrinsic meritfor instruction has b.sn considered
OF pafamountlmporsnee, and secondly, economy
The Board would submit only few remark. on
Me books selected:
Spelling Dooks.-The object Of Smelling
Book Is 20 teach the orhor aphicaI form OF words :.
In = simple, methodieai, aud thorough manner
purpose, preference II givon To MEG uiIey
Eclectic Spelling Book over any OF tho numerous
works In that branch that have boon examined.
Reading IBooks.--The Indiana Fir.,
Reader, Second Reader, Third Reader, and Fourth
Reader, have been complied hom MeGuney'.
Eclectic Readers, which are well known 10 eduea.
tors In all parts ofthe United siaies, rs, perhaps
INC best class books ever Issued The choicest les
sons Of these excellent books make up tho matter
OF the Indiana Readers, which are esteemed a the
most desirable reading books.
English Grammar.-Por this depar,mst
the works OF many authors have been examined
and preference given 10 thai Of Professor Noble
butler, whose excellent treatise II highly esteemed
BY Intelligent teachers, as we'll calculated 10 max,
thorough grammarians.
ArIth m e tic.. --In this Important branch a
study, the works OF ssve raj authors have bee,
carefully examined. and none found. ali thing
considered, equal to Rays series, which embraces
Part First lisa book OF simple and easy lesson
and tables for young children.
Part Second i.a very complete and thorough
Al al
j too much neglected In common schools
Part Third, devoted 10 Practical Arithmetic. 4
an admirable treatise. and well calculated 10 ma
pupils thorough arithmetieians. ~ -"
II isawork ofthe highest order o. merit. Pro
lessor Rays works show that the author Is a thor
ough mathematician, and a skillful and successful
instructor.
The foregoing works have all been eomn,led
stereotyped, and published In our own West. Thei
authors are gentlemen engaged In edne.,io"a
pursuits In the West, and their successful labor,
as Instructors have senslbly contributed to our adj
vaneement: The books named have already bee,
reserved with so much favor BY the people OF INF
state, thot we are warranted In the belief that the
Will continue 10 receive the appreciation 10 whicl
their merit 90 eminsntly entities them.
GeograPhy..--The Geography wa recon
s on - n.shy ss.eemed Tor accuracy In facts an,
State. ~ ~ ''''
Dictionaries.--Dr Noah wester,s Ina
iaged Vuarto Dictionary Is eonsider red
70 every teacher In our state, the standard au
thonty In orthognphy, Pronunciation and sle
hning; and wessters smaller DlctIonaries are
equally indispensable In all schools where an Eng
issh Lexicon Il required
The Introduction Of Of webster's Dictionaries 4
naeca an urgent necessity, that tho rising genera
uon may be tanght to spell aud pronounce aIlks
ana also, nat all may learn from the highest M
thorlty The use and meaning Of words.
The SCHOOL TRUSTEES, whose dut,
II 10 know what Books are used. can do niue
20 assist The State Board In obtaining wha
the school Law contemplates, and econom,
10 the .reopIe demands In schoo
Books throughout the State.
w. =. LARRABEE,
Superintendent Of Public TRstrHctsoa
and President ofhe Bodd ofEducation.
N. b. A large number OF School Officer
and Teachers Ia Indians hay already adopis
the aoore boeks-recomi ne nded by the Stat
board In compIlancs with the New Scho
Law-thus showing a determination Of IN
friends Of sducstiop TO cooperate with "a
Board In securing throughout the State th
nlformliy desired, which Will avoid srequst
and vsxstlous changes, benefit the lsarnsl
and relieve parsnis Of great aud unnecesssr
expense.
The above hooks are Published. aud fer sale b
beokseiisrs generally throughout indinnai b
Morton a oflswold, boulsvlllel W, n, kmith 4 G.
Cinelnnatil Thomas, C0wpuflhwaii a Co., Fhlla
deiphia. Pratt. Weodford a Co., and Clark, Ausll
q Co.. New York.
tan. 70 Nossv