Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-08-26

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SERIES or SCHOOL GEOGRAPHIEs. :.
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TUE SERIES Is AZ ONCE PaAoTIcAL. sYsrEh;
progressive in it's Developments Of the subject beginning
With elementary principles ,hepuptl edby gradual nat
Of the science While care has been taken to have the three
;tp perfect ' f each complete in itself and we'll suited to
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brought within the comprehension Of youthful beginner:
Commencing the foundation Of the science its Object
The relative position Of tie gsod divisions the esh the
leading political divisions and the principal capital cities
1tS and .ss
proprise among which will be found representations
Of an island peninsula isthmus, caps, mountain
views of the most importan, cities In the world
The map questions are numerous and thorough and SO
with every locality described At desirable intervals there
asystemac arrangement of promscuous questions in re-
"A Pronouncng Vocabulary containing the names of all
tne and political divisions used throughout the
with new and additional maps and numerous illustrations
accordance with the authors plan designed for pupils
iii the of sns and
tenn peculiar to the first book the SERIES It clearly
plains the terms used in Physical Political and Mathema
ics' 6eogaPny, and contains judciOusly selected aud
carefully sysemstized amount of Descriptive Geography
The work also embraces pronouucing Vocabulary the
Geographical names contained it. giving the population
Of places, the length of rivers, etc.
The HlghSchool Geography is an unusually attractive
one hundred exquisitey executed made
ly for this work
1t is divided into three parts:
PART embraces Descriptive Geography and Exercises
on the maps in the accompanying Atlas.
Part II treats Of Mathematical Geography.
Part ILL contains an outline of Physical Geography To
which is added Appendix containing Rules for desert
bling the Natural Divisions of land and WATER including
Definitions Of Terms, Examples etc. together with "Df
rectiohs for MemOrizing the contents of Map" Then
follow Directions for the Use of Globes with
problems them; and the volume closes with Glossary
The work is arranged the true inductve sys" pro-
ceedng on the natural and gradual advances m d-uc
ton to deduction aud from step to step, until the VIII lie
1t contains as many facts be advantageoas!y
Rendered while 1t eschews embarrassing multiplicity
that would be forgotten learned.
embraces system of Reviews in which the questions.
oi at
and digest the various facts he has learned.
embcdies II results Of all discoveries in Physi
cal Geography etc. the latest explorations oaveers and
navigatOrs and takes its statistics from the most and
reliable official records.
unquesionaby one of the most beautiful and attractive
volumes ever published.
for study Both have been prepared with the utmost care
and based the latest and most accurate authorities The
former will be found fuller and reliable than former
Aliases and will answer every practical purpose Of refer
ence for schools families The latter intended spe-
cialy for the pupil and contain selection of the most
portant places No names appear them that not
mentioned in the Geography; and all that given form
the subject of questions and thus thoroughly
mitted to memory. There cropping here amid null
tipicy of dstracting details Every thing clear The
teacher relieved from annoying Interruptions and mpor
tunities for aid and the learner loses neither
thence.
| Published by
D. APPLETON / Co..
| New-Y0rk
| August 25, 1857. 79-3t