Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-21

School We have there used Il since Jan. last,
and do find IL 10 fully meet our expectations In
the several particulars which In NV opinion
constitute its superiority over many other SINH
lar Text Books.
let One fourth oft pages are not occupied
by professed "system Of rules" which in too
many books operate as an unnatural restriction
upon the efforts of the learner, rather than as
guide to freedom and naturalnoss in reading
"a. lts selections are discreetly chosen, va.
ned TO comprise every variety of style. and are
unexeeptonable in character
3D.. The text is neither mechanically italicis..
ed, nor sprinkled and blurred with arbitrary
marks and references to rules, which always
distracts the attention Of the reader. But on
the contrary its pages contain nothing but clean
iair type, and correct punctuation, affording 20
the pupil the same language in his lesson, as
he will find in all other reading matter, and
4th The brief biographical sketch of the
authors from whom selections are made give
additional interest to the book
Lastly it contains at least ono-fouFth more
reading matter than most other books of the
came class.
The above are what conceive to be among
lhe chief exoellepces Of the book in question
Respectfully Your Obd't Servant,
CHAS. T. POOLER,
Sup't Akron Schools.
W, P. Foeo, Cleveland Dear Sir--Yours
of 26th just is at hand. We have used Hi.
lard's Series of readers in our schools for six
months with entire satisfaction. / find them
better adapted to graded Schools than any SO.
ries have ever used.
Yours very truly,
l. II. WILHELM.
Supt Lima Union Schools.
w. 7. Fogg Esq.--I have myself been famil.
lar with Hillard's Reading books since their
publication, and have no hesitation in saving
that in my judg ment they far supass, in
adaptation to the wants of Schools, all others
with which / am acquainted,
..i Yours truly
@. G. FELTON,.
Cambridge, June IL, 1850.
Boston, June 10, 1859
w. p. Fogg, Esq Dear Sir, We make use
Of Hillard's Readers in the Boston Schools. |
consider them among the best Readers eztant.
MY teachers are much pleased l0ith the Read
ers and good results are obtained.
Yours truly
JOSHUA BATES.
Principal Brunswick Schools, Boston
The Committee on text books make the fol.
lowing report
TO the Board of Education
Your Committee on Text Books, TO whom
was referred the communication ,of Mr. Beer
would respectfully report That, while we do
not agree as 60 the relative merits of the two
series of books, we deem it advisable to make
no change now in the series in use
w. p. FOGG,
]. A. THOME,
N. p. PAYNE
In connection with this report the following
note was read fron Mr. Freese, the Superin
tendent of Instruction:
Rev j. A. THoME, Ch'mn Com. on Text Books
On review of the whole matter relative to q
change of Readers, it is my opinion that nc
change ought now to be made, and when one
is made, all the new series OF Reading Books
ought to be examined
Very Truly, A. FREEsE.
Now, MEssRs INoHAM & BRAGG, No l9l Su
perior street, are the publishers of Hllard'i
Readers, and as soon as the proper facilities arr
obtained the books will be'manufactuIed--priyl
ted and bound In Cleveland
The enterprise should bo should be sustaine,
by all who are desirous of encouraging Homl
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