Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-11-19
LATE EDUCATIONAL TESTIMONY

Worthy of the proud place 'toccuprtS aS the
great standard dictionary of our good English
language. | lay standard, for while a Jew
scholar, and others here aud there prefer 9TH
er dictionaries, Wcb>tcr'N Is beyond dispute
the book of the people, the common standard
Of appeal among the great masses. learned
and uncarncd of our land lion. j. " G,tg-
orrL Sup. Pub. ms. .Nich.
lit l. noble work, and does Won infinite
redit"-Hot. i. C. Draper, trte Supi .Hirh-
igdH.
More than ever is the book necessary ar
ticic IN the >ChooI-houNc, and IN the family
where learning and literature have a place
We had the curiosity TO examine wItna mag
infer some of these cngraviuLs, and compared
them with steel cugrayluss IN bank notes, aud
found the Illustrations often equally good
sometimes superior. None but Il teacher, or
an intelligent parent, can estimate how ydlua-
/ bic these eighty pages OF illustrations are.
The placing all the illustrations IN separate
part Of the volume has allowed the printing Of
them to be executed in much better style
than if they had been incorporated in the
text Illinois Teacher.
! In Definitions Webster is unrvacd. Web
stcrs Etwnoiogy is admirable. Nearly all A
mcrlcan newspapers and books speU according
to Webster. TO dcthrouc Webster from the
affections of the American people would be a
greater revolution than has been witnessed
since the Crusadcs.- Cor. Mich. Jour- Educa-
ton.
The value Of the dictionary is materially in
creased by the additions, and We do not see
how it can be improved in any respect. The
acknowledged standard in our State; Tie
thanks of the public are due the enterprsiug
publishers for their uuremittlng eXertlons in
keeping the work fully up TO the progress Of
our language us Jour- Educati,n
In our daily teaching We have had upon our
/ table the new edition of Webster AID have
Subjected II to constant test. Each feature is
really important Not a word is necessary
concerning the matter Of Wcb,tcr's Unabridged
Dictionary, it IS Webster-Ho Wcgjsfos.
! The Table OF Synonyms is OF almost inest-
mable value. \ case occurred the Other day
IN our school The Pictorial Illustrations are
henceforth sine qua non for every large die
tionary. BY having them separate like most
encyclopedias, all Illustrations Of Architcc-
ture, IeraIdry, Botany or of Mechanics, can
be brought together The best Lexicon Of lhc
English Language ever issued from the Press.
r, SchoOhmasicr.
la all respects book of unsurpassed worth.
Conn. Com. School Jot1nd
We consider that the additions have more
than doubled the value Of the work for ordma-
~ use.-Md School Jour.
That this will be the most valuable edition
Of any Dictionary in the English language no
one can for a moment doubt.-IOird School Jour-
nal.
The illustrations are finely cot and printed,
and form a novel aud valuable ieature.-.Hd.
Educational Journal.
We may safely say, that Uebsfcr's Diciiona-
ry, Pictorial Edition Unabridged, IS the most
complete Dictionary Of the English Language
that we have ever seen. In the completeness
Of its vocabulary of our language, and ~ tue
accuracy and fulness of lis definitions, Web
ster's Dictionary stands pre-emincnt and IN
orthography II is followed by majority Of A.
merican writers, 50 far as our observation ex-
tends.-.N Carolina JOT If Education.
Hon. Horace Mann has said cit Is the best
d.fning Dictionary in the English Language"
and eminent scholars and orators, like Daniel
Webster, VIM. H. Prescott and others, have
declared themselves decidedly IN favor of the
accuracy and extent Of I's definitions 10 this
respect, Webster's works appear TO US a least
as good and authoritative a any we have seen.
These alterations photography appear to Us
not only reasonable, but also popular, when We
are told that ten million school books are an
uuaIly published in the United States, cOmpi-
ed by authors who recognise Webster as their
standard Of orthography. Too high praise
cannot be bestowed on the execution Of the
SoOdcuts. To present these cuts all BY them
elves Is an advantage, because they could
nus be printed on better paper and be easier
nd TO greater advantage classified under dis
met beads. Oct Sim /