Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
Late EDUCATIONAL TESTIMONY.


Worthy of the proud place itoccuPies as the
great standard dictionary of our good English
language. | say standard. for while few
scholars and others here aud there, prefer 9th
er dictionaries, Webstey's is beyond dispute
the book Of the people, the common standard
of appeal among the great masses, learned
and unlearncd of our Iand.-HOn. J. IL Greg
orr, Sup. Pub. ms. Mich.
at is noble work and does you infinite
credit"-Hon L. c. Draper, State Supt., Mich
igan.
"Nlore than ever is the book necessary ar
tCle IN the school-house, and in the family
where learning and literature have place
We had the curiosity TO examine with mag,
infer some of these engrayings, and compared
them with steel engfavings in bank notes, and
found the illustrations often equally good,
sometimes superior. None but teacher, or
an intelligent parent, can estimate how vaua-
Bile 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.-Hinois Teacher.
In Defniii ons Webster is unrivaled Web
ster's EgmoLogy is admirable. Nearly all A
merican newspapers and books spell according
TO Webster. TO dethrone Webster from the
affections of the American people would be a
greater revolution than has been witnessed
since the Crusades.-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; the
thanks of the public are due the enterprisng
publishers for their uuremittng eXertions in
keeping the work fully up to the progress of
our language.-JJjs Jour Education.
In our daily teaching we have had upon our
table the new edition Of Webster aud have
subjected il 10 constant test. Each feature is
really important. Not a word is necessary
concerning the matter Of Wcbster's Unabridged
Dictionary, il is Webster.-Ho. .uestStoS
The Table of Synonyms is of almost inestl-
mable value. A case occurred the other day
III our school The Pictorial Illustrations are
henceforth sine qua non for every large olc-
uonary. BY having them separate Ike most
Encyclopedias, all Illustrations Of ArchItec-
ture, HeraIdry, Botany or of Mechanics. can
De brought together. The best Lexicon OF the
English Language ever issued from the Press.
n, SchooIna,ier.
In all respects a book of unsurpassed worth.
We consider that tie additions have more
than doubled the value of the work for ordina-
~ use.-hd School Jour.
That this will be the most valuable edition
OF any Dictionary in the English language no
one can Tor moment doubt-L,ca School Jour-
nal.
The illustrations are finely cut and printed
and form novel and valuable feature AID
Educational Journal.
We may safely say, that VeJster's Dietionn-
ry Pictorial Editica 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 in the
accuracy and fullneSs of lis definitions, Web
ster's Dictionary stands pre-eminent and m
photography it is followed by majority of A
mercan writers, so far as our observation ex-
tends-.N. Carolina Jour. Of Education
1t has retained all the good of its Predeces-
sors and has added new and valuable improve
ments.
Hon. Horace Mann has said cit is the best
defining Dictionary in the EngliSh Language"
and eminent scholars and orators like Daniel
Webster, VIM. II. Prescott, and others, have
declared themselves decidedly in favor of the
accuracy and extent offs definitions In this
respect Websler's works appear TO us at least
as good and authoritative as any we have seen
These alterations photography appeac 10 us
not only reasonable, but also popular, when We