The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-03-02
LATE EDUCATIONAL TESTIMONY

Worthy orthe proud place II ucoupi 'sas tm .
srcat standard dictionary "i "ur good Enr,'sl .
language. | say standard, tor ~hile lew b
scholars aud "thcrs. here and there, picirt ,
u,hor dictionaries, Wchs,rr's shcy"ud dispute
the book uf the pcopic. the c' mu,ln Stdm'Hr'
OF appeal among tho great masscs lcarnc! an
unlcarucd Of our land. tlW. j. W. GgLGoIN
Sup. Pub. Ins. Mich, Juue, lNjh.
1T is II noble WORK, and dres rnu nnnitr
credit fiinn. l.. c. nGArtR, state Supt
MichigRiKA august, 1853.
"Mnre than ever H. the book a necessary ar
tic,e IN the schuulhousc. and IN the Eiuil!
where learning aud literature have place.
We had the Curiusity to examine win u
magniner some af these enrravinsS. ANA com
pnrcd them with steel rugravIngS Ia bank
notes. aud found the illustrations often equal
~ good, sumcimcs superior. None hul
Teacher, or afiintcgpnt parent, can estimate
how valuable these eighty pages oi iliuSira
tlons are. The pl icing all the ILLUSTRATIONS III
n separate part ot the volume has allowed the
printing them tn he executed In much better
style than " thoy had been incorporated III
the text Illinois 1tueher, August, ls'y.
In Definitions Webster Is unrivaled. Web
stcr's EiyniOiogy Is admirable. Nearly All
American newspapers and books TTH accord
ing la Webster. To dcthrono Webster IRON
the affections 0f the American people would
be a greater revolution than has been witness
ell since the Crusadcs.-t Cor. Mich. Jour. Edn
cation, August, ls50.
Tho value of the Dictionary is materially in.
creased by the additions, and we do not sec
how II can he improved IN any respect The
Acknowledged standard in our state the
thanks ui the public are due tho euterprsing
Publishers nr their unremtilng oNertlunS IN
keeping the work tally mp tu the progress oi
our rlansu L IGis. Jour. Education August,
lisa.
In our daily teaclin, We have had upon our
table the new edition nf Webster and have
subjected IL to constant fest. Each fet.
ture IL really impUrian,. Not word Is
necessary concerning the ndffer of webster :
tnabridged d. ionarV. n u Wchstcr-IfO Ne.
gi,tos. The Table 1T SynOnyins rs uf alm"st m
e.timable value. 4 case occurred the other
day Ia our school. The Pictorial II
iu't at'ons are IL rncoior,h u sine qua non for cv.
cry large Dictionary. By having them
separate. like most EncyrloI, ,edias all il,u,,ra.
tons of Architecture. Heraldry. iIrtany, ar "i
Mechanics. can hc brought together.
IN, b..f TSriron Of The English Language sro'
issued from The press az. l. Schooimdst,r, July
lSi9.
Ia all respects hook of unsurpassed worth
-(Conn. Com Sehooi Jom1m, Aug. i-an
We consider that tho additions have more
than duulhl the value ut the work TOR ~ d
nary usc.-t Ind. Srhoa Journh. August. iNio.
that this win he the most valuable edition u
any Dictionary III the English language. no on'
can Ter u moment doubt. { laura sehOOi Journal
July, lsj9.
Tic illustrations arc finely Gu, and printed
AMI form a novel and valuable fcature.--t iiu
ElucDtiOndl Journal, August, 1873.
We may safely say, that J'bstfr's Biriio'
ory, Pictorial Edition, tnGhridgsd, Is the nos
cnnplctc Dictionary ni tn" English i.anguHg
that we have ever seen. In the completeness
Of its pOcabnidTy uf our langtiage, and ~ the ~
curicy aud fulnrss of i,s definitions. Webster
Dictionary stands prc.elnincni; and ~ o'fhoe
rdphy II il followed by m'lorily"t "t Amrric"
writer's. So lar ~ our observation extends.
Nv Carolina Jour. Education, Aug. lSio.
Il hns retained al the good II ia prcdrccs
sors, and har added ncw and valuable improve
mrnts Hon. Horace MASS liza
said "ii Ia the hest dLiiniHg Dictionary IN lh
English Language" and eminent scholars AM
orators like DANIEL Webster. " W,lllan u, PrrS
colt, and others. have declared themselves tie
cIdodly in favor uf the accuracy aud extent e
It's definitions. In this respect. (p Onu"cid
tion) Wehstcr's works appear Ia us at least Al
good and authoritative as any We have seen.
These alterations (OrihogUDh) appear tu VI
not only reasonable hut ais" popular. wh"i
VIC are told that ten millions sihnnl books ar'
annually published IN the United states. r"ill
piled hy Authors who recognise webster ~
tlleir standard of"rhugraphy. Too higl
praise cannot be bestowed un tho execution q
the rood cuts. To present those cuts AL 10y
themselves is nm advantage, because the,
could thus Dc printed On better paper, ana b'
easter and To greater adv Aniago classified un
der distinct heads. 4 Table OF synonym,
by Prot Goodrich, occupying seventy quart
pages, aud containing over 1000 words, th
meaning and uso of which ARE shown NOR
clearly and infinitely than m any other wuI
with which we ARE acquainted. "
uuimportant and arbitrary compounds hav
been admitted In the appendix Of this editor
- - That "A volume lik
this. ofl750 quarto pages, handsomely got ~
prnfusely Illustrated, alike substantial and n
uactivc, and emhndying an amount oI ltorar
labor found in lew other works, can be pul
chased as low as this, is one ui the marNcls :
plt,dpFu gk i'll and .a-I MIy n
Isachir, September, lS53
sect the Best" Get the IIsndsomes n
Get the Cueapest. Get Webster.
CT Specimen pamphlets ot the new fei
lures sent by mail On application.
February II, lSGO.-l3m