Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-07
WORCESTER'S
QUARTO DICTIONARY
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| Sic Hundred Eminent Educators of Ohio,
"TBE BEST ENGLISH DICTIONARY ExTANT.'
Lterary Men EOerya0Aere.
| "Hele are upwards of Hundred Thousand Words,
whose mutfarous meanings and derlvatons, together
with thei correct spelling, and pronunciation are clearly
| set before the eye." 'H
Cincinnati Commercial.
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and speaking, the orthography and pronunciation OF
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daily recommend II as the most reliable standard au.
thoy Of the English language as 10 now written and
spoken.
LoRtN ANDREWS, President Kenyon College.
M. d. LEGGErT, Superintendent GAINESVILLE Schools
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M. +. CowDERY, Sup't Public Schools, sandusky.
JOHN LYNCH, supt Public Schools, Circleville.
B. N. SANFORD, Principal Cleveland Female Hemna'
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n. 8. MAsrfs .lsnp't Canton Union Schools.
BDwM REoAL, Principal McNeeiy Normal SCHOOL.
ELI T. TAPpAN, Prof. Mathematics, Ohio University.
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A. G. HOPKINS, Principal West High School, Oleve'
land.
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THEODORE STIRLING, Principal High School, olevel
land.
R. F. HuMisroN, Principal Cleveland Institute.
j. A, GARFIELD, President OF Electc Institute, HI
W. L. HARRIS, Prof. of Chemistry, Ohio Wesleyan
University.
H. H. BARNEY, Excommissioner Of Common Schools,
Ohio.
JAMES MONROE, Prof. Rhetoric, 0berlin College.
THos. HILL, President Antioch College.
O. W. II. oATHcART, Prof. Mathematics High
School, Dayton.
8. q. 0RuMBAueH, Prof. Language, High School,
Dayton.
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More than SiD Hundred other Presidents Of Cole
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PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES IN OHIO.
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OHIO WEsLKYAN UNvRRsITY ~. II exceeds my expecta-
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OBERLM CoLLEeE.-"It more than meets my expecta-
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Morgan.
ANTIOCH ooLLEGE.-'I adopt and aim to use In teach
Ing writing and speaking, the photography and pronun-
ciation Of Worcester's Royal Quarto Dictonary."-
President Hill.
deayored to conform to the rules for ortbography and
pronunciation as contained in Worcesers Dictionary
Horace Mann, late President.
KENYON CoLLKaE GAMDIKR. R.-sI most cordially recon.
English language 1t Is now written and Spoken
President Andrews.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF OHIO.
From Reu Anson Smyth, Con0,isoioner of Common
Schools In Ohio.
tThe Dictionary is an mperishable monument to the
learning and industry Of its author, and honor to the
world Of letters The mechanical execution Is far supe.
rior to that Of any other Lexicon with which Gm
quainted."
From Hon. H. q. Barney, Es, Commissioner OF
Schools IN Ohio.
''The most reliable standard authority Of the Ian
suage." ',.a
WHAT THE
Leading Newspapers of Ohio Say.
From, Tie OleUeland Herald Of March %.
The photography Of the Worcester Dictionary is that
used by most II not ALL authors of distinction In this
country and England and conforms to the general usage
oi ordinary writers and speakers.
Whatever preudices may have existed previously, a
careful study OF this volume will invariably be followed
BY appreciation OF Its great merits, anda desire
add to the we'll selected library, be II large small
II Is library initself and will remain mperisha
Die record OF the learning ofits compiler.
From the 0iacianatt Commercial Of AprR 90.
Here are upwards Of hundred thousand words-good,
,ad and indferent-whose multifarious meanings and
together with their correct spelling and
lunciaon are set clearly before the eye The work is
the greatest Th9saurus Of English Words
,ver published.
From the Csue,and Plaindedler of Sept. 90, 1860.
Evidently woRcKsTKR's ROYAL QUARTo DICTIONARY Is
s0t only TIE last but The cork of the kind eUer ds
med and by possibility suffer by comparison or
From the Toledo Blade Of AIy 90.
As to PRONUNCIATION, WORCESTER II THE STANDARD |
ollowed by best authors; in definitions he leaves
o say that WORCESTER can be safely followed. |
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