The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13
Southern School Books.


School Books, Professor Richard Sterling
Principal ofEdgeworth Female Seminary
North Carolina, gave US the pleasure O
personal interview, last week and tht
satisfaction Of reviewing the series O
books enumerated below, which have
met with almost universal commentator
from the Press, and also from the heads
of Schools. The list embraces
1st. The Southern Primer for beginners
beautifully embellished.
ID. Southern Pictorial Primer; retail
price 25cts.
Sd. Southern Elementary Spelling
Book 20cts.
4th. Southern First Reader 37!cts.
9th. Southern Second Reader 75cts.
9Th. Southern Third Reader 90cts.
9TH. Southern Fourth Reader S1,35.
6th. Southern. Fifth Rraler; 81 go.
These books are all beautifully embel
lishel and printed in the best style ot
topographic art, and on the finest OF
white paper. The binding is also nnex.
ceptionablc. They contain easy and
instructive lessons, moral and religious.
and are written and compiled with great
ability, and peculiarly adapted to the
wants Of Southern Schools, in which it
will be we'll if they are generally introdu-
ced. The need of a uniform and accept
able set of class books for common schools
in the Southern States is much felt, but
need be so no longer. And the author
and publishers, who have so ably met
this great want deserve largely of the
praise and support of our people.
A supply Of these books, as also q
series of Copy Books, will soon be on
sale at Mcssrs Dufie & Chapman'S Store,
and we recommend then chcerfully to
schools and heads Of families. -. -
We copy from the able notice of Mr..
J. VI, Davidson the following justly
merited remarks:
AS to the aboye-enumcrated series Of
Readers there are some points in common
which we shall indicate and which should
recommend them to the patronage of the
South. The extracts are to a greater
extent than in any other series, taken
from Southern writers and, while every
thing sectional or recTiminative towards
the North is avoided, the tone and
character of these pieces are genuinely
Southern and, suggestive of Southern
modes ofthought and feeling. Weregard
this as a strong point in favor Of these
books for Southern use.-NoEthern wri;
ters are freely selected from, whenever
their writings arein themselves desirable.
We find extracts from New England
itSelf-Bancroft, Mrs. Sigourney, J. l..
-Strphens, Webster, B"wles, and Long
fellow and others from such men as
Irving and Paulding. England, Ireland,
Scotland, France, and Germany, are also
represented. All the Southern States are
represented. OfSoath Carolinians there
are eleven Grimke,. Hammond, Palmer,
Simms, Preston, Calhoun, Lcgare, Mrs.
McCord, Tinrod, Howe, and Hayne.
We look in vain for examples of slang,
patoiS, negro or provincial language, and
similar blemishes; all of which are so
calculated to mislcad the young mind as
to what is genuine English. 49,. ..-- 4:
The main competition this series has
now to meet with lies. between it. and
that which is beng issued with the name
of Prof. Holmes upon. its title;page, and
which bas some things to cornmepd it ;
but not half as many as the one before
US. " :-.s- - - .'i = I
Southern teachers have nov an oppor-
tunity Of getting rid of reading books
that contain selections Offensive to sec
tional feeling and Of adopting such. as
are in themselves equal to. the best ol
any section. And upon the matter oi
orthosraphv Aesc books are better than
all others, because as far as we are -ad-
viscd every one Of the Northern readers
conform to Webstcr's abominablc spell
ing, which has recently been thrown out
Of use even in one of the leading cities
North. Ills high time that We were
entirely rid of it, and rid Off forever.