Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-07-20
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School Books.

School Books.
Mr. Zulle-WIIi You allow fcs a..
marks upon the subject Of SeboO, 5uobs
10 be made 10 youT readers
Its W, |, known ,haI hitherto paenfs
have paid very hule attention ,o'rtds pitt
JecI, except perhaps ln cnnTasn ~4tn q
hew book had 10 be bought, or whGri idc
teacher changed The IrAI books IN scpol
for Others he thought Better, tn, nps\n
has become = matter Of vial imprrnncttp
every one TO watch with zebious csre ~
kind OF books thai are placed &c tie h,ul
OF ch ldren. We have been 81 lou.,jd
pendent upon The Nnrtt ern booS naked
tor our school books that snme think lht
no good books can come from any ~h,t
else. bsA ~ these dsSs Of i.us, IhsOnyI
poiIucsI TchgoHs,sn revolutionary prt
cIrlrs, It Is hard to lad book, written
the North, that has not incorporated IN
principles that vii DESTROY all virtue IN !
child and mske him hate the very paunlI
that gave hIm hlrIh, and SOW IN h,i
youthful miud the seeds from Nhi,h VIII
spring luXurIant crop of pDisoBut
fruits. The ingenuity o, the Nnuhet
mind is so great Ihst Ihfy insert tteir IN
famous doctrines aud praci an cSg.
description oi book. wen wbetF Ih'-'
would be least suspected flum tie ul.t'
l. was THIS blind confidence 10 Nous
era publications 'hai las placed le Soau.
IN such an obscure hight ~ aii our hisl,rr
rom l515 to lMs day. "Ihs Nouh. "
says some writer, "has all lhsGi,loiisns,
and hence that section has always he,u
eNto'Icd and the South degraded" The
bau!es Of Bunker Uill, 1'icond,raen.
Trenton, Germantown and olh,r.. .%rc
lsuded tn the sSIcs, While MuuiIrio~C"w-
pens, Euiaw., Guliiotd, CTauy Island,
Fort Bend and Others, arc scarcely men.
toned, though hicy were loucm agrin,s
great odds and by Soulhern uorp' alone
Hence II is that we are better acquainted
even al the South, will ia exploits oi
Northern troops, than with tho herulc
deeds Of our own soldiers. Tits is only
one example in which Norih,rn books
have underated our section end lcIi sur
youth almost entirely ignorant Of the land
Of lhoir birth. The subjects OF a2ricIliu-
raj and mineral weal,h; Ibe character and
habits Of The people; lheir social aud pc.
liIcdl relations, and the beautiful and fWh.
lime scenery OF TIC county, they have
either passed by unnoilceJ or presented
in a dLsparaGinc light In oylu,Ing
these books, ono Is anne T., ..il- "te !ec'
or total disregard and wonders iha, Ile
Son'l has 50 long Lsa..--. Nm. Wy
true iuleLests>
The eyes OF the people have o, l1l
been opened 10 these lhngs. and D .cnd
OF school books haze been prepared uh
der tie direction OF the Professors Of tg'
University Of Virginia. begin irg wiA
The prlmmer and extending 10 The hIrbcs
works used IN our schools anI colleges,
bearing the name oi"Ihc SOmi0n Uni
rersi'y Series and are published in
substantial ely lie and cheap.
The series embraces oil the books need.
ed IN our schools, and will say hiatt
have been Using these Readefs Tor ,he
last year and find that my pupils havo
learned faster and are better pleased vih
them than with any books have vet
been able 10 get. For alraciiy,ncs. Of
contents, freshness and excellence they
can not be eTreiIcJ. The compiIcfs seem
TO have collected gems of Erfo.t ray se.
rene from the choice American authors.
The exercises on articulation are novel
and well calculated 10 be eTectuql, While
the lessons on infections and tie rraces
Of reading, by which good. s,unc,anon
aud manner may he 'eeurgd. .le simple
and suited 10 tho design 10 viel..
! would be glad If al ou. schools
would give ihesc books j uial,ss il would
enable our merchants 10 keep ,epply on
hand, and am sure they will soon 6Bd
out their mefIis and use no Others.
JOSEPH McMURR1N.