The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-16
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osophia Britannica" published at Reading
(Eng.) in 1747, which would, teddy, pass
some sort of musteramong the higher works
on natural philosophy, but as this, like The
"Preceptor," was not adapted to common
| schools and cost Il matter of half guinea
per volume, of course it was not used to
any great extent in New England. OF
English books used in the schools here,
have but few, and these are all American
reprints. The most noticeable are those
made by Thomas Dilworth, "schoolmaster
at Mapping" whose "Schoulmasters AS
sistant," a smallish arithmetic, wss toler-
| ably popular one of my copies. printed at
Hartford in 1885, being of the 23d edition.
The book seems to have been first made at
about the middle Of the last century, and
was by Dilworth dedicated ITO the Rever.
end Schoolmasters in Great Britain, Ireland
and America" Diworth's speler was en-
titled "a New Guide to the English
Tongue" and contained not only gram
mar and sundry reading leasous, but sew
eral forms of prayer. Another speller,
also containing grammar and having the
modest title of THE Only Sure Guide to
the English Tongue" was made by William
Perry, author of the "Royal Standard Eng
fish Dictionary which dictionary small
square book, was re-issued here. and was,
| thin't, the first dictionary printed in
America. OF Lindley Murray's readers,
the English Reader and the "Sequel"
thereto, | have small copies published
at different places in New England,
including the neighboring towns of Wood
stock and Windsor. These readers came
into use here about fifty years ago, the
"Sequel' beng. think, the most popular
The first American school-book maker
who appears is Noah Webster, Jun, ESQ.,,
schoolmaster at New Haven, who in the
early days of these United States made a
speller, grammar and a reader. which he,
adopting the fashion Of sounding titles,
called "a Grammatical Institute Of the
English Language" have no early copy
of the 81 eller sad to relate, and no very
early gamma. Tne reader, being part
third OF he Institute" was commonly call
ed the Third Part" but in later years was
issued with only the titlcof San American
Selection" etc. A copy of Thomas &
Andrews first edition (l190) has rude
wood-cut portrait of Uncle Noah, and
publishers advertisement which refers to
"Webs,ers Institute" as 1.-The only COM
pete system of school education ever pub
lshed hy an American author" The
author hardly thought the thing "com-
plete, however, for small book publi-he
by hun at Hartford in 1906 is entitled
elements of Useful Know ledge. Vol |,
containing a historical and zee graphical &C.
count OF tne ohieh otstes f.r me use OF
.cnooi' ara IN 'he preface mr.. Webster
intiha'es an intention II following 1t with
o'her Voiuhies covering c'her SUBJECTS.
announcer DOCK made III 1851 ara emitted
Nahuai Vi oseiul d .is iVr use In
'niii'iee anu 70 'i7' coN''i'S an manner
ol sciences. anu ni- carry fcno"l oicl'onsrv,
coinP'e'e TUE 81 o' webster sscnool DOCKS
The next man who appears as a whole
sale scbool-book. maker is Caleb Binoham
NJ po, ,, - J:.
''' Do',o" ''''''' ms oooh'
were, the "Ch''ds companion, the Amer
ican freceptor. the columbian Orator,
ana the ~ Dung Ladys Accidtnce. i
nave no copy OF the grammar. although 1t
was useu somewhat IN TINS SECTION. All oil
L poohs we're Popuar, ana ran
ha;.;aa; o', ,"e ieceP'or
ehs p',m..u - u'',,ie.. '.at.' anG
aSon,inn ,ha, o,,' "nf' ,"',.;n ."a, oisa
Thd .sCo,,,'ai,; any oanu NV. . asa =,
caIIo, ,,,a .,pn"aa,,,,s h,,. ,t ~
.oa,;"'',, ,d,',,,;,.ppI - r..
ing largely of famous speeches. which, with
the editors rules, were, as the title declares
o"icu'Ateu 10 Improve ou'" a"u o'hers IL,
Nv comics If these honks arc nor Of he ar,
editions hnt tho n.etaces arc dated 81 III.
"Comnanion." January l7yo. the .sp,c.
cen,or" Nav 1894 and the .Orator MAJ
II. 1897. The first mentioned oltboucb
il naver found ia wav into nse hera .esm.
m have sold tolerably veil and in ,ts wav
ia com II 10 .,a concise sneIl,nr.hooL ),
and contains also n ouantity of urinary
reading lessons and sundrv other matters
including a list Of words sbowing ..imnro
prieties in pronunciation common among
In, neonle of New England which was
nerbaps tho 6,st nasformarca of tho bind
printed TIE List includes many eccentric.
,t,es of speech vet familiar IN tho Yankea
ear. with some nar,icnlarlv those ;nvoIy.
inc the misuse of the letters ..y" and ..w :"
that are now lost The volume i, smaller
than the small duodecimo size common To
school-books at the time and has for front
ispiece a wood-cut of "Nr. Binpham's
school in Boston" Mr.. Bingham was
clear case of Yankee. publishipe his own
hooks and keeping them. with some others
for sale temperiny the nnrsuit Of birehinp
with thar of hook Saline
vi 'e"uer' Nsueu cary III 'ne P'eseh'
century we have several, including John
Hubbard's "American Reader" first print
ID 1904 na oor.;aa.oh,, .o1 :, W.,
mort Dan;ol S,onifo~js AZ - Of I2aodi,o "
- 1919, 49,. 80 U'.s,..,,s -
hi, ,'r;,,,o5 49, ~ Sar .o w., ., Do
do,nh ", o,a sdi,ea b., T,,aT;ns Thon,r
sf,, Co';a'o ;nia, 49,, ~,
,iad j.; ~, iii. 80 re hnnh oa,,a;ns ,ho
constitution of the United States and that
of Vermont, with sundry speeches and let
yrs o, washington ahu otner goou meh'
$50 impress and nernetnate the first nrin,
cinlss of tho Revolnt,on op tho minds of
tho vouth" Another Vermont hook is a
snelIer nv Joshua Rrsdlev schooI-master