Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-03

Opinions of County School Com
Of the State.
From Il. B. Carmical, Commissions
er of Howell County: 81 have care
fully examined McGufey's Revised
Readers, and believe they are much
better adapted to our wants than
any others | have seen. cheerfully
recommend them"
From J. NJ. McMurry. Commission
er of Marion County: 81 shall intro
duce MEG ufIey's Revised Readers if
possible. like them very much"
A. j. King, Commissioner of Ver-
o County: 81 have carefully exam
ined McGuf1ey's Revised Readers,
and consider them the best school
reading books | have yet examined"
From A. Murphy, Commissioner of
Hickory County: 81 find McGuIcy's
Revised Readers the best in every
particular of any | have heretofore
examined. All who have seer the
books speak highly in their favor"
From y. Monaghan, Commissioners
of Perry County: CATER a careful
examination of McGutfey's Revised
Readers. | am prepared to Say that in
my opinion, they possess merits that
entitlc them to the first place in the
rank of our most improved system
of educational works."
From Prof. j. j. Campbell, State
Normal, Warrensburg, Mo-: 81 cor
daily endorse McGufiey's Revised
Readers AS being adapted to the place
in school work which they arc de-
signed to fill"
From Henry Bell, Commissioners of
Oregon County: 81 think MEG II
Revised Readers the best"
From j. j. Butts, Commissioner o.
Webster County: 81 like McGuffey's
Revised Readers better than any
others have seen, and am going to
do all ] can for their adoption. [
have talked with several leading
teachers and school officers, and they
all like them"
From VIM. A. Bowen, Commits
sioner of Platte Caunty: II take
great pleasure i'll saying hat Nc
Guffey's Revised Readers are su2e-
riorto any others in the market. No
county can do better than adopt these
publications."
From j. Thomas Wingfield, Com
missioner of Polk County: ~ un-
hesitatingly pronounce McGuffty's
Revised Readers superior to any 9TH
ers | have examined. The graduation
is better adapted to the capacity of
children, and the subj ct matter of
the Readers cannot be excelled."
From V. 2. Kelly. Commissioner
of Clinton County: "Having read my
first lesson in McGutfey's Reader, /
| am frIIlv trlaI fn can flan 1onIi,,rr all
other SERIES"
From j. z. Boyle, Commissioners
of Buchanan County: 81 prefer Nc
Guffey's Readers to sny other books
on the same subject"
From j. S. Coleman, Commissioner
of Carter County: 81 am confident
that MEG uffey's Readers are Just the
books for the public schools"
From Thomas NJ. Decay, Commits
sioner of Ray County: Il have al
ways had Il preference for McGuffey's
Readers, and the revision of these
books has only increased that prefer
ence."
From II. 3. VanValkenburg. Com
missioner of Laclede County: 1.-The
sub-districts Will, no doubt, favor
McGuffey's Revised Readers at the
next textbook meeting"
From Geo. l.. Osborne, President
South Missouri State Normal School
81 find, in McGuffey's Revised Read
ers, the attractive features of a new
series, while the most valuable fea-
lures of the old editions are still re-
tained."
From VIM. f. Bahlman, Professor
in South Missouri Normal School:
sstttnI a c1rnful nvomi,ain, on,
prepared to say that the wrll-estab-
lishcd reputation of McGutfev's
Readers can but be increased bv the
revision. The great excellence of the
Typography, the beauty of the illus
trations, the graduation of the lessons
and their general moral and religious
tone ought to render them acccpta-
bic and useful in amy school"
TO the W~arrcnsburg School Board:
"Iour Committee, appointed to
examine the text books, which
were submitted some weeks since.
would respectfully report. that, in
II Judgment, McGutfey's Readers
are the textbooks best suited to our
public schools. Jennie A. Woolsey.
j. f. Starr, Ben. E. Lemar, Maggie
$. Lemar.
George n. Catron Commissioner
Lafayette county: 81 nave carefully
examined McGnfley's Revised Read
ers. | regard them as the best now
offered for use in our schools"
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