Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-03-27

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supsFliuous words ought 70 Be eli,ni-
natod from our language and thus
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would IN many instances mislead;
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totian, "a old city and an ancient
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meaning. But leaving the dic.ion.
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mount this difficulty and arrive Al
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mode Of solving the mystery TINT
surround sonfe Of cnr words; and
tl,at i ~ ! roundabout explana-
hon II which both pupil and teach.
sr can paytioipate. We could. ex-
plain ancient - belonging 70 the
early history Of the human family,
equilibrium a. 4 balance not inclin-
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sufficient for the occasion. II the
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references employed il is agood and
proper explanation. The principle
employed in this process is the well
known principle Of proceeding FROM
the known to the unknown. II as
sumes that the thing TO be defined
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terms already understood by the
pupil. Many apparently hard words
become very plain and simple under
this treatment. Now the other side;
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more advanced maturity Of mind,
and the reading for real information
and knowledge becomes the prom
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stood word should be allowed to
pass by without receiving a diction-
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that every word in a passage has a
meaning and q certain essential
bearing upon the rest of the passage,
and in order to comprehend definite
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come 4 sort Of text book in the En-.
glish words and language. The
principles Of Approximation and an
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different ways Of representing them;
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sounds and the like may be learned
from the dictionary a. well as any
other book, rs the pupil can pre-
pare lists' Of illustrative examples di-
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will b more profitable and instruct
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text book or BY the teacher. This
way VI study may be occasionally
changed by taking up certain por.
tons Of the vocabulary and referring
the words contained therein, 10 the
different rules which they exem,
pity. A similar use can be made
Of the dictionary in learning the
rules for spelling, BY selecting and
grouping together = number q
words that will illustrate each case
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this course for some time he viii
soon and himself 4 master Of the
difficulties Of photography. Then
by taking . list Of prefixes and suf
axes together with etyinology, the
pupil will BE- enabled to more thor.
oughly investigate the structure Of
tho English words, TO become &C.
quaintsl with the meaning of theil
constituent elements and to inves.
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mary and derivative sensee, as q
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proper use and application.
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number Of pretixes and sufixes as .
lesson for study and require the pu'
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eral meaning Of the examples ap.
pended 70 them, including the root
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a list Of synonym ms may at times
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