The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09


limo, 40 pages. Price 50 cents. American
Book Company. New York, Cincinnati and Chic
ago. We have in this compact little volume
cyclopedia of Greek and Roman history which
will at once command favor of two qualities
5revity and convenience. The book is marvel
Of skilful condensation and contains Just the re-
gard to important persons places and events Of
ancient history which every scholar ought to
know or have 1T instant command
L'Art de Ia Mode will be found to be greatly
improved this fall. Commencing with the October
NUMBER the reading matter Of LArt de la Mode
will be printed in German as we'll as English. At
the same time number of additional illus trations
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Natural Elementary Geography. Dy Jacques
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pages. With numerous maps and illustrations.
Price 20 cents American Book Company, New
York, Cincinnati. and Chicago. This new
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"nat 1t represents. In mechanical execution.
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A study of English words. By j, M. Anderson
Cloth: 1@mo. 11S pages. Price 40 cents. Amer
lean Book Company. New York, Cincinnati and
Chicago. The purpose of this book is to furnish
form suitable for school or private studyss
ummary of the most important facts relating to
the English language, with special reference to
the growth and change of English words. It is
based on standard authorities and embodies the
recent and authoritative results in the studv
of philology The plan of the book is simple and
the study is made interesting and attractive. az
well as instructive.
Physics for Grammar Schools, By Charles L.
harrington, M. A.. Head Master Ct DR.. j. Sachs
School for Boys, New York City. Cloth, 12mo.
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consensus OF modern pedagogic thought an
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oy seeing, dotng and observiug-all natura:
methods.
The Conversation Method for Speaking, R,ad
ing and Writing French by Edmond Gust,ucau
A. M. American Bo;k Company, New York
Cincinnati, Chicago. How MANY peop]e urn.,
years OF study in ordinary text books discover IN
gong abroad or meeting foreigners in this coun,r,
that they can neither speak nor understand
word OF the language studied This proves III !,
tnere Is something radically wrong in the methods
used' children and adults Of ordinary capaci,v
when thrown among foreigners, acquire in a few
weeks practical ability to express themself and
TO understand others. Yet these same children
ana adults, when taught by prevailing methods.
Will spend years OF arduous labor in the study off,
language, only to find. in the vast majority of
cases, That they are unable to say the simplest
th'nSs or to understand the simplest questions in
1t. The reaeon for this is that they have not fol-
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Tempt TOO much. They attempt to familiurize the
pupil with an immense stock Of useless vords "a
vocabulary far larger than the greatest writer's
could or would have used in the ordinary walks ~
lie. The number OF words necessary for the ex-
preston OF our general thoughts is placed bv
phiologists at less than 2OOO and of these tbere
are from 2Oo to 200 words in every language son q
of which occur in every coloquial sentence. In
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ly struck with the sounds not of SINGLE ,uo-ds
but of complete sentences. Some of these final,
impress themselves on the memory and ACCORDING
to need or impulse the child attempts to use one
other. 10 IN q
way. but the perfect form is aimed at. So with
greater perfection with each effort, at last the
difficult idiom is used with ease and accuracy
IN this manner collection OF sentences is gather
ed Thus do we insensibly yet quickly find our
selves masters OF spoken tongue. This is the
plan OF the Conversation Method" which ia do
etlned to work revolution in the teaching of the
French language.