Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-02
LANGUAGE TAUGHT
BY PhONOGRAPH
UNIQUE SCHOOL OF INsTRuc.
TON AT rHg WORLDS PAIN.

Visitors 90 the wouds Falr are
much interested in tho Demonstration
lessons by tho phuuoRraphio system
which are given hourly in fhn school
con tho Mudo street when Jho phono.
grnph was nrsl invented % was mg.
Fostod that % would rcvolui.onlto tho
teaching Of languages TtF prediction
was not realized up to two or three
years ago. for tho reason that enc ap.
pamius hal not been perfected.
an of the obstacles that barred Dc
from this ncld of usefulness have been
removed Now tbe Instrument does
ita duty aH H nuEu1re instructor with
che utmost precision This system has
made the success Of correspondence
school and has boon introduced into
several colleges. Professor Brush M
John Hopkins university derlaros n
uu excellent method Tor correcting
tbo students pronunciation ana
teaching the language
Aohillo Fricnstle Of the Ottawa
house 81 commons. says that with the
aid Of tho repeating phonogfaph a per.
SON should bo able Ca learn a foreign
tongue in bis own homo ana without
the assistance OF living teacher
Prof - r. Wood of West Point aud
~ % Richardson. professor of Ger.
man nt Amherst college. both con.
slider the photographic course In Ian.
Earcs practical and OF great value.
The fundamental idea d. 0rst Co
famiIIarIzo the ear with the pronuu.
citation OF the language one desires
tp learn. A professor with an lm.
r.roablC pronunciation BIAS spoken ln-
to iho instrument which baf recorded
certain sentences Printed ou board
placed besides the apparatus are tho
phrases slide hy side with their EuF-
iIsh equivalent. The entire uat Oh gone
through very deliberately by tho
phonograph. each word belnronuncint
od Win great dlstinctuess. Whom the
ear becomes accustomed 10 the strong
sounds. the speed Is accelerated until
finally the words are spoken as rapid.
ly as in ordinary conversation.
by this system any language may
Do acquired. After mastering the
sentences spoken by the mechanical
instructor the student learns To form
new ones for himself ao that no need
not continue Co repeat the stock
phrases Ike a parrot
-Four language English. French.
spanish end German are TAUGHT by
phonogmph az the Worlds Fair On
each language 5000 words accompany
oach ooursc-u comprehensive yo.
cahulary Thirty conversational los.
sons for words ln ordinary use are
provided
AMER the student of any one Ian.
rungo thinks that hp csn initiate tho
pronunciation of bis dumb instructor.
he Ia furnished with O. blank record
aud INSTRUCTED to speak into &c. This
he does. believing that hc can per.
toctly reproduce the sounds. He is
usually astounded 90 nnd how many
mistakes be- has made and returns lo
study with renewed determination.
This system ia based upon constant
roitcratiou and aecuHtoms tho ear Ia
Tho sound 81 an allen tongue. The
student can listen to me machine
while making his toilet and utilize %
In moments which would otherwise
be- wasted q % invaluable a. those
unaHle 10 gG abroad and 90 tho no1t
best thing 10 learning a language
fnom contact with the people OF
the country where q ia spoken.
Tho lessons are printed on Tho
monograph cylinders by the Edison
Gold Mold Process these cylinders
practically never wearing out.
or course the photograph system is
supplemented BY text books by which
Grammar % taught