Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-25

Each volume contains n large number
cf choice Illustrations. which. with tho
.x.c,,iou OF few reproductions Of
f,moue paintings. have been made eS-
pecially to fit the selections.
vb,sc readers are issued also in an
..;rht book series, in which tn" iiv"
highest books are somewhat expanded.
r,r the use Of schools that prefer Il
book for each year.
Mines Progressive Arithmctics. IIy
William J. Milne. Ph. D.. Il.. d., Pr"Si-
dent of New York state Normal college.
A,n,ny \. y American Book Com
many. New York, Cincinnati, and Chi
c"GG.
First Book. Cloth, Emo. 2SS pages.
Price. 81 cents.
second Book. cloth, l:in".. 800 paScs.
Price 80 cents.
Third Book. cloth, Emo, 3iS pages.
Tri", a. cents.
This nov sc,.ic% Of HrithlucticS has
been prepared by DR.. Milne to meet the
demand which has sprung UP in some
quarters fer Il treatment Of the subject
rpon $. ,ncwhat new lines. This treat
m.,t does not. however. depart from
the nld and tried methods which hay"
est us,. throughout the country.
In planning the Prngrcssiv" Arithh"-
tics. the author has preserved these
older features. ard infused them with
Few. life by Il combination with what IS
hest in modern methods Of instruction.
l:uilt upon Il definite pedagogical plan
tG.sr books teach the processes oi
arithmetic in such 4 way as I" develop
the reasoning faculties. aud I" train ih'
rover Of rapid, accurate, ana "kiiltul
manipulation of numbers. The ihdn'-
tive method is applied. leading tn" Ru-
pi,a to discover truths for themselves,
blt i, is supplemented by model Holu-
tiuns and careful explanations OF each
now step.
Each new topic is iirst carefully dc-
yc!orcd and then enforced 10y sufficient
rracticcto fix 1t thoroughly in the mind
when first presented. The Problems
VI iicl have been framed with the great
est care relate to Il wide range OF sub
ioc.s drawn from modern life and in
dus,rics Reviews in various formc arc
Il marked fcaturc. Usefulness is the
keynote. The numerous illustrations
always scrv" a practical purpose.
Holders Half Hours with Fishes
Reptiles. and Birds. by Charles Fred
crick Holder. author Of "El"mcntS Of
Znoiory." stories Of Animal Life" etc.
Cloth. Emo. 2.J pages. with PA Illus
tratiuns. Price 90 cents. American
Book Company. New York. Cincinnati
| and Chicago
This. the most recent addition 10 the
well known series of Eclectic Readings
Is intended for supplementary reading
in the fifth year. In il certain forms of
animal lif" hav' been presented on
broad lines Invested Of tcchnicaliticS.
and at almost every step supplemented
Ey explanatory illustrations. The cf-
fort has been made [" omit all dry and
unimpurtant details, and to include in
t.rcstins facts and incidents known
personally to the writer. Fishes, rep
tics. and birds are each taken up At
some length TIE chief ella sScs being de-
scriDcd and their general formation
characteristic. and habits clearly point
cd out. While intended primarily as
supplementary reader, the book also
prov idcs an excellent Introduction to
the study Of zoology.
\ trimmer Oh f.SStHlldIS III wi
and Rhetoric for secondary schools. by
Marietta knight. English department.
South High School. Worcester. Mass.
N~H York: American E"ok Company.
This littl" book is. as the author
states in her preface. the "utr"m" ri
the need felt by a GROUP Of teachers
in English tor something they c",iil
give their pupils that would simplify
til" definition. rules and essentials OF
grammar ANA rhetoric in secondary
schools Il is designed for review
studies and will he found very valuable
tr teachers who dispense With ordinary
text books.
Elements Of German Grammar. by
Thomas Jappc. teacher "f German.
New York Elementary schools. New
Y.nk. American R'oI t"rn!ian".
This manual is intended. as it's ~"
indicates. for the first year of German
in Tho. highest grade of the elementary
erhl,n,S II may aiSu be uS"'i VITA
p,o.it in the lowest class of hich
schools and academies. and last but
no, least for >clf-inStruCtinn. since
every word needed within She compass
of the manual is cnhodicd in the 20
cabuI;,ry which accompanies tn" work.
I,nrurStinnahly Il thorough knowledge
of The three parts of this manual viii
form Il solid foundation for other Stud-
les in German.
LII Fill" DE Thiusk"n. T"u'"n Ideals
i'm French prose. arranged and clit"l
with notes and vocabulary b. Kat.
Thacla tonlcl.
This book furnishes y number ot r%-
ccllcnt prose S,.i.st ions Of the writing. :
Of Iabonin. Witch viii u" found within
easy reach Of readers who have ac-
CURED only IN clcmcntary knowlc lGc
Of French. They are nncNc"ptional IL
moral tone. The book has a most cX-
ccilent vocabulary which amply covers
th" text and will be of very valuable
assistance t. The student in the study
Of the French language.
In Sonncnfchcn Fin CrunrS Blat;.
Won Theodore Storm. edited for school
use by G. l.. SWiggctt, University Of
the South. Scwankcc. Tenn. New YORK:
American Book Company.
The two stories contained in this lii :
tie volume are admirably adapted for
the use of beginners in tn" German