Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-02

rull. the reply is also accorded the
space necessary. The reply follows:
1T is clear that the only possible
issue before The board In the final
adoption was between the ElSou Gram
mar Grade Reader No. /. known as tho
Elson Fifth Reader and tn" Fifth
Graded Classics. The individual state
mcnt filed on behalf OF the majority
declares that the Elson Fifth Reader
is markedly superior in every re-
spect OF physical manufacture. liter
AIRY content and educational methods
This statement lists as the most out
standing points OF superiority:
"b) Superior literary quality Of iua-
tcrial, CD excellent grading, 80
adaptahility Of grading, 90 superior
tcachnblcncss, 90 advantages Of man
ual available without cost. 90 greater
amount of reading material
ROTH MADE IN RICHMOND
Bi SAME PRINTING. HOUSE
Let MS examine these statements
which are so sweeping ia their char
ICtcr
"As 10 physical manufacture. it is
perhaps sufficient to say mat the Elson
Reader il manufactured in Richmond
in the same establishment as that from
which the Graded Classic, Fifth Read
or came" The books are identical in
material. but III. Graded Classics Fifth
Reader * printed IN the larger type.
which scientific Investigation has
shown TO h. best FOR children's eyes
! have found that can read the Grad
ed Classics i'ifth Reader without
glasses III any light but an Obliged
!" use glasses to distinguish the words
in the Elsom Reader If the light is at
all dim.
"Ru, W. are told that the literary
quality Of the Elson Reader is out
standing III its superiority Let us
Soc.
There are six,y-four lessons IN tn.
ElSon t'ifth Reader. Of these twelve
are found in the Third and Fourth
Headers which Virginia children rs.
before the ffth grade. eight others
hay" been read and learned by heart
IN connection with the language work
prescribed for Virginia children in
tn" second. third and fourth grades
THIS means that onc-third Of the book
duplicates material already pro,idcd
for in lower grades This is perhaps
sufficient illustration Of The excellent
grading which is SO outstanding in
this remarkable book;
CLtSSIFIES LESSONS
~ ELSON FIFTH Ht:>UIu
For all practical purposes in mis-
STATE. therefore, III" tlsol f'i'rh
Reader contains forty-four lessons.
% thcs" remaining lessons y Zee re
c;rad.d ,.l.,ssic. ,.ic.h ro.d
s.v., o,nnrs mr.. si,o.,,,. ni,,,r.
Ior,inus fron, ~. s.n,a ,n,,'. 81,
example "Th. Chalicna. o. rhor."
from IonCfclloyv. in the ,;rga.d clas-
sizes, Us compared with "Eue 'hiidren's
Hour In tho Elson Ko,d.r six otner
Lessons OF tn" E!s"n i."dc" an. he
eliminated from TINS ds~- u-.iVn because
they ARC nanifesily '":.or- three Of
Z J, ! IIst G.l,
belong TO tue ;HtE. ISL" f'ur'h grad.
two !uilah."s. wi'"H ~" Usually found
tnt"r"stinG ~ -"eoud grade;
NIsi; From n!aS. which be
longs III IT. de- '"'.nl ont utter child
islfn"ss 10 'h" - grad" or the 'ur-.
SER aud ~" |"' y OF winthrop ON
koSi"u common $50 which teaches
h"th. h' n'f"'f element and IN the
'licios 80 ~'u". tina, the union among
the state "I"'e III" war was iden'i-
cal "ll" the Hn'"h after the var" di-
rect INN ""ii"r ihat secession was
treason >t'' also N"ntur. !" clint
nat" '''r'n' ''esn "nd Ills flyin.
H"rH''" 'n : curiouS!N "Ht of
Dat siHr' "c maze Witnessed the OK
ti".'s "' N"h'r1ahes' nlpian's aud "op-
hg!n:
ne ~" preceding ara"rhphS &C
'"nn' for i"rtN-t"" of The siXty-four
~ w '-i"" mus 'nr that there IS ~"
""i standing n"lnt OF superiority from
q literary point "' view
sol rIIEnN AUTHORS
GIVEN pUEEERf:\tE
"Thoro wer,. ,vo southern acIe,,Iors
in tn, r.I.on bn.l. ,ybc, 4, was ~
.,,,in.d h, "a, In..l m. ~ 49,.
.Thc S,,r-Snaucled Hammer had bocn
duuli,.,tod IN ,be fourth reader and
tho oth.r vas N,rrYrr, prostou,s Tho
First Thauls-ivir, NAY, Over ar,in.r
ia. latter slnll mn, Nv country Ills
of Thee IN smith or .Ii,t,c GiT.r
nv T{.hn.r-hoth I'm IN. Graded classics
l:if,h rc;iar-au1 ,s,. II .cuts,,rdir.-'
anon,rs aycp in IN. case
az Mrs pr.s,cn's sus noc,r
"'rhis leaves Iwcriy-onc Of ,n, sixiy-
fnt,- 1.sso,. l., ,b, l.lson p,,d.r ,,u-
al ,be s.v.u,y-scy.u lessons IN nc
Graded Classics READER ! si,.,I rboosa
Iirccln's C;.,,yshi,r.r addr.es ,xo So
,Nrd Psalm and Ihe PARABLE OF The