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Webster's Dictionary.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1860. The undersigned, desirous of expressing their views of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary," give as the result of many years' experience and observation as teachers, the following opinions :

1st. Webster's Lexicographical Works have been the pioneers of the English language in the United States for more than half a century.

2d. The improvements which he has introduced, with scarcely an exception, have been acknowledged wherever the English language is known.

3d. "Webster's Unabridged Dictionary" is received as supreme authority for the origin, spelling, pronunciation, meaning and use of Words by seven eighths of the people of the United States.

4th. The "New Illustrated Edition," gives assurance that "Webster's Dictionary" will continue to be the standard.

SILAS L. LOOMIS, A. M., M. D., Prin. Western Academy.
Prof. L. C. LOOMIS, A. M., Prin. Lafayette Institute.

R. D. BETRICH, A. M., Prin. Franklin Academy.

C. MERCHANT, A. M., Prin. Central Academy.

Also, similar testimony from Prof. Z. RICHARDS, Messrs. WRIGHT, of Rittenhouse Academy, NEWTON, of Young Ladies' Institute, TWIST, &c.

1750 pages.

"We have observed that with literary men generally, spelling is entirely a matter of habit, very few of them conforming strictly to the authority of any dictionary; while, in this country at least, the authors of educational text-books, and other works, in reference to which the question of orthography is carefully considered, very generally recognize and carefully follow Webster as their standard.

D. APPLDTON & Co.,
CHARLES SCRIBNER,
GEORGE P. PUTNAM.

The following has just been received from Messrs D. Appleton & Co : "New York, July 9, 1863.

Gentlemen,-In answer to your inquiry as to the orthography we adopt in our publications, we reply that when the matter is left to us, we should not think of following any one but Webster, which is generally acknowledged to be the standard authority in such matters.

As you are aware, however, literary men are s metimes notional, and when one of our authors persists in a desire to spell according to Walker; or Worcester, or Johnson, or himself, we yield the point.

Very respectfully,

D. APPLETON & Co.

"The eighty pages of Illustrations, comparable in fineness to bank notes, are worth the price of the book.-Ch. Herald.

WEBSTER'S SCHOOL DICTIONARIES, VIZ:

I. The Primary. II. Common School. III. High School. IV. Academic. V. Counting House. VI. University. VII. Army and Navy Pocket.

These popular School Dictionaries, having been thoroughly revised within the last three or four years, been extensively regarded as the standard authority in Orthography, Definition, and Pronunciation, and as the BEST DICTIONARIES in use, are respectfully commended to teachers and others. They are much more extensively sold and used than all others combined. G. & C. MERRIAM, Publishers of Webster's Unabridged.

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Dec. 1863.-2mo

Webster.

A NEW BOOK

ADDED TO

The Progressive Series of Text-Books,

-BY

SALEM TOWN, LL. D. and NELSON M. HOLBROOK, A. M.

This popular series of school books will soon be issued from newly elec rotyped plates, and with many new and more beautiful illustrations. The Fourth and Fifth Readers

will be enlarged by additional pages of new and peculiarly appropriate reading exercises of every variety of style.

The Progressive Intermediate Reader

is an entirely new number added to the series, and is designed to be used as a sequel to the Second Reader, thereby furnishing additional reading matter for the Primary and Intermediate classes in graded schools. It is prepared on the same general plan of the other numbers of the series, with such improvements as experience has suggested, a plan and system original with the authors, and will be issued in season to meet the wants of winter schools.

The Progressive Speller & Definer,

a book which has reached an unprecedented sale throughout New England, is not only the best, but the cheapest speller before the public.

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The unexampled success of this series fully settles the question as to the practical character of its original plan and system; and the improvements "made in the revisions of other series, or in the issue of new ones, since the publication of Town and Holbrook's Progressive series, consist, mainly, in authors abandoning their own exploded systems, and making as close imitations of the Progressive Series, both in plan and general mechanical appearance, as their abilities and pecuniary safety permit, and this, too, after so long denouncing the plan as impractical, and calculated to embarrass and injure the learner, rather than to facilitate his progress.

These facts being known, the genuine and original series, now having a more liberal patronage in New England than all the counterfeits combined, will, we trust, still hold its pre-eminence in the minds of a dscriminating public; inasmuch as the labored efforts of all its imitators have failed to introduce into their books a single important principle, which is not more practically presented in the Progressive Series;" while it contains, in addition, many valuable features nowhere else to be found.

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Roswell C. Smith, A. M.,

Will be issued during the month of November. This beautiful Primary work presents the subject of geography in a new form, and is pronounced, by all who have examined the proof-sheets, as the most simple, complete, and practical book the author has compiled.

THE PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY,

by the same author, will follow the Primary; and these two books will complete the series on this subject.

OLIVER ELLSWORTH, Publisher,

Nov. 1863. 3 mos.

BOSTON.

SARGENT'S ENTIRELY NEW

SERIES OF

READERS!

In consequence of the great success of Mr. Epes Sargent in his speciality of preparing Readers for schools, there has been a large demand for new books from him; and he has consequently prepared an entirely new and improved Series of Readers, which have been carefully and elegantly electrotyped, and are now ready for sale.

The smaller books are beautifully illustrated, and all those improvement which constant consultation with our best teachers have suggested, are included.

We defy contradiction in saying that the Series is the best, the handsomest, the most carefully prepared, and, we may add, the cheapest, ever yet published. Our most accomplished elocutionists frankly admit the striking superiority of the Series;-Mr. Sargent having had his entire time for years to give to the preparation—an advantage which he has enjoyed over all known compilers.

Mr. Sargent's long experience, careful scholarship, high culture as a literary man, acknowledged taste, added to his admitted success in ON Series of Readers, of which millions are still sold annually, are a guaran tee that committees cannot go far out of the way of the public wants, in selecting his New Series.

Sargent's Original Dialogues. A handsome large duodecimo of 336 pages, with a fine portrait of the author, engraved on steel, and wood-cuts representing appropriate attitudes in dialogue delivery.

This work is one of great excellence for Schools. It contains 55 new Dialogues of such life-like character, and simplicity of dramatic exec ution as will enable the learners to perform their various parts easily and carefully; and at the same time of such pleasing composition as will awaken in those who witness their performance, the keenest interest.

On receipt of one dollar, a copy will be sent, postage prepaid, to any teacher or pupil.

IN PRESS.

SARGENT'S NEW SPELLER!

WITH AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF NOTATION.

At the urgent request of many of the most distinguished Teachers of the country, Mr. Sargent has consented to prepare a New Speller.

It will contain many new and original features, of a purely practical character, such as will be at once approved by all Teachers having a regard to securing an accurate pronunciation in their classes.

Copies of the New Readers will be furnished gratis to School Committees and Teachers, who are desirous of examining the same with a view tintroduction into schools, on application to the Publisher. Or they will be sent by mail, prepaid, when the amount of postage is sent in stamps. The postage rates, are on the Fourth, 18 cents; the Third, 15 cents; the Second, 12 cents; the First, 9 cents; and on the Primer, 6 cents.

Address

JOHN L SHOREY. Publisher,

13 Washington Street. Boston

SCHOOL BOOKS

OF

ESTABLISHED HIGHEST

EXCELLENCE.

Of the many school books constantly coming from the press, not one in a score possesses sufficient merit, or adaptedness to the practical wants of teachers, to secure for it a permanent place among school text-books. We select from the list of our own publications, for commendation to educators, the following books, all of which have very successfully stood the actual test in the school room, and most of which have become the standard text-books in their departments, being more extensively used than any others. We recommend these books to teachers, therefore, not merely on our own judgment, but because they have been thoroughly tried and. proved to be the best.

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Williams's English into French. A book of practice in French conversation, to be used in connection with any French Grammar,

125.

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Lasar's Cocilia,

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Mason's Mammoth Evercises, (the print large enough to be seen throughout a large hall,)

750

Our list of publications embraces many other School, Music and Miscellaneous books, which we believe to be of highest excellence, but the quality of the above is established by their unequaled circulation. Frvorable terms for introduction. Specimen copies by mail free at the prices. All pur publications are sold by Mason & Hamlin, 274 Washington street, Boston, at our prices.

MASON BROTHERS,
Nos. 5 & 7 Mercer st., N. Y

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BASSINI'S ART OF SINGING.

-AN

ANALYTICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PRACTICAL SYSTEM FOR THE

Cultivation of the Voice.

BY CARLO BASSINI.

Edited by R. Storrs Willis.

This volume is one of the greatest excellence as a syste.n of thorough instruction in Vocalization. It is constructed on a rigidly scientific basis, considering the mechanism of the vocal organs, different qualitics of voice. Just method of Articulation, True process of Culture, &c., with a series of Exercises from the simplest method of uniting the Chest and Medium Registers, to the most difficult Trills, and is, unquestionably,

The Most Desirable System for Teachers and Pupils.

"Bassini's Method" is a standard book of instruction in the Leading Educational Institutions in which music is taught, and invariably gives satisfaction to all who use it.

Price, Soprano Voice, Complete, $3.50; Abridged, $2.25. For Tenor Voice, Complete, $3.00, (no abridgement). Mailed post paid cn receipt of price.

OLIVER DITSON & CO., Publishers. 277 Washington st., Boston.

ORANGE CO. GRAMMAR SCHOOL,

Conducted with special r ference to the preparation of Teachers for the Common School. Spring term begins Feb. 18th, 1864.

Randolph Vt.

EDWARD CONANT, Principal,

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