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MEDFORD, Mass., April 28, 1843.
ALBANY, April 7, 1843.
We, the undersigned, the Teachers of Public Schools in the city of Albany, in order to effect a uniformity in the Grammars used in the Pub- lic Schools, do agree to use Brown's "First Lines" and "Institutes of Grammar," in preference to any other.
Samuel Steele, A. P. Smith,
J. W. Bulkley,
Atwood Steele, E. P. Freeman,
George Wackerhasen,
Wm. H. Hughes, Thos. W. Valentine, Wm. James.
We, the undersigned, have examined Goold Brown's new work, " The Institutes of English Grammar," and are of opinion that in the justness of its general views, the excellence of its style, the brevity and perspicuity of its definitions, the copiousness and adaptation of its examples and exercises, the accuracy of its critical notes and observations, and the method of its arrangement, this work surpasses all other Grammars now in use: and that it consequently deserves the attention and patronage of every person concerned in cultivating the science of the English Language.
The Brief Abstract, entitled " The First Lines of English Grammar" by the same author, is a neat, cheap, and concise treatise, containing many of the excellencies of the larger work, and is peculiarly fitted for young learners. It is sufficiently comprehensive for most elementary schools. John Griscom, LL.D. S. L. Mitchill, LL.D. J. M. Wainwright, D.D.
Ansel W. Ives, M.D. W. Forrest, A.M. Dan'l. H. Barnes, A.M.
Thatcher T. Payne, Robert F. Mott, Ezekiel W. Morse,
James Milnor, D.D. James Douglass, and numerous others.
" We concur in the foregoing opinion of Brown's Grammars, and cor- dially recommend them to the different Schools in our respective counties."
WILLIAM L. STONE, Deputy Superintendent of the Common Schools of New- York, and Editor of N. Y. Com. Adv.
T. F. KING, Dep. Sup. Common Schools of King's County.
"We concur in the foregoing opinion of Brown's Grammars, and cor- dially recommend them to teachers.
BENJ. A. GOULD, lately Principal of the Public Latin School, Boston,
W. J. ADAMS, Principal of the Grammar Dep. of Hancock School, Boston. C. E. ABBOT, Principal of Temple School, Boston.
B. F. TWEED, Principal of the Bunker Hill School, Charlestown, Mass. J. G. FOSTER, late Teacher in Harvard School, Charlestown, Mass. I. AMES, Principal of the High School, Medford, Mass.
R. PUTNAM, Principal of the English High School for Boys. Salem, Mass. J. B. FAIRFIELD, Principal of West Female High School, Salem, Mass. Rev. J. J. BUTLER, Prin. of Clinton Seminary, Clinton, Oneida co., N.Y. A. VALENTINE, Prin. of 11th District Grammar School, Danvers, Mass.
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Rev. J. M. GARFIELD, D.D., Principal of Albany Female Seminary. C. H. ANTHONY, A. M., Principal of Albany Classical Institute. R. TRUMBULL, A. M., Principal of Albany Select School.
Rev. R. J. GERMAIN, Principal of St. Mary's Hall, Burlington, N. J.
CHARLES PICOT,
Young Ladies' Academy, Washington Square, Philadelphia,
A. BOLMAR, 66
Classical School, at West Chester, Pa.
JAMES CROWELL,
West Chester Academy for Boys,
N. V. MAGUIRE,
Coates St. Pub. Gram. School, Phila.
JAMES RHOADS,
North West
P. A. GREGAR,
South East
A. T. W. WRIGHT, 66
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H. LONGSTRETH,
Friends' Academy, Philada.
School, in Green St., Phila.
S. ALLEN,
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SAMUEL ALSOP,
Select School,
I take pleasure in adding to the above testimonies the expression of my own sense of the very great merit of Mr. Brown's Institutes of English Grammar.
E. C. WINES, Principal of a Classical School, Philada. (late Professor in the Central High School, Philada.)
I have examined Brown's "Institutes of Grammar," and concur in the recommendations given above. GEO. B. EMERSON,
Principal of a Young Lady's School.
BOSTON, March 22, 1843.
UTICA, 5 MO. 5, 1842.
I consider the author of this Grammar to be as critically acquainted with the structure of the English language as any man living ; and I know of no work which goes so effectually into a detail of the flexions and powers of the language, and which contains such an admirable series of illus- trative exercises, drawn with good taste from very numerous authors, as does the Grammar of Goold Brown. Its rules for a correct use of our tongue have long appeared to me to possess a superiority over every other with which I am acquainted ;- and any teacher who well understands it, will never, as it appears to me, stand in need of any of those conversa- tional, loquacious directions, which encumber the pages of some of the popular school books now extant. Any qualified teacher of grammar, can draw from the resources of his own mind, without printed directions, the means of familiarizing his instructions, and rendering this study easy, plea- sant, and attractive to very young pupils, and of principles and examples he can find, I think, no better guide.
The " First Lines" are sufficient for all common, or introductory classes, while " The Institutes" will complete the grammatical skill of any class in Academy or College. JOHN GRISCOM, LL. D.
To the Publishers of "Brown's Institutes of Grammar."
I have examined the "Institutes" aforenamed, and have recommended its introduction into the schools of this county. Upwards of twenty-five schools have used it for the year past, with the conviction resulting from experiment, that a better knowledge can be obtained of Grammar with this work in nine months than in twelve months with the works hitherto in use. There is in this Treatise no confounding of the different parts of Gram- mar, as that of Etymology with Syntax. There is no redundancy nor de- ficiency in the work, while it is marked for its simplicity of arrangement and precision of style. I therefore most cordially recommend it to the public as a work of high merit.
"The First Lines of Grammar," I am happy to say, is better than any
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other work I have seen for young scholars, and to such I would respect- fully recommend it as truly valuable. CHARLES ROBBINS,
Visiter of Common Schools for Tompkins Co., New-York. ITHACA, March, 1841.
" This is one of the nearest approaches to a complete Grammar, on the Murray system, that has been made in this country : and on that principle, we think it the best beyond comparison."-U. S. Gazette, Philadelphia.
Extract of a letter from Benjamin A. Gould, Author of Gould's Virgil, &c., and former Principal of the Latin School, Boston.
" Having some years ago occasion to look into the comparative merits of the English Grammars then in use among us, I was very favourably im- pressed with a Grammar published by Mr. GOOLD BROWN. It struck me at the time as the best system of English Grammar that I had met with ; and I subsequently learned that several other gentlemen, whose judgment I considered better than my own, entertained a like opinion. It contains many little matters of importance connected with the subject which I do not recollect to have seen in any other compend : and the whole seems ad- mirably adapted to practical use in seminaries of a high grade. With these views I take the liberty of recommending it to attention, as worthy of a careful and critical examination. I think every gentleman interested in education, and in the literature of our country, must have felt our singular deficiency in this department. " Hiatus magne deflendus ! most certainly."
HAVERHILL, May 2, 1843.
The undersigned are acquainted with most of the works on English Grammar used in New England, and having examined the "First Lines of English Grammar" by Goold Brown, we heartily concur with others in pronouncing it the best work for our elementary schools that has come un- der our notice.
JOSIAH ATKINSON, A. B. JACOB ATKINSON, A. B. JOHN B. CARRICK,
Teachers of Grammar Schools, Haverhill, N. H.
After having examined Brown's " Institutes of English Grammar," I gladly embrace the opportunity of expressing my opinion that it is superior to any work of the kind used in Great Britain or the United States. Seve- ral of the Treatises on Grammar, which have for some time been studied in New England, abound in vulgarisms, and betray most discreditable igno- rance on the part of their authors. Under these circumstances, I am glad to meet with a work such as that now before me; and it is my intention to employ it as a Text book for my pupils after the present term.
JAMES MACKAY, A. M. Of King's College, Scotland, Rector of the High School, Nashua, N. H. April 8, 1843.
TROY, April 18, 1843.
Having used Mr. Goold Brown's Institutes of English Grammar for the last three years, I would cheerfully recommend it to the public as a work better calculated in my opinion than any other now in use, to impart to the student a thorough and critical knowledge of the science of Grammar, and of the true structure of the English language.
ROLAND S. HOWES, Principal of Troy Academy. MOBILE, Feb. 20, 1843.
I have used Brown's Grammar in my School for several years, and hold it in high estimation. Its scientific arrangement, copious exercises, clear definitions, and accuracy in detail, give it a precedence alike creditable to the author and advantageous to the cause of learning.
S. R. WRIGHT, Principal of Mobile High School.
MOBILE, Feb. 16, 1843.
I have used Brown's Grammar for several years; and I do not hesitate to say that I consider it one of the best with which I am acquainted.
E. F. WOOD, St. Emanuel street School.
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LINEAR DRAWING BOOK; designed for the use of schools and practical purposes. By Samuel Smith, Professor of drawing in St. Mary's College, Baltimore.
Baltimore, July 27, 1843.
MR. SAMUEL SMITH,
Dear sir,-It affords me the greatest pleasure to express my approbation of your most excellent work on Linear Drawing. Any one who will exa- mine it, will immediately see that it is composed in such a manner, as to act, insensibly and by degrees, in giving to the student a correct eye and firm- ness of hand, and enable him to draw with accuracy and effect ; also to prepare him advantageously for the higher walk of perspective. Your me- thod has been tested for many years before the present work was printed, and I am pleased to say, that our institution is one of the first, if not the first, in which this highly valuable branch of education has been introduced as a part of the regular course of instruction ; and I feel confident that your work will spread abroad the excellent principles you develope in the in- structions to your classes, and that it will be adopted by every institution that feels interested in the promotion of the arts and sciences.
Yours, sincerely,
GILBERT RAYMOND, President St. Mary's College. Baltimore, Aug. 10, 1843.
SAMUEL SMITH, EsQ.
Dear sir,-From an examination of your "Linear Drawing Book," I confidently recommend it as the best systematic work on the subject that I have seen. The examples given are such as are not only best adapted for instruction and practice in drawing, but they serve, also, to convey a very desirable knowledge of the forms and proportions of important objects of science and art. Very truly, Your obedient servant,
ROBERT CARY LONG, Architect.
MR. S. SMITH,-My dear sir :- My long acquaintance with your ability as a teacher of drawing, and your correct views in regard to the mode of in- struction, satisfies me that your work on Linear Drawing will be a valuable aid to the students of the art. I am, very respectfully, &c.
JOHN H. B. LATROBE.
Baltimore, Aug. 2, 1843.
The Linear Drawing Book by Mr. Smith is in use in my seminary, and I regard it as a most excellent work, supplying a series of useful exercises well adapted to the wants of the teacher and the pupil in this interesting and useful branch of study. It supplies a deficiency which has too long existed in this department ; and I must be allowed to express the hope that Mr. Smith will carry out a design, so well commenced, by the publication of one or more additional parts, calculated to advance the pupil in the higher and more complicated exercises of the art of which he is so able a teacher. S. F. STREETER.
Baltimore, April 28, 1843.
" The Author has equally exhibited his own knowledge, and his capacity of imparting it to others in a sure and easy manner."-North American, Philadelphia.
-"A book which seems admirably adapted to supply an every day want of artists and mechanics. A series of drawings explained by short and comprehensive directions, increasing in difficulty by regular gradations, and yet throughout so simple as to be comprehended without the aid of a teacher, is a desideratum which has long been wanted, and this book, we think, is capable of supplying it."-United States' Gazette, Philadelphia.
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