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PAYSON, DUNTON & SCRIBNER'S SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP has undergone revision, and now appears newly engraved and improved. Probably no system of penmanship has been so extensively used in the public schools of the country as this. The copies before us are very finely engraved, and the hand is a little larger than in the old books.

No. 4 OF BARTHOLOMEW'S NEW SERIES OF DRAWING BOOKS has been issued, and is a decided improvement upon the old. Increased interest is manifested in drawing. This series well meets the wants of the schools.

BARTHOLOMEW'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SLATE, with a series of Progressive Lessons in Writing and Drawing. The frame is grooved for the reception of the copies, and holds them at the proper angle. There are four series of cards, each containing eighteen. This is a capital arrangement, and cannot fail to please both teacher and pupil.

THE TEACHER'S GUIDE, prepared by Miss Jane H. Stickney, Superintendent of the Boston Training School. accompanies Bartholomew's Drawing Cards. This will afford useful hints to teachers giving instruction in elementary drawing.

HISTORY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SOCIETY of the City of New York, with portraits of its Presidents. By Wm. Oland Bourne. New York: William Wood & Co.

This society was incorporated in 1805. There were then in New York a few "charity schools," which were mostly under denominational control; but there was no general system of free schools for the education of the children of the poor. To supply the means of education to this class, who were growing up in ignorance and crime, was the object proposed by this society. DeWitt Clinton was its president for twenty-three years, and its affairs were generally managed by men of large influence and great moral worth. Under its auspices, the present public school system of the city of New York was established, and the history of the society is in fact the history of education in that city. In 1853 the society was dissolved, and all its property and schools were transferred to the Board of Education, established ten years before. It had done a noble work, and the volume before us is therefore one of great interest to the historian and educator. It is an octavo of 750 pages. From Lee & Shepard, 149 Washington street.

AMONG MY BOOKS. By James Russell Lowell, Professor of Belles-Lettres in Harvard College. Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co.

Prof. Lowell must be placed in the first class of critical writers. There are few better specimens of Criticism in the English language than the papers here brought together. Their subjects are "Dryden," " Witchcraft," "Shakespeare Once More," "New England Two Centuries Ago," "Lessing," and "Rousseau and the Sentimentalists." The publishers have presented them in a very handsome form.

PRINCIPLES OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE. By Catharine E. Beecher and Harriet B. Stowe. New York: J. B. Ford & Co.

Something new under the sun. A text-book for young ladies, to teach them the principles of domestic science, and prepare them for the perform

ance of domestic dutles. As the process of working it into young ladies' schools will be slow, we hope it will find its way into every family at once. It will settle the great "domestic difficulty" by making every woman a good housekeeper, a good nurse, a good mother, a good Christian. It is sound and practical.

The book closes with an address from the senior author to the Female Teachers of her country, asking their aid in an effort to raise still higher the influence and remuneration of their profession. It is proposed to establish an institution for training young ladies in the performance of the practical duties of life. The plan embraces several departments, one of which will be the Health Department. To the endowment of that will be devoted the profits arising from the sale of this book. Teachers may obtain a copy by enclosing one dollar and their address to J. B. Ford & Co., 39 Park Row, New York City.

REMOVING MOUNTAINS. By John S. Hart. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers.

These life-lessons from the gospels are worthy of thoughtful perusal. Fifty-two short sermons we might call them, though they are not in sermonizing style. The thought is seized, brought out, or the picture is strikingly presented; and that is all. "Removing Mountains," "Martha and Mary," "Lacking," ," "Christ the Door," "Doing and Knowing," etc., are the subjects. We are glad the publishers have given so good a book an attractive appearance.

ANDREWS & STODDARD'S LATIN GRAMMAR. School edition. Prepared by J. H. Andrews, assisted by eminent teachers. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

This is an epitome of the authors' larger grammar, and contains all that is needed by the student in his preparatory course. The numbers of the sections in the larger work have been retained that the references in the works of various authors may correspond to the sections in this grammar. It will be found well adapted to the wants of our schools.

FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC. Second book. By George B. Loomis, Indianapolis.

A few months ago, we noticed the appearance of the first book, and are glad to see the same principle of one thing at a time carried out still further in this second book. The steps are very short, and certainly most primary teachers will have no difficulty in teaching their scholars how to take them. We welcome every attempt of this kind to simplify the teaching of music. It should be early taught and well taught.

(OR PART II.)

AND PRONOUNCING SPELLER.

528 pages.

Sargent's Standard Fifth or First Class Reader. 12mo,
half morocco........
Sargent's Standard Fourth Reader. 12mo, half morocco, 336
Sargent's Intermediate Reader. 12mo, half morocco, beau-

tifully illustrated

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Sargent's Standard Third Reader. 12mo, half morocco.. 216
Sargent's Standard Second Reader. Illustrated......... 216
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Sargent's Standard Primer. Finely illustrated........... 72
Sargent's Pronouncing Speller. An entirely new work,

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This Speller illustrates the unaccented vowel sounds by a new system of notation; and contains an entirely new feature in an Index of peculiar words for exhibition exercises, etc., which supersedes the necessity of any supplementary Speller for higher classes. It is also adapted to beginners.

THE FIFTH READER

Contains an ORIGINAL ELOCUTIONARY INTRODUCTION of an eminently concise and practical character, treating in a thorough manner those vital principles which are essential to successful instruction.

The selections comprise the best elocutionary pieces which Literature affords.

In the other Numbers of the Series the subject of Elocutionary Drill is prominently and appropriately treated, and the Reading Exercises are selected with especial reference to their adaptedness for Elocutionary Practice.

PATRIOTIC PIECES, embracing the noblest sentiments of modern statesmen and authors, are included, to inspire a devoted spirit of patriotism, an intelligent faith in our republican system, and a renewed confidence in our purified institutions.

In all respects the Series is fully UP WITH THE TIMES.

SARGENT'S ORIGINAL DIALOGUES. $1.50.

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. Copies sent, post-paid, on receipt of price. LIBERAL TERMS GIVEN FOR INTRODUCTION.

Address the Publisher,

JOHN L. SHOREY,

WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON.

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SCHOOL CHAIRS, DESKS, AND TEACHERS' DESKS AND TABLES,

CONSTANTLY ON HAND.

SCHOLARS' DESKS AND CHAIRS MADE TO ORDER.

All articles warranted. Catalogues furnished, with prices, on application by mail, by sending five cents for return postage.

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MADVIG'S LATIN GRAMMAR.

By THOMAS A. THACHER, Yale College. The most valuable treatise on the language yet published. Price, to teachers, $2.00.

ALLEN'S LATIN PRIMER.

A First Book of Latin for Boys and Girls. By J. H. ALLEN. PART I., containing an outline
of Grammar in thirty progressive lessons; illustrated by easy narrative (History, Sacred).
PART II., consisting of Dialogues (Latin and English), and selections for
Vocabulary; about 150 pages.

Reading, with

Allen's Latin Grammar. By W. F. & J. H. ALLEN. $1.25. Recommended by Harvard College, as indicating the amount required for admission. Allen's Latin Lessons. $1.25. Allen's Latin Reader. $2.50.

Allen's Latin Lexicon (complete). $1.25.

Allen's Latin Composition (to be issued in April).

Craik's English of Shakespeare. $1.75. By W. J. ROLFE.

From the Harvard Catalogue for 1869-70: "For 1870, students may prepare themselves in CRAIK'S ENGLISH OF SHAKESPEARE, or in Milton's Comus." Our World; or First Lessons in Geography. Revised edition, with new maps. By MARY L. HALL. 90c.

Anderson's United States and General Histories.

CINN BROS. & CO., Publishers,

13 Beacon Street, BOoston.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.

The Normal Schools at Framingham and Salem are designed for the education of female teachers; those at Bridgewater and Westfield, for the education of teachers of both sexes.

The course of study commonly occupies two years, or four terms, each term including nine teen weeks of school time and one week of recess. The course for college graduates is com pleted in one term. A person of marked ability and extraordinary acquirements may obtain a degree, in any one of the schools, in three-fourths, or even one-half of the time usually required. To those who intend to teach in the public schools of Massachusetts, wherever they have previously resided, tuition is free; and to pupils from this State, pecuniary aid is given, when needed. Most of the text-books required are furnished gratuitously from the libraries of the several schools.

will take place as follows:

THE PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS

At FRAMINGHAM, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1869, and July 6, 1869.
At SALEM, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 1869, and July 8, 1869.
At BRIDGEWATER, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1869, and July 13, 1869.
At WESTFIELD, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 1869, and July 15, 1869.
THE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADMISSION

will take place as follows:

At FRAMINGHAM, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1869, and Aug. 31, 1869.
At SALEM, on Thursday, Feb. 18, 1869, and Sept. 2, 1869.
At BRIDGEWATER, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1869, and Sept. 7, 1869.
At WESTFIELD, on Thursday, Feb. 25, 1869, and Sept. 9, 1869.

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