4 We desire also to direct the attention of teachers to the advantages to be gained by the use of these books over those which give only "as much Latin as it is necessary to read in order to enter college." It is intended that the Series shall comprise complete editions of the classical authors usually read in our schools, and that the combined price of the several preparatory volumes of the Series shall not exceed the price of the incomplete works referred to. Teachers preparing students for college can thus have the privilege of selecting such portions of the different authors as they may desire the student to read, or as the particular college for which the student is fitting may require, with the advantage to the scholar of possessing the remaining portions of each author to read and refer to as time may permit or inclination dictate. The different authors, moreover, will be bound separately, in neat books, easy and convenient to handle, instead of being bound together in cumbersome volumes. These certainly are advantages which the practical teacher will appreciate. The generous welcome given to these books, proves very conclusively that they are well adapted to the wants of the classAlready they have been adopted in every State in the Union, and the publishers have the proud satisfaction of stating that they are at this time the standard text-books in more than room. One Thousand Schools, and the number is daily increasing. Among these are many of the largest and most important classical institutions in the country. The publishers desire to acknowledge their indebtedness to the teachers of Latin throughout the country who are using these books, for the high position that has been accorded to them. Grateful for the very flattering welcome they have received, we pledge ourselves that the subsequent volumes shall 5 in all respects equal those already issued, and that the entire To those teachers who do not use them we suggest the consideration of two facts: 1. Large and permanent success follows only real merit. 2. Such success has been attained by these books. And we are confident that if you will inquire into the merit which has insured this success, you will reach the same conclusion that hundreds of other teachers have done, and find that they are well worthy of the commendation bestowed upon them. The Series, when complete, will consist of CÆSAR'S COMMENTARIES. FIRST SIX BOOKS OF VIRGIL'S ENEID. CICERO'S SELECT ORATIONS. HORACE'S ODES, SATIRES, AND EPISTLES. SALLUST'S CATILINE AND JUGURTHINE WAR. CICERO DE SENECTUTE, et DE AMICITIA. LIVY. CICERO DE OFFICIIS. The Cæsar's Commentaries of the Series has just been revised, and the present edition contains the following important improvements: The Lexicon now contains every word found in the text. The quantity of every doubtful penult is carefully marked, An improved and considerably enlarged body of Notes. A Geographical Index. An Index of Proper Names. The following books of the Series are now ready. Due notice will be given of the publication of the remaining volumes. 6 ESAR'S COMMENTARIES on the Gallic War. With Explanatory Notes, a Vocabulary, Geographical Index, Map of Gaul, Plan of the Bridge, &c. By Prof. GEORGE STUART. by mail, post-paid, $1.25. Price FIRST SIX BOOKS OF VIRGIL'S ANEID. With Explanatory Notes, Vocabulary, Remarks on Classical Versification, Index of Proper Names, &c. By Prof. THOMAS CHASE. by mail, post-paid, $1.25. VIRGIL'S ENEID. Price Containing the Twelve Books of the AEneid, but without a Vocabulary. With Explanatory Notes, Metrical Index, Remarks on Classical Versification, Index of Proper Names, &c. By Prof. THOMAS CHASE. Price by mail, post-paid, $1.50. CICERO'S SELECT ORATIONS. With Explana tory Notes, Vocabulary, Life of Cicero, List of Consuls during his Life, Plan of the Roman Forum and its Surroundings, &c. By Prof. GEORGE STUART. Price by mail, post-paid, $1.50. HORACE'S ODES, SATIRES, AND EPISTLES. With Explanatory Notes, Metrical Key, Index of Proper Names, &c. By Prof. THOMAS CHASE. Price by mail, post-paid, $1.50. SALLUST'S CATILINE AND JUGURTHINe WAR. With Explanatory Notes, Lexicon, &c. By Prof. GEORGE STUART. Price by mail, postpaid, $1.25. 7 CICERO DE SENECTUTE ET DE AMICITIA. With Explanatory Notes, &c. By E. P. CROWELL, Professor of Latin, and H. B. RICHARDSON, Instructor in Latin in Amherst College. mail, post-paid, $1.25. Price by We believe that a careful examination of these books will prove that As Classical Text-books They have no Superiors. COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC. A Text Book for Schools, Academies, and Colleges. By Dr. Hart has been engaged for at least one-third of a century in the practical duties of the school-room, and for years past has made a speciality of the subject of which the present volume treats. He thus brings to his work a full knowledge of the wants of both teacher and scholar in this important branch of education, and he has spared no pains to make the book eminently practical and adapted to use in the class-room, The peculiar features of the book are apparent, and, we believe, combine all the elements of a popular and successful text-book. The author's own style of composition, so remarkable for its rhetorical excellence, gives to his work the advantage of being on every page a model of what it teaches. The typographical arrangement is such as to please the eye, and, at the same time, enable the teacher to assign for memoriter exercises, only the more important rules, definitions, etc., leaving the argumentative and descriptive portions to be either committed to memory, studied in some more general way, or used as a reading or class exercise, as the teacher may deem most expedient. 8 The great variety and copiousness of the "Examples for Practice" will, we are sure, commend the book to general favor. In this respect we believe it unequalled by any similar work heretofore published. FIRST LESSONS IN COMPOSITION. Intended 90 cts. for Young Children just beginning the Common Branches. By JOHN S. HART, LL.D., Principal of the N. J. State Normal School. Price A greater help to the teacher never was invented. It will revolutionize the whole work of teaching. By the increased power of expression which it gives to the pupil it doubles his progress in every study. THE CRITTENDEN COMMERCIAL ARITHMETIC AND BUSINESS MANUAL. Designed for the Use of Teachers, Business Men, Academies, High Schools, and Commercial Colleges. By JOHN GROESBECK, Consulting Accountant, and Principal of Crittenden's Philadelphia Commercial College. Price by mail, post-paid, $1.50. In every High School and Academy in the land, the organization of a class in Commercial Arithmetic, Business Calculations and Forms, will prove an element of popularity and success that will yield rich results. The subject itself is so intrinsically valuable as a means of developing thought, that, were this the only result to be gained, it would be entitled to and should receive the special attention of the progressive teacher. But apart from this, the introduction of a study so interesting in itself, so attractive to the scholar, and having so direct a bearing on his future welfare, will, in many an instance, decide the welfare of a school, directing the channel of popular opinion in its favor, and prove the means of filling it with students anxious to secure its advantages. |