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GRAMMAR SCHOOL, (where only one Written Arithmetic is used.)

THIS SERIES PRESENTS THE LATEST AND MOST IMPROVED METHODS OF TEACHING ARITHMETIC.

A NEW CHAPTER

ON THE

METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, Prepared by H. A. NEWTON, Professor of Mathematics, Yale College, has been added to the Written Arithmetics.

It is also published in a pamphlet form for those already supplied with EATON'S SERIES, and can be used in connection with any other Arithmetics. Single copies 10 cents. Very liberal terms for introduction.

These Arithmetics are used exclusively in the Public Schools of BOSTON, the States of CALIFORNIA and NEVADA, and very extensively throughout NEW ENGLAND and the WEST. They have lately been introduced to be used in the Public Schools of PHILADELPHIA and recently adopted in SEVERAL HUNDRED CITIES and TOWNS in different parts of the country.

QUESTIONS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF ARITHMETIC. Designed to indicate an outline of study and to facilitate a thorough system of reviews. By J. S. EATON, 15 cents.

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"Mr. Philbrick, of Boston, has just got out an Excellent Speaker, which promises to be a great boon to the upper classes of schools." — Extract from the Report of Rev. James Fraser, on the Common School System of the United States, lately presented to the British Parliament by command of Her Majesty.

* THE PRIMARY UNION SPEAKER. Beautifully Illustrated. Containing the choicest Selections in Prose and Poetry, for Primary Schools and Families. By JOHN D. PHILBRICK, author of "American Union Speaker," etc. 65 cents.

* WORCESTER'S ELEMENTS OF HISTORY. Ancient and Modern. By J. E. WORCESTER, LL.D., author of "Worcester's Quarto Dictionary." A new edition brought down to the present time. Containing a full and accurate history of the Great Rebellion. $2.00. Recently adopted for exclusive use as the Text-book on General History for the Public Schools of the State of Maryland. THE BOSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL TABLETS. 10 numbers. By JOHN D. PHILBRICK, Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools. 85 cents each. * BRADBURY'S TRIGONOMETRY AND SURVEYING. For High Schools and Academies. By W. F. BRADBURY, Cambridge. $1.50.

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Cambridge, Salem, Springfield, Worcester,

AND

Fifty Other Important Cities and Towns in New England.

TESTIMONY OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER.

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC SCHOOLS,

WORCESTER, MASS., OCT. 16, 1867.

DEAR SIR: In answer to your question as to how Guyot's Geographies are working in our schools, I have the pleasure of saying that in my opinion the results have already more than justified the action of our Board in adopting* them. Their full benefits will not, however, be realized in the present year, nor in the next:- we may look for better and better work at the hands of both teacher and pupil for years to come, as they become more and more familiar with the spirit and system of these excellent books.

* Guyot's Geographies superseded Warren's Geographies in Worcester in May last.

Prof. GUYOT's series now includes the following Text-Books:

I. Primary; or, Introduction to the Study of Geography.

One quarto volume, with over 100 elegant illustrations.

II. The Intermediate Geography.

In one quarto volume, elegantly illustrated, containing forty-five Maps, of which twelve are fullpaged Maps, engraved in the highest style of the art, colored politically and physically, embracing colored diagrams for the construction of the Maps of each Continent, and also colored diagrams, with full instructions for drawing the Maps of the separate States of the United States

III. Common School Geography.

In one royal quarto volume, with numerous illustrations, containing twenty-three Maps, of which five are double-page Maps, engraved in the highest style of the art, colored politically and physically, embracing also diagrams for the construction of Maps of each Continent.

TEACHERS.

Teachers desiring to examine these Text-Books can procure them at the following prices: THE PRIMARY, 75 certs; THE COMMON SCHOOL GEOGraphy, $1.50; THE INTERMEDIATE GEOGRAPHY, $1; or the three books will be sent together to teachers for $3.

Pamphlets containing testimonials from instructors who have practically tested Prof. GUYOT's Geographical Text-Books will be sent to any address.

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MASSACHUSETTS TEACHER.

FEBRUARY, 1868.

Vol. XXI. D. B. HAGAR, J. KNEELAND, G. B. PUTNAM, Editors. No. 2.

TWO HOURS IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL.

Reader, whoever you may be, come with us and spend the afternoon in a Primary School. There are six classes in the building, each occupying a separate room and taught by one teacher. If you please, we will now visit the fourth. It is a charming winter day without, and all looks cheerful within. With a pleasant smile, the teacher welcomes us to her room. Before the school exercises begin, let us see what accommodations are furnished by the city for these little ones. The room is about fortytwo by thirty feet, and there are two large windows at either end. A blackboard extends the whole length of the rear wall, and of the front also, with the exception of space sufficient for two doors, between which the teacher's platform is placed. Here we take our seats, having the desk upon our left. There are fifty-four desks and chairs for the children, arranged in nine rows. The clock between the windows, there upon our left, indicates the hour of two. Forty-five pupils are in their seats. Eight are absent from sickness; and here comes one little girl who is three minutes late. The scholars in this class have attended school, upon an average, about fourteen months.

For convenience, the class is divided into two sections: the first