REVISED EDITIONS OF WARREN'S GEOGRAPHIES, Warren's Primary Geography, 66 Common School Geography $0.45 1.00 1.25 Containing Census of 1860; New Maps; Recent Discoveries; Political Changes. and These Geographies have recently been thoroughly and carefully revised and corrected up to the present time; and all late important gographical discoveries and changes will be found appropriately noted in the descriptive text and represented upon the accompanying maps. The publishers are aware of the objections to the revision of school books, on account of the inconvenience arising from the use of different editions of them in the same class. This objection, however, does not apply to Geographies as to other text books; for works on this subject to be correct, must, from time to time, record the discoveries and changes which are constantly taking place. It is believed, however, that no difficulty will be found in using the present edition in connection with the former ore; since, with but few exceptions. the pages and paragraphs precisely correspond with each other, the only difference being in the maps and in the language of some of the paragraphs. The success of this series of Geographics is believed to be without a parallel in the history of school-book publishing. Although but a short time has elapsed since these books were first published (the series was first published complete in 1858), so great has been their popularity that they have already been introduced in nearly all the larger cities in the United States. They are also used (the Physical Geography more especially) in Canada and England, and are being translated into the German language for use in theschools in Germany, where they are promised a large sale. The publishers now offer them to the public in their improved form, with the belief that all disinterested persons who make themselves acquainted with their merits, must acknowledge their superiority as school text-books. Warren's Geographies have been introduced and are now used in the Public Schools of Boston, Cambridge, New Bedford, Fall River, Providence, Newport, Concord, Philadelphia, Washington, Charleston, S. C., Lancaster, Reading, Manchester, Fitchburg, Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland, Sandusky, New London, Norwich Middletown, St. Louis, Davenport, Milwaukee, Racine, Rochester, Sacramento, San Francisco, and in many other important cities, and hundreds of important towns throughout the United States. These Geographies will be furnished, for first introduction, at greatly reduced prices. so that in many cases it will be even more economical to introduce them than to continue using inferior works. Teachers and School Officers will be furnished with copies for examination with reference to introduction by mail on receipt of one third the annexed prices, to prepay postage, or they will be furnished free of expense on personal application to the publishers, or to DEXTER S. STONE, Boston, Mass. Agent for Introduction,--Office at Cyrus G. Cooke's Bookstore, Nov. 2 m 37 and 39 Brattle Street. COURTESY AND CONFIDENCE AS BETWEEN SUPERINTENDENTS OF DIFFERENT TOWNS. To a larger extent than formerly school committee men engage teachers without knowledge of their qualifications. Since we have a superintendent whose certificate must be had, they rely upon him to approbate only good teachers, or at least, not those who are decidedly unqualified. This is the natural working of our system, and is perhaps in many cases inevitable, though every faithful committeeman should strive to be convinced at the outset that he has engaged only a well qualified teacher. At all events, a heavy responsibility rests upon the superintendent. The conflicting influences that press upon him are often very heavy. On the one side is the Teacher. He is chagrinned at his failure, perhaps angry. Or he may be of fine character, habits, and ambition, and needing encouragement and the profits of his work-it is hard to deny him. The committeeman will also feel chagrin at his hiring a disqualified teacher. He is put to new trouble, and he may think he can judge as well as the Superintendent. His reputation is at stake. On the other hand lies the interest of children, of parents; and tax-payers, and the public weal; and the desire of the Superintendent and of all to raise rather than lower the standard and value of our common schools. These overbalance all other considerations in the mind of a faithful Superintendent, and he acts accordingly, though the conflict of his judgment with his kind feelings may sometimes be very severe. |