LUCI£N OUDIN, A.M

hutrmetor of tkê FVeneh Languagt^ N. Y. Frt9 Acaiemg,

I bave naed " Otto'a German Grammar/' I conaider it a rery good book; ita abmidant Yocabulariea, and ita fulneaa in idioma, are eapeciallj uaeM. The appendiz, alao, ia very valuable, containing, aa it doea, some of the moat popular and characteriatio German Poema which may be tomed to many naea.

Feb. 1, 1866. ADOLPH WERNER,

ttqfiMMor ^ Oemum, Ngw-York Fret Aeadem%

WABHiNOTOir UxiTExaiTT, St. Louis, Jan. 2, 1866.

Mr. S. R. Ubbdto.

Dbab Sib — It givea me great pleaam« to inform jon that I hâve introduced yonr édition of " Otto'a German Grammar " in my chiaaea in tbia TTniyeraity, and tliat I regard it aa the rery beat German Grammar. for achool purposea, that haa thua fiir corne to my notice. Your German editlona of the " Immensee," " Vergisameinnicht," and " Irrlichter," ai^ great fiiToritea among my pupila; and your " Collège Seriea of Modem French Playa," edited by Mr. Ferdinand Bôcher of Harvard Collège, I regard aa Tery uaeful for the recitation room, and for private readlng. '

Youra Tery truly,

B. L. TAFEL, PL 2X

DiCTATiov EzKBCUBS. Bj E, M. Sbwbix, antlior of "Avy Herbert," and bjr L. B. Urbiho. Bostoo : S. R. Urbuto.

" We are alreadj deeplj indebied to MJm 8ewell, and this litde book adds one item BM»e te the list of rsluable books which sfae ban ftimished to us and onr chOdren. This is emphaticaOy a achodlbook with a sonl in it, and we tfaink notfaing can exceed ttie skill and ingenuity with which thèse exercises are drawn np. No teacher can glance at il without at once peroeiying its importance to hjm ; and in our opinion, in the teaching and spelling, it bas liot its eqnaL ' — TVoMcnpf .

DiOTATiov EzKHCiSBS. Bj E. M. Sbwkll and L. B. Ubbtwo. (pp. 174.) Boston: 8. H. Urbivo.

'* Bad spelling is so common, in spite of ail our schools, that it is worth the while even of au accomplisbed wvkiiex like the autbov of ' Amj Herbert " to prépare a good speUing-book ; for soch is the Tohirae before us.

" It is arranged, howerer, on a plan so novel, in English, as to de* serve spécial attention. The words are arranged in contbiuous, though rather comical, sentences, which are to be written down, from dictation, bj the leamer. The lessons are progressive, and cannot &il to intcrest more than the old columns of disconnected words. It is well prJnted bj Mr. Urbino." — Commçnvfealth.

If a chOd of average capadty, fhat bas 1)een drilled in an ordinarjspelling-book» and tben snbjected to a course of lessons in this book of Dictation Exercises, cannot spell correctly the words of the language, it would prove, what I do not believe, that correct epelliug cannot be attained hy ali pupils, by seasonable atudy and drill, I believe that every public and privatê school in America would be greatly beneflted by using this valuaUe treadse.

Veiy trnly youri,

WILLIAM E. fSHELDOJSl.

Vassàb Fbxale Collsob, PouoHKEEPSiB, N.T., April 19, 1866.

Mr. Urbiko.

Dkab Sib, — I am now luing many of your publications in tliis collège, of wlilch I am particularly pleased wîtli the Qerman and Italian Grammars, and with Bôcher's Collège Séries of French plays. Otto's German Grammar, I regard as a model of scholarly thoroughness and practical utility ; and the otlier works of your list, as far as I hâve examined them, recommend themselves, not only by the beauty of their mechanicai exécution, but also by the> intrinsic merit of Uieir rédaction.

Very truly youm,

W. I. KNAPP, PntftiÊor of Andeni and Modem Lcmyuage» and LUerafytre^

Statb Univbrsitt op Michioan, April 20, 1866.

I HATE adopted Otto's German Conversation Grammar as a textbook in this University, and hâve no hésitation in recommending il as by far the best grammar of the German language publislied in this country. No other work with which I am acquainted pre« sents such a happy (Ambination of wliat are called tlie Analytic and Synthetic methods of instruction. The statement of principles is clear and philosopliical ; and the examples which illustrate the niceties of their application are ail that could be desired. The French Grammar, by the game author, is simiiar in plan, and p<MS8e88es equal excellences.

1 hâve examined the standard educational works for tlie study of foreign languages, publislied by S. R. Urbino, and take pleasiire in recommending them to ail students of the languages and literatures of Europe. They are well selected, amply elucidated by English notes, and, in convenience of tbrm and excellence of ti> pography, are ail tliat could be desired.

E. P. EVANS, Prof ester of Modem Languagei and LUerature,

LEYl^OLDT & HOLT, Publishebs,

451 Broome Stredf

2ijcw YoBK.

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