A PUBLIC SCHOOL GERMAN PRIMER

By Otto Siepmann.

PRESS OTlNlOîiS. — Con^mued.

THE MODERN LANGUAGE QUARTERLY.—"\\. con-

tains a reader, grammar, and writer, the exercises in the reader and writer being in duplicata, so that boys who are not moved up to a higher form need not necessarily be taken over familiar ground again. The System of the book is satisfactory, and a carefui examination of it leads us to believe that pupils should l)e able to attain a sound knowledge of the éléments of German wiihin a year or so, if the teacher follows out the instructions of Mr. Siepmann. Reading, writing, speaking form part of each lesson, and every extract for translation or retranslation is illustrative of some part of the grammar of the language.

" The exlracts for translation into English are carefully graduated, and lead up to some pièces from standard authors, such as Lessing and Heine. The grammar is complète in itself. Beginners will dérive their grammatical training from it, and it is, therefore, iraportant that in method and arrangement it should reach a high standard of excellence. We may say at once that we should find it hard to instance another cutline of German Grammar of equal merit.

" We recommend the book to the attention of Teachers of Modem Languages, who bave not yet become acquainted wilh it."

EDUCATIONAL NElVS.—''T)x& assistant master at Clifton Collège has not only formed a satisfactory Lekrplan, but has made it possible to carry out his plan practically and livingly. The vocabulary is not a mère lexicon of words and their synonyms. The words are annotated where requisite with historical, geographical, as well as linguistic explanations. This single, useful, and wiselyarranged book contains ail that is required for an average school year. "

SCHOOL GUARDIAN.—"' The System suggested in theabove volume is eminently practical. Tiie book is clear and well arranged, and any teacher who follows Mr. Siepmann's advice should expérience no difficulty in giving his pupils a thoroughly sound and practical knowledge of German. "

SCHOOLMASTER.—'' Mr. Siepmann's book is a useful combination of Reader, Grammar and Exercises. The Reading Lessons begin with very simple sentences and by carefui graduation arrive at fairly difficult passages in prose and verse."

GLASGOW HERALD.—'' The system is undoubtedly a good one, it has been carefully worked out, and ought to produce good results."

MACMILLAN AND CO., Ltd., LONDON.

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