BOOK AND JOB PRINTING. ALFRED MUDGE & SON, No. 34 School Street, (OPPOSITE NEW CITY HALL,) BOSTON, Are prepared to execute, at short notice, and in the best manner, EVERY VARIETY OF SCHOOL PRINTING: Customers will receive the advantage of an infinite variety of type, arranged by experienced and competent workmen. State Normal Schools. The normal Schools at Framingham and Salem are designed for the education of female teachers; those at Bridgewater and Westfield for the education of teachers of both sexes. The course extends over two years, of two terms of about twenty weeks each, for all except those who have been graduated at a college,- for whom the course covers only one term. Any person entering either of the schools, with extraordinary preparation, may obtain a degree in onehalf or three-fourths of the time usually required. To those who intend to teach in the public schools in Massachusetts, wherever they may have previously resided, tuition is free; and to pupils from this State, pecuniary aid is also given, when needed. Most of the text-books used are furnished from the libraries of the several schools. The public examinations, at the end of the current term, will take place as follows: At FRAMINGHAM, on Tuesday, Feb. 6th, 1866. At BRIDGEWATER, on Wednesday, Feb. 14th, 1866. At WESTFIELD, on Wednesday, Feb. 28th. 1866. The Examinations for admission, at the next term, At WESTFIELD, on Wednesday, March 28th, 1866, commencing at 9 o'clock, A.M. At SALEM, on Wednesday, Feb. 28th, 1866, beginning at 9 o'clock, A.M. At FRAMINGHAM, on Wednesday, March 7th, 1866, beginning at 9 o'clock, A.M. At BRIDGEWATER, on Wednesday, March 14th, 1866, beginning at 9 o'clock, A.M. At each examination, in all the schools, reading will receive particular attention, and the Lee prizes for excellence in reading will be conferred upon the best readers. For circulars, or for further information, application may be made to the principals of the several schools. The following are the conditions on which the Lee prizes may be received: To deserve a prize, the candidate must possess naturally, or have gained by discipline, 1. A fulness of voice which shall enable him to fill, without apparent effort, the room occupied by the class. 2. Perfect distinctness of articulation, giving complete expression to every vocal element, and letting the sound of each word fall clearly upon the ear of the hearer, especially at the end of every sentence. 3. Correct pronunciation, with that roundness and fulness of enunciation, and sweetness and mellowness of tone, which only can satisfy and charm the ear and reach the heart; and 4. Just emphasis, clearly marked, but not overstrained. 5. He must read naturally, and with spirit, avoiding all affectation and mannerism, and keeping at the same timǝ clear of the lifeless monotony common in schools, and of the excess of emphasis which so often characterizes poor declamation. 6. In the reading of poetry, his tones must be those of unaffected emotion, free at once from the tameness of prose, and from the too measured cadences of verse. Payson, Dunton Scribners Penmanship, PRESENT THEIR COMPLIMENTS TO THE TEACHERS OF THE UNITED STATES, and beg to inform them, that being desirous to keep the system IN ADVANCE OF ALL OTHERS, as by the unanimous verdict of the Country it always has been, they are now issuing AN ENTIRELY NEW EDITION, REVISED, RE-ARRANGED, AND IMPROVED, and embracing the combined results of the experience of our talented authors. THIS SYSTEM COMPRISES 1st. A SERIES OF COPY BOOKS. COMMON SCHOOL SERIES, BUSINESS SERIES, LADIES' SERIES, ORNAMENTAL BOOK, and DRILL BOOK. 2d. OBLIQUE LINES. For Teaching the Proper Slope in Writing. 3d. A MANUAL OF PENMANSHIP. Containing a Full Statement of Payson, Dunton & Scribner's Celebrated Method of Teaching. 4th. NATIONAL WRITING TABLETS. Fac-similes of the Principles and Letters, thoroughly analyzed, as written of large size on the Blackboard, containing also Exercises for Drill and Class-Teaching. 5th. A SYSTEM OF BOOK-KEEPING. In which the Day-Book. Journal, and Ledger are presented in written form. This is not merely a Series of COPY BOOKS, but a METHOD OF INSTRUCTION. While it directs and exemplifies to the Pupil what is to be written, it at the same time instructs the Teacher how to conduct the exercises successfully. STANDING PRE-EMINENT ABOVE ALL OTHERS IN Originality, Simplicity, and Mathematical Exactness and Beauty, it is expressly adapted to the Schools of the United States, and comprehends every thing requisite for the convenience of the Teacher, and the needs of the Scholar. So widely known is this system, and such is its popularity, that the initials P. D. & S. are as universally understood at sight as are the letters, U. S. A. Its Immense Popularity arises from, 1. Its Completeness. 2. Its Simplicity. 3. Its Variety. 4. Its Progressiveness. 5. Its Enterprise. 6. Its Beauty. 7. Its Originality. Its Transcendent Superiority over all others as a SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INSTRUCTION, CANNOT BE denied. The Best Teachers Assert it! Experience has Proved it! CROSBY & AINSWORTH, At the low price of $5.50 for the three. These magazines are all of great value to those interested in education. The first is conducted by Hon. Henry Barnard, and is a standard and valuable work. The second enters upon its 19th volume under an experienced and talented editor, securing that unity which is so desirable in an educational journal. The third and last has already commended itself to teachers, through its healthy tone and invaluable aids to the teacher in its speeches, marked for declamation and spirited dialogues. A page of music usually accompanies each number. The present inducements will enable all to possess themselves of three valuable works at a very low price. ADDRESS G. R. MARBLE, Secretary, 119 Washington Street, BOSTON. The Educational Works of the Hon. Henry Barnard are for sale as above, and all orders will be promptly attended to. SCHOOL CHAIRS, DESKS, AND TEACHERS' DESKS AND TABLES, CONSTANTLY ON HAND. SCHOLARS' DESKS AND CHAIRS MADE TO ORDER. All articles warranted. Catalogues furnished, with prices, on application by mail, by sending five cents for return postage. Any Map, or any number of Maps of the Series (except Series No. 3), can be selected if a full set is not required. By the admirable system of coloring adopted, the plateaus, mountains, valleys, rivers, altitudes, in fact all the physical characteristics of the Earth's surface, are clearly and beautifully expressed, as also the political features, boundaries, names of cities etc., etc. TESTIMONIAL FROM PROFESSOR AGASSIZ. From what I know of Prof. Guyot's Wall Maps, etc., I have no hesitation in saying that both as to method and execution they are incomparably superior to any thing of the kind thus far published; and in connection with the series of text-books by the same author, which, I understand, are soon to be published, they will form the most valuable means for the study of geography, in which department there is urgent necessity for new books adapted to the present advanced state of the science, In fact, it is the simple truth, that no other geographer living understands the relations of the physical feature of our earth so well, or knows how to present them to students with such simplicity and clearness as Prof. Guyot. Cambridge, Mass., March 27th, 1865. L. AGASSIZ. IN PRESS. To be published during the Fall, the first two of Prof. Guyot's Series of Geographies. CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO. Send for Circular with full description. NEW YORK |