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Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: 1891 printing to the 1891 text. The author is credited as a Doctor of Laws in English, and as Late Professor of Rhetoric and of the English Language and Literature in the College of New Jersey, as the former principal of the New Jersey State Normal School, and as the author of a series of textbooks. A composition textbook designed for use by students with examples for practice. Part one (style) chapters cover punctuation, diction, purity, propriety, precision, kinds of sentences, rules for construction of sentences, figures of speech, special properties (sublimity, beauty, wit, humor), versification, poetry, prose (letters, diaries, news, editorials, history, etc.). Part two (invention) covers objects, transactions, abstract subjects, imaginary subjects, personal narratives, and descriptions. A chapter on proof-reading includes system of notation for correcting student writing. In addition to exercises, includes illustrative examples from celebrated writers. The Schultz Archive copy is roughly the complete text.
Creator/Author:: Hart, John S. (John Seely), 1810-1877
Submitter:: Russel Durst
Date Uploaded:: 05/19/2016
Date Modified:: 08/19/2019
Date Created:: 1891
License:: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: 1889 copyrighted text. Drawn from the authors' classroom experiences as teachers, this practical and logical grammar through experience and observation rather than memorization. It features a system of grading as well as consideration of composition and letter-writing. For younger children. The Schultz Archive's copy is a brief excerpt including the introduction, the contents, pages 6 and 7, and pages 154 - 159.
Creator/Author:: Mugan, M. D. and Hootman, A. M.
Submitter:: Russel Durst
Date Uploaded:: 05/19/2016
Date Modified:: 08/19/2019
Date Created:: 1891
License:: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: 1891 printing of the 1884 copyrighted text. The author is credited as Teacher in the Children's Aid Society Schools in New York City. Influenced by Froebel's education by occupations, emphasizing experience and action in place of books and abstract thinking, in the spirit of the New Education. The chapters cover arithmetic, weights and measures, form and geography, color and form, language, busy work, miscellaneous, and slate work. The exercises in these subjects use ordered directions or operations and lists of questions. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete text.
Creator/Author:: Johnson, Anna
Submitter:: Russel Durst
Date Uploaded:: 05/19/2016
Date Modified:: 08/20/2019
Date Created:: 1891
License:: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: 1891 printing of the 1891 copyrighted text. The author is credited as the author of MacLeod Reproduction Stories, MacLeod Composition Outlines, Lessons on Common Minerals, etc. The book is meant for students and teachers and aims to give information about the familiar objects around us. Examples of objects covered by chapter are: cotton, flax, tea, bread grains, pepper, bricks, and tobacco. The margins contain questions to answer from the information given in the text. Examples of topics covered in the cotton chapter: Where found, appearance of plant, the cotton gin, manufacture of cotton, spool-thread, fabrics made of cotton. Each chapter ends with a blackboard outline and ideas for objects to aid in the lesson. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete text.
Creator/Author:: Litchfield, Norma MacLeod
Submitter:: Russel Durst
Date Uploaded:: 05/20/2016
Date Modified:: 08/20/2019
Date Created:: 1891
License:: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: A grammar handbook that focuses on exercises intended for enjoyment among young writers.
Creator/Author:: Reed, Alonzo, -1899
Submitter:: Russel Durst
Date Uploaded:: 05/23/2016
Date Created:: 1891
License:: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: A collection of 345 lessons structured to develop language and grammar skills. Most lessons focus on common grammatical rules, but many also revolve around practical writing uses: responsibilities of a secretary, writing a receipt, etc.
Creator/Author:: Tarbell, H. S. (Horace Sumner), 1838-1904
Submitter:: Russel Durst
Date Uploaded:: 05/23/2016
Date Created:: 1891
License:: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: A series of lectures covering subjects ranging from word and sentence structure to style and elegance.
Creator/Author:: Wendell, Barrett, 1855-1921
Submitter:: Russel Durst
Date Uploaded:: 05/23/2016
Date Created:: 1891
License:: Public Domain Mark 1.0

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