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D., President Vassar Female College, Poughkeepsie. PROF. DAVID N. CAMP, Principal State Normal School, Conn. PROF. J. V. MONTGOMERY, Superintendent Model School, Millersville, Pa. And many others, which want of space compels us to omit. A free correspondence is solicited from Teachers, School Committees, and Superintendents, in all parts of the country, to whom any information, with regard to this System of Penmanship, will be given by addressing H. H. BANCROFT & CO., €09 Montgomery St., San Francisco. EATON'S ARITHMETICS. PHILADELPHIA, May 9th, 1866. At a meeting of the Controllers of Public Schools, First District of Pennsylvania, held at the Controllers' Chamber, May 8th, 1866, the following Resolution was adopted: RESOLVED, THAT EATON'S ARITHMETICS BE INTRODUCED TO BE USED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS DISTRICT. From the minutes. HENRY W. HALLIWELL, [When only one book on written Arithmetic is needed] Grammar School, 336 pp..... This series is distinguished by 1 15 1. The thorough and scientific manner in which all the principles are developed and illustrated. 2. The clearness, precision and brevity of its rules and definitions. 3. The logical and satisfactory explanations. 4. The prominence of analysis throughout the series. 5. The practical character of each book. 6. The mechanical style in which the books are manufactured. This popular series of arithmetics has been RE-ADOPTED FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR FOUR YEARS FROM DECEMBER, 1866. Questions in Geography, combining Mathematical, Descriptive, Political and Physical, carefully compiled to embrace an outline of study for common and Grammar Schools, for daily recitations and general reviews. ADAPTED TO ANY TEXT BOOK. 64 pp. PRICE..... .18cts "A proper mastery of these questions will enable the scholar to build up a complete text book of his own, rather than allow him, in an unthinking manner, to follow the track of another." QUESTIONS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF ARITHMETIC. By James S. 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Yearly advertisers have the privilege of changing four times per year. Address all communications and remittances: "CALIFORNIA TEACHER, Box 1977, San Francisco, Cal." We have been asked to write an article on the necessity of the separation of the sexes in our public schools; but as our opinions are quite decided on this point, we shall proceed to give our reasons for their co-education. We believe that the presence of boys and girls in the same school, far from being injurious to either sex, exerts a mutually beneficial influence. Our belief is based on many years experience in public school teaching, on an extended observation of schools, and on the opinion of the most enlightened and progressive educators. If we first consider the manner in which boys and girls are brought together in well regulated public schools, it will enable us better to meet objections. The school-houses, in all the cities and larger towns have separate yards and play-grounds, on opposite sides of the building. The boys and girls enter the school-room by separate doors. In the school-room they meet at hours of intermission, as well as of study, only under the eye of the teacher. The only opportunity of meeting when not under the observation of the teacher, is on the way to and from school. If the mere sight of a boy is dangerous to innocence, then our girls should be sent off to Convents, where they may grow up in blissful ignorance of the existence of boys. If a |