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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Jan 16, 1907

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 33, No. 3.

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School Text-Books

By Editor

We are glad to make the following announcement concerning text-books:

Church School Readers

The readers known as the "Christian Educator Reading Series," were adopted by the General Conference at its Educational convention held in College View, Neb., June 29 to July 10, 1906, and recommended for use in all our church and primary schools. The first edition of this series of readers has for some months been exhausted. A new edition is now in preparation. It is to be known as the "True Education Reader Series." The series consists of the following books:
  • Book One for grade one.
  • Book Two for grade two.
  • Book Three for grade three.
  • Book Four for grade four.
  • Book Five for grade five.
  • Book Six for grade six.
  • Book Seven for grades above six.
Book No. 2 is now ready. Book No. 1 will be ready in about two weeks. Books No. 3 and No. 5 will follow soon thereafter. Book No. 7 is being pushed along rapidly, but we can not promise exact date of publication.
The author of books No. 4 and No. 6 promises us copy in time to have these books on the market before the fall terms open.
"True Education Reader Series" is the result of successful experience in teaching. An experimental edition of these books was issued during the year 1904. During the two succeeding years they have been used quite largely in our schools on the Pacific Coast. In many other conferences they have also been used to some extent. Almost without exception they have been welcomed by teachers as a blessing in their schools. Even from Australia and Africa have come words of the heartiest commendation.
These readers are no longer regarded as an experiment. The call has come for a new and larger edition. In preparing the present edition, the authors have counseled with a large number of our leading educators and our best teachers in different parts of the country. To these we owe many valuable criticisms and suggestions. We feel clear in saying that in every way the present edition greatly excels the former.
Most careful attention has been given to the subject-matter. No fairy tales or other objectionable matter has been admitted. Readings from the Word of God, readings on the works of God and His dealings with His people, occupy the chief place. All other matter has been measured by this standard. A pleasing variety of prose and poetry on a large number of subjects makes the books a delight with the pupil.
All the books are well illustrated, many of the master-pieces of art having been secured for this purpose. Every teacher knows the value of illustrations in the work of education.
Special attention has been given to developing the work in language, composition, and spelling. The lessons in these subjects, as well as the reading-matter itself, have been carefully graded. It is almost universally conceded by educators that language and spelling are greatly neglected in most schools. Experience has shown that this natural method of presenting these subjects not only saves the time of both teacher and pupil, but insures more thoro work, and, consequently, better results.
Prices on No. 1 and No. 2 will be 75 cents each post-paid. The prices on the other books are not yet decided upon.
As an evidence of the wide-spread interest in these readers, will say that we have just received an order from Australia for one hundred eighty copies to go to a school by mail.

McKibbin's Bible Lessons

Nearly all these books were destroyed in our fire. There are a limited number of No. 1, however, the post-paid price on which is 50 cents.

Bible Nature Studies

A few hundred signatures of these books were saved and are now being bound. Price, $1.00 post-paid.

Bible Nature Study Notebooks

These notebooks are now published in two ways,—the complete book bound in cloth at 85 cents post-paid,—in three paper-covered volumes containing about one hundred twelve pages each, at 40 cents each post-paid.
No. 1 is for fourth-grade work, No. 2 is for fifth-grade work, and No. 3 is for sixth-grade work. All the above books may be obtained by addressing your state tract society, or

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