Williams & Rogers Commercial Publications

The success and popularity of these books for business colleges, and for commercial departments of high schools, are well-known. No other series of a similar nature is so widely used, and none fits the pupil so well for the practical pursuits of later life. Among these publications are: Modern Illustrative Bookkeeping

Introductory, Advanced, And Complete Courses. Modern Illustrative Banking Office Routine And Bookkeeping

Introductory, And Complete Courses. Bookkeeping And Business Practice Three Weeks In Business Practice Practice System Of Business Training First Lessons In Bookkeeping New Introductory Bookkeeping New Complete Bookkeeping Advanced Bookkeeping And Banking Mental Commercial Arithmetic Business Arithmetic Moore's New Commercial Arithmetic Gano's Commercial Law Test Questions In Commercial Law Mills's Modern Business Penmanship New Practical Grammar Belding's Commercial Correspondence Studies For Letters English Punctuation Pitmanic Shorthand Instructor Seventy Lessons In Spelling

Test Lessons In Spelling New Civil Government Descriptive Economics

Advanced Arithmetic $0.75

By Elmer A. Lyman, Professor of Mathematics, Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti

This book meets the requirements of secondary and normal schools. In its preparation the author has aimed to make the work a study of the fundamental principles of arithmetic, and thereby emphasize the disciplinary value of the subject, and at the same time to apply these principles to the solution of practical business problems. To this end such methods as are used in the best commercial practice are emphasized throughout the work, and obsolete methods and problems are carefully excluded.

¶ The exercises have been selected largely from actual business transactions, and nearly all of the problems in the application of percentage have been secured from business houses, or reviewed by representative business men. The chapters on banking, and stocks and bonds, give information of a practical character which, though indispensable to a proper understanding of the subject, is rarely found in text-books. ¶ In order to economize time, pupils are encouraged to use every practical labor-saving device known to the science of arithmetic, but so-called short processes, which are complicated or cumbersome, have been carefully avoided. The use of checks is also strongly recommended, because it contributes greatly to accuracy in results, and cultivates a spirit of self-reliance.

¶ In addition to the special methods for solution given in connection with the various subjects, a chapter is devoted to the general method of approach to any problem. This offers pupils much helpful advice in attempting the solution of problems of a miscellaneous character, such as are given in examinations. Attention is also called to the historical notes, to the treatment of graphical representations, and to the chapter on approximate results.

Composition-Rhetoric (Steps in English Series)

By Thomas C. Blaisdell, Ph.D., Professor of English, Michigan State Agricultural College $l.00

This book, which aims to teach young people to write effectively, is suited for use in any secondary school. Its ingenious method of treatment, its fresh and interesting character, its great simplicity and suggestive-ness, will prove stimulating and inspiring to every student. The work lays a foundation for the appreciation of literature. ¶ Models from the master writers are furnished and pupils are asked to use their own experiences as working material. They are taught to write accurately by being trained to recognize, and thus to avoid, their errors. Principles are studied only when they are encountered, each pupil being obliged to learn merely those of which he is ignorant. ¶ The most important qualities which characterize literature are each taken up in turn and considered. Selections from the works of famous writers are inserted at frequent intervals for purposes of illustration, and it is shown by analysis how they appeal to the feelings, and why they attain the various results necessary to an interesting expression of their thoughts. The student is taught that literature is full of suggestion, and he is made to understand the various devices by which an author conveys this suggestion.

¶ When these methods have been discovered and sufficiently illustrated, the learner is asked to use them in writing about familiar experiences. In these exercises, which are very numerous, while accuracy of expression is sought, fluency of expression is considered of chief importance. At first compositions of only a few paragraphs in length are required, but later the character sketch, the short story, and the essay are taken up. Letter writing is emphasized throughout the book.

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