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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
4
Letters from superintendents and principals across Indiana endorse the Child Classics readers from Bobbs Merrill. They note strong phonics, careful grading, engaging selections, biographical sketches, and useful home reading lists. City and rural schools report improved reading interest and expression, urging state adoption.
A column of testimonials from Indiana educators in 1909 praising the Child Classics reader series for state adoption. Letters from JAM. ENGLEMAN, ALICE M. WOOPLEY, EDITH M. BADER, TELULAH ROBINSON, HOWARD SANDISON, GERTLEMEN R. CHARMAN, and JOHN S. HUBBARD commend the primers and readers for content, continuity, dramatic potential, artistry, and suitability for public schools, urging adoption.
Valparaiso Indiana May 1 1909 The Bobbs Merrill Company Indianapolis Dear Sirs After a very careful examination of Child Classics readers find them excellently adapted to use in the schools of Indiana Am favorably impressed both with their subject matter and with the method which they employ Their general appearance i e quality of paper type illustrations and binding tn fret all features of their workmanship
A collection of endorsements from Fred H. Cole and A A Hughary plus state and county school leaders across Indiana praising the Child Classics readers. Letters from Porter, Veedersburg, Versailles, and Ripley County educators commend the logical layout, literary value, historical selections, biographies, and suitability for student reading progress.
Letters from educators in Wabash Indiana dated 1908 1909 endorse Child Classics Primer First Reader and Third Readers. Teachers praise engaging stories dramatic readings and alignment with primer work noting improvements in expression imagination and literary taste.
Letters from Warsaw and Washington Indiana praise Child Classics readers for grade appropriate selections and attractive illustrations. County Superintendent B Sarber, Benjamin J Buis, and AY Axt express favorable views and support for Bobbs Merrill Company recommendations in early 1908 correspondence.
Letters from S.C. Hanson Warren County Homer L. Rogers and Lee L. Driver express strong support for the Child Classics readers. They commend grading, clear type, and phonics teaching, urging adoption by the State Board and cloth binding for the full set.
The report highlights the thorough phonetic system, careful grading, extensive literature, complete notes, biographies, portraits, illustrations, and home reading lists. It notes strong teacher suggestions and adaptable books for city and country use, plus evident child enjoyment wherever used.
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