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For use in Public Elementary Schools,

IN SIX BOOKS CORRESPONDING TO THE SIX STANDARDS OF
THE NEW CODE.

BOOK III. FOR STANDARD III.,

Containing lessons in Holy Scripture, Moral Poetry, Transcription,
Dictation, Arithmetic, and Spelling.

BY

ALFONZO GARDINER,

HEAD MASTER OF THE LINDLEY BOARD-SCHOOL (HUDDERSFIELD SCHOOL
BOARD).

Author of "Acoustics, Light, and Heat," "Magnetism and
Electricity," "Electricity," in Extra Subject Series, &c.

MANCHESTER :

JOHN HEYWOOD, 141 AND 143, DEANSGATE.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT, 141, DEANSGATE.

LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & Co.; J. C. TACEY.

PREFACE TO STANDARD III.

THIS book, intended for the use of Standard III., is drawn up on a similar plan to Standards I. and II., and it is hoped will prove suitable and useful for the purpose intended.

The greater part of the Arithmetic, and much of Tuesday's dictation, has formed part of examinations by H. M. Inspectors, even when not specially indicated by an asterisk (*). Some of the dictation exercises are difficult, and have been given to all the Upper Standards together to save time, the Inspector making, no doubt, a large allowance for Standards III. and IV. They will require careful preparation at home. The explanatory words will also be a good exercise.

The arithmetical problems are in some cases beyond the scope of an ordinary third standard boy, without he has a little help; but much may be done to prepare for this part of the examination by the constant working out of problems with the class on the blackboard. It will be frequently necessary for the teacher to indicate the chain of reasoning by which the answer to some of the problems is to be arrived at, so that the pupil may not hopelessly "stick in the bog" at night, when he will, as a general rule, have no one to refer to.

There is an immense difference between the Standards of the various Inspectors in the matter of Arithmetic as well as in Dictation. Out of the mass of problems which teachers have kindly sent for use in this work, many of the difficult onesonly fit for Pupil-teachers—have been omitted, and many that have been retained considerably exceed the requirements of the Code as set forth in the " Instructions to Inspectors." Lads will be all the better for being worked up to this high standard, but it should not be required for a pass.

FIRST WEEK.

Lesson 1.-Learn for Monday Morning.
YOUTHFUL ASPIRATIONS.

Deeper, deeper let us toil

In the mines of know-ledge, Nature's wealth and learning's spoil

Win from school and col-lege: Delve we there for richer gems Than the stars of di-a-dems.

Onward, onward may we press
Through the path of duty :
Virtue is true hap-piness,

Ex-cel-ence true beauty;
Minds are of ce-les-tial birth:
Make we then a heaven of
earth. Montgomery.

OR ELSE LEARN St. Matt. XIII., verses 3—9.

Lesson 2.-Tuesday Morning. Dictation.

The wasp had a long way to go, over very bleak,1 unsheltered fields, and the wind blew hard against her; so she was quite weary by the time she reached the window-sills of the diningroom. In fact, she had been obliged to work much more than if she had been busy culling rose leaves with her mother.

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weary, tired.

1 bleak, cold and cheerless. 3 sill, the lowest part of the window-frame. dining-room, room in a house where people take their meals. 5 obliged, forced. culling, gathering.

Lesson 3.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums.

(1) If I divide one hundred thousand and fifty pounds among 399 men, how much will each get?

(2) 3,986,442 ÷ 692. (3) 897,000 ÷ 416.

(3) John has 96 marbles, and James has 24 times as many. How many have they both?

Lesson 4.-Thursday Morning.

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Write and Learn.

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Dictation. He smoothed the heir reached the town of Ayr he felt which has c'er been pure and bracing.

log with an adze. Ere the the keen air of the hill, His awl was all he had.

Lesson 5.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums.

£ s. d.

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(2) 46 8 2 (3) 14 4 4 (4) 383 19 9

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13 12 7

78 0 6

27 7 6

33 6 10

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262 17

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419 18 2

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SECOND WEEK.

Lesson 6.--Learn for Monday Morning.

THE EAGLE.

What is that, mother?

The eagle, boy,

Proudly career-ing his course of joy,
Firm in his own mountain vig-our re-ly-ing,
Breast-ing the dark storm, the red bolt de-fying;
His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun,
He swerves not a hair, but bears onward right on.
Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine,
Onward and upward, true to the line.

OR ELSE LEARN St. Matt. XIII., verses 18-23.

Lesson 7.-Tuesday Morning. Dictation.

Doane.

The tea plant bears white blossoms,1 something like those of our own wild rose. The leaves are gathered thrice in the year: the fresh young ones form3 the finest teas. When gathered, they are put into baskets, then spread out to be dried, the finer kinds in the air, the coarser ones in heated iron pans.

I blossoms, flowers. 2 thrice, three times. 3 form, make. finest, best.

Lesson 8.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums.

(1) Add £2 4s. 6d. ; £386 9s. 8d. ; £716 9s. 9d.; £482 17s. 10d.; £686 13s. 4d. ; £938 148. 7d.

(2) Add £786 19s. 9d.; £2,764 18s. 3d.; £9,864 17s. 8d. ; £976 88. 3d. ; £384 17s. 9d. (3) 3,978,647 ÷ 686.

(4) If a grocer sells three thousand, three hundred and eighty pounds of tea in a year, how much is that per week?

Lesson 9.-Thursday Morning. Write and Learn.

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Lesson 12.-Tuesday Morning. Dictation.

Once when the governor1 had returned to his room after some absence, he heard a heavy step coming upstairs, and the moment after he gave himself up for lost, for the panther sprang from the open door on to his neck, but it was only to lay his head close to his master to show his affection.5

1 governor, one who governs or rules. = returned, came back. 3 absence, being away. * panther, a large animal of the cat kind. affection, love.

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