THE TEACHERS' ASSISTANT; OR A SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC; WHEREIN THE SEVERAL RULES OF THAT USEFUL SCIENCE ARE A LARGE PROPORTION OF WHICH ARE IN FEDERAL MONEY. THE WHOLE DESIGNED TO ABRIDGE THE LABOUR OF TEACHERS, AND TO FACILITATE A New Edition, with Corrections and Additions by the Author. COMPILED BY STEPHEN PIKE. Philadelphia: PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY M'CARTY & DAVIS, NO. 171 MARKET-STREET. Stereotyped by L. Jahnson. 1835. QA Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to wit: BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the Fourteenth day of August, in the forty-ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America, A. D. 1824, M'Carty & Davis, of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book the right whereof they claim as proprietors in the words following, to wit: "The Teacher's Assistant, or a System of Practical Arithmetic; wherein the several Rules of that useful science, are illustrated by a variety of Examples, a large proportion of which are in Federal Money. The whole designed to abridge the labour of Teachers, and to facilitate the instruction of youth. A new edition, with corrections and additions by the author. piled by Stephen Pike." Com In Conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, en titled, "An act for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such Copies, during the times therein mentioned;"-And also to the Act, entitled, "An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, “An Act for the Encouragement of Learning by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such Copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the bene fits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints." D. CALDWELL, Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bussel RECOMMENDATIONS. 3-24-45 52211 Philadelphia, Sept. 23, 1811. AGREEABLY to your request, I have examined Mr. PIKE's Treatise of Arithmetic, and am much pleased with it. His mode of exemplifying the rules, is, I think, extremely well accommodated to the comprehension of juvenile pupils; while the general arrangement, extent, and scientific execution of the work renders it worthy of adoption in both public and private seminaries. Messrs. Johnson & Warner. JAMES ABERCROMBIE, D. D. Director of the Philadelphia Academy. Philadelphia, Ninth mo. 26, 1811: I HAVE examined the System of Arithmetic compiled by S. PIKE, and am of opinion that it is well calculated for conveying to youth, in a short time, a general knowledge of that science. The commendable attention which the compiler has paid to a clear elucidation of his subject, as well as his careful exclusion of any thing which would unnecessarily perplex, entitles him to the thanks of those who are engaged in the laborious task of imparting knowledge to youth. BENJAMIN TUCKER. Philadelphia, Sept. 16, 1811. AFTER a careful inspection of Mr. S. PIKE'S System of Arithmetic, I give it a decided preference to every other I have yet seen, and shall be glad of the publication of a work, that, in my opinion, will deduct from the labour of teaching, and conduce to the advantage of learners. JOHNSON TAYLOR. GENTLEMEN, Philadelphia, Sept. 30, 1811. I HAVE no hesitation in declaring my belief, in concurrence with the gentlemen who have already recommended S. PIKE'S System of Arithmetic, that its publication will conduce to the public and private utility of the arithmetical student. Messrs. Johnson & Warner. Your's, &c. SAMUEL B. WYLIE. THE System of Arithmetic compiled by S. PIKE, is, in my opinion, a very judicious performance. The arrangement of the parts, the perspicuity of the rules, and the appropriate and familiar nature of the examples, are peculiarly calculated to facilitate the progress of the learner. I therefore give the work a decided preference to any other on the subject, with which I am acquainted. JOHN GUMMERE, Principal and Teacher of Burlington Boarding School. |