A THREE YEAR COURSE IN FRENCH
By L. C. SYMS, B. ès L., L. en D., De Witt Clinton High School, New York
| First Year in French | $0.50 |
| Second Year in French | 1.00 |
| Third Year in French | 1.20 |
This comprehensive course in French teaches pupils not only to read but also to speak and write the language correctly. In the First Year the early lessons contain only the names of common objects while the later ones include short stories which are not intended to be translated into English. In the Second Year an almost equal amount of time is given to reading, conversation, translation, and grammar. Particular stress is laid upon the study of verbs. A short story or description forms the basis of each lesson, illustrating a grammatical principle and affording an easy and pleasant subject for conversation. The more difficult aspects of French grammar and syntax are treated in the Third Year, and unusual attention is given to all points likely to prove especially confusing. The progressive reading lessons are such as will prepare the student to read the masterpieces of French literature. Each book contains vocabularies.
| SYMS'S EASY FIRST FRENCH READER. | $0.50 |
These stories and poems have, for the most part, been selected from the works of Octave Feuillet, È. Laboulaye, Hégésippe Moreau, Félix Gras, and other well known writers. The text is easy and progressive, proceeding from the very simple to the more difficult by a regular gradation. Following the reading material, and based on it, are short English exercises to be translated into French, vocabularies, etc.