Book, A Higher Mental Arithmetic
Book, A Higher Mental Arithmetic
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- Description
- John S. Royer (1845-1915) was born in Pennsylvania, but came to Ohio at the age of fifteen and soon was teaching in rural schools. He rose to become a school superintendent, publisherof a national journal known as The School Visitor, and the author and publisher of a variety of small books for school teachers. The stapled booklet on mental arithmetic first appeared in 1898, with this fourth edition published after Royer had retired to a farm in Bradford, Ohio. It presents lessons - in the form of numbered statements and problems - for diverse topics in arithmetic.. Royer also prepared "books that teach" on such topics as geography, physiology, and character.
- This copy of the book is unsigned, It contains a sheet listing other titles Royer published.
- Reference:
- "Prof. John S. Royer," The Ohio Teacher, vol. 56 #5 (December 1915), p. 201.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Book
- date made
- 1907
- publisher
- Royer, John S.
- Royer, John S.
- place made
- United States: Ohio, Bradford
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 10.5 cm x 24 cm; 4 1/8 in x 9 7/16 in
- ID Number
- 1986.3110.01
- catalog number
- 1986.3110.01
- nonaccession number
- 1986.3110
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. C. B. Schmeltzer in Memory of C. B. Schmeltzer
- subject
- Education
- Mathematics
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- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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