PREFACE

THE aims of "Hamilton's Standard Arithmetic are: first, to give the pupils such training as will lead to speed and accuracy in the use of numbers; second, to develop their power of mathematical reasoning; third, to appeal to the interests of the children by presenting the problems in settings connected with their everyday experiences.

The series consists of three books. Book Two is intended to cover the work of the fifth and sixth

years.

Attention is invited to the following features of this book: 1. The prominence given to drills intended to give skill. 2. The frequency of systematic reviews.

3. The easy steps in gradation.

4. The interesting character of the problems, drawn from the pupils' activities at home and at school, as well as from their relations to community life.

5. The close relation of business problems to real conditions.

6. The abundance of exercises for oral drills.

7. The utilization of the pupils' self-activity in constructive work.

8. The emphasis placed on correct interpretation of problems.

9. The encouragement of pupils to use the most economical methods for the solution of problems.