Excerpt from A Primer of School Finance A Treatise is a book that describes and explains the plan, workings and details lof a subject, giving rules and exceptions. A Primer is a book that describes in a very simple way the general plan of a subject, giving the most general rules. This little book is not a treatise: it is a primer for the use of beginners. Many people - even adults and Wise men - prefer to begin the study of a subject through a Primer. Such a book gives one a general view of the subject, and at the same time gives enough facts and information for the average man or woman. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.