Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-03-15

"a or avoided With certainty that the
consequences will be good and not evil
Tor the benefit Of those Immediately con-
eerned. and Cor the advancement Of intelli,
grnce. virtue and religion in our country
and tho world.
The following are some of the leading
iopicfwhich I have selected for the com
mnnicaiions propose to make, all Of
which are corroborated by such multi
plieity offacts, as entirely 10 remove every
ground Of uncertainty and doubt respect
ing their tendency upon the intelligence
or morals OF individuals and society al
large. ,a.... 49,.
Eysf. The importaEeeof correct view,
and = constant impression Of the relation
which teachers and pupils sustsin to their
Creator and Beneia :tor. with a proper
sense Of thu duties arising from that rela-
tion. and recollection that the same Be.
ing who made and supports them, is also
he Creator and preserVer Of the world,
without end around them. and Of course oil
svery thing selected as subjects Of study
and instruction.
Second. The. results OF constantly in.
quiring, both by the teachers and pupils,
bow they can apply their studies and i'm.
provemsnts Tor the benefit Of others. with
daily endeavors 10 do something for the
diffusion of knowledge. and the redemp-
lien ofths human family from ignorance,
vice and wrefchedness.
IAird the importance Of awakening
and enliEhtening the intellects Of pupils,
that they may understand and appreciate
the various subjects OF instruction and for
that purpose. teaching them things as the
foundation snd only successful mode oil
giving correct knowledge Of words.
FogTh. School and family cabinets, as
convenient and natural instruments for &C.
quainting children with the " Great Cabi.
net OF Nature" spread out before them BY
the hand which created the heavens and
the earth. -
NlA. The elements of practical Geom.
etry, with their application TO the M .ner.
ous objects, both ofnature and ART, an in.
ierssiing and appropriate study for early
childhood.
SizM The most natural and successful
mode Of teaching the alphabet, orthogra-
ply and reading.
SsrsnfA. Geography, fitted for young
children. and the importance Of studying il
Ia rs application To specific objects. sue as
the productions Of the animal, vegetable.
end mineral Kingdoms, meteorology, vol
canoes, earthquakes, coral islands, COM
mcrce, manufactures, missionary stations,
and the various literary. benevolent and re-
ligions institutions upon our globe, and the
intellectual and moral condition Of the hu-
man family.
Eigkfk. Geology. its connection with
geography, and its tendency to fascinate.
instruct, and enlarge young minds.
NiafA. Botany, it, importance and mode
ofstudying.
TsntA Chemistry and Natural Philo.o-
ply, with their application IN domestic
sconomy, and the various practical purpos-
e oflfe.
Eierenh Composition and Grammar !;
the former 70 precede the latter, and be
made daily exercise in every school.
T0slfA Arithmetic. Algebra. and the
other branches Of Mathematics.
= sTAiyfechfk. Domestic education. and
the importance Of parents cooperating
with teachers in the instruction Of their
children. u as,-. -.~..
FouvtsentA. The natural taste Of chill
dren. or their eagerness in the pursuit Of
knowledge. and the mistakes, with an IN.
intentional cruelty Of parents, in destroy
ing or checking their taste, and by that
means compelling their children into the
ways Of Ignorance and vice.
E1esnfh The preference Of moral
government over physical force. in the
management OF schools, in connection
With The cultivation Of the kind, benevo-
lent and generous affections of children,
a. "a means Of producing high moral char
aeter.
II the views and facts which nav pre-.
sent on the preceding subjects, for the
consideration Of American teachers,
should lend any considerable number OF
The iRy thousand in our republic, to ex.
anime or try for themselves, I shall feel
q conscious pleasure, that the little time
and attention which may devote to them,
has not been spent in vain.
With the kindest feelings, and senti-
naeuts ofthe highest regard, I am, your
friend, JOSIAH HOLBROOk.
RosERr Hats Fnsr sEunoS.-
He WA aDDoinNad n0roo.hI. A., H. -.