New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-23
He r. I B u n r
ITO superintcndents OF common scsooisti
the state Of Ncw-York.

no superintcndents or Common Sc!ooistH
!. -15a-l the state OF Scw-York.
The State Agricultural Society respectfully IN
yisrs yoar attention the measures nov IN prnsreF
for spreading Agricultural and horticultural In.
formation, through the iastrumenial'tY 81 sOi'ebl
hooks in The Common Schools and Pnoc Libraries
As was remarked in former oppca! 10 you, the iu-
,erest YOU luke in the welfare Of society, evinced b.
your services in the cause of Education, warrant
the b.lisftbat yon will freely use you Influence il
promoting A Agricultural Improvement And Hoderi
Agriculture enlisIiug the aid Of Science IN iend.i-
ipg the culture of the Earth more profitable Tor tu
man lndus,rv, is powerful auxiliary IN proinonhe
desire for Knowledge, when mast be Wholly ieE
through It's effects ia sustaining our vaina6ir Com
mon School sysiem-;nr II nceds no argument IL
prove that where knowledge Is npprecm,ed and In
6ustry respected. the means OF Edocaton wa oe
sough, and sustained with propnrnouaIe avidiiy
The intercourse between the SuperioIendeots OF
Common Schools and the People throughout TIM
rwely. thousand School Districts of ire STATE OF
Nsw. York affords those officers immense opPoT;u-
nifty for promoting the oiJeess aho'e mentioned =
The County Snpernteudents who are now partcu-
larry addressed, may be ioe means OF exciting m
creased attention those objects on the part OF me
torn Superiniendents and both classes of SupeFin-
tenden,s have abundant opportunity for arousng ~
terest not ONLY among the teachers and pupis, ti
among the farming communities wherein tne schools
are located. Wherever Superintendsn;s or Other
persons hape exer,sd inhuence in this way, the be
ne6cial results are sufficiently obvious TO stimulate
other persons 70 ego aud do likewise within thei
respective spheres. 10 the chronicer IN iutU!t
1imes-,imes when the interests OF AGRICULTURE
shalt assert due influence IN the education OF our
race-t will probably appear Is reniaThaoe'eothre
OF the p e.ent and preceding ages, that he srAPLt
BUSINESS of society, THE CULTURE OF TIE EARTH,
Is vet very generally, il has until lately been al
most entirely, excluded from the schools OF youth
and the studies Of manhood.
The efforts now IN progress are attended ny Greer
ing Indications Of satisfactory results 1h5 Sistr
Agricultural Society considers /; prominent o0IecI
10 advance the movement, by the cfier OF numerous
premiums for Books and Essays emhodying Ag;'-
cultural Society information suitable Tor diffusion
throughout the Schools and Lisranes every
where in the common wealth. BY these means a
Information, reaching into the Immediate neIghbor-
hood of every farmers family, the concentrated ag
rcuiturai intelligence OF the Gse scientific aud prac-
tical) may be placed in reach oil every human being
within our borders: And with such faciiueS Tor I'M
provemen il canDot be doubted mat y attentton IS
propeylD turned To The subject the consequent M
bereavement of The Soil aud The Mind will rebound
largely 10 the welfare OF the Stuie IN all Is inter
esis Educational as we'll Agricultural and other
wise.
The Common Sehoo, Organization, il 10 repeated
may be rendorediimmensey beneficial in tnTIheiiue
theas great objects: aud 10 the Officers end Teach
srs Of the Common Schools and Managers OF the
Public Libraries throughout the Twelve thousanc
districts Of ihs State another Appeal 10 hereby made
10 combine their efforts wi those Of the State Agr
cultural Society in introducing Agricultural and
Horticultural Books and Studies within the range
Of their widely extended influence.
The County superintendent and other Trends oi
Education TO whom copies OF this Circular are adj
dressed, are carnv city Invoked oexpress their views
on these subjects in School District meetings.
through The public papers, or in communications 1"
the State Agricultural Society. Tbe opnions tx,
pressed by sundry jealous friends OF the cause are
embodied in the pamphlet lately Issued by the STATE
Society, (and os which copy IL herewith sent L"
you or lhe Postmaster at yaur resdence,) unori
the tile of :" Arrangements f'r Difiusng Agficu'in-
raj Knowledge through the Dstrumentaiity OF Com
mon Schools and Public Libraries, with the ceop"-
alton OF the Officers of the Common School Organ
zltiou." II will be noticed that, foremost ai"ong
the friends OF the movement whose letters ate pun
lis,ed in that pamphlet, are Henry Barnard, oi Con
nect;cut and s ) ,udal oil his Sjate--sen,is- |
men distingni 4l.d alike for zeal aud ability III pro
moIuc IA. Educational intbresIs o. their cuuDtl
men. The County Superiniendrots throughout 'ht |
State, all of whom copies ot t;'s circular taione
with the panphlet addressed, are respectfully |
requested 10 express their opinions as soon as piac
ticable, las early in December as may bel aud 10
forward their letters To the Hon. JOHN GRElG,
Chairman 10 the COMMITTEE 10 whom tue suplec
was specially referred or 10 The underslsoed ut Al
bany, for arrangement with other documents ON Tue
subject before the Annual Meeting ot tue State so
cirty l., January. when the Committee will make n
further Report of their proccrd'ngs' IL IL parucu
larly desirable that the School Supenn nd,n's %
the soverai Counties, and other friends oil Education
and Agriculture, should also express their vi-ws
coucernog the best mode OF rendering The State
Normal School conducive 10 thoso objects, by tne
establishment OF a proessorshlp o; Agriculture, OF
otherwise, &c. &c.
In behalf Of lhe above named Commilteo of The
State Agricultural Socirsy, ,,,1,,, s,.....
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