Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-24
Communication.
TIMELY HINTS TO PARENTS.

AT the last session Of state Legislature, law
was enacted with special reference TO common
schools. 1t seeks their improvement. To secuTe
this end, we have already appointed sppeTiniend-
ant for the State. one for each County, and or
more for every town. Here then is The machinery
which the law supplies. 1t is capable Of doing good
execution. Our summer schools 10 COM
mence, and we are 10 lest The wisdom Of The law.
As Stale have been fDied in onr attempts 70
improve common schools during the Las, ten or IT,
teen years, while sister States have left % far n
The rear.
To the citizens OF Burlington, Of al Vermont 10
is now ques ion Of no common interest Shall our
fresh efforts in behalf of schools be
ccssul shall fail former efforts Of kindred
nature, have done ? Shall our schools those impor-
liant bnlwarks Of our free insru ons-our Common
Sciools-hiiherto the pride and glory of New Eng
land, part and parcel of OR nnc slral nhsria nce
shall they among the green h Us and on the verdant
soi of Vermont, bc left 10 themselves and die II 10
to parents, to al parents, that his question comes
home with no ordinary force. Nothing valuable can
be accomplished without your cooperation. There
are few things winch you mus, do or this new At
tempt to improve camnon schools will meet with .
signal failure. These few things will you read re-
member and do, and this very summer shall wines
the lightning Of a mighty revolution in the condition.
OF these schools, where the great mass Of our eh1-
dren educa ed.
l. Let no pressure of business or trivial cause de-
tain you from the meetings called for ,ran.a,inu m.
business in your district. This business concern,
every citizen and has demand on the attention, If
every man who makes the slightest pretenSons in
p'triolism philanthropy, or benevolence. Al Won,
District school meetings formed The germs Of i'm.
provenen, or decay.
. Procure the bes, men m the district for vonr
prudential committee. Tie best man. ! mean 10,
that Office all Office not 10 be despis,5 bu, hono,.,,
SINCE ne who holds II, does as were by proxv ;.,d
an influence TO be felt yonr community. o, IN.
'''''1 VI humanity down 10 the latest time II
a"o"s d" VINO fe>he IN Your d stic, there is ono
~ ''"'' S''"us "hht good t!lcher is, and what n
soou schoo s' lei him be your prudential eomm;,..
d ~ p''S'o'e >elu your children 10 school We, In
the common school, | know how m,nx n,,.n,.
ieei on ms SUBJECT They regard the common .. ho,,
Us unsafe places for their children This ia the r.
'ns Of many noble and hlehminded paen,. !. ana
mere Is foundation for this feeling The moral q.
"e n the intellectual character of our school, h..
oeeh Truly deplora5le. But need not be So Jhers
remedy and 1t Is al hand. Our public sehols n,
~, "'s'o"' ."r'ushout The County and Stale NAV
be both purified and ccYa led II i, indeed 80.
rpnlta h.l
IN comparatively short time, If all take hold I, ~,
true here as in other matters, ".nany hand. ri.
Right work.. But if only few are 10 b. Tho ,ho,.
oar ami THIS few were against wind and HE our nro.
gress mus, be slow NV
ask men mat every parent who has scholars IN
DC al school during thu, season. will frs, .ecu,. .
eoou ""cher, use your miaence TO do this le, won,
school mouse he put m proper order and then Win
watehinl vigilance send ycur child TO the .cho.,
designed by our Commonwealth for all children. n,
you apprehend danger 10 your child from ;r,,.,.
eng him TO the school as it now is besscch 49,.
sci al once about It's regeneration. If our school,
PAGES unsuitable and dangerous for your children
can they be safe and proper places for ,bs chns..
OF your neghbors? Every thinking ,...o. ""
rom moments reflecuonsl har from The p,,o,;o.
supporting private schools, 10 the extern, -. a.
bur!"s'on' Numerous fearful and de spre.d evil,
must ar Use. WIN
FRIEND TO PrsLlc SeHoo,s