Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-10-22
CONVENTION OF STATE AND COUNTY
SUPER[NTEND DENTS,

convention of County Superintendens me-
according TO adjournment in the State House IL
itpelIer on "Wednesday morning, Oct. H. 1916
The President, Gov. Eaton, being absent, Hon
ID. NJ. Camp was appointed President pro ten. anC
Jhos. ii. Palmer, Esq, Secretary.
From Committees previously appointed, the fol
lowing Reports were received
By Rev. Mr.. Case on Spelling Books and Die
tionbiies.
BY Hon. d. NJ. Camp, on u s. Histories.
BY Mr.. Flint, on Ariihmetcs
By Mr.. Palmer, on MIscelanles.
BY Rev. Mr.. Hall. on Biographies
BY Prot. Benedict, on Reading Books.
3y Rev. Mr.. Taylor, on Grauhnars.
These reports we're subsequently taken up, and
after free discussion and consultation, the couven.
ton voted to recommend the following.
Webster's Common School Dictionary.
Sanders Primer, do Spelling Book aud Read
ers aud when greater variety is required, Pal
mers Moral Instructor and the Educational Read
er and Moral Class Book, by S. s. Randall.
Wizards abrldgement of United States History
Smiths first book OF Geography, for beglnners,
and Qnarto Geography; also Morse's Qnarto Ge-
ograply tor re.erence-and Mltchcl's outline maps.
WeS School Grammar.
he Governmental Instructor, by j. b. Shurtlef.
Coburns Mental Arithmetic.
1t was deemed lneXpedIent by the convention at
the present time 10 recommend any change IN re-
golu " ldTlHCT tldD 10 lOUuTn y
hrst Lessons. Convention also voted to recou-
mend tor use in our schools the " Young Una vZer,"
by AlcElligott, and the D." Self INSTRUCTOR" No /,
by JOSIAH Holbrouk, to be used by snmll chiluren
to relieve the tedluusness Of the school room and
furnish them with useful amusement Convention
also voteL to recommend Roots system OF Pen
mansllIp, believing tn It's use IN our schools would
greatly facilitate the learners progress in this i'm
portantat.
No action was taken by the convention in regard
10 books upon the higher branches Of study, belev
in! better at the present Tine 10 cOntne tlemsei
YES 10 more elementary subjects.
We need not at the present time undertake. to
pom, out The evils which result from multiplicity
and diversity OF huoks in The same school these
evils have long been felt and dep ured aud the
number and magnitude becoming more and more
apparent. 1t has been a question difficult TO be
answered, how can this evil be rcnedlcd? ! each
ers lave their md vidual preferences, and they re-
commend accordingly, and us they are changing
trcm year to year, their Recommended ions serve only
10 Increase The evil. Could these te chers all con-
suit aud agree before making their Recommended
tons the would be different But since neither
teachers parents can thus consult and agree, the
only way seems 70 be 10 have committee. Such
committee has been appointed from all the counties
in the Slale; they nave spent all gTatuliously
great amount OF time and examined with care a
great number of books. There was difference OF
opinion III TIE convention; as tHtIe VIII oe
the peoples but they regarded uniformity OF
greater Importance than the adoption OF any pHr
ticutur book And when necessary, preferences
were yielded for the general good, and this, 1t Is
believed, tue people will be reay to do, in order
accomplish very important ends u eau be accom-
pli'ied only IN tine exercise OF concllidting spirit.
That the Books here recommended are JuuiieSs,
no one will have the presumption to pretend that
they are the best possible books that might be pro-
cured, we do not assert we believe them to be
good looks, and that properly used they will be
found to answer all the ends Tor winch they are de-
signed. While we claim and iciSh no authority in
tins matter we recconu end them to the people
with the earnest hope and confidence that our
ommendatlon will be received in the SINE concih-
atory spirit in winch it is made, and with a readi
ness slrce all cannot be supposed 20 think alike, 10
sacrifice, to some extent their personal preference
es to the general good.
The Convention adjourned to meet at the State
House in Montpelier on Wednesday succeeding
the second Thursday in October next, at nine o.
clock III the morning.
BY order OF Convention,
ID. NJ. CAMP, }c.
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