The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-01-25

HAS MISS BEECHER BECOME \ CATH
OLIC NUM-


The necessity Of noticing the ridiculous impli-
cation contained in the above question now ex-
tensively current has arisen from a paragraph in
various papers stating that one of the teachers
cent ont bv the Board of National Popular Edu-
cation of which ex-Gov Sladc is The General A.
gent. has entered q Nunnery at Cincinnati. The
Catholic telegraph of that city is stated TO be the
originator Of the stOTy-a paper which has the
possible opportunity Of knowing the truth on such
a point Immediately several other papers pro-
ceeded to state that hco OF the Teachers Of the
Board had become Nuns. and nowthe same story
being extensively circulated in reference to my
self it becomes proper for me publicly TO state
that regard the whole as a sheer fabrication.
Nv reasons for itare that am in constant cor
resp0ndence with all the agents and teachers Of
the Board and such a thing could not have oc-
curred. cspecialIv at Cincinnati the residence of
nv family and friends without my knowing it.
1t is proper to state here that there are two dis
tinct organizations. the aim of which Is 10 supply
we-qualifed teachers TO the more destitute por-
tions of our country. One of these was formed
about two wears AGO BY Ladies of the Congrega-
tional denomination in Boston, and the first year
they sent ont niReee teachers exclusively of their
own denomination. The other is the Board Of
National Popular Education, which originated
and IS located in Ohio. This Board employs A.
gents to raise up schools in the more destitute por-
tious of our country, and has sent OUT inc INST
wear sirfy-ei,h teachers belonging to six of our
LARGEST Denominations. All these teachers, ex-
cent two whose health failed are in their fields of
labor. So far as 1 can learn, the teachers of both
Associations have everywhere been received with
the greatest kindness, nor has any one of them
Given the slightest occasion for the above report
The only occasion for such story, that can
learn. is that young lady somewhere in Ohio,
and one who has been no way connected with ell
ther Society. has recently taken the Veil.
From motives Of various kinds attempts arc be-
inc made to throw discredit on this enterprise. 1t
IS hoped that the public will bear this in mind and
at least suspend an opinion until the First Annual
Report of the Board of National Popular Educa-
ton is published, which will be done in short
time
Docs anv person ask what need there is for such
an effort of benevolence Let our Census and
the Report of our Legislatures be examined and
II will be seen that even Ohio now requires fire
thousand additional teachers TO supply her children
in the same ratio that Massachusetts, Is supplied.
Kentucky. at the same rate. demands pre- hoHsand
more. white the number Of her white adults that
cannot read and write much exceeds the number
of her children who are in colleges. academles ana
schools of every kind. The other Western-ctates
are in still greater destitution, while our whole
Nation together presents the mournful spectacle
of tro millions Of children growing up in utter ig-
norance What patriot or Christian will not lend
helping hand 10 this first organized attempt to
remedy this appalling evil An enterprise which
so far, has in success erey lruy far exceeded the
hopes of Its fricndss VIII the Editors of news