Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-05-30
Rev. J. 1. Hicks Address

Delivered before h~ RuIn2 Go Common
School Contention held az lHdlcigu1
bay .. 1919
A call Tor National Common School Con
veuiion has lately appeared ln some Of the
public Iournils We hovn had our Slate
and County Conventions for tho advancemcn,
OF the Interests Of popular education. Bot
ibis is rs tat ~ my knowledge extends. the
first Instance 10 which p cali has bceu made
upon all the STATES 300 the Union 10 assemble
hv lheirtelccates 90 national council 10 de-
vtsa ways and means tor the promotion ol
this great public interest II Is gratifying
to see the names of some of the most distn-
guished scholars and influential citizens IN
our country appended to tins call. 1t shows
that this cause Is making an impression when
a ought and ~ attracting TO Itself an IuNu-
once that may be regarded as guarantee OF
It's ultimate success. Il is au honor u Yer
mont that she is one of the States t.rl have
taken the lead "a these mclsura- Cor the c,ta.
behmenl Of ,ur means uf popular iuluIi.
pencG and social vuuc. and Do is 90 We
hoped tina, encouraged by the attention that
this subject ~ beptnnlng lo attract elsewhere ;
and which perhaps hcI own example has
helped tn excite she ,'IIl rcamm1te her own
zeal aud cndeavOr 10 hold The leading posi-
ton that she occupies The fact to which
have adyered may perhaps serve 10 quicken
the interest OF this convention m The import
ant object for which 1t has been convened.
And ! would AuPgest To Il ~ a matter for
deltberaiion, whether Vermont ought no, 10
appear 10y a respectable representation at the
meeting m Phla. anAwhelhet tins cUnven-
ton may not by us action help 10 bring this
subject before the minds Of our ciuzens We
look to conventions like the present, lor the
general diffusion OF night feeling IN relct-
enre to popular education. In many miuI,
there Is already feeling enough, and tDnt too
OF the right Kind Intelligent ju1lcipus. aud
ardent @itiS important tina, this feeling should
become univ eIsai lur the matter on which It
emil rvs itselfls OF universal concerumsnt 70
q cannot find an individual IN the community
who should be indifferent TO II for every
Hndi-idual, ,~h.,eror may he hiS circumstan-
ces snd position, is affected seuslbIy by the
ignorance OF intelligence that surround him
In order that correct views and feelings which
are insulated IN few prominent minds, may
spread through all minds, those minds must
be brought ln,o communication with each
other This may be done In several WAYS
through the medium OF popular lectures such
as the statute requires OF The county super
tniendent; through the press which. am
happy TO say, IS opening ITS columns to lhIs
subject and through the personal intercourse
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