The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26
NAr,oNAL ConMoN scnooL CoNvEN.

held IN Philadelphia. The attendance
was very large and many different States
re epresented. The following topics were
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l. Territorial or civil subdivisions of
the State--involving the extent to which
the district system should be carried, and
the notifications of which the same Is
susceptible.
2. School architecture-including the
location, size, modes ofvenlllaiion, warm
ing and seating. &c. of buildings intend
ed for educational purposes.
8. School MISUNDERSTANDING the
school age ofchildren, and the best modes
of securing the regular and punc'ual al
tendance Of children at school
4. Grades of schools-the number ana
character of each grade.
5. Course of inslruction-physlcai. IN
tellectual, moral and religious, es'hetical'
industrial. Studies, books, apparatus.
Methods.
6. Teachers--theirqu qualificalions-Nor-
NAL school teachers institutes, books on
the theory and practice ofteaching.
7. Support--tax on property, tax on
parents, school fund.
s. Supervision--State, county, town.
9. Parental aud public interest--sup-
Elementary means--library, lyceum. lee
tures.
Before the Convention adjourned, it
was resolved To hold another, in Phila-
delphia, on the 4th Wednesday Of Au'
gust, 1850. State Conventions were
recommended and the delegates from
Pennsylvania have already called one
to meet at Harrisburg, the coming winter
A resolution was also adopted, direct
ing memorial to be sent 10 Congress
asking the establishment of a bureau in
the Home Department for the collection
Of educational information from the States
of the Union.
Some of the above topics were acted
upon others were referred to commit
tees TO he reported upon, at the nex'
meeting. The Committees are compos
cd Of some very excellent men.
We naturally fall in with this move
ment. A united effort, throughout the
Union, cannot but do much good. Th'
topics discussed were most importan
ones, aud We only regret that NOR
central point was not chosen for the mex
meeting of the Convention, Unfortu
nately. many in the West, who would b
glad to participate in the proceedings q
t such Convention, are unable, from wal
: of means, TO go so great distance.
THE CAMELs ARE COMING. -. On neS
Wednesday, CRANE 4 Cos great Orier
: tai Circus will be- in town and afford tn
d lovers Of fun and amusement a rar
t chance. 1t will be their last perform
Q auce for the season, as they intend viii
J. tering in this place. 1t is said that the
u have the best female rider in the countr
THEATRICAL. Mr. Metcalf's Histrior
ic Corps. now under the management
l. Messrs. DECKER & SERGEANT. are agai
in town, and have been playing durin
=. tho week, to delighted audiences.
J.. For this evening the Managers presel
II the public with rich bill.
a BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE, for Octobe
Is is upon our table. Among its content
we notice the conclusion ofthe Caxtons-
10 Lynmoulh Revisited what has Revol
T.. ,ionizng Germany altained-The Gree
10 Hand, continued, short and most e
is cellent "Yarn"-Physical Geography
1t. A Remedy for the Civil Revolution
-. the Canadas, perhaps-The English Nj
-, Coach, or the Glory of Motion-and Di
,e ry of Samuel Pepys.
!, This publication, together with 9th
:; Foreign Periodicals, the advertisement
which has frequently been published
L. our columns, is re.published by Mess
LEONARD SCoTT & Co. New York Ci
The entire set. for one year, can be O
IT. lained for $1,000, and are well worth
CT price. A new year will commence
p January, when fine opportunity will
30 presented for new subscribers. Blat
es woods Maga zine, the terms Of which {
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ton of"best" for many years, aud is Ill
a. ly to continue to OCCUPY the suprema
ny, HoLpEN's DuLLAR MAGAZINE. sit
l., the death of the original proprietor,
ge passed into the hands Of WM. ii. Del
lie 1t will continue to be edited by CnARI
RO T. BRIoes. The new volume, CONNIE
'rt ing with the January number, will
OF printed with new type, upon better pa
Dm aud contain higher order of embelli
ith ments. .. ... ..
The November number is already
The on our table, and is equal to any of
er. predecessors, in quantity and quality
om reading matter
eN' " The MENAGERIE comes into town
o day. Look out for the Elephant