New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-09
Board of National Popular Education.

lClRcuLAR.
This Board was orgauiZ-d in April, l-i1. rs
object ~ expressed ia It's constitution, 10" 70 pro
mote Popular Education by such means as NAV
seem suited 10 that end, and especially by taxing meas
ures 10 supply Wei qualified teacher. 20 plsces desii
tute VI them Female teachers, only, are employed
BIZ the Board u gathers them IN classes semi annually,
a. Hartford. Conu. where suitable building IS pre-
pared Tor their reception, and an experienced ienne
teacher Is engaged o. superniend tneir prepai al,h
That preparation consists mainly 81 .ecturt'-oh tne
bet mode a organizing scn0o--On the BEST MTtuo9-
OF teaching the various branches-gn scnufi govern
neut-ou moral and rel sious instruction n schools
on the influence Of the teacher in the community -'
which are added examinations IN toe VARIOUS u'a'-T-
visiting model scnOoOis-a course pi lectures on
uuysiOisgy-a system Ot caisthenc exercise ana I'D
struction Ia vocal music. The course continues Ok
weeks -
five classes embracing one hundred and thirty Two
teachers have been sent out-the Distribution VI .ne
which the unders gned nas just com oted ~ .A-
location % two 10 the Territory ~ Mlnneso-a OF tne
~ teachers - have been drawn from M.ssa -nl-ett
al from gerrout-l7 ron Maine from We" hNnp-
.bi,e-l2 from Connecticut-ll from New York.
from Rhode Island from Pennsy an s--l from
Virginia Thirty-ei.ht have been scot ~ Ind ans-5o
10 liuOis-i4 ~ Aichigan-l3 20 Wisconsin - 70 IOWA
% 70 Tennessee % Kentucky. aud j y Nofth
ln .very part Of the West through which ine under
siyusd has passed on his way " this Territory. an
evidently reasng interest Is iet 10 the operations o
the Board ard standing as be does, al tbs extreme
r,oint and looking over the wide West NJ ,nnA- lr
nav venture % speak IN It's name, ana say % tnr vel
educated teachers of the East ONE over and hep U.s.
IL ID. In sympathy with this Western iee.ll5 and Lh
some appreciation Il the real wants which produce t
that spplcsuons are low solicited from 'eaclsrs y
form sxtl class. ~ enter tnls 1rii next autumn II
= proposed o. gather the class Hartford 90 me 3st
II August and send them 0ut On the lltn % Dctopef
Applications should be- addressed ~ me CoinHNtee
f5r s.<1iag T,1-trrs Hwfyvf Conn. Eacn appica-
ton should the sge, residence, AMI fr
denomination VI the applicant aud tue lfal-L's III
which .te f-~ls compete 90 instruct ani should De-
accompanied BY testimonials from some fellt1r source
10 regard 20 her education natural pec-llarties ana
moral and religious character. Among ne desired
Qualifications sound discretion, and decided p.siY are
deemed indIs pensaole
II i. expected that the teacher. Will 1eiray their
travelling expenses - Hartford Their .nstrlcton
there W. D. graru.f0ls They vii board 10 common
Al al expense u ~ per week. which u Is expected
tnry vi. psy except IL case Of raaHgsa ird0uag 90
Tuxiuz " reject any worthy applicant On account ~
her poverty Will 10 sucn cases pay Tor tnr board
Yet ~e deem very desirable mat TEACHERS without
ability from their sources r. teir-y ms e1pen-e
should and 10 through the sd u friends ~lo nlsy feel
Al iutrrest .nd lbs cause, Father than ~ a
draft or tL- funds II the board IL 49, De- 5ratei-.
rontri5atga from their iriendsa testimonial ~ once
u personal gard Tor them, and confidence "a tne
cause % Raich flsy are % De- devoted
The Board VI. t-flay tne travelling e1penses VI the
teachers from Hartford - their places " destination
uroves teen suitable escort and send them D. the
care II respectable individuals Ia the places where
they ere y uesch-nav.ng preTiously made arrange
r-ents tor their puon and employ ment. Win con
y-nsal0ns NLich AL yield tnem Zee pecra1lc support
In " manifest necessity arising ron Sickness
ad vii further gwen from the i-Hcs ~ tne board
II . expected that the teachers thus sent, VII con
rnue teaching should heslrh permit a. east two yesfs
Experience II Western Lie snd TEACHING VII add, very
greatly . their power u dplBg zood-an advantage
shea .lznt causes VII not nd ice CONSCIENTIOUS
and competent teacher o. reLnquish.
some o. The teachers hitherto seut have o'n able 70
r,tlfy tner desire % alc others follow them tOhef
sed VI labor ~ contrib 1tug % TIE funds % the Board
the amount u has xpendec for them IL . hoped that
ota.f, nav and themselves abe " follow this example
| Teachers have been sent out from the Cougrega.
/ rona Baptist. Methodist Episc0pslan and Pfssoy -
/ ran ACKNOWLEDGEMENT a. from escr Of them VIC
cave rrsas Application and have been found iusliasd
No preferences 10 tst IN his ncTsmsnL tor sny evan
sshea denomination over another. Teachers from a