Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-05-16
The National Convention Of the
Friends Of Common schools.

Inc NNu0HAl t0hNfMti0N vi tnt
Friends Of Cemmen Schools.
The undeuigned, deeming thai the great
cause Of Popular Eduoai,oa IN the United
B,.,e,, may be sdvsnced, and the e1enions
Of ~ frieods strengthened and sysemA''Eeo
BY mutual consultation and delibefai'on
respectfully request the friends OF Common
Schools and Of Universal Education
throoehou, the Union, TO me't intCooven>
t,on al the city OF Philadelphia, on We'd
pc.dav the 221 day Of Angus, next, al 10 i
O'clock. A. NJ, for the promotion Of this
paramount interest OF our Republican In.
aituiiCus"
We have only room for the following
influential namcs, from smoog The large
number OF warm friends Of Popular Edu.
cation, who have signGed their seqnles- /
cenee IN this call
RI. Rev. Alonz1 Potter, d. ID, Phila-
dolphin.
George NJ. Wharton, Bsq., President OF
Board Of Controllers Of Public Schools,
90. OF Philsdl.
Hoo. Joseph II. Chandler, Pfes'to Board
Of Citeeicr, Of Girard College, PhIadcl'
phis.
John S. Hart. A. NJ, President Central
High School. philsdolpha
Alfred Z Wright, Editor OF Wrghts
Casket" aud " Paper" Philadelphia.
Townsend Haiues State Sup't. Of Public
Schools Of Pennsylvania.
Christopher Morgan, State Supt. Of Pub.
lie Schools Of New York.
Dr. +. r King, State Supt. Of Public
Sehoolt Of New Jersey.
Zion. Henry Barnard, Com. Of Public
Schools Of r. |.
Sch p. Beers, State SuP't Of Public
School; Of Conn.
WI H,um @. Crosby, Secretary Of Board
Of Education, Maine.
Richard S Rus, Com olPublic Schools,
N a.
Hon. Ira Mayhem, Superintendent OF
Public Schools, O
Robert J. BreckcurldCo, D. d, Sup'L Of
Public Schools, XIV.
Hon. Horace Mann, for ~ years Sec.
Of Board Of EducSior, Mass.
S. s Randall, ESQ.,, for Ii years Dep.
sup'L Of Public Schools, State OF New
York,
Ex-Governor Horace Eaton State Sup't
oCPuoie Schools OF Vermont.
II s. Cooley, Esq, State SuP'L Of Com
mo0 Schools, Ill.
Tbos II Benton, j.. State Supt. Of Pub
Iie Schools, Of Iowa.
Hon. Salem Town, New York.
Judge Willard Hall, Delaware.
~ ID. Legged, Editor Of School Clarion
Ohio.
Asa d. Lord, Esq, Editor OF Ohio Schoo
Jcarnal.
D.L. Swain, President Of the Univcr
say OF N. c.
ncssce
Judge 4. Lane, Sandusky, Ohio.
A Church - H., President Of UnIycI
SHY, Athers, Ga
POT NJ. L. s,ocvcr, Pcnn'a. COLLEGE
Gettysburg.
Il. B. DnderhiIl, Principal Nltchez In
sdtute, Miss
J.me. l.. Enos, f lhor OF North Yves
en Educator, Chicago, IIIinois.
Edward Cooper, E,q, Elnor Of Dlstrlc
School Journal, Albany, New York
Philip Lindsey, D. D., Pre't of Uniye
sily Of Nashville.
A. d. Bachc, LII D., Superintendent {
u. 5 Coast Survey Washington.
II. w. Heath, LII D., Maryland Colleg
OF Teachers.
srArE COMMON SCHOOL CONVENTIONS,
The Committee IF Arrangements for Il
NAtioual Common School Convention. whlc
is 70 assemble in Philadelphia on the q
Of August next, beg leave respectfully al
earnestly. TO recommend &c the friends
Common School Education in the sever
States Of the Union, to assemble in Sta
Convention, at their respective capitals,
nj some central location on or before Il
fourth day Of July next, for the purpose
appointing delegates to the National Coz
vention, and transacting such other bus
ness in reference to the interests Of Con
moo School Education within their border
as may be deemed eIpedient 1t is deal
able that the number Of delegates from ca
etste be at least equal 10 its reprosentati
In Congress. and that tHl delegate
Abould a. Ear as may be practicable, be s
aeeured. State OF Local Conventions
Teachers. Superintendent or other asset
blAOes Of the friends Of education, are al
respectfuIly requested to appoint delegat
"a Inc proposed National Convention
AZ Editors and publishers Of neWsF
Oers throughout the Union, are Saraes
reouested 10 publish this notice, togeth
with the notice recommending the Natlo'
Common School Convention.
BY order Of the Committee,
JosEPH r. CHANDLER, Chairman.
A.E Wight, Cor. Secretary.