The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-11
SCHOOL hooks IN CALEDONIA 60.
NORTHUMBERLAND

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readers within long article upon this already
worn topic; bat there are one or two point.
IN the last article over the signature OF ~
Superintendent" that with your permission ]
will briefly notice.
~ Superintendent" evidently writes with
considerable caution, concoaling his own
name, and the names OF the persons 10 whom
lac refers. This he would have as believe Is
done ont of the kind intention OF not being
unnecessarily severe or personal. This may
be- the ease, hut Il seems unfortunate Tor him,
--Lul pcrhlus equally So for others, that IN per-
sonal conycrsa2,od about absent persons, he
does not exercise thc Slime degree of caution
and apparent kindness. In defending hi, first
article against the reviewer he says-"Wcc
before last, a snpcrntcudcnt from neigh
boring town, Cone of the signers) called upon
me, aud we had a free conversation IN regard
10 the subject discussed TO the question,
whether he saw any thing III NV HrtICir wtTTrh
appeared to him either incorrect or unkind,
he replied distinctly in the negative. He
seemed To view hiA position a. not 4 Little I'M
comfortable and 10 bc DESTROYS Of getting out
of it-but he did not intimate that he thought
NV artielg. uucaurtaaug." Here a Spperin-
tcndont"'is 80 careful not TO be PERSONAL that
! thiRE ! should not have inferred that he re-
lcrrcd TO me, had not been 50 informed by
different individuals 10 whom SupCTintCndont'
had stated that was the man, and the state
mcnt has also been made in a public meeting
--4-frHt an opportunity ofeNamininp both Sc
ries of Reading Books, prior TO the holding OF
the Convention, at this place, and was anN-
ious Ia bc present for the purpose of stating
my views on that subject before the conYcn-
ton, but supposed the meeting was 10 have
been JON the twcrty-ninth, instead OF the
oath, aud was unfortunately absent at
the timc-Finding that other persons were
lahoring under the same mistake rs to the
time of the convention, and that the wishes
Of the county were not likely TO bc met in
the series adopted by the convention,
thought that in order to have the matter fully
understood, and an end pat TO all controNer-
sy on the subject, VIC had better have anoth-
or conventions as there was committee to re-
port on other school books. and when togcth-
er, IL it was thought best, the step that had
been taken in relation TO Reading Books,
could be rcconsdcrcd and the county harmo-
nizcd In conversation with the Key. Mr. Dud-
ley this place, he thought ~such a conNen-
ton uudCr the circumstances, Woutd De the
best thing that could be done We ~cousc-
quently went in cumpahy,and conNersed WIN
TITO alt -ti5V afdniCyittd FCrTus Mr. ffutr'f7
This ArutlcuAns financial nt1rests were
deeply concerned with the final settlement ct
this QUESTION, He hal already spent some
time jim the county, giving inetrnotion IN
Reading institutes, for which he expected no
other remuneration. bit tie introduction of
bis books But this gentleman expressed a.
Willingness that such convention should be
called and that the action Of that convection
should be final settlement oi the question
of Reading Books for the county. then
stated to Mr. Hatch that IT he would write to
.. Superintendent, stating &C. b'w chat be-