The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-10-21

other words. local oaesiians anl 81.
futes have rendered il desirable ia
tie rles of Interested fsrtiss ,.at thr
sistate shSahl tse ameadei IN It's prg
visions arpliestle t. sach csscs. and
a, the mex; session Of the Legislature,
snch amendment. have bcss ineorpo
rated ia,o the existing laws. often With
on due consideration and hence the
numerous malila,i9ns saich have e.
frequently created necessity idr q
new ,.gest oi ,6e sta,nte laws.
In community OF Intelligent free,
men. too much Importance canno. be
attached 10 the general diffusion Of n
knowledge Of the laws of tie State.
Tire statute should be in every school
district. aud, as FAR rs may be, in ey,
cry family. The Legislature. in the
.ac. Of November. 1850. providing FOR
allpas! .Ils lays !. q Il {. lhs
digest which should be adapted to the
capacity and the means Of the great.
est number, aud be extensively dis
tribu,ej among the people. The rub.
Usher. encouraged by the otfcer
charged With the supervision of tie
work adopted measures for securing
an extensive sale, So lhat probably az
no period of our history has the Yer
mont Statute been % extensively POS.
scssel and read b., our citizens as ii;
Is at the present tune.
Thls volume contains wha, are now
the statute ld~s OF the State. oycrIt
As ,hcy were 10 slight extent mo1,
fed by the legislature Of sol. aud If
! the assumption is correct that kno 81.
edge If the laws is essential to the
best Interests or the whole community
! it follows that alterations and amend.
tncnts Of the statute laws should BE-
made cautiously, anl only in view cf
! The most Obvious aud urgent reasons.
For many veas 20 come, aud until
necessity shall coEpeI the legislature
to order q new compilation, the pres
ent volun will be read and referred
to by great numbers Of our ci,zeus,
as containing the Laws Of Neru,ont
and comparatively few. exc"it pro
tessional ,uen aud public officers, vii
be fully informed in regard 70 thc al
teraticns and amendments which may
from time to time be adopted.
In view OF the foregoing consider
atoms. it is respectfully suhmtted.
whether true economy and the safety
Of the Stote do no! require the adop
ton Of the usage prevailing IN mos;
legislative bodies, Of ordering al. pub
! lie bills, at some stage Of thcis iro.
sress. prior to their final passage, to
be rruted fer the use of the members
! The experience d every practical leg
isia.or will bear testimony that with
out this precauiion it is in inust case,
difficult. and oitca wholly imprl ctca
BE. with great majority 9! the mem
bers. to jnd.e Of the necessity 0. uti
ity CT tic bill. or Of its practical ciitc
q or the code of existing Laws
Ih9 pcoile Of the State have eve
. been awake 10 the importance ol com
mon schools, ard have sustained thes'
, institutions by direct and volIntai.
taxation. with spirit Of l'beraht
! highly eommendable. Prota1y II
lew other co.nmuniurs is there felt
= greater soiicituac amonG parelia 10
,he Instruction OF tlsic chilareL "a tn
common branches o! education. u
1 worthy exec, tons eHlst to this ecuera
remark, but it is aWrehcnded TIA
Q those exceptions are conlarat''''
, few.
=. 1t !. admitted that serious o,'.s ala
| sad mistakes exist IN many nl on
/, towns and school districts in tie ad
ministralion Of the present system. b
i which tie bcnchIs Of common schoc
: instruction are greatly diminished
c and III some eases wholly lost. III
h friends Of education have had thei
|. attention called TO the existence {
r these evils, aud much discussion ha
n been had as to the best method OF COZ
II rcctiny them. Whatever shall ten
,r 10 the better qualification of teacher
d whatever shall moro ellectuaIly {
e waken the attention Of parents ali
,f prudential committees in the sever
: districts 10 the importance OF eiesatin
IS the standard Of instruction, and in
/ proving the character Of each scho'
under their immediate control, shoul
- be cherished as the appropriate meal
>. for correcting existln. evils and brin;
Of ing he system 10 its hishes. degree
Il usefulness.
e The provision in tie present 'cho'
Z law for heiilhg Teachers Institutes
!. the several counties. under the dire
a ton Of .he State superintendent,
worthy Of practical test, as near
?. Of improvement. Cor great nuIpbess
= teachers.