Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-03-04

From tho NORTH sWt
70 Ctoe O. Bmudau, Eeq,
Late Superintendent OF Common Schools.
Whereas, the Legislature at its lsst sessio
llilcd 10 elect State Superintendent OF Con
mon Schools through the refusal OF the lous
LOT Representatives 10 40 into Joint Asscubi
for tha purpose is provided by law; Thor,
fore the uAdcr gn.d believing that very g,e.
benefit 10 tlle interests OF Common school edu
lcdIoD has resulted and is calculated DO Iesu
from such suneuntendeuce. would respectful
request that You Should continue your labor-
mot as public officer but as private iHdiy.dua
so far as it can be done by voluntary co-opera
ton with tiic citizens OF the State. and relying
ua.n the voluntary contributions Of the Plopu
Tor your compensation.
Should ,ou deem 1t consistent thus % engaC,
n Che enterprise, The undersigned would respect
fully express the opinion. that by aiding you %
your operations, the people viii render am cnson
tla service to one OF the most noble and import
amt interests of the State
In compliance with the foregoing recus-',
base al,es'iv MINI upon the deId OF abo
therein implied. | have, during the last two
weeks. lecturad In eleven towns ID Orleans coun
ty. 10 every instance, ! have had the pleasure
toaddrcss a1 audience respectable for aumhei-
and not unfoqueuty large church was crowd
ed. ln some towns. ali the schools, or nearly
all. were present. lie general interest .et up-
ON tAc subject of schools, and the opinions eu-
tultalucd by The intelligent, upon the present poe
stion OF oar Stale ~ respect TO education. may
DC inferred f om the resolutions passed at thcse
meetings. 1Acy have uniformly been OF a char
actor similar to those passed at the meeting rec
Gently heldo Cabot, and published ia tae Star
aud Chronicle.
IN this connection, ] may be allowed io re-
mats, that t.la present year VIII necessarily bee
memorable 100 ihe history Of our >tate. Iae ops
lnlnr prospects oi our cvu year. were uuV lug
lut cheering to the friends OF education. They
suddenly and Unexpectedly found Themselves
deprived of those provisions of the Common
School Law, which they bad regarded ueces
sary sustain and Improve oul common school
SYSTEM And was the more % be regretted,
because tho means employed has been tested b.,
a the New England States. The "Old boy
state first employed them. and they have con-
tnbutd not little 10 make her What She Is.
light in the world" I'm all these States they
have been found efficient means tor intusug naw
life aui 1-or n,a the Common school. AmeDg
these Observation-Disclosures, the Teachers Institute
was regarded a- indispensable. Many OF our
people become discouraged, because tIe effect
was not hore immediate. But it sheuId be re
nemhcrod that the influence of am Institute Is
not Impni-ite producing sudden result which
sta-fie. and r,priy.,4s bet "a ronsfal.t e,r.a
commencement ~ Inc ORIGIN OF exisf,nr e,,ls n,i
silently working their removal. Bnt. il ,ot
my 8, sign TO dwell upon the present cona,t.on
nnd nr1.pects al fb,, edu-tiional interested y,r
mont ou.g desire 10 make more nublc tHa
pian winch na friends of education htta cons
ctrea parMi and temporary sub-ttu-. i0r
uhat the lass Ind pro,. died. bat of winch tl...1.,
pa are deanted
Ig crl,n ord ,H..,f.o. Z ,r,lo-ror ID. ,.....
parent. ,-r their Schools I'D IN r..-,.
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...y or0,o..a,.ad 10 teachers 0I5tt..a. XXI.
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lone .g ct.If. "a ocreral interest lp. tI... ....