The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-06-09
CIRCULAR.
Teachers at the West.

THr Board OF NATIONAL PoPuLAR EDu-
CATION invites applications from ladies to
form its twelfth class Of teachers, to be gath
cred at Hartford, Conn, on the 18th of Au-
gust, and sent to the West on the oath Of
September. The intervening sixwceks VIII
be occupied in the usual course of preparation,
under Hhc superintendent of Miss NANCY
SwIrr, of South lIadlcy, Mass, embracing,
among other things lectures on various
practical subjects, having special reference
TO the preparation of the teachers for the new
and responsible positions to be assigned them
at the West The great value of this course
10 those who desire to make themselves useful
As teachers, has come to be generally under
stood and acknowledged. Ladies desiring to
join the class will address written applica-
tions to Miss Swift ut South Hadley, by the
middle of July, with specifications of age,
residence, religious denomination, branches
which they can teach, and amount Of expert
ence in teaching by testimoni-
ais in regard to education, capacity to teach,
natural pecularities of mind and person, and
moral and religious character. Good sense,
paticnt energy, n hopeful spirit, and decided
petv, are of indispensable Importance.
There Is no computing the amount of good
which these qualities, well developed, will
enable a teacher to-accomplish. Some expc-
ricncc in teaching is Indispensable A capa-
city TO sing is very important. There IS an
increasing demand for instruction IN music on
the piano.
Applicants will have scasOnabc notlce Oh
their acccptancc, or non-acccptancc. The ac-
cepted teachers will be expected at Hartford,
nromptlv. on the 18th of August. Ii is very
important that they should go through the
entire course. On arriving, they will take
hacks (for ,rhieh bit % cents caH be demdnded)
TO the Orphan Asylum the building
prepared for their rcccption-whcrc they VIII
hoard. in common with the Superintendent,
at An expense to them of Sl,I5 per week. In
cases OF decided merit, when there is man,
irest inability to dcfray this expense, ana VIII
be given from the funds of the Board. Inc
course of instruction is gratuitous. We shall
dcfiay their travelling expenses to the places
of their destination. Should they at any time
have the ability to refund this, il Will be used
IA sending out more teachers. We orPeef t"Dl
10 continue teaching at least tro gears, @0ntd
health permit.
The teachers will be sent to places where
arrangements will have been made Tor. thcli
reception and employment, with compensa-
tions. which will, at least, give them respec-
table support. The knowledge we shall have
of the places and of the teachers, Will enable
MS to assign them positions to which they
shall be found best adapted, land where they
NAV be most acceptable and useful
The Board has sent out ia tcachcrs-elgh'
of whom are in Oregon and California. Past
success encourages us to perscvere. We have
done some good and with Gods blessing meal
TODD more We hope for an undminishec
supply of well educated, Christian women
ready to enter the fields of labor we may as
sign them, in full sympathy with the ohject'
of our Board, and in the spirit of whole-heart