Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-26
COMMON SCHOOLS.

his labors have been attended with much benefit
| to the noble cause committed to his hands
To Tie Chairman Of the Boards of County iSuper-
| intendents Of Common Schools to EranaSninq
Committees, aud others interested IN the ca1se of
general Education an North Carolina:
The law authorizes me, as General Superintendent
Of Common Schools, for the State, to recommend
books to be used as text books, in all our Common
Schools and 1t was hoped and expected that this re-
commentator would be generally obeyed. The rea-
sons for investing this euthorty, in some one,
obvious to all experienced teachers; and many of
these, In view Of existing difficulties, of
opinion that some should have the power of pre-
scrlbIng, absolutely, what books should be used.
1t is impossible FOR teacher to do justice to many
scholars when there many classes there
pupils; and it is we'll known Iaet that in a great
majority Of Common Schools the variety of text
books is nearly equal in number TO the number of
pupils.
1t is therefore, important that my recommendation
should be generally adopted and this notice is
given that all parties may be prepared for the Cir
culars which will soon be issued to all the Commit
tees of Examination.
! / desired. before making my recommendation, to
ascertain, if possible, what books worthy of being
adopted, are now most generally in in the State
the convenience of parents and the cheapness of the
works recommended are objects not 10 be over looked.
And may we'll state here also, that in regard
Biographies, have had some difficulty, for it
impossible for writers, out of the State to do justice
TO North Carolina. In popular work of this kind,
recently Publlehed, and one otherwise worthy of
being used it is stated that the Pilot Mountain is
of the chief natural features of the State and stu
atea near the Virginia line an expression, ap-
parently borrowed from class of enigrants who
wished to mitigate the disgrace of being natives of
the State by qualifying it with the explanation that
they were from 1" near the Virginia line" Without
disparaging the Old Dominion, it should be well
understood in North Carolina that her mountains
borrow of their grand features, and her people
of their dignity OF character from their proxmi
~ to the boundary line of Virginia.
In another late work on Geography, much used in
our Academies, it is stated that the principal towns
of the State are Wilmington, New Berne, Washing
ton, Edenton, Raleigh, Oxford, Beaufort, and Rsh-
borough!
yet in embryo. Oxford is village famed for its
beauty and hospitality, and Ashborough is County
seat, remarkable for its morality and good order but
it is rather burlesque which the good citizens of
those places will readily admit, TO designate either
Of them a chief town of North Carolina.
In the public schools of North Carolina, under its
patronage and care, the children should learn
thing of their native adopted State; and it is i'm
porant that the information of this kind should be
correct.
That this enc may be accomplished, shall make
application 10 the author Of one OF the books alluded
to- fer permission to correct his work and if he will
the edition revised will be recommended
to the Schools of tho State.
/ have prepared a card hand-bill to be posted,
in conspicuous place, the wall, ia every free
school house in the State and hope that the County
ChairmeR will distribute copies to the Committees
of their respective Counties, with instructions this
effect Copies, for this purpose, will be sent from
Raleigh to all the Chairmen.
This hand bill contains instructions teachers and
pupils if placed, desired, it will be read by all,
thus letting teachers and pupils know that the eyes
of the State looking apon them and its voice of
encouragement and admoniton reaching them in every
Common School in the State. Teachers, knowing
that their pupils will read, and compare their conduct
with tue standard of duties recommended, will be
more careful and emulous succeed scholars, when
adj he'd he ilelv
TO obey, seeing that the teacher is backed by the
authority of the State.
G. H. WILEY,
Gen. Sup. Com. Schools.
Jackson, N. c., March II, 1853.
Editors OF the State will please copy the above in
their papers.
GUANo. 1t will be seen, by advertisement in
our paper to-day, that the Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad offers to transport this valuable fertilizer
at as low rates as possible throughout the year ;
and it is to be hoped that the farming interest will
profit thereby. We learn that the farmers of War
rem, Granville, and Franklin are applying large
quantities of guano to the forthcoming crop; and
they doing this the result of experience hay
ing realized signal advantages the past year from
the use of the article.
EY- We find in the Tallahassee Flordan sin
guar act passed by the last Legislature of that
State. The act is follows d" Be 1T enacted, dc.
That Claudius Stewart, notwithstanding bis mi
nority may be admitted to practice Attorney
and Counsellor at Law in this State Provided,
That the said Claudius Stewart shall first be exam
ned and declared qualified therefor, by one of the
Judges Of the Circuit Court of this State, or such
persons may be appointed"
EE The Editor of the Asheville Spectator has
the assurance to charge that Gov. Marcy and other
members of the Cabinet are FreesoiIers We have
already shown, in another part Of this paper, how
baseless this charge is. 1t comes with fine grace
from a native of North Carolina, who, while in
Wisconsin, supported the abolitionst Farwell for
Governor
New YORK CRYSTAL PALACE. The New York
Journal of Commerce states that in consequence
of the unfavorabe state of the weather during the
past month, and temporary delay occasioned by
want of building materials, the Crystal Palace
will not probably be ready for the reception Of
articles before the first of June next.
EN~ Wings going out of the offices just
now, and Democrats are going in. This is what
was expected and is as it-should be. Our Wing
friends have borne it thus far with pretty good