The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-06-22
Circular.

THE FouRrEEsTH Glass Of Teachers Of
the BOARD OF NATIONAL POPU-
LAR EDUCATION will assemble ut IIar :
ford, Conn, on Friday the 18th of August.
Ladies desiring to join the class, are re.
quested to address written applications TO
Miss NANcy SwIFr, at South Hadley, Mass,
by the middle of July. They shonld specify
the age, residence, and religious denomina-
tion of the applicant, the branches she can
teach, and her experience in teaching land
be accompanied by testimonials in regard to
education, capacity TO teach, natural peculiar
tiles, and moral and religious character Good
sense, patient energy, hopeful spirit and
decided piety are indispensable. A capacity
to sing is important. None need apply who
have not been successful teachers. There
must be MOr0agh knowledge of the common
branches. A capacity to teach most, or all,
ofthe higher branches is desirable. Music
teachers are wanted.
The class will he carried through the
usual preparatory course of six weeks, un
der the superintendent of Miss SWIFT
embracing, among otherthings, Lectures hy
The Superintendent and others, on various
subjects having special reference to the teach
ing and government of schools, and, general
ly, to a preparation of the teachers for their
new positions in the West. instruction in
vocal music is embraced in the course The
course, though brief, is very important
Applicants will have notice of their ac-
ceptancc or non-acceptancc. The accepted
should be ut Hartford promptly by the 18th
of August, that they may have the benefit
of the entire course. 1t is very embarrass-
ing to us, in forming our classes, to have ap-
plications withdrawn, after their acceptance
lie, no lady apply until she can feel reason
able assurance that her courage will hold
ou', and that her friends will not finally di. =
suade her from the work. Let it be n qucs-
tion of Duty-to be decided, not upon H.
impulse of moment, but deliberately
a oac-wITH Goo
On arriving at Hartford the teachers will
take hacks flor which 25 cents only can be
mandcd) to the Orphan Asylum" They
will board in common with the Superintcnd
ent, at an expense to them Of 81 rs a week
In cases of manifest inability to defray this
expense, aid will be given by the Po,rd
The CoH,sc is gratuitous. We pay the travel
! ins expenses to the W, st. The teachers may
teachers. We expect they will teach al leasl
two years, should health permit.
The teachers will be sent to places from
which definite applications shall have beer
received, and a respectable compensation
offered Positions will be assigned them t.
which they shall seem best adapted, ant
where they can bemost useful. They vii
leave Hartford, on the Oath Of September.
] The Board have sent out Three hundreo
and ti1tnty-siG teacl ers, including eieren tC
the Pacific Coast. The Boston Ladies' Socie
ty-now a Branch of the Board-bave sem
O4c hnndred and nine. Total, 436. We hope
for an undiminished supply. We want ener'
g,tic, sclf-rclying working, persevering, Chris
tian women, who fell the demonstrating
Love of Christ to impcl them to effort, and
who will not be weary in well doing.
WILLIAM SLADE,
Cor. Sec. & Gen. Agent of the Board.
MlpDLEBuRy, Vermont, June G, 1858.