Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-12-12
The Vermont School Journal.
+. ii. WEBSTER

FRIEND EARLE wish through the
columns of the Standard to make brief
but earnest appeal TO the friends Of edu.
cation, and more particularly to the
teachers in Orleans County in behalf OF
The Vermont School Journal.
Several years ago it was attempted to
publish a journal devoted to the interests
of education in our State. In a short
lime this failed for want Of support
rhc work was again undertaken 10y the
Vermont State Teachers Association,
ard under its sanction has been publish
ed four years, with limited circulation
and with loss to the publishers. The
friends of the cause have labored hard 10
keep it alive, and the question is now
addressed to the enlightened and educa-
ted people Of Vermont-S!iall the School
Journal be published another year, or
shall il die on unnatural and iguom.uious
death through the GOODNESS and indilfer-
ence of those who should BE- its firm and
faithful supporters ? Shall Vermont, like
her sister State, suffer an educational
journal worthy Of her station, and a
faithful exponent Of her zeal and interest
in the causc---or shall the flee thousand
teachers Of the State turn upon il the
cold shoulder, and thus eTectualy ruin
the modest and most important work Of
hich the State can boast In fine.
,hall the it0o kHadred and .f6y active
teachers in Orleans Coun'y--a county
which Secretary Adams has often said
ranks second to none in the State, in its
intelligence and its manifest and increas-
ed interest in common schools-each
take this Journal or shall they, as here
tofore, furnish merely fjly or less num-
Der of subscribers ?
As TO lis merits, lille need be SAID. Il
is designed to be practical, and the art
cics that appear from time to tire upon
the diFerent methods Of teaching The va.
rous studies in cur common schools, will
alone more than repay such teachers Is
wish 10 improve themselves, and MAKE
each days labor more beneficial than the
day before. To that class who Lave al
ready reached that standard where i'm
provement is impossible, do not offer
the Journal-but to those who can, and
are anxiou: to improve aud fit them
selves more thoroughly for their impor
tant work, l do earnestly recommend il
as n valuable channel for communication
among teachers, and u most valuable aid
to self.improvement in those essential,
Il a: so TO make up successful and Ell
cient teacher.
The Journal is published monthly
contains 81 RACES of reading matter, and
is furnished at the very low rate of fifty
cents per year, when taken in clubs If
two or more. 1t is thus brought within
The reach of every teacher. Especial
pains lave been taken TO canvass the
country. and a committee was appoiated
at our last County Association, who are
expected to labor faithfully aud send in
the names Of subscribers as soon as pos
,iblc. | wish to give an extract from n
letter just received from the publisher,
and thus bring to the notice Of his COM
miItee the very liberal offer therein con
tanned
Your letter reached me in due time.
| was gratfed aud encouraged by the
spirited meeting of your Association,
which you report. But have heard
nothing from your large Journal commit
tee. ] hope they will not let the matter
drop. On the strength Of such action,
and the manifest interest on the subject,
| have decided to 90 on with the Jour
mai. 1t will be published on as good pa
per, aud be every way as valuable the
coming year as last, though paper, ink
and labor have risen at least one fourth.
Nor do intend to increase the price. /
may lose money, but | shall not, | trust,
# my friends and the friends Of the
Journal, seeing the circumstances, come
up to help. More effort will be necessa.
ry this year than ever before. But shall
it not be put forth ? No other State
will give up its Journal, nor will Yer,
mont.
You may offer Vol. Nv as a present to
airy new subscriber who will pay sixty
five cents for Vol. ""
Will not the teachers all avail them
selves of this liberal offer? 1t is hoped
the various members Of this committee
will attend promptly and faithfully t11he
work assigned them, and show forciby
by their labors that Orleans may, in the
good cause, lead the van ? Let all the
names be forwarded, if possible, during
the present month. Iwould say further.