Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-12
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The attention q Town Superintendent, Teach,
ers, and otners Interested in the eause u Iapular
education IN the state oi Nenaunt, IA cAlf,l 10
SECTION ,, Act No, ?, of the Laws Of NeTmunt. far
the year 1860, which reads as iollows;
SIC, ?, The hoaIi II Education ara herrhy
authorised, and u Is made their duty on az before
july lso', ani on uF heiore said date every nth
year thereafter, 20 select list of such grammaIs,
geogtdpAies, anthmeties, histories OF tins state
and the lnitsd States, PHILOSOPHERS, alg.bras,
readers aud sIeltTs, not exceeding one hook al a
kind in each branch, As they shall deem best
suited tor instruction. aud use IN the district
schools m the state, m each ui said branches aud
shall cause a list ~ sclected, 90 he PUBLISHED
In 81 the newspap"Fs published IN the state,
duuns the month OF January next follow
ing the making OF such selection; aud also
70 be inserted Ia each scho,A rsistrr Issued
after one year nom the making OF such selro-
/ ton which list 80 scleeted, shall BE- AMI IT,
main authoritative and binding upon the Board
VI Education, supenntendents and teachers, Tor
and duIing i've years frum and after November l.,
lshs, and each hYe years thrrvaitcr; and surerin-
tendenis anl teacArIs shall rcrolnlaend Ion u.s. m
the district schools, as new hUaks shau tte0mc
necessary ior instruction IN the branches named
no other than the hacks included IA sAla list sn
selected and published.
The following Is an extract hum the r,Isat Of
the Board Of Education, Tor the year lNus, lApe
| Mitchell's Elyst Lessons, Primary, aud Inter-
mediate Biographies, were adopted tur these tra-
sons, In brief the simplicity ana elrarncss OF the
text, thu gradual and constant advancement trum
the PRIMARY truths 20 the higher departments Of
geographical knowledge, the COnclsenpss and COM
TIgvCuUsg ~ VhV dUtiuItTrrr- --i,rs-tTt- g
euraey Of the mars, the attTaetNenr,s at the pic
tariA illustrations, aud the uniform wCthod ol
treating topics that ar similar % each other
since the adoptiun OF th.-c book-, the puhlishgr.
have taken measures 20 prepare sloylh edition
Of the intermediate Geography inl usc IN IA,
schools oi Vermont, This edition will contain
new quarto map OF the state, engraved on copper
plate and four pages ofctter press and questions
relating 20 the geography Of Vermont, 10 be pre-
pared by Rev, fhny IL, White. IL l. believe,
that this feature, while II il not Ia increase th'
cost OF the books, will mat rally pcrea>r ITS valu
MeNallys Physical Geography. accompanied b
Mont,iths Lessons ia Astronomy, was adopted
20 De used M thost departments Of the stud,
which are Indicated by their titles, Guyot's Com
Z mon School biography was adopted ~ physlCa
Geography Of grade different from McNally's.
Inasmueh as there seems 90 be- some mlsapprr
henson as 20 the intention and design OF IN
Board IN recommending the different Textbook
I'm Geography, 1t seems proper 70 state that II va
their intention 80 recommend the usc Of Mitchell
Biographies by all CLASSES which have hlthe.t
!. used, or which would otherwise use Iurnells, AM
that they did not design that Guyots Gcogr,
'phles should be used, except hy pupils who, haNln
passed through Mltehrll's, desire 10 advance {
the study vi physical geography 10y Guyot
e' method.
The publishers " MitChoNS Now GcosTgphly
4 will send agents into every town IN thu state,
" supply schools, according 20 the ttiu.- annex
audit is hoped thnt supvrlnicnlent~ Will iurni-
every facility tor the speedy lroe'cutiop ct w.
business.
joins n. p,og, l.. /. NAHn,
pLrNY ii. Mm.E, \. j. SANDERS,
JuSNrdAS Ross, VI, tiNNtE
- state i,o,rl of l.lu,a',.
A T.. RANtIN, SECRETARY.
PRICE Iisr or AUIgHELL's DraunNtWrS f'i
INmuuUCTTaS AND EN'H,N.r.
81 Retail Introduction. Exchange
q First Lessons, ~ 50 20 - Old book and -
Primary, SO ~
intermediate. 50 ~
In calling The attention of superintendent al
Teacher. To the above statement OF the STA
Board of Education, the subscribers would $
that, Immediately upon the opening OF the d
tlict schools, our travellers viii Visit each toy
IN Vermont, t1r the purpose Il furnishing MTG
errs New biographies IN exchange Tor those IA
in use. All persons interested, who may DIES
further information in relation 20 the cNchan
will please address ~
LORENZO II. PECK,
Montpelier. Vt
Book can br had OF TvrrLE q Co., Rutnl
Vt, t-W1"