Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-11-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CIR CT a X.

Tn. attention of Town superin te ndents, Teacher,
and others in the cause OF popular sns s'ss
Laws Of Vermont, Tor the year 1865, which reads q
follows:
IL ed and il is made their duty or before July is
1867 and beEors said date every fifth year there
arhmescs. hisiori OF this State, aud the United
States PHILOSOPHERS algebra, readers and spoilers not
snail deem st suited for instruction and in the dis
irct schools in this state in each of said branches and
shall the list selected to be published in the
state during month of January next following The
making Of such selection and also 10 be inserted IN
ing Of such selections which list so selected shs De
ana remain authoritative and binding upon me Board
OF Education superintsndents ana es anu
during i've from and after November ISL loos ana
each I'VE Years thereaisri and experimenting and
shall for in the District Schooi
as new books snail become necessary i'F Ia
the branches named other than the looks included
in said list selected and published
The following is extract ftom the Report OF the
Board OF Education for the yesr 1867, page 81
Mitchel's First Lessons, Primary, and Intermed ate
Biographies were adopted for these reasons Grlet
the simplicity and clearness OF the text the gradual and
constant Advancement from TIE primary truths 10 he
higher departments Of eeograrhesi the con-
cseness and completeness of the definitions, the ee gaace
and accuracy OF the maps the attracvenese Of me pic
toTia Illustrations, and the Uniform method OF treating
topics similar each other. Since the adoption
of iheseeooks The publishers have taken measures 10
prepare special edition the In:err edae Geography
for in the schools of Vermont. This edition viii
contain quaTto map Of tie STATE engraved on
copPerpl4te and four pages letter press and ques
tons relating the geography Of Vermont, to be
pared By Rsv. Piiny II. White. IL is beheved that this
feature while il is increase the cost OF the book
VIII materially its value and the interest with
which VIII be studied AcNaly's Physical Geography
accompanied by Houteiths Lessons IA Astronomy, was
adopted to be used those departments OF the study
winch are indicated by tneir utles. 1uyot common
School Geography adopted Ply steal Geography
o. grade different from McNally's.
Inasmuch as there 10 be some msapprehe nsion
70 the Intention and design OF the Board IN recon
mending the different books in Geography, .sens
proper TO state that il their intention 10 recommend
The use of Mitcheis Geog,p hes by all classes " hic
have hitherto used. or which would otherwise use, Cog
nels, and that they did design that Guyots Geo
raphies should be used except by pupils, who, havine
passed through Aitchells, desire TO advance 10 tn
study Of physical geography by Guyot's method
The pCbiisher q Hitchei's New Biographies will
send ogenIs in in the STATE 10 supply schools
according the annexed and IT is hoped that
7upensndents viii furnish every facility for the speedy
prosecution OF their business.
JOAN Il. PACE, L. Z. WARo,
PLiSy II. WRITE 4. } SANBos~,
jonathan Ross, u CLARK.
-. u. GoRHAM,