Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-09
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CIRCULAR.

SlRSoIJ1AIes
THE attention of Town Superintendent. Teachers,
ucation in the State of Vermont called to Section
q Act No. 2. of the Laws of Vermont, for the year
1866, which reads follows:
SECTION q The Board of Education are hereby
authorized and it is made their duty, on or before
July l. 1867, and on or before said date every fifth
year thereafter. to select list of such grammars,
Biographies arithmetics histories of this State. and
the United States. PHILOSOPHERS. algebras, readers
each branch they'shall deem best suited for in
structon and in the district schools in this State,
selected to be published in all the newspapers pub
lished in the State, during the month of January
next following the making of such selection; and
also to be inserted in each school register issued after
one year from the making, of such selection which
binding upon the Board of Education. superintend.
ents and teachers for and during FIVE years from and
after November |, 1865 and each five years hereaf-
mend for in the district schools: as new books
shall become for instruction in the branches
named other than the books included in said list
The following is an extract from the Report of the
Board of Education, for the year 1861. pages .
Mitchell's First Lessons. Primary, and Intermedi-
ate Biographies. were adopted. for these reasons
gradual and constant advancement from the prima.
ry truths to the higher departments OF geographical
knowledge, the conciseness and completeness OF the
definitions. the elegance and accuracy of the maps
the attractiveness of the pictorial Illustrations. and
the uniform method of treating topics that are SINH
lar to each other Since the adoption of these books.
the publishers have taken measures to prepare a
special edition Of the Tbs fiji
contain new quarto map of the State. engraved on
copperpate and four of letter press and ques
pTspar re' BY Rev Fny H. White Il believed
that this feature while il is not to increase the cost
of the books, will materially increase its value and
the interest with which it will be studied. McNallys
Physical Geography. accompanied by Monteiths
those departments Of the study which are indicated
by their titles. Guyot's Common School Geography
was adopted as Physical Geography of grade DIFF
ferent from McNally's.
Inasmuch as there seems to be some misapprehen-
sion as the intention and design of the Board in
recommending the different text books in Geogra-
ply it seems proper to state that il their intea
ton to recommend the use of Mtchelrs Biographies
would otherwise Corne1ls and that they did not
design that Guyots Biographies should be used. ex
es. desire TO advance the study of physical geo
graphy by Guyot's method.
The publishers Of Mitchell's New Biographies will
schools according to the terms annexed. and it Is
hoped that superintenden!s will furnish every faci
PIN PIfNY y ii r &HfrE.
d. D. GoRHAM. -. of
4. J. sANBoRN.
A. +. RANKIN. Secretary.
PRICE LIST OF MITCHELLis BIOGRAPHIES.
For Tafroductsoa and Erehaaoe.
Lessons. R ss Ins ss 6ld Fl Es' ana s,
intermsiiate. $50 40 LOO
In calling the attention Of superintendents and
Teachers to the above statement Of the state Board
Of Education. the subscribers would say that imme
diatey upon the opening Of the district schools.
parpose Of S furnishing Mtche New Biographies
In exchange for those now in All persons inter
e. ,ns sIsbanSe viii piease sadress
as E. III. BUTLER & co.