Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
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THE attention of Town Superintendent. Teachers,
i and others interested in the cause OF popular ed
ucaton in the State Of Vermont is called to Section
@ Act No. 2, of the Laws of Vermont, for the year
SEcTioS 3. 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
Biographies arithmecs histories of this State, and
the United States, philosophers, algebras, readers
each branch, MS they.shall deem best suited for in
structiOn and in the district schools in this state
in each of said branches and shall cause the list so
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
one year from the making of such selection which
list so selected shall be and remain authoritative and
binding upon the Board of Education, superintend-
ents and teachers for and during five years from and
after November 1868, and each five years thereat-
ter ;Tand superintende1ts and teachers shall recon
mend for use in the district schools. as new books
shall become necessary for instruction in the branches
named no other than the books included in said list
so selected and published.
The following is an extract from the Report of the
Board of EDUCATION for the year 1857, pages: ,
ate Biographies, were adopted for these reasons.
in brief the simplicity and clearness of the text the
gradual and constant advancement from the pr ina
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 Intermedate, Geography for
use in the schools of Vermont. This edition will
contain new quarto map of the State, engraved on
copperpae and four pages Of letter press and ques-
prepared by Rev. Pliny H. White. 1t is believed
that this feature while it is 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 Monteth'
Lessons in Astronomy, was adopted, to be used in
those departments of the study which indicated
| by their titles. Guyots Common School Geography
/ oJn Nod Gop raybv Of n
| ferent from McNallys.
| Inasmuch as there seems to be some misapprehen-
| sion to the intention and design of the Board in
recommending the different text books in Geogra-
ply, it proper to state that their inten-
ton to recommend the of Mitchelps Biographies
by all classes which have hitherto used, or which
would otherwise Cornels, and that they did not
design that Guyots Biographies should be used, ex
cept by pupils who, having passed through Mitch
ellis, desire advance to the study of physical geo
graphy by Guyots method.
The publishers of Mitchell's New Biographies will
send agents into every town in the State to supply
schools, according to the terms annexed and it is
hoped that superintendent will furnish every faci-
| ty for the speedy prosecution of their business
PLINY II: WHITE.
JONATHAN ROSS, State Board
| d. d. G0RHAM, of
A. j. SANBORN,
NJ. CLARKE,
...... A. E. RANKIN, Secretary.
PRICE LIST OF MITCHELL's BIOGRAPHIES,
For Introduction and Exchange.
| - Retail Introduction. Exchange.
First Lessons, $3.50 sO,S6 Old Blk and $0,25
| Primary, 50 go AZ
intermediate, $50 lao LOO
In calling the attention of Superintendent and
Teachers to the above statement of the State Board
Of Education the subscribers would say that imme-
diaey upon the opening of the district schools our
travellers will visit each town in Vermont for the
purpose of furnishing MitchelPs New Geographic
In exchange for those in All persons inter.
ested who may desire further informatonin relation
to the exchange. will please address
;, LORENZO B. PECK, Montpelier, Vt.
| 4-45 L. II. BUTLER & co.