Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-08
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The attention. 81 Town SHIt gintt nItnfs, Teach
ers and other, Interested M the cause Of popular
education in the State OF Vermont, II called 10
section ,, ts' No. >, Ut the Laws OF Vermont, Tor
the year ISIS, which reads rs follows;
So, ,. The Hnari Of Education are hereby
authorized and Il Is made their duty on OF before
July l. 1867, and Or before said date every nth
year thereafter to ,nlge, list OF such graumaIs.
geographic au,hmctlcs, histories ni thls State,
aud the JuirSl States philosophers, nlsgbrgs,
r. lcrs and spvllgr,, not CNoco!nsuue. book Ot a
klni IN each branch as they sAal dgou 6yst
suited Ton instruction AMI use IN the district
Schools IN the state, M tHh Of sad bHu1h", and
shall cause a list ~ selected. 10 Dog published
N all the new papers published ~ the state,
during the month Of January next follow
ln. the making OF such selection. and also
10 be inserted IN each school register issued
after one wear from the making OF such Salyc-
ton which list selected, shall be and IT,
main authoritative aud binding upon the Board
u Education, surynntcndcnts and teachers, for
and durIup tive years trum aud after November I,
lSts, and each tive years thereafter and suppTin-
teudcuts and teacher, shall recommend Tor use IN
the district schools, new books shall become
necessary for instruction IN the branches named,
no other than the books included IN said list ~
selected and published,
The tuu1wIu. j. an extract nom the r,p1rt Of
the Board ui EduCttlnn Ion N, year lShs, page
Mitchclrs tirst Lessons, urinary, and Inter
mediate Biographies, were adopted, Tor these rca-
sons, in bret the simplicity and clearncss of the
text, the gradual and constant advancement from
the primary truths to the higher departments of
geographical knowledge, the conciseness and COM
plctcne~s Of the definitions, the elegance and ac-
euIacy of the maps, the attTICtiNeneSS OF the pc
torial illustrations, and the uniform method Of
treating topics that are similar 20 each other.
since the adoption OF these books, the publishers
have taken measures TO prepare special edition
OF the intermediate Geography for use in the
schools of Vermont This edition will contain 4
new quarto map of the State, engraved on copper
plate and tour pages oflctter press and questions
relating to the geography Of Vermont, 10 be pre-
pared 10y Rev. Phny II. White. Ii Is believed
that this feature, while II is not 10 increase tn.
cost OF tic hook ~ mat, many increase Its value
and the interest with which 1t Will be studied
McSally's Physical Geography accompanied by
Monteith's Lessons III Astronomy, was adopted
To be used in those departments OF the study
which are Indicated by their titles. Guyots Com
mon School Geography was adopted as physica
T Geography Of grade different from McNally's.
Inasrnuch as there seems to be some misappre
henslon as TO the intention and design OF the
/ Board in recommending the different textbooks
IN Geography 1t seems proper 10 state that 1t Wa
their intention to recommend the use OF Mitchclli
Geographies by all classes which have hIthert,
/ used, or which would otherwise use Cornelfs, ant
that they did not design that Guyot's Geogra
plies should be used, except by pupils who, havin
passed through Mitchells, desire TO advance {,
the study OF physical geography by Guyot'
method
! The publishers of Mitchells New Geographic.
will send agents into every town in the state, Il
supply schools, according TO the terms annexed
and il is hoped that superintendent will furnish
every facility for the speedy prosecution OF thei
business.
/ JONI Il. PAGE, Ia +. WARD,
PINY IL. WHIT, A. j. SASBoRS,
JONATHAN Ross, NJ. CLARKE,
d. II. GoRHAM.
State Board OF Education
4. l.. RANSIS, Secretary.
PRICE LIST or NurSuELL's BIOGRAPHIES FOR
I INTRODUCTION AND EXCHANGE.
Retail Introduction. Exchange.
First Lessons, 40 50 a. SO Old book and 50 2
Primary, 50 % =
intermediate | 50 | 10 0,
( In calling the attention of Superintcndents and
Teachers to the above statement of the State
! Board of Education, the subscribers would say
/ that. Immediately upon the opening of the dis
iret schools, our travellers Will visit each towr
/ in Vermont, for the purpose 81 furnishing Mitch
/ els New Biographies in exchange for those now
/ muse All persons interested, who may desir,
/ further information in relation to the exchange
viii please address
LORENZO b. PECK,
Montpelier, Vt.
/ Books can he rad OF TUrrLr 4 Co, Rutland
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