Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-11-18
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The attention OF Town superintendents Teacher,
oil Vermont, is called Section . 1T No = of the
Laws OF Vermont, for the year 1906 which reads a.
sE-.2. The Board of E iucation hereby author
zed and is made their duty, before July Isl,
1867 and IN or before said date every nth year there
after, select list OF such granniars, Biographies,
arithmeIcs- histories Of this state and the United
Staes PHILOSOPHERS algebTa, readers and spoilers not
exceeding book OF kind in each branch, As they
shall deem suited for instruction and use in the dis
tr,t hoos in this state 10 each Of said branches and
shall the liz; selected be published the
state, during the month of January following the
making Of such selection and also 10 tie inserted IN
each School Register issued afterone year from the max
OF such selection WAch list selected, shall be
and remain authoritative aud binding upon the Board
OF Education Superintendents and Teachers, for and
during i've from and after November Isl 1865 and
teachers shall the District schools
the branches named other than the books included
in said list go selected and published
The pl.oSlng Is an extract ft0m the Report OF the
Eoard of Education, for the year 1867, page 3:
Mi;chsls First Lessons. Primary, and Inter mediate
Biographies adopted, for these reasons, in brief
the sio;;city and ciearness Of the text the gradual and
constant advancement from tie primary truths 10 The
higher departments of 2eoera' csl knowledge the con-
and ,ocuraoy Of the the attractveness OF the pic
tnFisi Illustrations. and the uniform bod OF treating
topics that similar each other Since the adoption
q these books, the publishers have taken measures
prepare special edition Of the intermediate Geography
or use in the schools Of Vermnnt This edition viii
contain new quarto map OF the STATE engraved on
oopperpla.e and four pages of letter press aad ques
nsr,d hv Re- Pnv - sVh;.s 7, - b.i,eysd ,,,t NJ
feature, While il s Increase thr cost Of the book
Will materially increase its value and III. interest with
which j! W be studied BcSay' PIN steal Geography.
accompanied by honteith's Lessons ia Astronomy, was
adopted to he used in those Departments az the study
winch are indicated BY their ti;lsS. Cuy0ts Common
School Geography adopted Physical SeograPEy
Of grade different from HcNsilyis.
lnasmuch there lie riisa lrehensiCn
~ p the Intention and design at the Board IN
mendipg the diherent te hooks in Geography it seems
proper state thar it their intention recommend
the use of Miichels Geograph e. by ali classes whic
hitherto used or hich would otherwise Coz
nels, and that they did not design that Guyots Geor
raphies should be used except by pupils, who, havin
passed through nitchsls. desire 20 advance e n
-tudy Of physical geography ty Guyot's method.
TAe Publisher If tchell's New Biographies wall
send oeents IN every tie state supply schools
according lie ts~ms annexed, and At Is hoped that
suPenntendent- will furnish every facility for tie speedy
prosecution of their business
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