Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-21
CT r C VI A r /.

The attention Of Town superintendent,
Teachers, and others interested in the cause Of
popular education in the state of Vermont is
Vermont for the year 1866, which reads as fol-
lows
SECTION 2.-The Board Of Education arc
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 a list of
such grammars, Biographies. arthmetics, his
tories of this State and the United States, phil
osophies, algebras, readers and spoilers, not
exceeding one book of kind III each branch, as
they shall deem best suited for instruction and
in the district schools in this state, in each
OF said branches and shall cause the list 30
selected to be published in all the newsI apers
published in the State, during the month of
January next following the making of such Sc
lection /; aud also to be inserted i'll each school
register issued after one year from the making
OF such selection which list, 50 selected shall
be and remain authoritative and hiding upon
the Board OF Education, superintcndents and
teachers, and during five years from and after
November |, 1868, and each five years thereaf-
ter; and superintendents and teachers shall
recommend for in the district schools,
new books shall become necessary for mstruc-
ton In the branches named, no other than the
books included in said list 30 selected and pub
lished.
The following is an extract from the Report
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pages:
Mitchells First Lessons, Primary, and Inter
mediate Biographies were adopted, for these
reasons, in brief the simplicity and clcarness
OF the text, the gradual and constant advance
ment from the primary truths to the higher de-
partnlents OF geographical knowledge, the con-
ciseness and completeness Of the definitions,
the elegance and accuracy of the maps, the at
Effectiveness Of the pictorial illustrations, and
the uniform method of treating topics that are
similar to each other. Since the adoption of
these books the publishers have taken meas
ures to prepare special edition of the Intermc-
date Geography for use i'll the schools of Ver-
mont. This edition will contain new quarto
map OF the State. engraved on copperplate and
four pages of letter press and questions, relat-
ing to the geography of Vermont = 10 be prepar-
ed by Rev. Pliny II. White 1t is believed that
this feature, while it is not to increase the cost
OF the books, will materially increase its value
and the interest with which it will be studied.
McNally's Physical biography, accompanied by
Monteith's Lessons inIAstronomy, was adopted,
to be used III those departments of the study
which are indie ted by their titles. Guyots
Common School Geography was adopted AS a
Physical Geography of a grade different from
McNally's.
lnasmuch as there seems to be some misap-
prehension as to the intention and design of thu
Board in recommending the different textbook
in geography, it seems proper to state that
was their intention to recommend the use OF
Mitchell's Biographies by all classes which have
hitherto used OF which would otherwise use
Cornels, and that they did not design that
Guyot's Biographies should be used, except by
pupils who, having passed through Mitchell's,
desire to advance to the study of physical geo
graphy by Guyot's 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 facility for the speedy prosecution of their
business.
JOHN b. PACE l.. +. WARD,
pLINY H. WHITE A. j. SANBoRN,
JONATHAN Ross, NJ. CLARKE
ID. d. GoRHAM,
State Board of Education.
A. L. RANKIN,
Secretary.