Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CIKCUL AR.


The attention of Town Sup erinte ndsnts, Teacher
and others o popular educ alton in the stats
oil Vermont, is called to Section 2, Act No. 2, of the
Laws of Vermont, for the year 1856, which reads as
SEE. g The Board of Education are hereby author
ized and it is made their duty on or before July Isl,
1867 and on or before said date every fifth year there
after, Ia select list Of such grammars, biographies
States philosophes algebras readers spoilers,
exceeding book OF kind in each branch, as tnev
shall deem b. suited for instruction and use in the as
tr schools this State each of said branches; and
shall the list selected to be published IN the
state, during the month of January following the
making of such selection and also to be inserted in
each School Register issued after one year from the mak
ing of such selection which list SO selected shall be
and main authoritative and binding upon the Board
OF Education, Superintendent and Teachers, for and
during i've from and after November LIST 1865, and
each five years thersaiter and snperintendeDts and
teachers shall recommend for the District Schoo
as books shall become necessary for instruction m
the branches named, other than the books included
IN said list so selected and published
The following is extract tom the Report OF the
Board OF Educ ton for the year 1907, page 9:
Mitchelps First Lessons, Primary, and IntermedAte
Gee grapheS adopted for these reasons, IN bret
the simplicity and clearness Of the text the gradual and
constant advancement from tie primary truths 10 tne
higher departments of knowledge the con
ciseness and completeness of the definitions the
and accuracy OF the the attractveness oil the PIC
tofla Illustrations and the uniform method OF treating
topics that similar each other. Since the adoption
OF these books the publishers have taken measures 10
special edition of the intermediate Geography
Tor in the schools of Vermont. This edition will
contain new quarto map OF the state, engraved on
copperpiae and four pages OF letter press and ques
pared by Rev PIiny II. White. is believed that this
feature while increase the cost of tie book
WI materially increase its value and the interest with
which it vii be studied acNally's Physical Geography,
accompanied by Monteiths Lessons IN Astronomy, was
adopted to be used those departments OF the study
winch indicated by their titles. Guyops Common
School Geography adopted as Physical Geography
OF grade different from McNally's.
Inasmuch there seems To be some misapprehensIon
the intention and design Of the Board in
mending the different text books in Geography, seems
proper thai their intention 10 recommend
he of MchelPS Geogra Plies by all classes which
have hitherto used which would otherwise use, Cor
nells, and that they did design that Guyot's Geog
raPEes should be used, except by pupils who having
passed through Mitchels, desire TO advance to the
study OF physical geography by Guyot's method.
The publisher Of Mitohe's New Biographies will
send in the state supply schools
supenendenta will furnish every facility for the speedy
prosecution of their business.
JoHS b. PAGE, l. F. WARD,
PLISY H. WHITE A. J. SANBoRS
JONATHAN Ross, NJ CLARK,
ID. ID. GosHAh,
State Board of Education.
A. E. RANKIN, Secretary
Price List OF Mttchen's Biographies.
FOR INTRODUCTION AND EXCHANGE.
Retail. Introduction. Exchange.
Frs Lessons, 50 so 500 Old books and 50 p
Primary. 80 60 10
Intermediate. 50 l 40 100
la calling the attention Supriniendens and TIE sc-
the above statement of the Board of Educa
ton the subscribers would that, Immediately upon
opening of the district schools travellers will
wit each in Vermont for the purpose of urn shng
Altcnells New Biographies in exchange for those
in relation 10 the exchange. will please ad
dress
LORENZO b. PECK, Montpelier, VT,
Ff2w5. L. H. Butler, & Co.