Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15
educational.
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ihe auehtie n Of Town Superintcnaents Teach.
" anu othen Interested IN the cause on popnlar
education IN the state al Vermont. i, CAM ~
neeuoh :, Act No, 2 OF the Laws Of Vermont. foF
The year lsao, which reads as follows 49,
SIC, ?, II Board OF Education are hs,.ty
authorized, nj Il Ia made their duty, on or bsfye
July lSo', and on OF before said date every nm
year thefear ~, 10 select list OF such GRAMMAR
aud the altsd states, PHILOSOPHERS, algebras,
realtors shd spoilers, not exceeding one book Of a
Ahu IN ea h branch, a. they shall deem best
snlei taf instruction and use IN the district
sshoo1a VI Tie state, IN each OF said branches and
shal cause list ~ selected, 10 be published
IN all the newspapers published in tie state
during TIT month Of January next follow.
ING le making Of such selection; and also
70 90 mscfted m each school register Issued
after one year from the making of such sslae.
ton which list SO selected, shall l., and ~
main authoritative and binding upon the Hoard
OF Edueauon, superintendents aud teaphers, ion
and during i've years frum and after November /,
1865, and each i've years thereafter: and suIorin
ten.snts and teachers shall recommend ion use m
the district schools, As new books shall become
necessary ior instruction IN the branches named,
| selected aud published.
| The following Is an extract from Ia, r,,.,,, a,
| the boaId OF Education, Tor the year ls6r uIge
MitehelPs First Lessons, Primary, and Inter.
mediate Biographies, were adopted, Tor thosc rca.
sons ih uflel the simplicity and clearncss % the
| the primary truths 10 the higher departments OF
geographical knowledge, the C0hciseness ana com.
plsteness Of the definitions, the eleganrr and ae.
euracy Of the maps, the attnotlyeneSs Of the pie.
toriA illustrations, and the uniform inethud Of
! treating topics that are similar 20 each other
Since the adoption Of these books the publishers
have taken measures 10 prepare special e,litisn
loi the Intermediate Geography Ton use in the
| schools OF vermont. This edition will contain A
new luarto map OF the state engraved ON enur.,r.
plate and four pages ufletier press and questions
relating 20 the geography OF Vermont 10 be pr,,.
pared by Rev flny IL, White, Il Is believed
that this feature, while Il is not 20 increase the
cost OF the books, will materially increase ITS value
/ aud the interest with which II VIII h. studied
/ McNaly's Physical Geography, ACCOMPANIED by
Moptelth's Lessons o, N Astronomy, Was adopted,
which arr indicated by their titles, Guyots com.
mon school Geography was adopted a. a physical
! Geography u a grade different from McNally's.
| lnlsmuch as there seems 20 be some misapprc-
hcnslon as % the intention and design OF the
| Board IN recommending the different te.' books
N Geography II seems proper 10 state that It Was
their inteHttOn 20 recommend the use OF MITCHELL
| biographies by all classes which have Hitherto
used, OF which would otherwise use Corneila and
| that they did not design that Guyut's g,ogra.
phics should b, usst, except by pupils who having
passed though Nitcheus, deslry TO advance to
method.
The publishers OF M,tchelrs New Biographies
will send agents into every town IN the State 10
supply schools, according 20 the terms annexed.
and II is hoped that upgrlntruAcnts will furnish
every facility tor the speedy prosecution % their
business.
JoHN Il. PAar, In. NArp,
pllNv Il. MHgra, a, J. sA>uon~.
JaSNutN Ross, VI. CLAEAF,
d, y. CONAN.
State Board ~ Education.
\. L. RASRIS, Secretary.