Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-21


me attention OF Town Sup eri e ndents, Teachers
and others in ne Of popular alton the
follows:
! sEc.2 The Board of Education hereby author
ixed and it is made their duty, before July st
isb and on or before said date every hh year there
arhme;cs. histories of this state, aud the United
States PHILOSOPHERS, sgebra. sders spoilers
exceeding one book OF Kind IN each branch, thet
shall deem b. suited for instruction and
triet schools in this State each OF said
shai cause the list so selected to be published in the
state, during the month of January following
making of such selection end also be inserted
ing OF such selection which list selected shall be
and main authoritative and binding upon the
during five from and after November 1865
each hve ears thereafter and snperintendents and
as new books shall become for instruction
the branches named other than the books included
I IN said list 81 selected and published.
The following Is an extract ftom the Report of the
bo s9Ii oil Edueatlon for the year 1867, pages
Mitchelfs First Lessons, Primary rmedI
Biographies, adopted, these reasons in brief
the simplicity and cearness of the text, the gradual
constant advancement from the primary truths
higher departments of knowledge, the
cseneSs and completeness of the nons the
and accuracy OF the the of the pic
t"ila illustrations and The Ting
topic. similar 10 each Other since the adontion
OF these books, the publishers have taken measures to
prepare special edition Of Geography
Tor The schools of Vermont This edition Viii
contain new Quarto map of the State engraved on
oopperPlAte and four pages of letter press and ques
ions relating TO the geography Of Vermont, be
feature while II is increase book
WI" materially incress ITS value and the
"hioh II VIII be studied AcNsy' Physical Geography,
accompanied by honteith's Lessons Astronomy,
adopted be used those deparments of the study
winch are Indicated by titles. Guyot's Common
school geography adopted a Physical Geography
OF 4 grade different from McSaly's
mas much as there q he msappre he
az 70 the intention and design Board recon-
mehdfug The different books Geography seems
proper 10 state thai their recommen
me use OF Sitcbelfs Gengra oh by whicd
hdre hiuero used. which would otherwise use, Co
heii ana mat they did not design Guyot's Geo
IapLes should be used, except by pupils who having
passed through Mtcheil's, desire TO advance 10 the
study OF physical geography by Guyo;'s method.
ne Publisher Cf hitoheil's New Biographies will
sehu oeents IN every the supply schools
according 10 the annexed and IL is hoped that
supeiInendents will furnish every facility speedy
prosecution of their business.
JOIN b. PAcE, L. r WARD,
fLiNr ii. WHITE, A J. SarBoRs.
JONATHAN Ross, ~ CLARK
ID. ID. CONAN
State Board of Education.
A. L. RANKir, Secretary.
Price List OF Mitchell's Gseogrnphies.
FOR II PRODUCTION AND exchange.
Retail Introduction Exchange.
p pfst lessons 50 50 so Old books and 50 25
PRIMARY, so 60 40
Intermediate. so 10 Ioo
In calling the attention Suprinendents and TIE CHI
ets 10 the above statement of the
tioh 'he SUBSCRIBERS would that Immediately upon
The opening of the district schools our travellers will
Miehe New Biographies in exchange for those
IN use All persons Interested NAV desire further
dress wa f'No ~
LohtNZO r. PECK, Montpelier, VT,
'1<"'' H. IL. Butler, & Co.