The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-10-13
'Ilit'llI.AR.

I'll" attention Of Town Surern',.icuts. Tea D.
crs. and ohrr- interested ia the c1tl.r L p.,..l.
education in the S;atu of vermont. !, ca,lltt O..
section ., act Ne. ?. oi the Laws of Vernon. i.r
the year 1896, which reals 30, follows.
Section >. Tie Board ID. l. lucatipu are hc.chy
authorized. an3i Is made Il. :. duty on or a.l Do.
July |, 1861, AMI uu or before sail date every
fifth year thereafter, TO select lst of such gram
mars, rco-ra lies, arithmotcs Histories al tIi-
state ami the uitci state, PHILOSOPHERS, al-c-
bras, lc,,der- and spoilers not e.jc,cli, one book
OF u Kind in each branch, "a, they Shall deem best
suited Tor instruction aul u,o in tir district schools
in this State, in each oi Saii branches, and shall
cause the list 50 selected to Lo pabli,hc in an the
newspapers published in the State. during: the
month 81 January next fellow iuE the maxim rl
such selections; and also 10 %. Inserted m each
school register ISSUED after one wear from tlrm.E-
Ing oi such selection; which Il so selected shall
Ice AMI remain authoritative and binliut, upon Rr
h"arH ct i!ncalion, suriintnJvlts anil teachers
l"g AMI dulins iltc wears from HHd aijy Nuy, uh,r
!, ls6F, amt each five Years thereafter; and SIZE
rcrinicii uni, aud teachers shall recommend for
usu in the district schools, us ucW book. -haI Inc
come necessary for instruction ia tine Llaurhe,
named, no other than the book, i.c.uirl iu ,ifG
list 50 selected ml published.
The following i az cN,rict from the Report ui
pc Board It Education, for the wear lNG. pa.o 4;
4 Mitrhclls Inst Lessons Primary, anil luteuu--
,iiatr Georaplnrs were adopted, Tor these reasons
Pr bret implicitly and ccamrs, 81 thctcNt,
3
primary truths to the higher department, 1T goo
graphical knowledge, the condolences aud conf
plctonrsS Of the definitions, the elegance and ac-
cdracy IT the maps, The attwciivcuc-s Of thc pic
t"riai Illustrations, ami the uniform method of
treating tupic> that are similar to each other
Since The adoption of these book, the Iuhlishcrs
have taken measures 10 prepare special edition
ot the intermediate Gcn-rarhv isr use iH the
schon- ol Vermont. This edition viii contain
new unirtu map ul the State ousrtyod on cop
p'rp'alr; aud four pages H letter pio.s and qucs-
nous, relating 1" The geography If cmnut, 90 be
prepared by Rev. Pluy II. Niilc. t. T. believed
that hi. feature Will, Il is not 90 increase the
cost at the books, will materially increase its val
nc ami tie interest with which il viii be- sta lied
McNall, S Physical Geography accompanied h,
Montcith Lessons in Astronomy, was adopted to
be used in those department., of the study which
are indicated by their titles. Guvots Common
School Biography was adopted as a Physical &c
o,,raphy of a different grade from McNaly's.
lnasmuch rs there sccUls To he some misaPpra-
hcnsion as to the intention aUl dcsim olthe Board
in recommending the different toNt-huoks in &c
oguphv, il seems proper 40 state that II was their
inionii"n to recommend the use of Mitchcl's
Biographies 10y all CLASSES which have hilbert o
used, or which would otherwise use CnrncirA. ard
that they dill not design HAT Gu,uts Geusiaphics
should he used, except by pupils who, having
passed through Mitchclls, desire To- advance to the
study ct physical geography hy Guvors method.
The Publisher, Of Mitchclis New Biographies
VIII send agents INTO every town in the Stat, To
supply schools, according To the terms annexed
and it is hoped that supcrinienienls will furnish
every Facility Tor the speedy prosecution ur their
business.
joins u. PAGE, l.. /. WNUp
PINN IL. WmIE, A. J. SNNEoEN
JoNArIIAN Ross, NJ Cl\rKF
u. u. GomIAM,
State Board of Education.
a. L; RANKIN, Secrctary,