The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-22

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cosn thoro ,, ,W,I H.. "nu III .ie eAcep.lonai
"D' ''' "iio 'i'sen'i"S '"'e'
HOW THE LIST WAS RECEIVED.
The utmost that the Board boped TO &C.
complish was to reach a decision which
would commend itself to all iudicious and
disinterested persons as in tie main wise
and just, and they expected that all such
persons would waive their preferences for
any single book, for the sake of preserving
the system. Our success in both respects
has been greater than we anticipated. So
far as we are able to Judge, the list, in the
main, pleases and satisfies those whose
opinions are of value We are convinced
that if public opinion were not tempered
with by disalfcctcd parties, the action of
the Board would be entirely satisfactory to
the public. OF course the Board knew
very well that their choice would not sat
isfy those who had merconary reasons for
being dissatisfied We expected that this
clamor would be raised by them. 1t was
openly threatened in case certain books
should be rejected, and now that the books
have been rejected it is no more persistent
or INSCRIPTIONS than was Anticipated.
THE TACTICS oP nm oppos,,,,o..
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az I'o ~ 'nc i,cM ist' most
canind tha eii,,a,ip,, o,,d . i;,InnIap'y &c
Int f.",., ,i'o GaiI' " CIV Wnh'Ic" tnVl,
NJ onco tn car,,, ,,,, ~ mn P,uoec,'c',
frcri,. ,.,,,1a =, ou' 'lro inioa.7 tney ha1
ho;r h ',ii'', ~ "S ~ tlic reIecuoh OF
Sri,hmc,ic. hani,P u ,,'iiaI oi uIechlcal
sar,na u, , oEoNa "i,lIn nt' uohe goou
Tho Gcld ,,o,, oi'9 lo,.se', ~ "oahuon
vrars yaiiinn ''' thor WooIp.c" rot twenty
known disaffactinn nvis,in,, W '"V "oi,
Quarters to,,.ard thn poo,5 i'i,s III celtali WI
tho cIcc,iom nf ' tLo 'o , Loving gu, Oh
commenccd yolnni a nsm Pcvrr. ,, 'ncy
az I!I,oa,i,., at,l "iv"ni"S uP '''c i,oaiu
nc,r R"orG o,, ",J'i,ui, OF OF getting
.ncciaI io,isn,io, I WIZ iliIsnS ny soi,lc
a nov, en7on,;on N o,,PINcicu " maxi
contrycd to gct or,icios ' Uni tia',hns
bnnrd inserted IN sn,o'ai m"s,ao w. tn1
having tbus c,rated in ,bo ,,,ji,id ,,,i,,d J'','
nrosumntior of sor,ath;u., , p'oIiO ,','ii'
r,,rcd in Tho ior;sl.,t,,rn H. ",onS, my
a co,nr,;,,oo g., i,,,o..; nv "Pi,o,ii'n'oie. VI
ncord and ;,s Srn 'i' nv, ACTON o. thc
r'ot ;nvo",;,ra,io,, !. 'tI, ~ ne result o.
;ust;Gos H. an,ia,, ~ ~ az. w puolic' l.
yycsnnct and G;s,,isso W ano n'oaiS III cvely
chdroo tho, i,oI Loa, 40 sip"nu W every
FROM thc rero,t ''''''' we quo'c
"A ,hroo ho,,,s, o,.o,,,;,a,;... fill,
tinnr n,, s;m,rio ,''' aIii ialiou 70
or s,7cI ~ ,,.n,,Ii o,'o,, .,,i'; ~ '.n9ue'
1,', It" Nv ""I i t,In SunJect tle'h 10 CRU,
that the hoard had discborrcd thoir dmtios
with fidelity. and as we think, in every
instance wisely and well.
In making the selection of textbooks, it
| appeared that the board had taken the most
scrupulous care TO protect the State from
unnecessary expense. 1t also appeared
that the new list of textbooks is upon the
whole cl capcr than those now in use.
II is our opinion that, Dr. French is compe-
tent for the position he holds and that he
has thus far honestly, ably and faithfully
discharged the duties of his Office
Fooled in this manpuyre, the agitators
return to the attack through the press.
now "a article appears in one newspaper
o,.,;"1a j.; " ILL., nL',.'ous il"'hG; 'heh announcer
i, thcn ,h;.I fr l,"i'V, Ia.is ".'cli'ion 70
etofn catcboe ~, ,,n a '"o,,' 1 par. VI .l,c
" evident all The lyhiIn ,at ' Ill II ~ r,;
1iog ln,,n a ,,' r ''''v an t'ivSc al,i-
sn un n'V v,'@ma t from one ana the same
rcacbcl IN o,.n,,, ;,, ,aDu 'ouuiusioh peing
nnrioritv of CryoonInor. nni.ey' .ho S4 qc
INV noTsons bovo ,yonJoro 1i, ,,.h, ne
have lont silent .o Iou, , %;y ,ne noaa'
scandal las bocn in c;rc,7ot;nn i, Toe 'i haor
owinr tn thni,, roinotanon Wv w. =, n"s poeii
such n desnicahIe xvorcn,,c P'''S III
i"HN'h ARITHMETIC.
| An attempt has been made to rouse pub
nc prejudice against the action of the
Board because they adopted the arith-
mclicS OF their own secretary. They did
SO Tor TWO reasons; first because every
| lnchlucf OF inc Board considered them on
inc whole thc best arithmetlcs for Vermont
ana secondly, because five out OF the six
teachers consulted, advised their adoption.
IL seems hardly respectful to the good
| sense OF our people to be obliged to say,
That, III our judgment, it was no insuper-
able objection to good book that its
author was a resident of the state, and
secretary OF Its Board of Education.
PROFITS on SCHOOL BOOKS.
Stotomonte have hoo, ,,odo ,,.,,;o, oro
on,;roIv I,n,vorrartod a,d I,l;o,n,,oi,, ~,
travagant. respecting the profits made on
school books. The publishers of text
BOOKS extensively used, no doubt make a
| good proilt out of their business, but it is
the extensive sale and not the wide margin
of profits, which makes the business a
| good one. But be that as it may, the Board
has secured from all the publishers of the
books on the new list, excepting Robert s..
Davis X Co., the publishers of Greenleaf's
Algebra, written contracts to furnish the
prescribed textbooks, for five years to
come, at rates far more favorable to dealers
and purchasers than those which have been
paid in years past. The new list under
this management will save the state thous-
ands of dollars per annum over the old one.
AS TO Inc per cent said to be paid by pub
on;nst ,I aioinGl iliNulots cIalgc
forn two to tn,, is n,,t @ a aTi,i'i ' ,,o
ra,n aiIo,,oJ fo , MY V" az Is .he
amonnt Of cnnrrigh;i sS;d la. w., n"r r - .n
or' t to ,"iu ~ thG puo.isn
ar f n,i,or II,s tho III, 1firniiic.its'
C,,,I E, ~, 'ho il'., we are no. ~
.IH',o ~, upon our tapc
w P"ii II, = ooiy ii5nt " so''lc,o'lf' why
IL ii1,'iu Wv h,i ooJeoaon 10 pooh ,!iu' IL
pl'u col2 l'Snt 10 clliAch oi tills state III
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