Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-07
TEXT BOOK MEETING.

The Text Book Committee for the
county met at Barton Landing on the
3Oth day of June, at 10 o'clock a. M, as
per adjournment, and were called to order
by the chairman, G. G. Goodrich of
Newport. The reports of the different
committees were called for in the order
as elected by the convention.
f. W. Baldwin, for the committee on
arithmetic, reported, recommending
Greenleafs practical and elementary,
and Fish's first book. The report of the
committee was adopted as to Fish's first
book. L. H. Thompson of Irasburgh
moved that Fish's complete arithmetic
be substituted for Greenleaf's practical
and elementary, which was agreed to,
the vote being taken by yea and nay
vote and standing: Fish, 81 Greenleaf,
20; Thompson. /; White. |. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Chamberlin of Albany the
vote was made unanimous for Fish.
Theophilus Circuit of Newport, from
the committee on readers and spoilers.
reported. recommending the Franklin
series of readers, and the Swinton word
series for spoilers. The report was
adopted as to spoilers and not as to
readers.
Mr. Thompson of Irasburgh, from the
committee on geography, reported, rec
ommending Swinton's elementary geog-
raphy and. Monteith's comprehensive,
which report was accepted and adopted.
Mr.. Henderson of Craftsbury. from
the committee on grammar. reported,
recommending Reed & Kellogg's two
book series, called Graded Lessons in
English" and "Higher Lessons in Eng
lish." The report was accepted and
adopted.
Mr.. Rowell of Irasburgh, from the
committee on history and civil govern
ment. reported. recommending Halls
history of Vermont. Quackenbos' new
American history, and Townsend's short
er course of civil government. The re-
port was accepted and adopted.
Mr.. Macomber of Jay, from the COM
mittee on writing and free hand drawing.
reported, recommending for penmanship
Payson, Dunton and Scribner's, and
Bartholaman's free hand drawing, which
report was accepted and adopted.
Mr.. Taylor of Craftsbury, from the
committee on good behavior, reported,
recommending Cows good morals and
gentle manners. which report was accept
ed and adopted.
Mr.. Saunders, from the committee on
higher branches, reported, recommending
| the adoption of the following books ::
Arithmetic, Fish's complete, and Crit
tenden's commercial and business manu-
al; algebra, Greenleaf's elementary !;
geometry and trigonomity, Bradbury's,;
surveying, Davies elements; English
grammar, Reed & Kellogg's higher les
sons; composition and rhetoric, Hills
or Parker's; outlines Of history, Swim
tons; civil government, Townsend's
complete, and shorter course; higher
geography. Monteith's; physical geog-
raphy, Guyots history of the United
States, Quackenbos' Hillard's sixth
reader; political economy. Perry's ele.
ments outline study of man, Hopkins
physiology. Hutchins' /; philosophy, Av.
ery's; geology, "Danas Geological
, Story zoology, Tenneys; botany
Gray's "How Plants Grow )" astronomy
Stette's; chemistry, Cooley's elements
book keeping. Mathews; Latin, Hark
ness Latin grammar and reader. Chase
| and Stewards classics Greek, Goodwin
e grammar, and Whites first lessons il
Greek.
The question Of readers was again
; taken up, but many having left the con
!. vention, no decision was reached. MI
Carpenter of Charleston moved that tn
e members of each town committee desig
e nate their preference for the reader the.
desire to use. and report such preference
to the president of the convention within
J the next fifteen days, the reader havin
o the highest number of votes to be tn
e reader to be used by the county. III
e result of said vote to be given by tn
president through the county papers
which was agreed to.
u On motion of Mr.. Clark OF Glover tn
n convention adjourned.
e f. w. BALDWIN, Secretary.