St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-09
School Text Books.
COUNTY CONVENTION.

NOONI OON LNl1OAN'
A convention of school superintend-
ents and text book committees from the
several towns in the county, was held
in the Court House in st. JOhnsbury,
OH Saturday last. The meeting was
called to order by Rev. Mr.. Sandford OF
st. Johnsbury. Prof. C. A. Bunker OF
Peacham was elected chairman, and |.
w. Sanborn of LyndOnville, secretary
The roll of towns was called, and
every town in the county was respond
ed to, with the exception of Groton and
Ryegate.
Rev. Mr.. Wild of Peacham presented
the following resolution
ResOlUed, That in our opinion a uni
formity of text books for the common
schools of the county is especially de-
sirable, and that we will unite by all
reasonable methods to secure that end.
The resolution was supported by
Judge Ross of ST. Johnsbury, Prof.
Bunker and Rev. Mr.. Wild of Peacham,
Prof. Brown of Lyndon, Mr.. Blake of
Hardwick, and adopted.
A communication was received ask
ing of the convention that iona. Law
renee, F. V. Powers and G.. R. Drew,
be admitted as an advisory committee
from the County Grange and on mo-
ton of Judge Ross the same were ad-
mitted.
Mr.. Lawrence spoke for the commit
tee, and recommended practical in pref
erence to theoretical textbooks when
ever changes are to be made.
On motion, the superintendent from
the several towns were made COM
mittee to nominate committees on the
different classes of textbooks also to
present the name of a corresponding
secretary, to confer with publishers OF
school books in regard to prices, intro
ductOry terms, sc.
Adjourned to o'clock.
AFTERNOON.
Met agreeably to adjournment. Com.
mittee on nominations presented its re-
port through its chairman, Rev. MI
Sandford, which was accepted, and the
special committees severally adopted
as follows:
For corresponding secretary, Rev. E
T. SandfOrd of st. Johnsbury.
Committee on higher branches, C. A
Bunker, Peacham, j. H. McLoud, Hard
wick, c. E. Putney, St. Johnsbury.
Orthography,-A. D. Jenkins, Eas
Burke, C. F. Morse, Lower Waterford
E. w. Clark, Up. o. Greensboro Bend
Reading,-W. G. Holmes, Barnet, NJ
V. B. Hathaway, Hardwick, j. S
Brown, Lyndon Centre, iona. Ross, St
Johnsbury, A. w. Wild, Peacham.
Writing,-Charles Ross, Lower Wa.
terford, c. H. Garland, Sheffield, j. L
Frye, Danville.
English Grdmmar,-C. S. Buswell
Danville, Miss L. Kimball, st. Jehns
bury, Henry Chase, Lyndon, J. H
McLoud, Hardwick, Miss Ida NJ. Anger
Sutton.
Geography,-N. w. Alger, Passump
sic, B. Ingalls,, Sheffield, H. NJ. Powers
West Burke, c. A. Bunker, Peacham
E. d. Brown, st. Johnsbury.
Arithmetic,-E. T. Sandford, St
JOhnsbury, c. d. Brainard, Danville
E. w. Smith, East Burke, C. E. Putney
st. Johnsbury, C. A. Bunker, Peacham
Thomas Martin, McIndoes Falls, r. E
Young, Kirby.
Free Hand Drawing,-A. w. Wild
} Peacham, H. NJ. Pearl, Lyndon,
Way, West Burke.
History and CONSTITUTIONAL. Dun
, nett, South Ryegate, S. A Jones
. Wheelock, c. A. Stevens, Walden.
History and Constitution of w.
, Henry Blake, Hardwick, j. w. Cobb,
Sutton, l.. w. Sanborn, LyndOnville.
Good Behavior,-C. w. Thompson
S Danville, A. B. Stoddard, West Burk
w. G. Stiles, st. Johnsbury.
e On motion, it was voted that tex
a books on temperance be referred to IL
committee on reading.
By request Rev. H. T. Fuller of
}. Johnsbury, spoke before the committe
C His words were practical, timely, an
r well received.