Is pleasantly located in a small and quiet village, situated twelve miles South-east of Burlington; six miles East of Charlotte Depot, on the Rutland & Burlington R. R.; and eight miles South-west of Richmond Depot, on the Vt. Central R. R. REFERENCES. REV. C. E. FERRIN, President of Board of Trustees, Hinesburgh. 66 HON. J. S. ADAMS, Sec. Vermont Board of Education, Burlington. A. E. LEAVENWORTH, Principal. THE BORING PROCESS. We do not refer to that necessary and useful process of boring with an auger through a pine plank, or stick of timber: nor yet to the patent drill which is making its way steadily and we believe very satisfactorily through the Hoosic Range; but to the intolerable and ceaseless boring of Teachers and School Committees, by the swarms of school book agents, who infest every City, and Town, and District of our northern states, thick as the frogs of Egypt. We have sometimes thought that the office of Teacher or Member of a School Committee, was for this very reason one of never ending annoyanees, and anything but desirable. Some years ago we commenced the publication of a series of school books, Readers, Arithmetics, Grammars, &c., and after spending thousands of dollars in vigorous Agencies, and by the very common method of giving new books for old ones, we became thoroughly disgusted with the whole process, and abandoned it for a pleasanter, and in our judgment, much more honorable mode of book warfare, determined never again to join the list of school book combatants, and never to publish another school book, unless it should be a book or books of such decided merit, as to be at once appreciated by competent Teachers, without resorting to the boring process. Two such books have lately been offered to us. and so strongly have they been recommended by Teachers of the highest scholarship, that we have deemed it best to publish them, and their success thus far has exceeded our most sanguine expectations, or the predictions of others. We refer to THE NEW LIBER PRIMUS ON THE PLAN OF CROSBY'S GREEK LESSONS; AND BURNHAM'S ARITHMETICS, MENTAL AND WRITTEN. These are works of such sterling merit, that Teachers and others will readily see it, without the aid of the boring process, which we do not propose to use excepting in rare cases and to a limited extent, never to the annoyance of any. We shall be most happy to confer with Teachers and others, in relation to the introduction of the above works. We have on hand recommendations too numerous for an advertisement, of both books, which if neeessary we shall be most happy to exhibit. JOHN P. JENETT & CO.. The object of the course of instruction adopted at this Institution is to furnish the youth of both sexes the means of beginning, and pursuing as far as the student's connection with the school will permit, a sound and practical education-and to accomplish more fully this design, two regular courses of study are prescribed. THE ENGLISH COURSE Embraces the ordinary branches, together with the higher Mathematics. Political Economy, Moral and Intellectual Philosophy. THE CLASSICAL COURSE Comprises Greek and Latin sufficient to be well prepared for admission to any New England College-Ancient Geography, History, Algebra, and Geometry. In both these departments. Composition and Declamation constitute a part of the regular exercises. Students who wish to remain and prepare themselves for advanced classes in College or for teaching, can continue their course of study so far as it may be desired. THE ACADEMICAL YEAR Commences with the Fall Term, and it is very desirable that all who are designing to pursue at this school the prescribed course of study should be present at the commencement of the term. THE BOARD OF INSTRUCTION Consists of six permanent Teachers; all of whom have devo'ed their time and talents to the profession of teaching-and by a division of labor offer greater facilities for a preparatory course, either for entering College, or for engaging in the active business of life, than most schools. CALENDAR FOR 1860.. Summer Term begins May 17th. Fall Term begins August 30th. Application for Board or for further information respecting the school may be made to J. S. SPAULDING, Principal. LOVELY'S HOTEL, BY E. J. HILL, CHURCH STREET, BURLINGTON, VERMONT. Carriages to the Cars and Boats. LEGAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS. It may be interesting to all teachers, more especially those of common or district schools, to know what the statutes of the State require of them, and the interpretation which those requirements have received from the decisions of the courts. In many cases such knowledge may be practically useful, and serve as a guide to the teacher under circumstances where an ignorance of the law might lead to barrassing and expensive litigation. Every teacher of a district school must be of good moral reputation, and competent "for the instruction of the young in orthography, reading, writing, English grammar, geography, arithmetic, history of the United States and good behavior" (Compiled Statutes, p. 144). As evidence of this competency, he must obtain from the town superintendent of the town in which he proposes to teach, a certificate of his qualifications, before he opens his school, and this certificate will be available for one year only (C. S., p. 143); and the obtaining such a certificate before the opening of the school is made a pre-requisite, which must be performed before the teacher can recover payment for his services (C. S., p. 144). The school law of 1858 imposes another duty, namely: "to procure from the clerk of the district in which he shall teach, a school register, and therein keep a true record of the daily attendance of each scholar who may attend his school, while under his instruction; and, at the close of his school, to enter in said register correct answers to all statistical |