AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



I'llBLlsnr,!) HY Joseph HUKCK & CO., no. 52 NOHTII MARKKT STKEET, (Agricultural Wafehodse. )—''"• G FKSSKNDliN, KHITOR. 



VOL. XVI. 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1837. 



NO. 4. 



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(From the Boston Gazette.) 

 BOARD OF EDUCATION. 



Addrtts to the People of Massachusetts. 



The Board of Ediii-ution, e.stalilished at the lust 

 session of the Ltigislatiire, has recently lieen or- 

 ganized (the nieniliers of the same having been 

 a|»[)ointed some time ago) \<y the choice of Gov. 

 Everett as Chairman or President, and Hon. Hor- 

 ace Mann, President of the Senate, as Secretary. 

 The great hiirthen of the lahor in ])roseciiting the 

 ohjects of the Board, will devolve principally upon 

 the Secretary, for whom a salary is provided of 

 $1000. The distinguished individnal appointed 

 to this office, is eminently qualified for the dis- 

 charge of its duties; and we have no doubt will 

 give universal satisfaction. 



The establislnnent of a Hoard of Education in 

 this Commonwealth, is an experiment, to I>e tes- 

 ted by experience — yet we believe it will be at- 

 tended with comphte success, if the Board are 

 sustained in their efforts, by the countenance ami 

 co-operation of their fdlow citizens. Tlie indi- 

 viduals who constitute the Board, are well known 

 to the community, as men of distinguished repu- 

 tation, and of strong attachment to the cause of 

 education — and nothing will be wanting on their 

 part to advance the interests of this cause. 



The Board have published an Address to the 

 jieople of the Con)monwealtli, inviting their cor- 

 di.il and active co-operation in the enterprise, .nnd 

 designating to some extent the course intended to 

 be pursued by the Board, in prosecuting its pur- 

 poses. One of the measures to be adopted, as 

 a[(pears by the address, is the holding, in the course 

 of the year, of County Conventions throughout the 

 Coin.nionwealth. 



The following is the address referred to above : 

 Fellow Citizens : — 



At the last session of the Legislature, a Board 

 of Education was established by law, consisting 

 of the Governor and Lieut. Governor, ex officios, 

 and eight other persons, to be appointed by the 

 Executive of the Commmwealth. It was made 

 the duty of this Board, to prepare and lay before 

 the Legislature, in a printed form, on or before 

 the second Wednesday in January, annually an 

 abstract of the school returns received by the Sec- 

 retary of the Commonwealth ; and the Board was 

 nuthori/.ed to appoint a Secretary, whose duty it 

 shoidd be, under the direction of the Board to 

 collect information of the actual condition and ef- 

 ficiency of the common schools, and other means 

 of popular education; and to diffuse as widely as 

 possible, throughout the Cimmionwealth, informa- 

 tion of the most approved and suceessfid methods 

 of arranging the studies and conducting the edu- 

 cation of the young ; — and it was also made the 

 duty of the Board of Education annually to make 

 1 detailed report to the Legislature, of all its do- 

 ings, with such observations as experience and re- 

 Hection may suggest, upon the condition and effi- | 

 ciency of our system of popular education, and 



the most practicable means of improving and ex- 

 tending it. 



It will be perceived that the province of the 

 Board, as constituted by the Legislature, is prin- 

 cipally confined to the collection aiul difiusion of 

 information. The most valnalile results may bo 

 antici|)ated from the action ofth'' Legislaline and 

 the jioople of the Commonwealth, upon the sub- 

 ject of Education, when the fiicts belonging to 

 this all importart interest shall have been coll-c- 

 ted and submitted to thiir consiileration. 'j he 

 undersigned, members of the board, are anxious 

 to discharge the duty devolved upon them to thi; 

 best of their ability ; and no efforts will be spared 

 by the Secretary of the BobinI, under its direction, 

 to collect anddi'fuse information on the condition 

 of our scliools, and tin; means of improving them. 

 It is obvious, however, th.at with the limited now. 

 ers possessed by the Board, the success of its ef-l- 

 forts must defiend mainly on the general and cor- i- 

 dial co-o|)eration of the people; and it is the cb-i 

 ject of this a;ldress, to call U|)on the frieniSs of | 

 education throughout the ("lonimonwealth, to come 

 to the aid of the Board in the discharge of their 

 duty. 



It has been judged by the undersigned, tliat this 

 co-operation can in no way more effectually be 

 given, than by a Convention to be held in each 

 county of the Commonwealth, at some convenient 



time in the course of the summer and autumn 



These Conventions might be attended Iiy teachers 

 from each town in the county, by the ohnirmen 

 and other mcinbors of the st hool committp-^s, i)y 



aid in promoting the design of the Legislature in 

 creating the Board of Education. Deeply con- 

 vinced of the grent amount of good which, under 

 Piovidence, may be effected by carrying that de- 

 sign into execution, the mnlersignod respectfully 

 recommend it to the countenance of all the friends 

 of education in the i-'tate, and earnestly solicit their 

 support anil assistance. 



EDWARD EVERETT, 

 GEORGE HULL, 

 JAMES G. CARTER, 

 EiVIERSON DAVIS, 

 EDMUND DWIGHT, 

 HORACE MANN, 

 EDWARD A. NEWTOff, 

 ROBERT RANTOUL, Jii. 

 'IHOMAS BOBBINS, 

 JAIIED SPARKS. 



Boston, June 29, 1837. 



NEW RASPnKRnV. • 



Visit to the Charlcstotcn Vineyard. 

 Ws were highly gratified yesterday morning-, 

 with a visit! whfch we raade'to jMr Blason's gar- 

 dens and green honsps, in Eden street. The 

 flowers and fruit were in a most flourishing con- 

 dition. The variety of both is very great, em- 

 bracing not only many rare kinds, but very supe- 

 rior varieties of the common kinds. We liave 

 always thought that many persons who liave gar- 

 lens, act unwisely in cidtivating infeiior plants 



ami fruits — requiring in nil cases quite as much 

 the Reverend Clergy, and generally by all who | labor, care and attention, as better varieties, which 



take an interest in the great duty of educating the 

 rising generation. The liberality of friends of 

 education not able themselves to be present, might 

 be honorably employed in defraying the necessa- 

 ry expenses of those, of more limited means, who 

 are willing to give their time aiul [)prsonal exer- 

 tions to the cause. It is ])ropo3ed that the time 

 of holding these meetings, should be arrangiHl by 

 the Secretary, hereafter, in snch manner as best 

 to protnote the public convenience, with a view 

 to general attendance, and so as to allow the Sec- 

 retary to be present at each County Convention. 

 The Convention will also be attended by those 

 members of the Board, who.se residence is near 

 the place of tneeting. Seasonable notice of the 

 time of holding each county convention, will be 

 duly given, and though the Board respectfully in- 

 vite the presence of all persons taking an interest 

 in the cause of education as above suggested, they 

 would also recommend that meetings be held in 

 each town, for the pur|)ose of ap[iointing dele- 

 gates specially de[iuted to attend ; — and to effect 

 this object, a circular letter will be addressed by 

 the secretary to the school committee of each 

 town, requesting that a meeting of the friends of 

 education may be called to appoint delegates to 

 the county convention. 



The conductors of the public press are particu- 

 larly requested to call the attention of the rom- 



more abundantly repay the labor and expense be- 

 stowed upon them. Every one who takes an in- 

 terest in florticultm-e or horlicullnre, cannot hut 

 perceive the correctness of this remark, and re- 

 gret that it is so. There is no reason wdiy good 

 fruit shoidd not be moi-e abundant, excej>t that 

 persons do not take care to procure, even at a 

 sliirhtly increascl expense, the best to be had. — 

 We are certain that jtersons who have grounds to 

 improve and occn|)y, will find great satisfaction 

 to themselves, as well as advantage, in selecting 

 the best varieties, even though they may cost more 

 at first. 



In connection with these remarks, we may men- 

 tion a new seeding Raspberry, raised from the 

 seed of an imported plant, two or three years ago, 

 by Mr Mason. He calls it the Grape Rnsidierry. 

 It is a very healthy and thrifty plant, of beautiful 

 foliage, very long sjiikes, very large fruit and a 

 most retiiarkable bearer. We observed spikes of 

 this season's growth, about 1& inches in length, 

 and bearing from 30 to 50 berries, ripe and ripen- 

 ing. Nearly all the berries measure about two 

 inches in circumference, anil arc of a deep red 

 color. They resendile the Barnet raspberry, but 

 are much larger, and of finer flavor, the Grape, 

 however, is a great-'r bearer, and rijtens its fruit 

 well. Mr Mason may well feel a pride in pro- 

 ducing this fine variety, and in introducing it to 



munity to this subject, and to lend their powerful the notice of cultivators. Mr Mason's white .Aiit- 



