. INDEX. Randall, D. R., county superintendent of Chenango,- Randall, H. S., county superintendent of Cortland-ac- New-York-City Superintendent, report of, 6. 0. Official-form of order and receipt for public money 3; notice to town superintendent 33, 129; letter on amusement. 97; certificates of qualification 97,130; certificate annulled 124; application of public money 129; blanks for county and town superintendents 129; notice to school officers 161; outline of the Normal School 194; qualifications of voters 225; orders in relation to ap pointing pupils in the Normal School 273, 293. Officers of the State convention, 67. Olmsted, Mr.-remarks on organizing the next conven tion 76. Olney, John, county superintendent of Green-letter on Oneida county convention of town superintendents, 167; O'Reilly, Henry-communication from, to county su Orleans county-common school celebration in, 169; teachers' association, an account ot, 261: county superintendent's reports, 284. Otsego county-convention of town superintendents, 143. Our common schools, 323. Outline Maps-method of using, 60. P. Page, D. P.-teacher in Normal School, 289; deserved compliment to, 289. Palmer, Thomas H.-letter to the State convention, of- Patchin, Ira, county superintendent of Livingston-re- Pierce, O. B.-advocates the superiority of his gram mar in State convention, 70. Political science-report on, 84. Potter, Dr. A., of Union College-remarks on corporal report on, 41. Psychology, or the science of the mind, 290. R. Randall, S. S., General deputy-his resolution approving Normal School, 76; resolution on corporal punishment, 72; remarks on, 73; views on the report on text-books, 80; reply to M. H. Cash in defence of school system, 131; on physical education, 289; on mental and moral culture, 151; duties of county superintendents, 196, 226, 267. Randall, O. W., county superintendent of Oswego-re- Recitation-how conducted, 139. 309. notice of town celebrations, 18. Rice, E. A, county superintendent of CattaraugusRochester, H E., county superintendent of Monroechosen president of State convention, 67; remarks of, 86; report on female teachers, 6. Rochester,-State convention called at, 3; schools of Rockafellow, J. J, county superintendent of part of, Allegany-letter from, on state of schools, 161. Rockland county Educational Society-proceedings of, Ross, A.-his appeal in favor of the Journal. 26. 170. S. Sanders, Mr.--Spelling book and Readers referred to, 70. pline, 238; schools, free, report on, 267; our rules for, Scotland-a contrast in, 117. Slade, Governor-extract from message, recommending Smith, Samuel A., county superintendent of Suffolk- solution on Physiology, 74; letter on the state of the Stevens, A. S, county superintendent Wyoming-inter- 70; resolution of thanks for his services at Saratoga Subscribers-notice to, 85. Superintendents, county-duties of, 196, 226, 256; 'when 332 to be made, 129; in certain cases how to grant certificates of qualification, 130; to distribute "Digest," 161; circular to, in relation to Normal School 193; notice to, to communicate names of pupils, 257; order to, as to filling vacancies in Normal School, 273; regulations as to admission of pupils, board, &c., communicated to, 293; list of county superintendents, 300; reports, review of, 48. Superintendents-county and town-their plans, labors and results, 106, 135, 161, 227, 258, 277, 302. Superintendents, town-annual meeting of, recommended, 19; convention of, 162; official order to, in relation to form of receipt, 3; on taking out and preserving Journal, 33; when to grant certificates, 97; how to apply public money, 129; to return library books, 130; when not to grant certificates of qualification, 130; to distribute "Digest of school system," 161; to retain library money in certain cases, 273; | to town superintendents, 322. Van Ingen, Rev. Mr., of Rochester-remarks on corporal punishment, 69, 70; on organization, 75. Vermont-extract from the Governor's message, 244 ; school, supervision in, 268. W. Wadsworth, James, Hoa.-notice of his death, 112. Washington county-convention of the southern part of, 109. Wawarsing-district school association, 22. Wayne county-convention of town superintendents, West Carlton--school celebration, 170. Westchester county-convention of town superintendents, 237; superintendent's report, 262; school meeting in, 319. 236. Wetmore, W. S., county superintendent of Oneida— views on union schools, 78. Wheeler, A. C.-on D. S. Journal, 77. Wickham, O. O.-presents his school ledger and Holbrooks' apparatus at state convention, 70. Williamsburgh-school-house dedicated in, 167. Willson, H., county superintendent of Allegany--annual report of, 92, 109. Wilsea, J. O., county superintendent of Orleans-annual report of, 284. Woodin, D. G., county superintendent of Columbiapresented and read report on moral instruction, at state convention, 71, 77. Wright, Albert, county superintendent of Washington -remarks on organizing the next convention, 76; letter from, giving an account of school celebrations, Writing-how it should be taught, 2, 86. 173. Y. Yates county-our rules, adopted, 307; association, report of, 173. Young, Samuel-state certificates granted by, 3, 300; notice to town superintendents, 33, 129; letter on amusement, 97; grants certificates of qualification, 97; directs when certificate should be annulled, 124; public money, application of, 129; blanks for town and county superintendents, 129; form of making out library report, 130; grants certificates of qualification, 130; notice to school officers, 161; circular to county superintendents in relation to the Normal School, 194; qualification of voters, 225; order in relation to appointing pupils in the Normal School 273, 293; duties of town superintendent in relation to the D. S. Journal, 273; address on opening the Normal School, 273; annual report, 293; grants state certificate, 313, annual report, distribution of, 313. 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