Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-02-20

',tA, T. md of Education Of the State
.l Na.esh sets.
4. ,iduou Ia the Norma, SchoO'
,... evidence Of the success of who's
..,.', Will y" lad before tic board Nv
VI, May, The principal n the Normal
school = be1ing,ou.--l wish TO eug-
-' n-olhcr cxpdIcnt, one which
has been adopted IN tho State of New
Nort. tor two or three years IaSt, and
,A.h has proved e'nIncn,iy success,
i lrcfcr,o
TEACHERS INSTITUTES.
They are constituted and sutaincd
n The following manner -.
In tie spung aud autumn of The
year, those persons, male and female
who propose TO keep school, the cuSu-
lng season, assemble at some convcn-
lont mud central place md not only
form classes FOR mutual improvement
hut they employ some distinguished
teacher or teachers, 10 preside over
,hrir meetings and give them lndruc-
ton. Here they arr indocirnntod mot
merely in the general principles Of
~hool government, the means and
modes Of order, discipline. classified
ton mo POWERS &c, hu, they go
through the actual drill Of classes and
routine OF the school-room. These
te,chcrs elect form themselves. INTO
classes IN all the branches they expect
- teach they study lessons and per
form Rotations, gust rs j. done IN a
school. The exercises are spcrScd
with discussions, md the evening IS
generally occupied 10y lectures on some
topic connected with the great cause
of education. The institutes hold reg
ular sessions from day to day, usually
Tor fortnight, though for a longer or
shorter period, according TO the ability
and zeal Of the parties,
During the autumn which has Just
closed, large number Of such instl-
tu;cs were held in the interior and
western part OF the State of New York
Several OF them, having made pressing
applications to distinguished teacher
belonging to tho city of Boston, to at
It'd and preside at their meetings, he
Complied with their request, and spent
about n month, IN different places n
mongSt them. lie reports TINT thci,
members were animated by an earnest
and Trustworthy spirit ardent for i'm
proycmcnt and grateful for any alc
that could increase their fitness for tht
responsible duties they were about I,
assume the male teachers who ar,
To receive bnt ten dollars n month, TO
their services during The winter, tray
c!lcd fifty or more miles on foot, +
spend a fortnight of their time in attcn
ding ihcscmectingS, AMI that they con
tented themselves with any fare how
eyer moagrc, and with any aCcommo
da,lons however finding thcl
COMPENSATION IN the mental and htc
rary advantages to be there obtained
Tins is n noble spirit 1t IS II SPIN
which prcdcsiincS the glory OF th
state and the welfare of ITS individual
citizens. ItiSa spirit which, at pres
ent, pcrvadcs the State Of New ior
more generally, aud is acting NOR
efficiently, than IN any other State }
the union. | think our own peopl
are not generally aware what and hoy
much has been done for the cause {
common schools by the Legislator
and people Of New York, within III
last few years. That state has IN
most munldicent fund devoted to I'll
cause OF popular education that cXls
IN the world. It has a far more con
urchcnslvc and efficient code OF law
for regulating public instruction tina
any other OF the twenty-slX states an
its system. with but few excci ton
IS most wisely arranged, and is no
worked with vigor and spirit un'
quallcd in any other part Of our repu'
lie.
Why cannot tins plan Of teacher
institutes. originating IN New York,
adopted in Massachusetts, We hay
borrowed her system Of District Soho
Libraries, and IT has found almostnn
vcrsal favor amongst our citizen
She has borrowed our system Of No
NAL Schools having appropriated
the last session Of her Legislature, |
a unanimolS vot3 Of both houses, q
sum Of $4,000 FOR that purpose nj
her Normal School ~ TO be opened
Albany, on the 18th of the prcsc
month. let MS now adopt the 81
scm teachers Institutes, which s.
has projected; and thus maintain III
noble rivalry OF bcneiaclIons which
born OF philanthropy that cares mo
tur the good that is done, than 1t do
who are the dcvisors, the agents,