Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-01-13
Wash. Go. Teachers Association.
MEETING,

This meeting, which was held in the Free Church
in this village, Jan. 9Th, though not as numerously at
tended as it would have been had the travelling been
good, was very respectable, in point of Numbers, and
deeply interesting in its exercises. We were disap-
pointed in regard to most of the speakers who had
been announced for the occasion; but were much re-
licyed by the unexpected presence and aid of Prof
Bronson, of New York, who favored us with a most
excellent address. The Essay, which was read by Mr..
Clarke, Principal of the Academy, in this village, was
rcplete with sound sentiment, couched in beautifully
chaste and elevated language. Letters were read be-
fore the Association from His Excellency, H. Eaton,
and Z. Richards, Esq, of Saltwater, N. Y, expressing
their regret that they could not be present. 81 can
scarcely imagine" writes Gov. Eaton, "an occasion
more interesting and more cheering to the heart. A
body of teachers met together aiming and striving to
attain a more perfect fitness for their high and holy
work. Who would ask for a sight more interesting
who, for thoughts, and feelings, and associations pos
sessing greater power to warm and animate the sou
than those thoughts, feelings and associations viii
such a spectacle would be calculated to ava
en- in the mind and kindle in the heart? Dart mi
be the mind, dull the soul and cold its joys, if sue
spectacle has no power to inspire stirring, yet p
and blnssful emotions 7"
OF the influence of the meeting, he writes as
lows: off the teachers present at the meeting shall
turn to their respective fields of labor, as | trust t
will, prepared to engage in their arduous duties =,
an enlivened zeal, with more liberal and expan
views of the purposes at which they are to aim,
with a humble confidence that they better underst
the nature of their work, as well as with a dee
consciousness of its vast responsibilities-then "
meeting will not have been in vain, but be product
of good results that will be continually unfolding a
expanding down the long vista of coming time. Al
unbroken at the termination of time and years, the
will still reach on into a world unseen where their flu
ly developed magnitude and glory must be lost
mortal vision -
The essay of Mr.. Clarke we hope to be able to civ
to our readers hereafter.
1t was our intention to publish a synopsis of thI
whole proceedings, but our limits will not allow us to
do so.
The following Resolutions were adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee to whom was referred the subject
of Resolutions, report the following =
Whereas, the subject of education is one in which
we feel the deepest interest, and one in which there is
the greatest necessity of harmonizing all our action into
one united movement, and believing that this Associ-
alton will be a great public good, enlightening and
enlivening every branch of Education, Therefore,
ResO'ued, That we will show our good faith in the
usefulness of the Association by advocating its OBJ
jects and presenting them to the people, to obtain their
cooperation in carrying into effect whatever
shall be Judged most conducive to the good of the ris-
ing generation.
RcsoiueA, That we will cherish the Teachers AS a
as furnishing a common fund, to which all c
of their knowledge and experience, and t
draw out freely, according to their wants; a fund to +
which we can all give and thereby be made richer. +
RESOLVED, That We regard not the mind as a capaci- h
y to be filled, but as a living power to be developed =
in its three fold form, Physical, Intellectual, and Nor .
IL; and, as there can be no perfect men without such -
development, we will cherish this as the true mission =
If the Teacher. Ell s. =