Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-06-02


write the fiospel-i sileurc Who DID wriir tiie
Gospel Christ sir. Wheru was Jesus liri-t
horn 4--In bethlehem. Where l. that Tin JnneA.
Whcrr y Judea in Bethlehem i y N Nnirs
mo. siri in England. Where did Gins, a'e =
In Calvary. Where y that lin Bctlilcltem-
Where IS Bethlehem lin Europe VIII Chr'si
rome agHini FIRST boy--No. Second hoy e 4
Whnf will lIe come forf To burn the uvfid. The
mission N the prpphcts explained by one giri /
only and thry were said hy another 10 be Moses
and John and this was corrected by sharp hoy
Who said they told Of John, he thought but what
JOHN h. did not know. The geographical cSanina-
ton wa. utterly hopeless Judca In this eour'-
try Scotland Joined 10 Wales Irrland WIS a town
aud one though; II n country France PARISH
and there were two quarters only Of the gioic-'
in TIN. same nciehborhood asked some
questions of a little boy, nearly seven, whom ]
met on the road. II was in vain that ] tempted
him with hAlf-pence TO answer; be knew moth
ing Of Sunday-of (iod-of the devil-.had
heard Of jesus Christ frurn Jenny Wilson, but
could give mo account whatever about him be
knew neither the then day Of the week. nor
how many days in a week nor months IN year
he had never been IN ANY school hn brother
and sister wrrr going 10 ST. lsselfs school
had 20 repeat my questions two three times
over before they seemed 10 impress any thing
more than his Ears The frs, answer niror aby
was, and it was often repeated half dozen
times-' y haf e. say = and the next, .Du' t'iDr.
Having learned something of the teachers and
the slholnrs, LEI US inspect the school-houses-
They will be found to correspond with their IN
mates and with those who believe that progress
IN education Is in inverse ratio TO the improve
meut Of seh0o-houses, viii be quite satisfactory
One Of the commissioners reports as follows Of
school in the parish Of Llangwuuor:
Il visited ihis s,hool on the gath uf Nov; it
II held in a rninous howell Of the most squaid
and miserable character which was originally
erecied by the parish bur apparently by en-
croachmcnt. On Sunday the CHlvinis;ic Meth
odists hold n school IN II the fD0r i Of bzre
earth full Of deep hole, the Windows are all
broken . iaitered partition Of iafh and plaster
divides II into two unequal portions in ia, Larry
~ were n few wrutched hencles, and q small
desk for the master ~ one corner. a. tie lesser
was ar old door. with the hasp siil ufoi II, laid
crus-wuys upon two henrhcs about hall q yard
high. 70 serve Tor u writing tirsk Such o. the
scholars write retire Ia pair 10 this part u.
the room, aud kneei on the gfruHd while they
write. On tha floor wns heap OF hose coal,
and litter u straw, paper, and al kinds ui
Rubbish The wears son informed me that hc
had seen eighty children IN this hui In sum
mcr the heat OF II u aid 10 be suiuca;ing; and
no wonder.
The master appeared pains- taking and ann
I able man and had a ve-y good character gwen
+ Of him. lie hHd been disabled from follow .nr
his trade THAT Of earpentrr) by arcjeut
tie wa hut indiiieTeniiy acquainted with Eng
lish one Of the copies SCI by HIM was The
jew slain Christ
The following Is 4 description Of another
schooi-houSe.
The school was held in a miserable room
over the stable; II was lighted hy TWO small
glazed windows. and va srrs ioW in one cor
her WIS broteu bench. s0nie sacks and a worn
on basket another curner was boarded of foi
storing tiles and mortar bc!ongingto the chapel
The furniture consisted Of one small squars
inhl. for the master two larger ones for thu
children, and few benches, al in a wretches
state Of rrpsir. There were several panes O
! glass br0ken al tiis Windows 10 one place IN
per served The pi@ce n glass, and in another
slate. 10 keep oui wind and rain the door wa
also in very dilnpidAied cunditian On ia.
beams which crossed the rOom were a ladde
and two laruh poles"
In respect to tie causes Of this lsmen.abi,
stale Of Ignorance, the Commissioners ssv:
Tie low standard o. requirement fnr the instruc
;iul gwen. ard tire cApacifs ~ sehnnlmasfrr o..
termines hi, scale OF payment end inc scale o
payment ikcyTi-r nteris iAr character Of the H.
aihr4Dl anu tit siaflaft ~ teachers. They art unf
rr-aci cacl other Tn qualifications wiki 4 YER
few exceptions dsrrned neressary aTr fairly euougi
TemuheEaird BY the wage Of common laborers TIN
character Of the instruction. USUALLY required de
mands facui;ies neither 81 mind nor boiiv Tor II
afsciarg., and y paio for accordingly. l. calls int
operation neither strength, knowledge skill. no
training and It y perfectly natural that ths puddle
a. rou WORKS or the jnurncyusn tniloy or the gen
tiennus s,roum should h. four or nv times bette
OFT in tieir Respective calling some one NJ leaz
Of The faculties which limit the supply Of labor AM
raise the rHic OF va,rs d essenlial TO master II
Welsh schoo' o. them Is requisite and
hencs his IIovluy. And il must continue nnii
there = something more required Of him, something
more supplied and likewise some fresh means q
paving for IL No Of ability with p-esp-ci
Of Ordinary sucrnss m life, viii Undergo m eiaho-
rHie trimming FOR calling which will scarcely sup
ply hum with isare ueressiiics those only who ar,
hereil Of better resources viii starr for SO poor
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