Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-11-14
Washington County Grammer
School.

The Fall examination Of this Institution was
held on the 5th & 9th inst. The classes in Nat.
History, Arithmetic, Algebra, Grammer, Philo-
sopby, Che misty, Latin, Greek and French, were
all had the pleasure 10 hear. These were suf-
ficient, Judge, to speak assuredy ofthe intrn-
sic excellence of the instruction received at that
Institution. In each class, the pupils seemed
very ready with their appropriate and intelligent
answers; and those answers, noticed, were not
bonkish They seemed to flow spontaneously,
with bot little effort of the pupil. Evidently the
pupils have been directed to hold up before their
minds the subject under investigation, till they
had clear insight into it; and thus by having
thoroughly understood each topic as they passed
along in the text book, they we're quite as exact
Ind ready in what they studied the first of the
quarter as the last.
The principles are the "essence" Of all stu
dy. Secure to the pupil the principles involved
in study, and the &. facts" will not be wanting.
This method of teaching sufficiently commends
Itself to every patron of the Institution; and es-
pecially. when they see the scholar able to com
Inunicate his knowledge in so easy and grace
full a manner. This method imparts to the pupil
u solid education. 1t dIsciplines his mind and
FITS him, at manhood for the sterner duties Of
life. 1t hts him to ico,k,and porf. too, sysienant-
icaiiy and successfully. Let the Teacher, there
not be elated with the amount gone over in
given tmc but the amount received and exactly
understood. And then-though he NAV at times,
regard his calling ibankless one, yet am sure,
his pupils will, one dav, call him "blessed" for
his undertaking fidelity in training them to be-
come thinking men.
| noticed the lads did not move up and down
stairs, or in the room,quite SO quietly and order
ly as is desirable. This fault | by 10 means
impute to The Teachers. The School-llouse,
the Academy and College Building must be
constructed with wise adaptation to the end In
view. Every fond Parent desires his son to
grow up to become man intellectually and mo-
rally. Imagine thea a cnpccious Buildng.for the
High school of Montpelier, located on one acre
OF ground incIosed on three sides by tight
board fence, five feet high, with an open fence
in fiont-thus afforJing an ample front yard,
with too wards in the rear-one for each sex.
Let the front yard be lsstefully laid out in walks,
and ornamented with Elm or Maple; and the
rear yards furnished with srings, balance and
springs boards, quoifs, etc. other proper means
OF amusement: when this is done-what Teach
er could be countenanceG in growing up his pull
pills in this quiet and delightful retreat, other
than manneriy and orderly. Who, except The
Ian6Iui. PAsiss,, and ptarrieal Teacher kr,xs so
well, and feels too, The advantages OF such To-
cation to aid in training children and youth TO
correct habits of thought and action /? May
not be INDUCED I'D the earnest sentiment that, IN
due time, the citizens of NJ. will have erected
and located a commodious Building for her
High school which shall be model for Yer
, mont. How strikingly would it llanon'ze with
other beautiful Pub.,c Buildings OF the place.
No doubt a thousand thanks will be expressed
to him who, faithfully and perseverlnely moves
steadily forward to the completion of such
Building as every man in Montpelier will take
commendabe pride in as an honorable siockhoid-
er. A VISITOR.
Montpelier, Nov. 9Th, 1850.