The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-05-14


ed a refusal TO license them yet It is thought.
in future, different course will BE- pursued
in such eases. Occasionally some Of our
best teachers have been students
The study of Geography appears TO occupy
depressed position in our schools. 1t is
regarded as study suitable for the Younger
scholars alone the older ones feeling above
it. often lay it aside when their knowledge
of it is quite imperfect Teachers also seem
TO make but little account of il as one OF
their qualifications. If deficient in Ariih-
metic--if unable TO work out examples when
applied TO by the scholar, they know ,beir
position would be most Notifying one
but with map before them, they can max e
shift 10 hear recitation in Geography.
and conceal in part their ignorance oil it.
Yet it is evident that teacher in this posi-
ton will feel little interest in the study and
will excite none in the minds Of his pupils.
Many of the teachers appeared paricu>
larry deficient in the practical application of
Geography for the illustration of history and
current intelligence. Several of them could
answer correctly such question MS. where
is Nova Zcmbla?" who knew not what nation
holds the sovereignty of Australia or South
Africa. & had probably never heard of such
'"lhp Us 'he DrI'lsh rhs' ihuia oss'ssCns
they were not certain bntNhat II was the
government OF the . ate oil Maine that Guar
tered the celebrated East India Company ;
ana the great overland mail, whose period e
cal arrival Is awaited IN London, with so
much interest might. Tor au9Et they know
be understood 10 be brought across Green
land.
ii an apology he needed fur dwelling so
/ l. Il A. a
long on this topic, II is TO oe found IN the
iact' that IN ms age oil teleerdphs,. railroads,
and ocean steamers IN which news is army
ing dally from the lour quarters o. the globe,
one cannot read even common newspaper
iu'elIgeniiy, without good knowledge OF
geography
In Arithmetic, the teachers have been
iound much better qualified, and tins branch
mas received COOL degree oil attention IN
inc SCHOOLS
nc same may be observer respecting
Grammar except an occasional uehciehcv
IN candidates Tor the summer schools.
opcIiing does mol appear 10 receive the
same degree OF attention in our aehools that
II mas formerly received SINCE Algebra
Ieone!fy' Natural Ihiiosophv' anu oiher
hisnet branches nave been erowa'ne ,hcir
Wa! mo 'hem' ihe extremely Vu'Sa' ousl-
ness 0, learning 10 spe'i correctly ""s oeth
Par''a''y e'howeu OUT IL sto DC nopeu 'nat
inc process oi eJectmeht VIII not DC carried
mneh iar'her :.
Ano'hor department IN which marked
uehciency mas been iounh, Is Reading very
rev become good readers ~ our Common
Schools The pupils generally acquire an
u',."v"n'"E, "'omo'oious' scUoo,'uoy ""''
I'M" rs. - WV" u',.eu! eo.Ic''Iu !" "',e'
ny us 'es"''s parry iro'n '''e,' ''t''',S
"na' ''ey Wv "v' u'''i,, s'"n''' anu ne"oe VI"
NV "a" wy" '"''S '''i'eT' 'o"S "'''' '""' '''
P""S'' ~"''n "e,''ol,I ''e "i'",l"s NV,
P"'..! i'"n; ."o '"o, wa. '"c pup"s 'v'e''Vn
10 .s. ":',o"' y, w" '"c s'"'P,s' .,'t'''"'S
m,d,, m intellectual oxerc;so Tho oxnr.ss;os1,
of thounbt and sentiment il mad,. only n
mechanical oue-,b. hare RECOMMENDATION of
words. Thr ,cacLers. NAM If them se.,n
tn know ;it,le about the princinles of elocu.
,ion and This ;s No marvel tor ,hev have
received no traininp in Tins branch The
evils of his defect in our Common Scbools
are severely felt and lamen,cd in our hiubcr
institutions of l,arnino. pur;ls enter them
with the had habits formed in ,hs Ds,,;rt
School ,yhich il r,on;res oreat Mains In
eradicate. Nav. the evil ones farther: the
disarreeable. mnno,onous. and ineffective
clorl,ion of many If our nubl;c smokers il
but the consequence of had bah;,s formed in
common schools which they never have been
able TO law aside The attention Of Teach
ers has been called TO this subject, ana such
hints given ms the limited time Of examina-
lion allowed.
/, i .orre.,,y ,ecommenI.d IN ,e,chers
IN attend ,br Stat. In.,itnt.s when held in
his y;,.;n;,v F.w ri onrs b,v. don. ca IN,
nns, ,.or /, would furnish ,heu with much
ynIu,LIe ;rs,,n,,;nn in he mr., If tcnrLirc
awaken in then, -. ,,re,ter interest in the;r
c,ll;nc and ,Iev.,,, tho standard of common
srbon e1uca,;on an,onc us.
~, =,
c.,,. "o ouP.'.n,'.ue"' Mou." ",'o 'vsP.,',
in''! su4HeS,' w"e'"er' :" many ."ses' ,"e
u'sI'l',ne u gu. sc"o''s Is proP.'H s's s'n
eu oS '.e p"'eins Na"t VI Us uoun'''S,
nteo,;eo' ."". !" o'' w? -" ~ SUI. .u
.""s '''1r :" '"e MI "d - '"0
u''o' VI '"o Vi"""! su"N !" "'"e
ANU VIC Ea,e o"'; p",en' ANU e","?' 'e orh;,
ehce: Pun now u Is sometimes a, iisN OF nj,
in The district. ,Ln, The teacher yerinres r.
| ;nf;,., even rodes, cbas,;.emc,, on an nm.
rrIy and ;nJeneoJ.r, scholar The ef;.r,
If ;,,;s n,,oo ,ha nu,,;ls l. >coed;rnI, hod
'Tbouch Inv no means in favor If ;,Hl;scrn,;.
p,,c md harsh chas,;scmrnt and wh;Ie wa
deem II vary ;pnnr,on, for ,h. ,.,rhrr r.
sour, ,ho ATTENTIONS of b;s s,I,o,ars yye do.
I cid Iii, nrefer ,L. nract;.o If onr fathers in
oT.,ny,l,. s,,.,a;n;,,, do ,yLol.so,ne d;s,;
hin, Of ;hn school ~ ,La, With has ex,en.
El;, "I " rro".;Ia1 S;n.o Exn.r;.rne sbows
Tim, ;hi r vii -, he ,,n,.h ,,roatc.s mad,
~ IT, IT, aI.o"I -, -" - no .',L
nrJ;n'.,;.r ~ " a,,Lor;,,.' ,haro 10 nn,'G
!, n.'' y, Ill., "" d., hs; sP =,
| run ONcT Tue ltHEntT. bul DtfltltS II,