The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-29
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10 secure this Development thers must BE-
contested aud continued study, Not oaly
the sohool-hours aud hours Of study, SHOULD
be observed but there should be a eOotin-
ual attsndanee upon school through the
coarse Of the.sel,olar's eduraton. The evils
Of irregular and intermited attendance upon
school cannot be TOO wildly portrayed.
This work Of Development commences with
the earliest years, aud il evidently the design
Of providence that the pareNt exercise the
greatest forming naueaee 10 the character Of
his children, The SEMINARY sends forth il
few graduates, the Preside he many A
weighty aud solemnTesponsibility rests upon
the parent God las placed Il there and no
effort of man can remove IT,
Tie young themselves, who have passed
the mere period ofinfaney or childhood, are
selfaetiug and selfforming principles, and u
they ever become truly wise, great aud good,
IL must be by a course Of diseiplias through
which they voluntarily patiently, ihduatri-
ously, and aboriously pass.
RHroRT or COMMITTEES.
The Committee on nominations reported,
Tor President, Rev. Mr. CLgAyPLAND, Of
Cabot for Secretary. Mr. Il. NJ. MAYSARp,
OF Lyndon for Executive Committee Messrs
BRANARp, Of Danyille, MILLER, Of Peach
am, and Rev. MIR BuTfoN, of Danyille ~ hich
report was unanimously adopted
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following
Lat Whereas. all reinruA niusi move slana
lyi aud educational processes are slow pro
ruusses therefore, ftrEutyrEi,- hat nit UarHglt
friends Of education, suitably encourage
the Teachers Of the Common Schools To thor
oughly qualify themselves for high and re-
sponsible duties Of their Office,
2l.- lnAamunh- - ths end OF education IA
answered. when the mind IA able to think and
act nationally and intelligondy for itself
therefore, Resolved, That Teachers should
rightly discipline their pupils to habits Of
thought and application.
Sd. Resolved, That no office Is more i'm.
portant, no duties more arduous, no compen,
sation less satisfactory, no position less arpre
ciated than those Of the Common School
Teacher.
4th. Resolved, That no Ignorance ia oui
community is more dohorAble than the ignor
Anco oftl,c Minds paius,
9th. Resolved, That the interests Of edu
cation may 10 very much promoted, by Oh,
Teacbers in the several towns In the county
aasociaiing and holding meeting. weekly OF
soml-mon(hly for mutual improvement, nnt
for devising means for culsiing deeper in
terest in oar schools, on the part Of parents.
9th. Resolved, That moral training shoul,
occupy prominent place in the efforts OF
Teachers.
9Th. Resolved. That the laws Of Vernon
requiring good behavior to BE- taught in on
Common Schools, il devolves on Teachers I,
give special attention to this important sub
jeo,.
The hbaYc resolutions afler being very a
by and interestingly discussed by Mcssr
Fairbanks, Ray, Colby, Stephens, Maynard
and Rev. Mr. Button, were unanimously a
dopted.
The following volunteer resolutions wcr,
offered, and unanimously adopted.
Resolved, THAT obedience is the frs
-hFaaeh Ia a- taught in oHr Gamnes Ss.hoals
= Bcsolyed, That as TeAehcts. We. will exer
ourselves to make Caledonia County mode
ito Common Schools.
The Association was we'll attended, the dis
! cussion lively aud animated--the address b,
Mr. Maynard, able and instrurtive---the sing
ing discoursed by the Lyndon academy Cho
was very excellent and added much 60 the in
terest of the occasion.
w. W. JENNEss, Sec.
b Lyndon, Nov. IS, 1854.